Olympus D560 D-560 Zoom Reference Manual - English (6.6MB) - Page 60

Auto-flash No indication, Red-eye reduction flash, To shoot a subject with backlight

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Using the flash • The flash does not fire in the following situations: When shooting in the movie record more, during sequential Note shooting ( ) or panorama shooting. • The flash may not give you the optimum result in the macro mode, especially with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on the monitor. Auto-flash (No indication) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. To shoot a subject with backlight, position the AF target mark over the subject. Red-eye reduction flash ( ) The light from the flash may make the subject's eyes appear red in the 3 picture. The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. This helps accustom the subject's eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye phenomenon. 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. Note • 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. Shooting basics 59

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Using the flash
3
Shooting basics
•
The flash does not fire in the following situations:
When shooting in the movie record more, during sequential
shooting (
) or panorama shooting.
•
The flash may not give you the optimum result in the macro mode,
especially with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on the
monitor.
±
Auto-flash (No indication)
The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
To shoot a subject with backlight, position the AF target mark over the
subject.
±
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 significantly reduces this
phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. This helps
accustom the subject’s eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye
phenomenon.
•
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 subject’s eyes appear red.
Note