Filter
Top Products
Taking pictures
Using the built-in flash
- 107 -
Changing the flash mode
Select [Flash] in the [Rec] menu
• For the setting procedures of the menu. (→25)
Press to select a mode and then [MENU/SET]
Type, operations Uses
[Auto]
• The flash is automatically fired when the
recording conditions make it necessary
Standard setting for normal use.
[Auto/Red-Eye]
*
• The flash is automatically fired when the
recording conditions make it necessary.
It is fired once before the actual recording to
reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the
subject appearing red in the picture) and then
fired again for the actual recording
Use this mode when you take
pictures of people in low lighting
conditions.
[Forced Flash On]
• The flash is fired every time regardless of the
recording conditions
Use this mode when your subject is
back-lit or under fluorescent light.
[Slow Sync./Red-Eye]
*
• If you take a picture with a dark background,
this feature will slow the shutter speed when the
flash is fired so that the dark background will
become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the
red-eye phenomenon
Use this when you take pictures of
people in front of a dark background.
Since a slower speed can cause
motion blur, it is recommended to
use a tripod.
*
Two flashes will be emitted. Do not move the camera until after the second flash. The interval
between flashes varies according to the brightness of subject.
When [Red-Eye Removal] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], the icon changes to [
]/[ ], red-
eye is automatically detected and the picture data is corrected. (Only when [AF Mode] is
(Face
Detection))
●
When the built-in flash is closed, [ ] (Forced flash off) is set regardless of the flash setting.
●
In [Snapshot Mode], [ ] is set and the light output is controlled according to the
subject and the brightness with the built-in flash.
●
You can adjust the flash output using [Flash Adjust.] in the [Rec] menu. (→145)
●
You can use [Flash Synchro] in the [Rec] menu to set whether the first curtain sync or
the second curtain sync will be used. (→144)
●
The effect of red-eye reduction varies depending on the subject and is affected by factors
such as distance to the subject, whether the subject is looking at the camera during the
initial flash, and so on. In some cases, the effect of red-eye reduction may be negligible.
●
Flash settings may be changed automatically when changing recording modes.
●
Scene Mode flash settings are restored to default when the Scene Mode is changed.
●
If the flash illumination is insufficient for a subject, neither the proper exposure nor an
appropriate White Balance is achieved.