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Working Distance
The distance to your subject is 0.6 m (2.0 ft) to infinity at the wide-
angle side and 0.8 m (2.6 ft) to infinity at the telephoto side.
țIf the green indicator blinks, the shutter cannot be released.
țAlthough the shutter will release when a subject is extremely close to
the camera , the subject will be out of focus.
țIn some cases, the autofocus may be unable to lock onto a subject.
Close-up Correction
The picture area will move lower
in the viewfinder as you get
closer to the subject.
Picture area at infinity
Close-up correction marks
UNLOADING THE FILM
The camera automatically
rewinds the film when you reach
the end of a roll. Make sure the
motor has stopped and that
“
” is blinking; then open the
back cover to remove the film.
Press the mid-roll rewind button
with the protrusion on the strap
buckle. Do not use an
instrument with a sharp tip.
To rewind the film before the end of the roll
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Setting the Flash Mode
This camera has six flash modes. Choose the mode best
suited to the photographic conditions and your requirements.
How to select the mode
Press the flash mode button ( ). The
mode switches in the order shown
below. The selected mode is displayed
on the LCD panel.
țDo not fire the flash right in front of the eyes of people and
animals.
țDo not point the camera at a motorist and fire the flash.
Strap buckle
Mode display
Flash mode Function
No
display
Automatically fires in the dark, with
backlighting, or under fluorescent
lighting.
Significantly reduces the phenomenon
of “red-eye” (when a subject’s eyes
appear red in flash photography).
Use this when you want to prevent the
flash from firing.
Fires regardless of available light.
Use this to take pictures of a subject
with a night scene in the background.
Use a tripod to prevent camera shake.
Use this to take pictures of people
with a night scene background while
reducing “red-eye.”
Use a tripod to prevent camera shake.
Auto Flash
Red-Eye
Reduction
Flash
Flash-Off
Fill-In
Night Scene
Flash
Red-Eye
Reduction
Night Scene
Flash