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Setting the Flash
The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash.
You can take an image using a flash mode suitable to your circumstances.
1. Set the mode dial to the mode or the mode.
2. Press the button repeatedly until your desired
flash mode appears on the LCD monitor.
3. Compose the image and press the shutter button.
The camera has five flash modes: Automatic Flash, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Forced
Flash (On) and Flash Off. The table below will help choose the appropriate flash mode:
Flash mode Description
Auto flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions.
(No indicator) Select this mode for general photography.
Red-eye reduction Using this mode can reduce the red-eye phenomenon, which is people
with red glaring eyes caused by the flash.
When you press the shutter button, the pre-flash comes on, followed by
the real flash which finishes the shot.
Until the real flash comes on, do not move the camera or let the subject
move.
If the subject is not facing the pre-flash or final flash, or the distance to
the subject is too far, the red-eye reduction effect may not be apparent.
If flash is in the AUTO flash mode, it will not fire in a bright place.
Slow Sync The flash is fired at a slower shutter speed.This flash mode is effective
when taking pictures so that not only the subject but also the background
are both clearly reproduced in artificial light (backlighting, fluorescent
lighting, etc.) or with people against the night as a background scene.
Shutter speeds will be slower, so use a tripod to prevent shaking.
If the subject is moving, the picture will be blurred.
Forced flash The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness.
Select this mode for recording images with high contrast (backlighting)
and deep shadows.
Flash off The flash will not fire. Select this mode when taking images in a place
where flash photography is prohibited, or when the distance to the
subject is beyond the effective range of the flash.
Use a tripod to prevent shaking as shutter speeds are slower in the dark.