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Flash

Changing the Flash Mode
You can change the flash mode to match the shooting scene.
z z Press the <r> button, press the <q><r>
buttons to choose a flash mode, and then
press the <m> button.
X X The option you configured is now
displayed.
[ ] Auto
The flash fires automatically in low-light conditions.
[h] On
You can have the flash fire for each shot. For details on the flash range, see
"Flash Range" (= 104).
[Z] Slow Synchro
With this option, the flash fires to increase the brightness of the main
subject (such as people) while the camera shoots at a slow shutter speed to
increase the brightness of the background that is out of the flash range.
• Even after the flash fires, ensure that the main subject does not
move until the shutter sound is finished playing.
• Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still
and prevent camera shake.
[!] Off
For shooting without the flash.
Still Images
• If a flashing [
halfway in low-light conditions, mount the camera on a tripod or take
other measures to keep it still.
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock
shots.
•
FE: Flash Exposure
] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button
(= 49), you can lock the exposure for the flash
1
Set the flash to [h]
2
Lock the flash exposure.
z z Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<r> button.
X X The flash fires, and when [(] is
displayed, the flash output level is
retained.
z z
To unlock FE, release the shutter button
and press the <r> button again. In this
case, [(] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
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Preliminary Notes and
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Contents:
Basic Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Still Images
1
Camera Basics
2
Smart Auto
Mode
3
Other Shooting
(= 56).
Modes
4
P Mode
5
Playback Mode
6
Setting Menu
7
Accessories
8
Appendix

Index

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