Sony TRV950 Operating Instructions - Page 140

Recording still images on a "Memory Stick" - Memory Photo recording Notes •The recommended shooting distance using the built-in flash is 0.8 m to 2.5 m (2 3/5 feet to 8 1/3 feet). •Attaching the lens hood or a conversion lens (optional) may block the light from the flash or cause lens shadow to appear. •You cannot use an external flash (optional) and the built-in flash at the same time. • (auto red-eye reduction) may not produce the desired effect depending on individual differences, the distance to the subject, the subject not looking at the prerecording flash or other conditions. •The flash effect cannot be obtained easily when you use forced flash in a bright location. •If it is not easy to focus on a subject automatically, for example, when recording in the dark, use HOLOGRAM AF (p. 141) or the focal distance information (p. 77) for focusing manually. When the flashlight does not reach to the subjects The color of the image may change. If you leave your camcorder for five or more minutes after removing the power supply Your camcorder returns to the default setting (auto). The flash does not fire even if you select auto and during the following operations: - Spot light - Shutter speed adjustment - Sunset & moon of PROGRAM AE - Landscape of PROGRAM AE - Exposure - Flexible Spot meter (auto red-eye reduction) When you use an external flash (optional) which does not have the auto red-eye reduction You cannot select the auto red-eye reduction. During recording images continuously The flash does not work. 140