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Recording
Using the [Rec] Menu
For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to
Applicable modes:
Set the flash to match the recording.
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1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set.
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2
The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
[Red-Eye Removal]
on the [Rec] menu is set to [On], [
] appears on the flash
icon.
[Flash]
Settings
Description of settings
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[Auto]
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions
make it necessary.
[iAuto]
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1
[Auto/Red-Eye]
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2
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions
make it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the
picture) and then activated again for the actual recording.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting
conditions.
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[Forced Flash On]
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording
conditions.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent
light.
[Slow Sync./
Red-Eye]
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2
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this
feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so
that the dark background landscape will become bright.
Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark
background.
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[Forced Flash Off]
The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
• Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of
flash is not permitted.
