32
Using the Flash
Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
ayba
ck
:
A
(Auto)
M
o
de
C
The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
•
On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.
•
Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
•
Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken.
If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, and
remain off, until the flash is fully charged.
C
The Flash Mode Setting
The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode (
A
42).
•
A
(auto):
U
(auto)
•
x
(scene auto selector):
U
(auto). The camera selects the optimum flash mode setting for the
scene mode it has selected.
•
y
: varies with the selected scene mode (
A
61–67)
•
j
(night landscape): fixed at
W
(off)
•
e
(night portrait): fixed at
V
(auto with red-eye reduction)
•
R
(backlighting): fixed at
X
(fill flash) (when
HDR
is Off), fixed at
W
(off) (when
HDR
is On) (
A
60)
•
s
(subject tracking):
U
(auto)
•
C
(continuous): fixed at
W
(off)
The flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions. See “Camera Settings that Cannot
Be Applied Simultaneously” (
A
78) for more information.
The flash mode setting applied in
A
(auto) mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.
C
Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix). Pre-flashes are fired
repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect. Additionally, if the
camera detects red eye while saving an image, the affected area will be processed to reduce red-eye
before the image is saved.
Note the followings when shooting.
•
Because pre-flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is
pressed and when the shutter is released.
•
More time than usual is required to save images.
•
Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.
•
In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by red-eye reduction
processing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again.