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The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode:
Flash Mode
Description
[
] Automatic
The flash fires automatically according to the ambient lighting
conditions.
Select this mode for general photography.
When the scene mode is set to [
] PORTRAIT or [
] PROTRAIT
+ LANDSCAPE in [
] automatic photography mode, the flash
fires twice for [
] red-eye reduction. The images is captured
with the second firing.
[
] Red-eye Reduction The flash emits a precursor-flash before the main flash fires. This
causes the pupil in the human eye to constrict, reducing the red-
eye phenomenon.
Select this mode when captuing images of people and animals in
low-light conditions.
The flash always fires twice. The images is captured with the
second firing.
[ ] Forced (Fill)Flash The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness.
Select this mode for recording images with high contrast
(backlighting, fluorescent lighting, etc.) and deep shadows.
[
] Flash Off
The flash will not fire. Select this mode when capturing images in a
place where flash photography is prohibited, or when the distance
to the subject is beyond the effective range of the flash.
[
] Slow Sync
The flash is fired at a slower shutter speed.
This flash mode is effective when capturing images so that not only
the subject but also the background is both poperly exposed. Use
this mode in for imaging people against a night background scene.
The flash will not fire if the flash pop-p is closed.
When the scene mode is set to [
] LANDSCAPE or [
]SPORTS, the flash is Off.
When the scene mode is set to [
] NIGHT SCENE, the flash is set to [
] Slow Sync.
