Olympus C7000 Zoom C-7000 Advanced Manual - Page 37

Flash shooting, Auto-flash No indication, Red-eye reduction flash, Fill-in flash, Flash off

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Flash shooting Basic shooting functions Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you want to achieve. You can also adjust the amount of light emitted using the flash intensity control. Flash working range W (max.): Approx. 15 cm to 3.8 m (0.5 ft. to 12.5 ft.) T (max.): Approx. 60 cm to 2.2 m (2.0 ft. to 7.2 ft.) Auto-flash (No indication) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. Red-eye reduction flash (!) The light from the flash may make the subject's eyes appear red in the picture. 3 The red-eye reduction flash mode reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. Note The subject's eyes appear red. • After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released. Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement. • Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre-flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics may also limit effectiveness. Fill-in flash (#) The flash fires regardless of the available light. This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the subject's face (such as shadows from tree leaves), in a backlight situation, or for correcting the color shift produced by artificial lighting (especially fluorescent light). Note • The fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright light. Flash off ($) The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Use this mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited, such as in a museum or art gallery. You can also use this mode when you want to shoot a natural-looking twilight or night scene. The flash does not fire when the flash is closed as well as when the flash mode is set to off. Note • Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when in the flash off mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent your pictures from being blurred by camera movement. 37

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Basic shooting functions
3
Flash shooting
Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you want to
achieve. You can also adjust the amount of light emitted using the flash intensity control.
Flash working range
W (max.):
Approx. 15 cm to 3.8 m (0.5 ft. to 12.5 ft.)
T (max.):
Approx. 60 cm to 2.2 m (2.0 ft. to 7.2 ft.)
Auto-flash (No indication)
The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
Red-eye reduction flash (
!
)
The light from the flash may make the
subject’s eyes appear red in the picture.
The red-eye reduction flash mode
reduces this phenomenon by emitting
pre-flashes before firing the regular flash.
Fill-in flash (
#
)
The flash fires regardless of the available light.
This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on
the subject’s face (such as shadows from tree
leaves), in a backlight situation, or for
correcting the color shift produced by artificial
lighting (especially fluorescent light).
Flash off (
$
)
The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Use this mode in situations where flash
photography is not desired or is prohibited, such as in a museum or art gallery. You can
also use this mode when you want to shoot a natural-looking twilight or night scene. The
flash does not fire when the flash is closed as well as when the flash mode is set to off.
Note
•
After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released.
Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement.
•
Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre-flashes, or if the
shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics may also limit effectiveness.
Note
•
The fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright light.
Note
•
Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when in the flash off mode,
the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent your pictures from being blurred by camera movement.
The subject’s eyes appear red.