BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
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Flash Unit Status
You can find out the current flash unit status by pressing
the shutter button half way and checking the monitor
screen and operation lamp.
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Operation lamp
It means this:
Flash unit is charging
Flash unit is ready to fire
When the operation
lamp is this:
Flashing amber
Lit or flashing green
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1
Operation lamp
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The
indicator is also shown
on the monitor screen when the
flash unit is ready to fire.
IMPORTANT!
Note the following important points when using red-
eye reduction.
• Red-eye reduction does not work unless the people
in the image are looking directly at the camera during
the pre-flash. Before pressing the shutter button, call
out to the subjects so they all look at the camera
while the pre-flash operation is performed.
• Red-eye reduction may not work very well if the
subjects are located far away from the camera.
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1 Flashes green when the image is not focused while
using the Auto Focus mode or Macro mode.
