- 27 -
Using the Flash
The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. You can take an image
using a flash mode suitable to your circumstances.
Set the mode dial to the
or
mode.
Press the button repeatedly until your desired flash mode appears.
When you toggle the flash button, the available flash modes are displayed in the following
order.
Compose the image and press the shutter button.
The table below will help choose the appropriate flash mode:
Red-eyed forced flash
Suppressed flash
Forced flash
Flash mode
Description
Auto flash
The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting conditions. Select
this mode for general photography.
Red-eye Forced Flash
The flash emits a precursor-flash before the main flash fires. This causes the
pupil in the human eye to constrict, reducing the red-eye phenomenon. Select this
mode when taking images of people and animals in low-light conditions.
Forced Flash
The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness. Select this
mode for recording images with high contrast (backlighting) and deep shadows.
Suppressed Flash (Flash off)
The flash will not fire. Select this mode when taking images in a place where flash
photography is prohibited, or when the distance to the subject is beyond the
effective range of the flash.
Note:
* In the
mode,
cannot be set.
* In the
,
or
mode, flash photography is not possible.
* In the
mode, flash photography is fixed to red-eye forced flash.
* In the
mode, flash photography is fixed to forced flash.