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Cover
Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents:
Basic Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
Playback Mode
[
!
] Off
For shooting without the flash.
•
If a flashing [
] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button
halfway in low-light conditions, mount the camera on a tripod or take
other measures to keep it still.
Still Images
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock (
49), you can lock the exposure for the flash
shots.
1
Set the flash to [
h
] (
2
Lock the flash exposure.
z
z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<
r
> button.
X
X
The flash fires, and when [
(
] is
displayed, the flash output level is
retained.
z
z
To unlock FE, release the shutter button
and press the <
r
> button again. In this
case, [
(
] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
•
FE: Flash Exposure
Flash
Still Images
Changing the Flash Mode
You can change the flash mode to match the shooting scene.
z
z
Press the <
r
> button, press the <
q
><
r
>
buttons to choose a flash mode, and then
press the <
m
> button.
X
X
The option you configured is now
displayed.
[ ] Auto
The flash fires automatically in low-light conditions.
[
h
] On
You can have the flash fire for each shot. For details on the flash range, see
[
Z
] Slow Synchro
With this option, the flash fires to increase the brightness of the main
subject (such as people) while the camera shoots at a slow shutter speed to
increase the brightness of the background that is out of the flash range.
•
Even after the flash fires, ensure that the main subject does not
move until the shutter sound is finished playing.
•
Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still
and prevent camera shake.