Canon DIGITAL IXUS V2 User Manual page 50

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Shooting
• When you use flash photography at higher ISO speeds, the
chances of white streaks appearing in the image increase
the closer you approach to the subject.
• A slow shutter speed is selected in dark surroundings when
the flash is set to Off or Slow-Synchro. Be careful to avoid
camera blur under these conditions.
- Shooting in
- Shooting in
• The flash can be fired when the upper indicator shines a
steady orange.
• The flash may take up to approximately 10 seconds to
charge. The recharging time will vary with such factors as
the shooting conditions and battery charge.
• The flash fires twice. The main flash follows a preparatory
pre-flash. The exposure reading obtained from the subject
with the pre-flash is used to set the optimal flash intensity
for the main flash, which is used to capture the image.
Red-Eye Reduction
• Light reflecting back from eyes can make them appear red
when the flash is used in dark areas. Under these conditions,
use the red-eye reduction mode. For this mode to be
effective, the subject must be looking right at the red-eye
reduction lamp. Try asking them to look directly at the lamp.
Even better results can be obtained by shooting with the
lens set to a wide angle, increasing the lighting in indoor
settings or approaching closer to the subject.
• The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after
the red-eye reduction lamp fires in order to improve the
effect. If you wish a more immediate shutter response, set the
flash to
Mode
Be careful to hold the camera still to avoid camera blur.
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Fix the camera to a tripod to shoot in these modes since
the shutter speed will be slower than in the
an image is dark in
will make it brighter.
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or Mode
mode, reshooting it in
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mode. If
mode