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AUTOMATIC
OPERATION
ISO 100
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While pressing the flash-mode
button
,
turn the control dial
until appears on the data
panel.
• The flash will not fire even if the built-in
flash pops-up.
Use the fill flash when taking pictures under fluorescent lighting or to
eliminate harsh shadows. When set, the flash will fire every time a
picture is taken.
Use the flash cancel when photographing twilight scenes or to capture
the ambiance of the existing light.
While pressing the flash-mode
button , turn the control dial
until appears on the data
panel.
• To return to autoflash mode, repeat the
step above until appears.
• A shortcut for single shots with fill
flash in autoflash mode can be made.
Hold the flash-mode button down when
pressing the shutter-release button to
fire the fill flash.
• To return to autoflash mode, repeat the step above until appears.
• The shutter speeds will be slow in low-light situations. The use of a tripod is
recommended.
Fill Flash
Flash Cancel
Custom Function Notes
Cust-8: Autoflash will be set in P mode (1), flash cancel will be set in PA mode
(2) or Ps mode (3) (p.109).
• Remove the lens hood before using the built-in flash.
• Lens shadowing may occur with the following lenses at the shorter focal
lengths.
AF Zoom 28-70mm f/2.8G
AF Zoom 17-35mm f/3.5G
AF Zoom 28-135mm f/4.0-4.5
AF Zoom 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5
• The built-in flash can not be used with the following lenses:
AF 300mm f/2.8 (APO tele)
AF 600mm f/4.0 (APO tele)
• Do not use the built-in flash with focal lengths shorter than 28mm. The
built-in flash cannot cover lenses wider than 28mm.
• Make sure you are at least 1m (3.3 ft.) from your subject when using the
built-in flash.
Flash Range
Lens shadowing occurs when the lens or lens hood blocks part of the
output from the built-in flash. Lens shadowing appears as a semi-circular
shadow area at the bottom (horizontal pictures) or side (vertical pictures)
of the image
.
Lens Shadowing
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
f/4.0
f/5.6
1.0 ~ 3.0m /
3.3 ~ 9.8 ft.
1.0 ~ 2.1m /
3.3 ~ 6.9 ft.
ISO400
1.0 ~ 6.8m /
3.3 ~ 22.3 ft.
1.0 ~ 6.0m /
3.3 ~ 19.7 ft.
1.0 ~ 4.3m /
3.3 ~ 14.1 ft.
The range of the built-in flash depends on the speed of the film and the
selected aperture. Make sure your subject is within the flash range
specified in the table below.
f/3.5
1.0 ~ 3.4m /
3.3 ~ 11.2 ft.