Flash

Flash

Using the Flash function, you can set the built-in flash to fire in different ways.

PRECHECK!

Select the Photo ( ) mode by pressing the MODE button. page 49

•Off (): The flash does not fire.

•Auto (): The flash fires automatically under low light conditions.

•Red-Eye (): “Red-eye” is the phenomenon where eyes look reddish in photographs taken with a flash in dark environments. Use the Red-eye flash option to reduce this phenomenon.

•Fill-In ( ): The flash fires regardless of the environmental light conditions. Use this flash mode when photographing against the light to brighten the subject.

•Slow Sync (): Use when you are using a slow shutter speed under low light conditions. Syncs the flash to the low shutter speed so that the background and subject have the same brightness.

•Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.

•Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes as the subjects could suffer a temporary loss of vision.

• The optimum distance from the camcorder to the subject when using the built-in flash is 7 to 10 feet.

•Battery power is consumed faster with repeated use of the flash.

•The flash function is not available:

-When you have enabled “Cont. Shot”

-When you are recording videos

-When you are capturing still images during video recording (Dual Recording).

•The red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effect due to individual differences, if the subject is moving, or when the subject is far from the camcorder.

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