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Advanced Features
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d FLASH
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
b
Red-eye reduction
Use this mode to make sure that the subject’s eyes
appear normal when taking pictures of people in low-light
conditions. The flash fires a pre-flash just before the
picture is taken and then fires again to take the actual
picture. The flash fires as required by the shooting
conditions.
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If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
Auto Flash Mode
(
no icon
)
Use this mode for ordinary photography. The flash fires as
required by the shooting conditions.
Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type
of shot.
1Open the lens cover.
2The flash setting changes each time you press
the “d” Flash button (c). The last flash mode
displayed is selected.
h Effective flash range (for
a AUTO)
Wide-angle: Approx. 0.6 m to 3.5 m
(2.0 ft. to 11.5 ft.)
Telephoto : Approx. 0.6 m to 3.0 m
(2.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)
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If the flash is used in very dusty conditions of when it is
snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash
reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed
flash mode.
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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 the flash, the image may
disappear and the LCD monitor go dark as the flash charges.
The viewfinder lamp then blinks orange.
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The available Flash modes are limited depending on the
Photography menu selected (➡P.25).
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The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).
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If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
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e MACRO
(
CLOSE-UP
)
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Select Macro mode to take close-up shots.
1Open the lens cover.
2Press the “e” Macro button (d). The “e”
appears on the LCD monitor indicating that you
can take close-up shots.
To cancel Macro mode, press the “e” Macro
button (d) again.
h Focus distance
Approx. 0.1 m to 0.8 m (3.9 in. to 2.6 ft.)
h Effective flash range
Approx. 0.3 m to 0.8 m (1.0 ft. to 2.6 ft.)
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Macro mode is cancelled in the following situations:
i When the SHOOTING MODE is changed
i When the camera is turned off
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Select the appropriate flash mode for the conditions.
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Use a tripod to avoid camera shake when shooting in the
dark (when “
|” appears).
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The lens is fixed at the wide-angle zoom setting and only the
digital zoom can be used.
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Once the LCD monitor is turned ON and cannot be turned
OFF.
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Canceling Macro mode, the LCD monitor remains on.
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When you use the viewfinder to take a
picture in Macro mode, the field visible
through the viewfinder does not match
the field actually photographed because
the viewfinder and lens are in different
positions. Accordingly, you should use
the LCD monitor to take pictures in
Macro mode.
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Red-eye effect
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When using the flash to taken a picture people in low-light conditions, their eyes sometimes appear
red in the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. Use
Red-eye reduction flash to minimize the likelihood of the effect.
Take the following measures to make Red-eye reduction more effective:
h Get the subjects to look at the camera. h Get as close as possible to the subjects.
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Press the Shutter button down halfway. “d” appears in the
LCD monitor when the flash is used.