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When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash The following flash modes are available: Mode How it works When to use it AUTO Auto Flash ing is fires when poor. light- Best choice in most situations. Auto with red-eye reduction Flash fires several times at low intensity before main flash, reducing "red-eye." Use for portraits (works best when subject is well within range of flash and looking at pre-flash). Not recommended when quick shutter response is required. Use to capture natural lighting under Flash Cancel (off) Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor. dim light or hibited. If pears, care where use of flash is pro(camera shake) icon ap- should be taken to avoid blurring. Anytime Flash (fill flash) Flash fires whenever picture is taken. Use and to "fill-in" (illuminate) back-lit subjects. shadows To select the flash mode: 1 2 15 15 Display flash-mode menu. Highlight desired mode (to exit without changing mode, wait two seconds or press multi selector to left). 3 Exit menu. Flash mode shown by icon at bottom of monitor. 15 24

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When Lighting Is Poor: Using the
Flash
The following flash modes are available:
Mode
How it works
When to use it
AUTO
Auto
Flash fires when light-
ing is poor.
Best choice in most situations.
Auto with
red-eye
reduction
Flash fires several times
at low intensity before
main flash, reducing
“red-eye.”
Use for portraits (works best when
subject is well within range of flash
and looking at pre-flash).
Not recom-
mended when quick shutter response
is required.
Flash Cancel
(off)
Flash will not fire even
when lighting is poor.
Use to capture natural lighting under
dim light or where use of flash is pro-
hibited.
If
(camera shake) icon ap-
pears, care should be taken to avoid
blurring.
Anytime Flash
(fill flash)
Flash fires whenever
picture is taken.
Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows
and back-lit subjects.
To select the flash mode:
1
Display flash-mode menu.
15
3
15
Exit menu.
Flash mode shown by icon
at bottom of monitor.
Highlight desired mode (to exit with-
out changing mode, wait two sec-
onds or press multi selector to left).
15
2