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Advanced Shooting
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Changing Flash Modes
This section explains how to change the flash mode. Switch the flash mode to meet
your photographic needs.
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Flash Modes
The mode screen will change in the following sequence as you switch the flash mode:
* The factory default setting is flash off mode.
Important
Note
• When you shoot a subject located closer than about 0.4 m (15.8 inches)
with the flash activated, the light from the flash may appear red in the
resultant shot. The subject may also appear white due to over-exposure.
To avoid these problems, switch the camera to flash off mode.
Note
• The flash will not fire in text mode or continuous shooting mode.
• The flash will not fire in the following white balance modes: cloudy (overcast),
daylight, fluorescent light, and tungsten light.
• Enable the keep settings mode to save the flash mode setting. See “Keep
settings” (p.106).
• When shooting a subject with the flash activated, if the subject appears
dark on the LCD monitor, zoom to a wider angle. The subject may be difficult
to focus on with the telephoto setting.
• Shooting in red-eye reduction mode will reduce red eyes appearing in the
resultant picture. See “Redeye Reduction Mode” (p.72).
Effective Range of the Flash
When you shoot in daylight with the flash activated (daylight synchro photography),
the flash has an effective range of about 0.4 to 3.0 m (1.3 ft to 9.9 ft) for the
telephoto setting and 0.4 to 3.4 m (1.3 ft to 11.2 ft) for the wide-angle setting.
The subject will appear dark in the picture if the light from the flash fails to reach
it.
Flash Off Mode
Auto Mode
Forced Flash Mode
Slow synchro Mode
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1 8 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 N
1 2
1 8 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 N
1 2
1 8 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 N
1 2
1 8 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 N
