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Auto Mode
Using the Flash
The flash mode allows you to specify the settings according to shooting conditions.
• The flash has a range of approx. 0.5-7.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.-22 ft.) at the maximum wide-
angle zoom position and a range of approx. 0.5-3.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.-9 ft. 10 in.) at the
maximum telephoto zoom position.
• Note that when using easy auto mode (A 18), only U Auto (default setting)
and W Off are available. When U Auto is applied, the camera automatically
selects the optimum flash mode setting for the scene mode it has selected.
• The following flash modes are available when shooting in auto mode (A 27)
and certain scene modes (A 33).
Setting the Flash Mode
1 Press m (flash mode) on the multi selector.
The flash menu is displayed.
2 Press the multi selector H or I to select a
mode and press k.
The icon for the selected flash mode is displayed at the
top of the monitor.
D will disappear after a few seconds regardless of the
Photo info option (A 90).
If a setting is not applied by pressing k within a few
seconds, the selection will be cancelled.
U
Auto
Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
V
Auto with red-eye reduction
Reduces “red-eye” in portraits (A 29).
W
Off
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
X
Fill flash
Flash fires when a picture is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and back-lit subjects.
Y
Slow sync
Auto flash mode is combined with slow shutter speed.
Suitable for taking portraits with the night landscape as the background. Flash
illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at
night or under dim light.
Flash mode
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