Canon S400 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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_1 When you use flash photography at higher ISO speeds, the
chances of white streaks appearing in the image increase
the closer you approach to the subject.
Since a slow shutter speed is selected in dark places when
the flash is set to Off or Slow-Synchro, take care to avoid
blurring the image.
- Shooting in _ Mode
Becareful to hold the camera still to avoid camera shake.
- Shooting in _v_ or _ Mode
Fix the camera to a tripod to shoot in these modes since
the shutter speed will be slower than in the 0 mode. If
an image is dark in _ mode, reshooting it in II_[vlmode
will make it brighten
orange after pressing the shutter button halfway (The flash
will not fire when it is set to Off).
The flash may take up to approximately 10 secondsto charge.
The recharging time will vary with suchfactors as the shooting
conditions and battery charge. Shots cannot be taken while
the flash is charging.
The flash fires twice. The main flash follows a preparatory pre-
flash. The exposure reading obtained from the subject with the
pre-flash is usedto set the optimal flash intensity for the main
flash, which is used to capture the image.
Red-Eye Reduction
Light reflecting backfrom eyescan make them appear red when
the flash isused indark areas.Under these conditions, usethe red-
eyereduction mode. For this mode to be effective, the subject
must be looking right at the red-eyereduction lamp. Tnjasking
them to look directly at the lamp. Evenbetter resultscan be
obtained by shooting with the lensset to awide angle, increasing
the lighting in indoor settings or approaching closerto the subject.
The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after
the red-eye reduction lamp fires in order to improve the
effect. If you want a more immediate shutter response, set the
flash to t_1_,[] or _].