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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
1.
In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.
On the “Quality” tab, select “Flash Assist” and
then press [
X
].
3.
Use [
S
] and [
T
] to select “Off” and then press
[SET].
W
hen yo
u
w
ant to
u
se flash assist, select “A
u
to” here.
IMPORTANT!
•
Flash assist may not prod
u
ce the desired res
u
lt for some
types of s
ub
jects.
•
Any of the follo
w
ing can res
u
lt in the flash assist effect
b
eing canceled o
u
t.
– Changing the flash intensity (page 74)
– Correcting
b
rightness (EV shift) (page 125)
– Changing ISO sensiti
v
ity (page 129)
– Changing the contrast setting (page 134)
■
Flash Precautions
•
The desired effect may not
b
e o
b
tained
w
hen the s
ub
ject is
too far a
w
ay or too close.
•
Flash charging time depends on operating conditions (
b
attery
condition, am
b
ient temperat
u
re, etc.)
W
ith a f
u
lly charged
b
attery, it takes any
w
here from a fe
w
seconds to 7 seconds.
•
Shooting
w
ith flash t
u
rned off
w
hen lighting is dim res
u
lts in a
slo
w
sh
u
tter speed,
w
hich can ca
u
se image
b
l
u
r d
u
e to hand
mo
v
ement. Sec
u
re the camera
w
ith a tripod, etc.
•
W
ith red eye red
u
ction, the flash is fired a
u
tomatically in
accordance
w
ith expos
u
re. It does not fire in areas
w
here
lighting is
b
right.
•
The presence of o
u
tdoor s
u
nlight, fl
u
orescent lighting, or
some other light so
u
rce can ca
u
se a
b
normal image colors.
