Canon EOS 30D Instruction Manual page 104

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Red-eye
reduction lamp
On indicator
Using the Built-in Flash
Using Red-eye Reduction
When flash is used in a low-light environment, the subject's eyes may
look red in the image. "Red eye" happens when the light from the flash
reflects off the retina of the eyes. The camera's red-eye reduction
feature turns on the red-eye reduction lamp to shine a gentle light into
the subject's eyes to narrow the pupil diameter or iris. A smaller pupil
reduces the chances of red eye from occurring. Red-eye reduction can
be set in any shooting mode except <6&>
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Select [Red-eye On/Off].
Turn the <0> dial to select
[0
Red-
eye On/Off], then press <
§
>.
Select [On].
Turn the <0> dial to select [On],
then press
<
§
>.
When you exit the menu, <@> will
be displayed on the LCD panel.
When you press the shutter button down
halfway, the red-eye reduction lamp
indicator appears in the viewfinder.
Red-eye reduction will not be effective unless the
subject looks at the red-eye reduction lamp.
Tell the subject to look at the lamp.
To increase the effectiveness of red-eye reduction,
press the shutter button down completely after the
red-eye reduction lamp (Which lights for approximately
1.5 seconds) indicator goes off.
You can shoot anytime by pressing the shutter button down completely,
even while the red-eye reduction lamp is still on.
The effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies from subject to subject.
Red-eye reduction is more effective in brighter rooms or when the
camera is closer to the subject.
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