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Using the Flash
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
B Notes on Shooting When the Flash Is Disabled (W) or Lighting Is Dim
• Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting. Set Vibration
reduction (A 178) to Off in setup menu (A 169) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.
• E may be displayed in the shooting screen. When E is displayed, ISO sensitivity is
automatically increased.
• The noise reduction function may be activated with some shooting conditions such as dim
lighting. More time than usual is required to save images to which noise reduction is applied.
B Note on the Flash
When using the flash, reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in images.
To reduce these reflections, set the flash to W(off).
C The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
• On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.
• Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
• Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken.
If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, and
remain off, until the flash is fully charged.
C The Flash Mode Setting
The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode (A45).
• A (auto): U (auto)
• x (scene auto selector): U (auto). The camera selects the optimum flash mode setting for the
scene mode it has selected.
• y: varies with the selected scene mode (A 67–73)
• j (night landscape): fixed at W (off)
• S (night portrait): fixed at V(auto with red-eye reduction)
• R (backlighting): fixed at X(fill flash) (when HDR is Off), fixed at W(off) (when HDR is On)
(A66)
• C (continuous): fixed at W (off)
• u (special effects): U (auto)
The flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions. See “Camera Settings that Cannot
Be Applied Simultaneously” (A87) for more information.
The flash mode setting applied in A (auto) mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.