Canon EOS Elan II EOS ELAN II Instruction Manual - Page 26

Assist, Automatic, Flash, Operation, Reduction

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II. Basic Operation AF-Assist Beam Under difficult autofocusing conditions, the AF-assist beam is emitted automatically to assist autofocus. Automatic Flash Operation In the Full Auto mode 0, Portrait mode *, or Close-up mode 8, the built-in flash pops up and fires automatically for dark or backlit subjects. c If you do not want to use flash. use the Program AE (P) mode (page 50) or push 1: down the built-in flash (after it pops up all the way) while pressing the shutter button halfway. • If the built-in flash is pushed down before it pops up completely. J will blink on the LCD panel indicating an error. To cancel the error. press the shutter button halfway. Red-Eye Reduction When flash is used, it may reflect off the subject's pupils and make the eyes look red in the photograph. The red-eye reduction feature helps reduce red eye with the red-eye reduction lamp which lights automatically to reduce the subject's pupil diameter and reduce the chances of red eye occurring. • Red-eye reduction can be set in any picture-taking mode. See page 66 to set the red-eye reduction feature. 26

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II.
Basic
Operation
AF
-Assist
Beam
Under
difficult
autofocusing
conditions,
the
AF
-assist
beam
is
emitted
automatically
to
assist
autofocus.
Automatic
Flash
Operation
In
the
Full
Auto
mode
0,
Portrait
mode
*,
or
Close-up
mode
8,
the
built-in
flash
pops
up
and
fires
automatically
for
dark
or
backlit
subjects.
c
If
you
do
not
want
to
use
flash.
use
the
Program
AE
(P)
mode
(page
50)
or
push
1:
down
the
built-in
flash
(after
it
pops
up
all
the
way)
while
pressing
the
shutter
button
halfway.
If
the
built-in
flash
is
pushed
down
before
it
pops
up
completely.
J
will
blink
on
the
LCD
panel
indicating
an
error.
To
cancel
the
error.
press
the
shutter
button
halfway.
Red
-Eye
Reduction
When
flash
is
used,
it
may
reflect
off
the
subject's
pupils
and
make
the
eyes
look
red
in
the
photograph.
The
red
-eye
reduction
feature
helps
reduce
red
eye
with
the
red
-eye
reduction
lamp
which
lights
automatically
to
reduce
the
subject's
pupil
diameter
and
reduce
the
chances
of
red
eye
occurring.
Red
-eye
reduction
can
be
set
in
any
picture
-taking
mode.
See page
66
to
set
the
red
-eye
reduction
feature.
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