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Using the Basic Shooting Functions
Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
ayba
ck
:
G
(Easy Auto) Mode
C
The Flash Mode Setting
The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode.
•
G
(easy auto) mode:
a
(auto)
•
A
(auto) mode:
a
(auto)
•
Scene: varies with the selected scene mode (
•
F
(smart portrait): fixed at
a
(auto) when
Off
is selected for
Blink proof
;
c
(off) when
On
is
selected for
Blink proof
There are functions with which the flash cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot Be
Applied Simultaneously” (
77) for more information.
The flash mode setting applied in
A
(auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.
C
Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”).
To reduce red-eye, a series of low-intensity pre-flashes fire before the main flash. In addition, if the
camera detects red-eye when a picture is taken, the affected area is processed to reduce red-eye
before the picture is saved.
Note the following when shooting:
•
Due to the pre-flashes, there is a longer than usual interval between the time the shutter-release
button is pressed and the time the shutter is released.
•
More time than usual is required to record pictures.
•
Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.
•
In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by red-eye reduction
processing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again.
