Precautions When Using Flash - Casio QV-2400UX User Manual

Precautions when Using Flash

• Make sure that you do not touch or block the flash or the
exposure sensor with your fingers. Doing so can soil these
components and interfere with correct flash operation.
Flash
QV-2400UX
Exposure sensor
• The effective range for the built-in flash depends on your
camera model.
* QV-2400UX: Approximately 0.5m to 2m (at full aperture)
* QV-2900UX: Approximately 0.5 to 2.5m (at full aperture)
Note that you may not be able to obtaine the desired flash
result outside the ranges noted above.
• Depending on operating conditions (type of batteries being
used, temperature, etc. ), it may take up to 10 seconds for
the flash unit to charge.
• The flash is disabled during movie recording, which is indi-
cated by the (Flash Off) icon on the monitor screen.
BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
Flash
QV-2900UX
Exposure sensor
• The flash unit does not charge when battery power is too
low to charge the flash. The
pears to warn you that the flash will not fire correctly, which
may affect exposure of the image. Replace batteries as
soon as possible when this happens.
• Red-eye reduction
is not pointed directly at the subject or when the subject is
far from the camera.
• In the Red-eye Reduction Mode
matically in accordance with exposure. Because of this,
the flash does not fire if the subject is well-lit.
• White balance is fixed while the flash is being used, so sun-
light, fluorescent lighting, or other sources of illumination in
the immediate area may affect the coloring of the recorded
image.
E-55
(Flash Off) indicator ap-
may not work well when the camera
, the flash is fired auto-