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The table below will help you choose the appropriate flash mode:
Flash mode
Description
[ Blank] Auto
The flash fires automatically to suit the photographic
conditions.
This flash mode is only available when the camera is
set to the [
] mode.
[
]
Use this mode to reduce the red-eye phenomenon
Red-eye Reduction
when you want to capture natural-looking photographs
of people and animals in low-light conditions.
When capturing photographs, the red-eye phenomenon
can be reduced by asking the subject (person) to look
at the camera or get as close to the camera as possible.
The flash always fires twice, and the image is captured
at the second firing.
When the camera mode is [
] and [
P
], the flash
will fire to suit the brightness of the subject.
When the camera mode is [
Tv
], [
Av
] and [
M
], the
flash will always fire.
[ ]
In this mode, the flash always fires. Use this mode for
Forced Flash
photographing under artificial light such as
backlighting, fluorescent lighting, etc.
[ ]
Use this mode when capturing images using indoor
Flash Off
lighting, for stages and indoor competitions, and when
the subject is too far away for the flash to be effective.
In [
] portrait mode, the flash mode is fixed to [
] Red-eye Reduction.
In [
] sports mode, the flash mode is fixed to [
] Off.
In [
] night-scene mode, the flash mode is fixed to [ ] Forced Flash.
In [
] landscape-focus mode, the flash mode is fixed to [
] Off.
The flash cannot be used in the [
] movie mode and burst mode
[Continuous] and [Auto Exp.].
