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• Set Flash Mode
Turn on the camera, set the Mode selector to Auto or Manual. Press the
Flash button to cycle through the fl ash settings and select the one you
need. When you fi rst press the Flash button, the LCD screen will turn
black and the Operation LED will blink in red which indicates the fl ash
is charging. When charging is complete, the icon (according to the fl ash
setting you selected) will appear on the LCD screen. You can now take
pictures using the Flash mode you selected. The fl ash will recharge after
each fl ash picture.
Flash Range:
• Wide: 2.6 ~ 10 feet (0.8 ~ 3 meters)
• Telephoto: 2.6 ~ 6.7 feet (0.8 ~ 2 meters)
The camera has four fl ash modes (default setting is Off). Different fl ash
setting applied to different situation:
Flash Mode on, the fl ash fi res for every picture. Use this
setting in high-contrast situations to provide fi ll-light or use it
indoors in low light.
Flash Mode off, the fl ash does not fi re. Use this setting
for outdoor pictures or where fl ash is prohibited or may
be distracting. Also use when shooting toward a refl ective
surface, such as a window or mirror. If you do not have enough
light when using this setting, your pictures will be too dark.
A
Auto Flash Mode, the fl ash fi res automatically as needed. Use
this setting to take most pictures.
Red eye, Use this setting to avoid red glare in your subject’s
eyes. The camera fi res a brief, prefl ash fl ash before the regular
fl ash.
NOTE:
• Flash modes are not available in Video mode.
• Never touch or block the fl ash or the exposure sensor with your fi ngers. Doing
so can soil these components and interfere with the correct fl ash operation.
• Setting Self-timer
Your camera is designed with a self timer function which will allow you
to take pictures with the 2 or 10 seconds built-in timer. Please place the
camera on fl at surface or use a tripod for the Self-timer function.
1. Set Mode selector to Auto or Manual.
2. Turn on the camera.
3. Press the Self-timer button to cycle through the self-timer setting.
No icon
Self-timer is off.
2 SEC. Self-timer indicates a countdown of two
seconds.
10 SEC. Self-timer indicates a countdown of ten
seconds.
4. The icon or
will appear on the LCD screen when it is selected.
5. Press the Shutter button to take a picture. The camera starts
countdown. When
is selected, the Self-timer LED (on the front of
the camera) will blink 8 times before the picture is taken. When is
selected, the Self-timer LED blinks slowly for 4 times, then quicker
for 8 times and very quick for another 8 times before the picture is
taken.
6. Another beep (if beep is turned on) will sound when the picture is
taken.
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