Flash Shooting - Olympus CAMEDIA C-60 Zoom Reference Manual

Flash shooting

You can select a flash mode appropriate to the light conditions and the effect
you want to achieve. You can also adjust the amount of light emitted using the
flash intensity control.
The flash modes are as follows:
Auto-flash (No indication)
Automatically fires in low-light and backlight conditions.
Red-eye reduction flash
The light from the flash may make
the subject's eyes appear red in the
picture. The red-eye reduction flash
mode significantly reduces this
phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes
before firing the regular flash. This
helps accustom the subject's eyes
to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye phenomenon.
• After the pre-flash, it takes approximately 1 second before the shutter
is released. Hold the camera firmly after the pre-flash to prevent
Note
camera movement.
• Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at
the pre-flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical
characteristics, such as light-colored eyes, may also limit
effectiveness.
Fill-in flash
The flash fires regardless of
available light. This mode is useful
for eliminating shadows on the
subject's face or for correcting the
color shift produced by artificial
lighting (especially fluorescent light).
• Fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright
light.
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The subject's eyes appear red.
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