Nikon COOLPIX S8100 User Manual page 44

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[] The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter
release button is pressed hal_ay.
• On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.
• Slinks; Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
• Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken,
If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, and
remain off, until the flash is fully charged.
[] The Flash Mode Setting
The default fbsh mode setting varies with shooting mode (_ 42).
• I_1 (auto); _AII[O(auto)
• _ (scene auto selector): _AII[O(auto), The camera selects the optimum flash mode setting for the
scene mode it has selected.
SO_NE: varies with the selected scene mode (_ 61 67)
[] (night landscape); fixed at @ (off)
[] (night portrait): fixed at _ (auto with red eye reduction)
_! (backlighting): fixed at _ (fill flash) (when HDR is Off), fixed at @ (off) (when HDR is On) (_ 60)
[_ (subiect tracking): _AUI_(auto)
(continuous); fixed at _ (off)
The flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions, See "Camera Settings that Cannot
Be Applied Simultaneously" (_ 78) for more information,
The flash mode setting applied in I_1 (auto) mode is saved in the camera's memory even after the
camera is turned off,
[] Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses advanced red eye reduction (In Camera Red Eye Fix). Pre flashes are fired
repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red eye effect, Additionally, if the
camera detects red eye while saving an image, the affected area will be processed to reduce red eye
before the image is saved,
Note the followings when shooting.
• Because pre flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter release button is
pressed and when the shutter is released,
• More time than usual is required to save images.
• Red eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.
• In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red eye may be affected by red eye reduction
processing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again,
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