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Basic, Operation, Built-in, Retractable, Flash

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38 (7) BASIC OPERATION FOR THE BUILT-IN RETRACTABLE TTL FLASH (RTF) H BASIC OPERATION (SHOOTING) I Ay • PEN The Flash-Recommended Indicator If the built-in flash is recommended, the flashrecommended indicator r starts blinking in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel when the shutter release button is depressed halfway down. • In the Programmed AE Mode and the AperturePriority AE Mode, the flash-recommended indicator [ i•] blinks when you attempt to photograph a subject in low light, or in a backlit situation. In the ShutterPriority AE Mode and the Metered Manual Mode, the flash-recommended indicator blinks only when attempting to phtograph a subject in a backlit situation. ci Using the built-in flash If :r p ] is displayed on the LCD panel, it indicates that the automatic flash function is set. Delete it from the LCD panel. See page 43 for more details. 1. Push the flash pop-up button to activate the flash. • The flash unit starts charging automatically. When it is fully charged, [ $.] appears on the LCD panel. When the shutter release button is depressed halfway down, [ ] also appears in the viewfinder. • When the built-in flash is used, using the lens hood is not recommended as it may obstruct the path of the light coming from flash, causing vignetting in the picture corners.

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H
BASIC
OPERATION
(SHOOTING)
38
(7)
BASIC
OPERATION
FOR
THE
BUILT-IN
RETRACTABLE
TTL
FLASH
(RTF)
I
A
y
The
Flash
-Recommended
Indicator
If
the
built-in
flash
is
recommended,
the
flash
-
recommended
indicator
r
starts
blinking
in
the
view-
finder
and
on
the
LCD
panel
when
the
shutter
release
button
is
depressed
halfway
down.
•
In
the
Programmed
AE
Mode
and
the
Aperture
-
Priority
AE
Mode,
the
flash
-recommended
indicator
[
i•
]
blinks
when
you
attempt
to
photograph
a
subject
in
low
light,
or
in
a
backlit
situation.
In
the
Shutter
-
Priority
AE
Mode
and
the
Metered
Manual
Mode,
the
flash
-recommended
indicator
blinks
only
when
at-
tempting
to
phtograph
a
subject
in
a
backlit
situation.
PEN
ci
•
Using
the
built-in
flash
If
r
: p
]
is
displayed
on
the
LCD
panel,
it
indicates
that
the
automatic
flash
function
is
set.
Delete
it
from
the
LCD
panel.
See
page
43
for
more
details.
1.
Push
the
flash
pop-up
button
to
activate
the
flash.
•
The
flash
unit
starts
charging
automatically.
When
it
is
fully
charged,
[
$.]
appears
on
the
LCD
panel.
When
the
shutter
release
button
is
depressed
halfway
down,
[
]
also
appears
in
the
viewfinder.
•
When
the
built-in
flash
is
used,
using
the
lens
hood
is
not
recommended
as
it
may
obstruct
the
path
of
the
light
coming
from
flash,
causing
vignetting
in
the
pic-
ture
corners.