Flash Status Indicators - Casio QV-4000 User Manual

• Each press of cycles through the available flash
mode indicators on the monitor screen.
To do this:
Have the flash fire automatically in
accordance with subject brightness
(Auto Flash).
Always fire the flash, regardless of
subject brightness (Flash On).
Turn off the flash so it never fires,
regardless of subject brightness
(Flash Off).
Fire a pre-flash followed by image
recording with flash, reducing the
chance of red-eye in the image (Red-
eye Reduction). With this setting,
flash fires automatically in accor-
dance with subject brightness.
IMPORTANT!
• The flash always fires automatically in accordance
with subject brightness when Full Auto is selected as
the exposure mode (page E-82).
• When Best Shot is selected as the exposure mode
(page E-76), the flash mode setting is determined by
the flash setting of the currently selected Best Shot
scene. You can change the flash mode setting in this
case, but the Best Shot scene flash mode setting is
restored when you change to another Best Shot scene
or turn camera power off and then back on again.
OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Flash Status Indicators

You can find out the current flash unit status by checking the
monitor screen indicator and the flash charge lamp while the
Select this setting:
shutter release button is pressed about half way down.
No display
When you press the shutter release button half way, the
flash icon appears on the monitor screen and the flash
charge lamp indicates the status of the flash as shown
above.
When you have Auto Flash or Red-Eye Reduction selected
as the flash mode, the indicator
when you press the shutter release button about half way
down to indicate that available light is insufficient and the
flash will be fired.
E-56
Flash charge lamp
Monitor screen
Flash charge lamp
(amber)
Flashing : Charging
Lit : Ready
Monitor screen
indicates flash will fire.
appears on the display