Advanced (Recording pictures)
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A Photo flash
Do not cover it with your fingers or other
objects.
∫ Switching to the appropriate flash
setting
Set the flash to match the recording.
1 Move 1 [].
2 Move 3/4 to select a mode.
• You can also move 1 [ ] to select.
• For information about flash settings that
can be selected, refer to “Available flash
settings by recording mode”. (P36)
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after
about 5 seconds. At this time, the
selected item is automatically set.
¢1 The flash is activated twice. The
subject should not move until the
second flash is activated.
:AUTO
The flash is automatically activated when
the recording conditions make it
necessary.
: AUTO/Red-eye reduction¢
1
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 ON
The flash is activated every time
regardless of the recording conditions.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit
or under fluorescent light.
: Forced ON/Red-eye
reduction¢
1
• The flash setting is set to Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction only when you set
[PARTY] (P45) or [CANDLE LIGHT]
(P45) in scene mode.
: Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction¢
1
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
landscape will become bright.
Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye
phenomenon.
• Use this when you take pictures of
people in front of a dark background.
: Forced OFF
The flash is not activated in any recording
conditions.
• Use this when you take pictures in
places where the use of the flash is
not permitted.
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