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Lear
ning the Basics
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Taking Photos Using the Flash
In low light situations, open the flash in advance.
When the flash is needed
If the shutter release button is
half-pressed, the orange lamp
next to the viewfinder will blink.
In this case you need to use the
flash. Open the flash in advance.
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Place your finger on the edge
of the flash housing and pull
it up.
• If the orange lamp next to the
viewfinder lights up when the
shutter release button is half-
pressed, the flash will go off
when the shutter release
button is full-pressed.
Flash working range
The flash working range is adjusted by using the zoom lever.
Wide-angle mode: Approx. 8
″
~ 13
″
Telephoto mode: Approx. 8
″
~ 8.5
″
Within an approximate range of 8
″
to 31
″
, the flash will also work in the
macro mode (p.68).
Flash
Orange lamp
Viewfinder
Enlarging Your Shots
(Optical Zoom)
Use telephoto (T) to zoom in on a subject so it appears larger.
Use wide angle (W) to capture a wider area.
Push the zoom lever toward W
(Wide angle) to shoot wide-angle
shots.
Pull the zoom lever toward T
(Telephoto) to zoom in.
NOTE
• You can take pictures of up to 7.5x using the digital telephoto mode
function (p.69).
Viewfinder
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