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Shooting in Program AE, Turning the Flash

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G Shooting in Program AE You can select the settings for various functions to suit your preferences. AE stands for Auto Exposure. Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 40). ● G will appear. ● If G does not appear, press the m button and select the shooting mode item. Press the qr buttons to select G and press the m button. Adjust the settings according to your purposes (pp. 62 - 72). Shoot. What if the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in red? If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value display in red. Try the following settings to obtain the correct exposure. • Turn on the flash • Select a higher ISO speed (p. 68) h Turning the Flash On You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. At maximum wide angle, the flash range is approximately 30 cm - 4.2 m (12 in. - 14 ft.), and at maximum telephoto, it is 30 cm - 2.4 m (12 in. - 7.9 ft.). Select h. ● After pressing the r button, press the qr buttons to select h, then press the m button. X Once set, h will appear. 62

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You can select the settings for various functions to suit your preferences. AE
stands for Auto Exposure.
Set the mode switch to
4
(p. 40).
●
G
will appear.
●
If
G
does not appear, press the
m
button
and select the shooting mode item. Press
the
qr
buttons to select
G
and press the
m
button.
Adjust the settings according to
your purposes (pp. 62 – 72).
Shoot.
If a correct exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button
halfway, the shutter speed and aperture value display in red. Try the following
settings to obtain the correct exposure.
•
Turn on the flash
•
Select a higher ISO speed (p. 68)
You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. At maximum wide angle,
the flash range is approximately 30 cm – 4.2 m (12 in. – 14 ft.), and at
maximum telephoto, it is 30 cm – 2.4 m (12 in. – 7.9 ft.).
Select
h
.
●
After pressing the
r
button, press the
qr
buttons to select
h
, then press the
m
button.
Once set,
h
will appear.
G
Shooting in Program AE
What if the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed
in red?
h
Turning the Flash On