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Advanced
Features
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The flash setting changes each time you press the
“
d
” Flash button (
c
). The last flash mode displayed
is selected.
●
!
If the flash is used in very dusty conditions of when it is
snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash
reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed
flash mode.
●
!
When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and the screen go dark as the flash charges. The
viewfinder lamp then blinks orange.
●
!
The available Flash modes are limited depending on the
Photography menu selected (
➡
P.37).
4
Press the Shutter button down halfway. “
¨
”
appears on the LCD monitor when the flash is used.
x
Auto flash mode
Use this mode for ordinary photography. The flash fires as
required by the shooting conditions.
●
!
If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
b
Red-eye reduction
Use this mode to make sure that the subject’s eyes appear
normal when taking pictures of people in low-light
conditions. The flash fires a pre-flash just before the picture
is taken and then fires again to take the actual picture. The
flash fires as required by the shooting conditions.
●
!
If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
◆
Red-eye effect
◆
When using the flash to taken a picture people in low-light conditions, their eyes sometimes appear
red in the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. Use
Red-eye reduction flash to minimize the likelihood of the effect.
Take the following measures to make Red-eye reduction more effective:
h
Get the subjects to look at the camera.
h
Get as close as possible to the subjects.
1
Set the Power switch to “
q
”.
2
Set the Mode dial to “
B
”, “
m
”, “
.
”, “
/
”, “
N
”,
“
M
”, “
<
”, or “
>
” mode.
3
Press the Flash pop-up button to pop-up the flash.
h
Effective flash range (
B
)
Wide-angle: Approx. 0.3 m to 5.5 m
(1.0 ft. to 18.0 ft.)
Telephoto:
Approx. 0.6 m to 4.0 m
(2.0 ft. to 13.1 ft.)
●
!
If the shutter speed is set to a speed faster than 1/1000 sec.,
the image may appear dark even if the flash is used.
●
!
When the flash pops up, the image on the LCD monitor may
disappear and the LCD monitor may go dark due to flash
charging. When this happens, the viewfinder blinks orange.
●
!
When the camera is turned off, the flash is closed.
d
FLASH
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type of shot.
Available Photography mode:
◆
Suppressed flash
◆
Pressing the flash down changes the camera to
Suppressed flash mode.
Use this mode for taking pictures using indoor
lighting, for shots taken through glass, and for
photography in venues such as theaters or at indoor
sporting events where the distance is too great for
the flash to be effective. When you use Suppressed
flash, the selected white balance (
➡
P.59) operates
so that natural colors are captured along with the
ambience of the available light.
●
!
Shooting in Suppressed flash mode in dark conditions, use
a tripod to prevent camera shake.
●
!
See P.24, 118 for information on the camera shake
warning.
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