60
Flash shooting
4
Fl
a
sh
TIPS
The
#
(flash charging) indication blinks.
→
The flash is charging. Wait until
#
goes off.
Shutter speed when using the flash (Auto-flash, red-eye reduction, fill-in
flash).
→
When
#
lights, the flash fires automatically but the shutter speed locks at a
level at which camera movement is not likely to occur. The level at which
the shutter speed locks changes depending on the zoom position.
• AUTO,
!
,
#
and
H
SLOW are not available in
S
and
M
modes.
• The flash does not fire in the following situations:
In
n
mode, during sequential shooting (
i
,
j
,
k
,
7
),
during super macro shooting, during panorama shooting.
• The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode, especially
with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on the monitor.
• When a conversion lens is attached to the camera, vignetting may occur. To
take flash pictures, use an external flash.
(
Auto-flash (No indication)
The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
(
Red-eye reduction flash (
!
)
The light from the flash may make the subject’s eyes appear red in the picture.
The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by
emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. This helps accustom the
subject’s eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye phenomenon.
• After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released.
Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement.
• Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre-
flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics
may also limit effectiveness.
Zoom position
Shutter speed
W (max.)
1/30 sec.
T (max.)
1/125 sec.
Note
The subject’s eyes appear red.
Note
