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Taking Better Pictur
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Using the Flash (continued)
Red-eye Reduction
When shooting people, eyes may appear red. Use the red-eye
reduction flash mode to compensate for this phenomenon.
In the red-eye reduction flash mode, the camera will emit a series of
rapid pre-flashes before the actual flash fires. This makes the subject’s
pupils contract, significantly reducing the red-eye effect. Be sure to hold
the camera firmly until the shutter releases, which takes approximately
one second.
Red-eye reduction performance may be limited when:
• The subject is not looking directly at the flash.
• The subject does not watch the pre-flashes.
• The subject is too far from the camera.
• The subject’s eyes do not respond to the pre-flashes due to individual
characteristics.
Fill-in Flash
Using the fill-in flash mode, the flash fires regardless of available light. This
feature can be used to light up a subject’s face, when shaded by a tree for
example, or to correct uneven lighting conditions caused by backlighting,
fluorescent lighting, etc. This mode may not have the desired effect in
excessively bright light.
Control panel
Red-eye reduction flash mark
Control panel
Fill-in flash mark
Forces the flash to fire on every shot.
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The flash function will automatically return to auto-flash mode
when the power is turned off.
To maintain a current mode setting even after the power is turned off, go to
the shooting menu and change the settings to HOLD (p.99).
HELP
• While the orange lamp next to the optical viewfinder is blinking, the flash is
being recharged. Remove your finger from the shutter release button and wait
until the orange lamp goes off before taking the next picture.
• When using the flash in the macro mode (p.68), a portion of the picture may be
cropped, or the contrast may be too extreme. After shooting, always check the
picture on the monitor.
• The flash cannot be used in sequence mode (p.86) or in panorama assembly mode
(p.91).
Auto-Flash
In auto-flash mode, the flash will automatically fire in lowlight and
backlit conditions.
To fire the flash in a backlit shot, position the subject inside the
backlighting correction mark.
Backlighting correction
mark
Viewfinder
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