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Recording
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Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press [MENU/SET].
¢1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set.
The icon changes depending on the type of subject and brightness.
¢2 The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is
activated.
[Red-Eye Removal] (P86) on the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], [ ] appears on the flash
icon.
Settings 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.
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([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.
• This item is not displayed on the menu.
To set the camera to [Œ], close the flash.
• Use this when you take pictures in places where the
use of flash is not permitted.