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d FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Flash photography is useful for taking pictures at night or indoor dark locations. Choose from 5 flash
modes according to the type of shot.
1
Set the Power switch to “q”.
2
Set the Mode dial to “B”, “√”, “U”, “/”, “N”,
“M”, “<”, or “>” mode.
3
Press the Flash pop-up button to pop-up the flash.
hEffective flash range (“
û”: AUTO)
Wide-angle: approx. 30 cm to 5.6 m
(1.0 ft. to 18.4 ft.)
Telephoto: approx. 90 cm to 3 m
(3.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)
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When the flash pops up, the image may disappear and go
dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp blinks
orange during charging.
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e MACRO
(
CLOSE-UP
)
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Use this mode to take close-up shots.
Set the Power switch to “q”.
1
Set the Mode dial to “B”, “√”, “À”, “N”, “M”,
“<” or “>” mode.
2
3
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The Macro mode setting changes each time you
press the “e” button.
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Any of the following cancels Macro mode:
iChanging the Mode dial to “
U”, “,”, “/” or “r” mode
iTurning the camera off
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If the flash is too bright, use flash brightness adjustment
(➡P.69).
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Use a tripod to prevent camera shake when shooting in the
dark (when “
|” appears).
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Selecting MULTI in the AF mode, the focusing position
remains near the center of the screen.
Focal range Effective flash range
e Macro
Wide-angle:
Approx. 10 cm-3 m (3.9 in. to 9.8 ft.)
Telephoto:
Approx. 90 cm-3 m (3.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)
Wide-angle:
Approx. 30 cm-3 m (1.0 ft.-9.8 ft.)
Telephoto:
Approx. 90 cm-3 m (3.0 ft.-9.8 ft.)
¤ Super macro
Approx. 1 cm-1 m (0.4 in.-3.3 ft.)
(Wide-angle only)
Flash not available
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Super macro
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Use the lens at the wide-angle zoom setting in Super
macro mode. If your camera select any other
settings, “
d” appears on the screen. Turn the zoom
ring to adjust zoom setting as indicated “
d”.
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ISO
200
ISO
200
ISO
200
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1Hold down the “d” button.
2Turn the Command dial to select the flash mode
setting.
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See P.72 for information on using an external flash.
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“x”, “b”, “d”, “c” or “n” appears on the screen
when using flash.
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If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing,
white dots may appear in the image due to flash reflecting off
the dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed flash mode
to fix the problem.
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The flash charging time may increase when the batteries are
low on charge.
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When taking a picture using flash, the image may disappear
and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp
blinks orange during charging.
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The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).
Do not move the camera until the picture is taken.
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The available flash modes are limited depending on
the Photography mode selected (➡P.39).
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When pressing the shutter button down
halfway, “
∑” appears on the screen
before the flash fires.
Available Photography modes:
B, √, À, N, M, <, >
Available Photography modes:
B, √, U, /, N, M, <, >
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If the shutter speed is set to a speed faster than 1/1000 sec.,
the image may appear dark even if the flash is used.