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Auto Mode
Using the Flash
The flash mode allows you to specify the settings according to shooting conditions.
• For L22, the flash has a range of approx. 0.5-7.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.-23 ft.) when the
camera is zoomed out all the way, and 0.5-3.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.-9 ft. 10 in.) when the
maximum optical zoom is applied. For L21, the flash has a range of approx. 0.5-
5.5 m (1 ft. 8 in.-18 ft.) when the camera is zoomed out all the way, and 0.5-2.5 m
(1 ft. 8 in.-8 ft.) when the maximum optical zoom is applied.
• Note that when using easy auto mode (A 20), 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 29)
and certain scene modes (A 35).
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 92).
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 31).
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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