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Submenu items
•
Off (
):
The flash does not fire.
•
Auto (
):
The flash fires automatically under low light conditions.
•
Red-Eye (
):
“Red-eye” is the phenomenon where eyes look reddish in photographs taken with
a flash in dark environments. Use the Red-eye flash option to reduce this phenomenon.
•
Fill-In (
):
The flash fires regardless of the environmental light conditions. Use this flash mode
when photographing against the light to brighten the subject.
•
Slow Sync (
):
Use when you are using a slow shutter speed under low light conditions. Syncs
the flash to the low shutter speed so that the background and subject have the same brightness.
1.
Touch the Menu (
) tab
“
Flash.
”
2.
Touch a desired submenu item.
3.
To exit the menu, touch the Exit ( ) or Return (
) tab.
Flash
Using the Flash function, you can set the built-in flash to fire in different ways.
PRECHECK!
Select the Photo (
) mode by pressing the
MODE
button.
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• Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.
• Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes as the subjects could suffer a temporary loss of vision.
• The optimum distance from the camcorder to the subject when using the built-in flash is 7 to 10 feet.
• Battery power is consumed faster with repeated use of the flash.
• The flash function is not available:
-
When you have enabled “
Cont. Shot
”
-
When you are recording videos
-
When you are capturing still images during video recording (Dual Recording).
• The red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effect due to individual differences, if the subject
is moving, or when the subject is far from the camcorder.
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Flash
Dynamic Range
Back Light
85
MIN
EV
0
