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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
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Red-Eye Reduction
Use this mode to ensure that the subject’s eyes
appear natural when photographing people in
low-light conditions.
The flash fires a pre-flash just before the picture
is taken and then fires again to take the actual
picture.
Use this mode for ordinary photography. The
flash fires automatically as required by the
shooting conditions.
A
7
Auto Flash Mode
◆
Red-Eye Effect
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Press the “
7
OPEN” button to pop up the flash.
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Effective flash range (for “
5
”)
Wide-angle: Approx. 0.2 m to 3.5 m
(0.6 ft. to 11.5 ft.)
Telephoto : Approx. 0.2 m to 2 m
(0.6 ft. to 6.6 ft.)
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!
Take care not to push down the pop-up flash when
you hold the camera.
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!
If the photography mode is “
5
”, use the Auto
Flash mode.
●
!
When you pop the flash up, the image shown on the
screen may disappear and the screen may go dark
because the flash is charging. In this event, the
viewfinder lamp flashes orange.
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!
The available flash settings are limited depending on
the photography mode (
➡
P.42).
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!
The flash setting cannot be changed while you are
using manual focus (
➡
P.65).
Press “
c
” to select the flash setting. The flash
setting changes (
A
7
•
\
•
7
•
S
7
) each time
you press “
c
”.
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When you use the flash to photograph people in low-light conditions, their eyes sometimes appear
red in the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. Use
Red-Eye Reduction flash to effectively minimize the likelihood of the red-eye effect.
Take the following measures to make Red-Eye Reduction more effective :
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Get the subjects to look at the camera.
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Get as close as possible to the subjects.
