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USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
Using the flash
The flash is used not only for taking pictures where there is insufficient light, but also when the
subject is in shade or in backlight conditions. Your camera has four modes of operation (automatic
flash mode, forced flash mode, flash off mode, and red-eye reduction mode).
The flash can be used only in the still image shooting mode. The effective flash range is:
Normal focus: 0.5 to 3.9 meters (widest lens setting) and 0.5 to 2.3 meters (telephoto lens
setting)
Macro focus: 0.15 to 0.5 meters (wide lens setting) and 0.25 to 0.5 meters (telephoto lens
setting)
Shooting using the viewfinder
1
Press the flash button.
œ The current flash mode is shown on the LCD monitor.
œ To change the flash mode, proceed to step 2 within five
seconds. To keep the same flash mode, proceed to step
3.
No icon: The digital camera will detect the subject
brightness and use the flash only when required.
In a backlight situation, if only the center of the
image is very dark, the flash will operate to
compensate.
d: The flash will operate with every image captured
regardless of the conditions. Use this setting under
backlight conditions, when the subject is in the shade,
under fluorescent lighting conditions, etc.
j: The flash will not operate even in dark situations. Use
this setting when capturing an image in a location
where flashes are forbidden, or when shooting a night
landscape scene.
È: The digital camera will detect the subject brightness
and use the flash only when required. At this time the
flash will operate in a way that reduces the red
reflection (“red-eye”) in the subject’s eyes.
2
Press the flash button to set the flash mode.
œ For details, refer to step 1 on next page.
3
Press the shutter release button.
œ The image is captured in the desired flash mode.
Shutter release button
Flash bulb
Flash button
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