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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash, Switching to the appropriate flash setting

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Advanced (Recording pictures) [REC] Mode Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash A Photo flash Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.  Switching to the appropriate flash setting Set the flash to match the recording. Press 1 [‰]. Touch the item. • For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer to "Available flash settings by Recording Mode". (P44) • You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish. • The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is automatically set. Item Description of settings ‡: AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. : AUTO/Red-eye reduction¢ The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording. • Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions. ‰: Forced flash ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions. : • Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light. Forced ON/Red-eye • The flash setting is set to [ ] only when you set [PARTY] or reduction¢ [CANDLE LIGHT] in Scene Mode. (P55) If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will : Slow sync./Red-eye reduction¢ slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon. • Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background. The flash is not activated in any recording conditions. Œ: Forced flash OFF • Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted. ¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject. VQT1Y62 43

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VQT1Y62
Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode:
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¿
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Set the flash to match the recording.
Press
1
[
‰
].
Touch the item.
•
For information about flash settings that can be
selected, refer to “Available flash settings by
Recording Mode”. (P44)
•
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.
•
The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds.
At this time, the selected item is automatically set.
¢
The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
A
Photo flash
Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Item
Description of settings
‡
: AUTO
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make
it necessary.
:
AUTO/Red-eye
reduction
¢
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then
activated again for the actual recording.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.
‰
: Forced flash ON
:
Forced ON/Red-eye
reduction
¢
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
• The flash setting is set to [
] only when you set [PARTY] or
[CANDLE LIGHT] in Scene Mode. (P55)
:
Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction
¢
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the
red-eye phenomenon.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark
background.
Œ
:
Forced flash OFF
The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
• Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the
flash is not permitted.