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Chapter 4
Flash shooting (Cont.)
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The flash does not fire.
T
Flash does not fire in the following situations:
When shooting a bright subject, in the movie record mode, in the
mode (P. 90), during sequential shooting (
*
,
*
,
BKT
) (P. 92),
when FUNCTION is set to WHITE BOARD/BLACK BOARD (P. 100),
during Panorama shooting (P. 96).
*Red-eye reduction flash and 1st curtain with red-eye reduction flash are not
available.
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The orange lamp or the
(flash stand-by) mark blinks.
T
The flash is charging. Remove your finger from the shutter button.
When the mark stops blinking, press it again.
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Camera movement warning (auto, red-eye reduction, fill-in)
When the orange lamp or
(camera shake warning) lights, the shutter
speed locks at its current level. This helps prevent camera movement
problems (shutter speeds that are too slow can cause blur). However, if
the zoom magnification is increased, the camera will increase the locked
shutter speed accordingly.
Zoom position & shutter speed
W (max.): 1/30 sec., T (max.): 1/100 sec.
TIPS
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The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode, especially
with wide-angle shooting. Check the image on the monitor.
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If a conversion lens is attached to the camera, the flash is disabled.
Note
