11
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
— Setting the Flash Mode
10
TAKING PICTURES
— Focus Lock
UNLOADING THE FILM
Position the autofocus frame on
your subject and press the
shutter release button halfway.
The camera beeps, and the
autofocus indicator lights in the
viewfinder. The exposure is also
locked at this time (AE lock).
If you want to position your main subject outside the center of the
frame, follow the procedure below (focus lock).
The camera automatically rewinds the film when you reach the end of
a roll. You can also rewind the film before it reaches the end.
Reframe your subject while
keeping the shutter release
button pressed halfway. Then
press the shutter release button
all the way.
Make sure the motor has
stopped and that“
”is blinking;
then open the back cover to
remove the film.
Press the mid-roll rewind
button. Do not use an
instrument with a sharp tip.
Rewinding the film before the
end of the roll
Set the power switch to
to flip
up the flash. The camera will
recharge the flash, and the flash
will be ready to use. When there
is insufficient light, the flash fires
automatically.
Automatically fires in the dark, with backlighting, or
under fluorescent lighting.
Significantly reduces the phenomenon of “red-eye”
(when a subject’s eyes appear red in color
photography).
Fires regardless of available light.
Auto Flash
Red-Eye
Reduction
Flash
Fill-In
Press the
/
button to
select the flash mode. The
selected mode is displayed
on the LCD panel.
1
2
Mode display
Flash mode
Function
No
display
1
2
Autofocus frame
When
is blinking in the viewfinder, the flash is being recharged
(for about 0.2 to 4 seconds with fresh batteries.) and the shutter
cannot be released.
When the flash fires in the Programmed Auto (
FULL AUTO
) mode,
the shutter speed is automatically set at 1/100-sec.
When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the autofocus
auxiliary light (flash) may flicker several times. Press the button
fully for main flash activation.
If
is blinking in the viewfinder when the flash is not flipped up,
use of the flash is recommended.
Do not fire the flash right in front of the eyes of people and
animals.
Do not point the camera at a motorist and fire the flash.
