Using The Flash - Vivitar Vivicam 6300 User Manual

Using the Flash

The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. The
ViviCam 6300 has four flash modes: Auto Flash (default), Red Eye, Forced Flash and No Flash. You can take
an image using a desired flash mode to suit your circumstances.
1. Rotate the mode dial to A , P , SCENE , Tv , Av or M.
2. Press the button to turn on the power.
3. Toggle / until your desired flash mode appears on the LCD
monitor.
4. Compose your scene and press the shutter button.
The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode:
Flash mode
AUTO FLASH
RED EYE
FORCED FLASH The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness. Select this
NO FLASH
Description
The flash fires automatically according to suit the photographic conditions.
Use this mode to reduce the red-eye phenomenon when you want to take
natural-looking photographs of people and animals in low-light conditions.
When taking photographs, the red-eye phenomenon can be reduced by asking
the subject (person) to look at the ViviCam 6300 or get as close to the ViviCam
6300 as possible.
mode for recording images with high contrast (backlighting) and deep shadows.
Use this mode in the environment that the flash use is prohibited or under the
situation that the distance to the subject is too far away for the flash to have
any effect.
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