Operating Instructions

Detailed guide / Record mode / 131
Taking photographs with the built-in flash unit
Six flash modes are available for various
situations:
AUTO (Automatic flash activation) This is the
default mode.
A corresponding symbol appears in the LCD data
field (1.18).
AUTO 3 (Automatic flash and pre-flash
activation) to reduce “red eye” effects.
The corresponding symbols appear in the LCD
data field and the monitor (1.32).
1 (Manual flash activation) e. g. for backlighted
pictures, in which your main subject is not
frame-filling and is in shadow (fill in flash).
The corresponding symbols appear in the LCD
data field and the monitor.
4 (Manual flash and pre-flash activation) for
a combination of the situations or functions
described above.
The corresponding symbols appear in the LCD
data field and the monitor.
5/6 (Automatic flash and pre-flash activation
with slower shutter speeds) for simultaneous
more adequate (brighter) reproduction, particularly
of dark backgrounds and flash fill in of the
foreground, as well as to reduce the “red eye”
effect.
The corresponding symbols appear in the LCD
data field and the monitor.
Notes:
In this flash mode, the synchronisation can be
set to the beginning of the end of the exposure
(see p. 145).
To prevent blurred pictures with the slower
shutter speeds, you should hold the camera
steady, i. e. support it or use a tripod.
2 (Manual flash off) for situations in which flash
photography is not allowed or inappropriate or if
you want to reproduce the actual lighting atmo-
sphere in your pictures.
The corresponding symbols appear in the LCD
data field and the monitor.
Note:
To prevent blurred pictures with the slower shut-
ter speeds involved with this flash mode, you
should hold the camera steady, i. e. support it or
use a tripod.
Setting the function:
1. Set the record/review selector (1.14) to one of
the record modes and the exposure mode dial
(1.15) to the desired function.
By repeatedly pressing the flash mode button
(1.13) you can set the various function types.
They scroll through in an endless loop in the
sequence listed above.
The corresponding symbols appear in the data
field (1.18) and the monitor (1.32).
2. Pictures are taken as described in the section
“Taking pictures in
AUTO mode” (see p. 127).