Kodak CX7300 User Manual - Page 17

Using the flash, Choosing a flash option

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Taking pictures and videos 2 Press to zoom in or out, in 0.1X increments. 3 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. To turn off digital zoom, from the lowest setting, press . NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Flash is effective between 2.6 - 7.9 ft (0.8 - 2.4 m). You can only change the flash setting in Still modes. Choosing a flash option Flash/Status button Flash setting Press the button repeatedly to scroll through the flash options. The active flash icon is displayed in the camera screen status area (see page 6). Auto-flash fires when the lighting conditions require it. Fill-flash fires every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is "backlit" (when the sun is behind the subject). Red-eye-flash fires so the subject's eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken. Off-flash never fires. NOTE: ■ Off and Fill flash options revert to Auto when the camera is turned off. ■ When the picture is taken with Auto or Fill flash selected, the camera flashes twice: once to set the exposure and once to take the picture. When the picture is taken with Red-eye flash selected, the camera flashes three times: once to set the exposure, once to reduce red-eye, and once to take the picture. 10

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Taking pictures and videos
10
2
Press
to zoom in or out, in 0.1X increments.
3
Press the Shutter button to take the picture.
To turn off digital zoom, from the lowest setting, press
.
NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording.
Using the flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy
shadows. Flash is effective between 2.6 - 7.9 ft (0.8 - 2.4 m). You can only
change the flash setting in Still modes.
Choosing a flash option
Press the
button repeatedly to scroll
through the flash options.
The active flash icon is displayed in the
camera screen status area (see
page 6
).
NOTE:
Off and Fill flash options revert to Auto when the camera is turned
off.
When the picture is taken with Auto or Fill flash selected, the camera
flashes twice: once to set the exposure and once to take the picture.
When the picture is taken with Red-eye flash selected, the camera
flashes three times: once to set the exposure, once to reduce red-eye,
and once to take the picture.
Flash setting
Flash/Status button
Auto—
flash fires when the lighting
conditions require it.
Fill—
flash fires every time you take a
picture, regardless of the lighting
conditions. Use when the subject is in
shadow or is "backlit" (when the sun is
behind the subject).
Red-eye—
flash fires so the subject’s
eyes become accustomed to the flash,
then fires again when the picture is
taken.
Off—
flash never fires.