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Recording
Applicable modes:
Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash
Set the flash to match the recording.
Press 1 [‰].
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press
[MENU/SET].
¢1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set.
¢2 The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
[Red-Eye Removal] (P74) on the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], [ ] appears on the flash
icon.
A Photo flash
Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Item Description of settings
[‡] ([Auto]) The flash is automatically activated when the recording
conditions make it necessary.
[]([iAuto])
¢1
[]([Auto/Red-Eye])
¢2
The flash is automatically activated when the recording
conditions make it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce
the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing
red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual
recording.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in low
lighting conditions.
[‰] ([Forced Flash On])
The flash is activated every time regardless of the
recording conditions.
•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under
fluorescent light.
[]
([Slow Sync./
Red-Eye])
¢2
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape,
this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is
activated so that the dark background will become bright.
Simultaneously, it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.
•Use this when you take pictures of people in front of
a dark background.
[Œ] ([Forced Flash Off]
)
The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
•Use this when you take pictures in places where the
use of flash is not permitted.