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BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
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 red operation lamp.
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Red operation lamp
It means this:
Flash unit is charging
Flash unit is ready to fire
When the red operation
lamp is this:
Flashing
Lit
Red operation lamp
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The
indicator is also
shown on the monitor
screen when the flash
unit is ready to fire.
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About Red-eye Reduction
Using the flash to record at night or in a dimly lit room can
cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the
image. This happens because the light from the flash
reflects off of the retina of the eye. When red-eye reduction
is selected as the flash mode, the camera performs two
pre-flash operations, one designed to cause the irises in
the eyes of any people in the image to close, and one for
the Auto Focus operation. This is followed by another flash
operation for actual recording of the image.
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.
