78
SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
■
Using Flash Assist
The s
ub
ject in an image
w
ill look too dark if flash intensity is not
eno
u
gh to reach a s
ub
ject that is too far a
w
ay.
W
hen this
happens, yo
u
can
u
se flash assist to s
u
pplement the
b
rightness
of the s
ub
ject so it appears as if flash ill
u
mination
w
as s
u
fficient.
Flash assist is t
u
rned on as the initial factory defa
u
lt setting.
Use the follo
w
ing proced
u
re to t
u
rn off flash assist
w
hen yo
u
do
not
w
ant to
u
se it.
1.
In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.
On the “Quality” tab, select “Flash Assist” and
then press [
X
].
3.
Use [
S
] and [
T
] to select “Off” and then press
[SET].
W
hen yo
u
w
ant to
u
se flash assist, select “A
u
to” here.
IMPORTANT!
•
Flash assist may not prod
u
ce the desired res
u
lt for some
types of s
ub
jects.
•
Any of the follo
w
ing can res
u
lt in the flash assist effect
b
eing canceled o
u
t.
– Changing the flash intensity (page 77)
– Correcting
b
rightness (EV shift) (page 131)
– Changing ISO sensiti
v
ity (page 135)
– Changing the contrast setting (page 141)
Flash assist not used
Flash assist used
