Minolta MAXXUM 3xi - Flash Basics

FLASH BASICS
With programmed autoexposure (P mode), the camera begins measuring the
brightness of your subject and the surrounding scene as soon as Eye^Start
activates the camera. In P mode, the built-in flash will automatically pop-up
when you press the shutter-release button partway down and fire whenever
necessary.
* tf you are using a lens hood, remove it before you take a photograph with the
built-in flash.
Flash Signals
Viewfinder Signal Meaning
▼ blinking Flash charging
^ blinking slowly Flash charged (pre-flash not selected)
■ j ^ blinking slowly Flash charged (pre-flash selected)
‘f blinking rapidly
Flash output sufficient (pre-flash not selected)*
i ‘} blinking rapidly Flash output sufficient (pre-flash selected)*
* This signal appears after you take the picture when the light supplied by the
flash was enough to provide a correct exposure.
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