
Taking Pictures
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Setting the Flash
Pressing the FLASH button cycles through the flash modes.
The flash can be used in Auto
and Manual
photography modes, but not in Video
mode. The
flash mode icons appear in the LCD.
The following list describes each flash mode.
A
Auto Flash:
the camera detects ambient
lighting conditions, and the flash fires if it detects insufficient light.
Always on:
the flash fires regardless of ambient lighting conditions.
Off:
the flash is off.
Using Macro Mode
In Auto
or Manual
mode, press the MACRO switch, located on the side of
the camera, to take close-up photos. Macro mode allows photos of subjects 20 cm
away from the camera lens at the maximum wide angle (zoomed
out) setting and 16 cm at the maximum telephoto (zoomed in)
setting.
When macro mode is enabled, the macro icon appears in the
LCD.
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Flash icon
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Macro icon
USB
TV OUT
Macro switch
NOTES:
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Distances referred to measure the
distance between the camera lens
surface and the subject.
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Any flash setting (OFF, ON,
AUTO, and Red-Eye Reduction)
can be used in Macro mode.
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Entering Macro mode doesn’t
change the current flash setting.