Minolta MAXXUM 3xi Instruction Manual page 27

FLASH BASICS
With programmed autoexposure
(P mode), the
camera begins measuring the
brightness of your subject
and the surrounding
scene as soon as Eye^Start
activates the camera. In P
mode, the built-in flash
will automatically pop-up
when you press the shutter-release
button partway
down and fire whenever
necessary.
* tf you are using
a lens hood, remove it before you take a
photograph with the
built-in flash.
Flash Signals
Viewfinder Signal Meaning
▼ blinking
Flash charging
^ blinking slowly Flash charged (pre-flash not selected)
■ j ^ blinking slowly
Flash charged (pre-flash selected)
'f blinking rapidly
Flash output sufficient (pre-flash not selected)*
i '} blinking rapidly Flash output sufficient (pre-flash selected)*
* This signal appears after you take the picture when the light supplied by the
flash
was enough to provide a correct exposure.
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