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The flash fires regardless of available light. This mode is useful for eliminating
shadows on the subject’s face or for correcting the color shift produced by
artificial lighting (especially fluorescent light).
Fill-in flash
Flash off
Set the flash to this mode when you do not want to use the flash. Use this
mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited, or
when you want to shoot a natural-looking twilight or night scene.
The Slow Synchronization flash is designed for slow shutter speeds.
Normally, when shooting with a flash, shutter speeds cannot go below a
certain level to prevent camera movement. But when shooting a night scene
background, fast shutter speeds can make the background too dark. Slow
Synchronization flash allows both a slow shutter speed for the background
and a flash for the subject. Since the shutter speed is slow, make sure you
stabilize the camera by using a tripod. Otherwise, camera movement may
cause the image to be blurred.
SLOW:
Slow synchronization
Regardless of the shutter speed, the flash fires right after the shutter fully
opens.
SLOW:
Slow synchronization with red-eye reduction
This is for when you want to use Slow Synchronization yet also reduce red-
eye. For instance, when shooting a person against a brightly lit night
background. A normal flash might make the person’s eyes red, but slow
synchronization with red-eye reduction lets you capture the background
correctly and reduce red-eye at the same time.
Slow synchronization
SLOW
SLOW
This mode significantly reduces the “red-eye” phenomenon by emitting
several pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. This mode works the same
as the auto-flash except for the pre-flashes.
Red-eye reduction flash
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