User Guide

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The camera has FOUR flash modes: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Forced Flash and
Flash Off.
The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode:
Icon Flash Mode Description
[
] Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to
the ambient lighting conditions.
Select this mode for general photography.
[
] Red-Eye Reduction The flash emits a precursor-flash before
(With auto-flash the main flash fires. This causes the pupil
except to [Tv] in the human eyes to contract, reducing
[Av],[M]) the red-eye phenomenon. Select this mode
when taking images of people and animals
in low-light conditions.
[
] Forced Flash The flash will always fire regardless of the
surrounding brightness. Select this mode
for recording images with high contrast
(back lighting) and deep shadows.
[
] Flash Off The flash will not fire.
Select this mode when taking images in a
place where flash photography is prohibited,
or when the distance to the subject is
beyond the effective range of the flash.
Note:
Auto flash can only be set at [ ] mode. It can not be set at [M], [P], [Tv] and [Av] modes.
In the [ ] Portrait mode, flash setting is fixed to Red-Eye Reduction mode automatically.
In the [ ] Sports mode, flash setting is fixed to [ ].
In the [ ] Night scene mode, flash setting is fixed to [ ] except [ ] Focus mode
.