Canon 9540A003 OPTURA500 OPTURA400 Instruction Manual - Page 102

About the AF-Assist Lamp

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❍ Do not fire the flash close to people's eyes. ❍ Do not fire the flash at persons while they are driving. ❍ Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand. ❍ The practical range of the flash is approx. 3.3 to 6.6 ft. (1 to 2 m). The range depends upon the recording condition. ❍ The range of the flash decreases in continuous shooting mode. ❍ In normal and high-speed continuous shooting mode, images are captured at 2 frames/second when using the flash. ❍ A pre-flash is fired to obtain the subject's exposure data to adjust the main flash to the optimal intensity (flash exposure compensation). ❍ For the red-eye reduction mode to be effective, the subject needs to look at the assist lamp. The degree of reduction depends upon the distance and on each individual. ❍ The flash will not fire in the following cases: - When you press the EXP button in (auto) or (red-eye reduction, auto) mode. - When recording movies on a tape. - When [STILL I. REC] is set to [OFF] in CAMERA mode. - When a shutter speed of 1/2000 is set in CAMERA mode. However, if (flash on) is selected, the shutter speed becomes set to 1/1000 and the flash fires. - When the multi-image screen is selected. - During auto exposure bracketing. - When an abnormality occurs during charging. ❍ We recommend not using the flash when the optional Wide-converter or Teleconverter is attached. Their shadows appear on the screen. ❍ The flash mode cannot be selected when exposure is locked, or after the first still image in Stitch Assist mode. ❍ The red-eye reduction mode cannot be used in stitch assist mode. ❍ About the AF-Assist Lamp: When recording still images with flash, the assist lamp lights up as AF-assist lamp responding to the brightness of the subject to enable the camcorder to focus more accurately. The AF-assist lamp lights up when you focus manually while the PHOTO button is pressed halfway and turns off after a short time. - The camcorder may not be able to focus even though the AF-assist lamp is lighting. - The AF-assist lamp lights up brightly. Consider turning off the AF-assist lamp in public places such as in restaurants or theaters. - Turn off the AF-assist lamp in places where flash photography is prohibited. 102

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❍
Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes.
❍
Do not fire the flash at persons while they are driving.
❍
Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.
❍
The practical range of the flash is approx. 3.3 to 6.6 ft. (1 to 2 m). The range
depends upon the recording condition.
❍
The range of the flash decreases in continuous shooting mode.
❍
In normal and high-speed continuous shooting mode, images are captured at 2
frames/second when using the flash.
❍
A pre-flash is fired to obtain the subject's exposure data to adjust the main
flash to the optimal intensity (flash exposure compensation).
❍
For the red-eye reduction mode to be effective, the subject needs to look at
the assist lamp. The degree of reduction depends upon the distance and on
each individual.
❍
The flash will not fire in the following cases:
-
When you press the EXP button in
(auto) or
(red-eye reduction, auto)
mode.
-
When recording movies on a tape.
-
When [STILL I. REC] is set to [OFF] in CAMERA mode.
-
When a shutter speed of 1/2000 is set in CAMERA mode. However, if
(flash on) is selected, the shutter speed becomes set to 1/1000 and the
flash fires.
-
When the multi-image screen is selected.
-
During auto exposure bracketing.
-
When an abnormality occurs during charging.
❍
We recommend not using the flash when the optional Wide-converter or Tele-
converter is attached. Their shadows appear on the screen.
❍
The flash mode cannot be selected when exposure is locked, or after the first
still image in Stitch Assist mode.
❍
The red-eye reduction mode cannot be used in stitch assist mode.
❍
About the AF-Assist Lamp:
When recording still images with flash, the assist lamp lights up as AF-assist
lamp responding to the brightness of the subject to enable the camcorder to
focus more accurately. The AF-assist lamp lights up when you focus manually
while the PHOTO button is pressed halfway and turns off after a short time.
-
The camcorder may not be able to focus even though the AF-assist lamp is
lighting.
-
The AF-assist lamp lights up brightly. Consider turning off the AF-assist lamp
in public places such as in restaurants or theaters.
-
Turn off the AF-assist lamp in places where flash photography is prohibited.