User Manual

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.

Flash Modes

Turn the mode dial to 5/K.

Press the F (Flash) button to

change the flash mode.

• The flash mode mark is displayed

momentarily at the center of the

LCD monitor and then a smaller

mark is displayed at the upper left

of the screen.

• The auto focus/flash lamp blinks

while the flash charges. Once the flash is charged, the lamp

turns off and the camera is ready to shoot.

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• The flash mode setting is saved until you press the F (Flash) button again.

• The flash does not fire when shooting movies or in Multi-shot mode.

• The flash fires a pre-flash to increase the AE/AF (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) accuracy.

• When shooting close-ups with the flash, there may be a shadow in the lower left part

of the picture due to the convex lens.

Using the Flash

Press the F (Flash) button to change the flash mode. At the time

of purchase, the camera is set to [FLASH OFF].

From the front edge of the lens, the flash light reaches about 0.2

to 10.0 m (7.9 in. to 32.8 ft.) (Wide-angle) or about 0.2 to 6.5 m (7.9

in. to 21.3 ft.) (Telephoto) when the ISO setting is set to [AUTO].

FLASH OFF The flash will not fire.

AUTO The flash fires automatically when the subject is poorly

lit or backlit.

RED-EYE FLASH Reduces the red-eye phenomenon, in which people’s

eyes appear red in pictures.

FLASH ON The flash fires regardless of the lighting conditions.

FLASH SYNCHRO. The flash fires with the shutter speed slowed. This is

useful when taking portrait pictures in a nightscape.

Camera shake may occur, so the use of a tripod is

recommended.

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