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Basic Shooting Functions
Basic Photography and Playback: G (Easy Auto) Mode
m Using the Flash
Flash mode can be selected to suit the shooting conditions.
• When ISO sensitivity is set to Auto, the flash has a range of 0.5-4.0 m (1 ft.
8 in.-13 ft.) at the maximum wide-angle zoom position and a range of 0.5-2.5 m
(1 ft. 8 in.-8 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum telephoto zoom position.
• Note that in G (easy auto) mode (A 24), only a Auto (default setting) and c
Off are available. When a Auto is selected, the camera sets the flash mode
according to the automatically selected scene mode.
• In auto shooting mode (A 53), some scene modes (A 61), or smart portrait
mode (A 72), the following flash modes are available.
a Auto
Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
b Auto with red-eye reduction
Suited to pictures of people, this option reduces the “red-eye” phenomenon
(A 35).
c Off
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
X Fill flash
Flash fires whenever a picture is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and
back-lit subjects.
d Slow sync
a (auto) is combined with slow shutter speed.
Suited to evening and night portraits that include background scenery.
Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture
background at night or under dim lighting.