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The camera has FOUR flash modes: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Forced Flash and
Flash Off.
The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode:
Icon
Flash Mode
Description
[
]
Auto Flash
The flash fires automatically according to
the ambient lighting conditions.
Select this mode for general photography
[
]
Red-Eye Reduction
The flash emits a precursor-flash before
(With auto-flash
except the main flash fires. This causes
except to [
Tv
]
the pupil in the human eyes to contract,
[
Av
],[
M
])
reducing the red-eye phenomenon. Select
this mode when taking images of people
and animals in low-light conditions.
[ ]
Forced Flash
The flash will always fire regardless of the
surrounding brightness. Select this mode
for recording images with high contrast
(back lighting) and deep shadows.
[
]
Flash Off
The flash will not fire.
Select this mode when taking images in a
place where flash photography is prohibited,
or when the distance to the subject is
beyond the effective range of the flash.
Note:
Auto flash can only be set at [
] mode. It can not be set at [M], [P], [Tv] and [Av] modes.
In the [
] Portrait mode, flash setting is fixed to Red-Eye Reduction mode automatically.
In the [
] Sports mode, flash setting is fixed to [
].
In the [
] Night scene mode, flash setting is fixed to [ ] except [
] Focus mode
.
