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Taking Pictures
Setting the Shooting Functions
Selecting the Flash Mode
,
Auto
The flash discharges automatically depending on the
light conditions.
a
Flash Off
The flash does not discharge, regardless of the
brightness. Use this mode to take pictures where flash
photography is prohibited.
b
Flash On The flash discharges regardless of the brightness.
d
Flash On + Red-eye
This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
caused by the light from the flash being reflected in the
subject’s eyes. The flash discharges regardless of the
light conditions.
• The flash does not discharge (a) in C (Movie) mode, or when the
drive mode is set to j (Continuous Shooting) or I (16-frame
shooting), or the focus mode is set to s (Infinity).
• A pre-flash discharges when using the red-eye reduction function.
•In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select , or a.
•In A (Night Scene) mode, you cannot select ,.
•In B (Night Scene Portrait) mode, or when the Face Detection is set
to On and the flash is set to ,, the flash mode will automatically
change to d when a face is detected.
Using the flash when capturing images at a close distance may cause
uneven exposure of the image due to the light distribution.
Four-way controller
4 button
