Leica Z2X - Automatic Program Mode: Pre-Flash; Minimizing Red-Eye Effects

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as it contracts
the
eye
pupils
of
the
people
looking
in the
direction of
the
camera.
Press
the mode
selector
button
(8,
,,MODE")
once. The
data
panel
will
dis-
play
a double flash
symbol
ft.
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Ensure
that the main
subject
is
within
the flash range
(see
p.
21).
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Taking
pictures
in
automatic
pro-
gram
mode
with
automatic flash
and
pre-flash
With
portraits
photographed
using flash,
an
undesirable
,,red-eye"
effect is
possi-
ble, when
the flash
is reflected
from
the
retina
of the
eye directly
to the
camera.
Therefore,
the
person
being
photographed
should not
look
directly into
the
camera.
In low light,
this effect is
especially
noti-
ceable
due
to dilated
eye
pupils.
When,
e.9.,
photographing
indoors,
it is
recom-
mended
to add
as much
normal room
lighting
as
possible
so that
the eye
pupils
are more
contracted. By
using the
pre-
f lash,
released
immediately
prior
to
the
main flash,
the
,,red-eye"
effect is
greatly
it
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