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More on Photography
N
Using the Flash (Intelligent Flash)
R
If the flash will fire,
p
will be displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway
(if the icon blinks yellow, the flash charging; wait for charging to complete before
shooting). At slow shutter speeds,
k
will appear in the display to warn that pictures
may be blurred; use of a tripod is recommended.
R
The flash may fire several times with each shot. Do not move the camera until
shooting is complete.
R
The flash may cause vignetting.
Red-Eye Removal
Red-Eye Removal
When Intelligent Face Detection (
P
33) and red-eye removal (
P
75) are
on, red-eye removal is available in auto (
K
; RED EYE REDUCTION), flash
on
(
L
; FORCED FLASH), and slow sync (
M
; RED EYE & SLOW) modes.
Red-eye removal minimizes “
red-eye
” caused when light from the flash is
reflected from the subject’s retinas as shown in the illustration at right.