Sony DCR-TRV40 Operating Instructions Manual page 131

Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s
– Memory Photo recording
Notes
•The recommended shooting distance using the built-in flash is 0.3 m to 2.5 m (31/32
feet to 8 1/3 feet).
•Attaching the lens hood (supplied) or a conversion lens (optional) may block the light
from the flash or cause lens shadow to appear.
•You cannot use an external flash (optional) and the built-in flash at the same time.
• (auto red-eye reduction) may not produce the desired effect depending on
individual differences, the distance to the subject, the subject not looking at the pre-
recording flash or other conditions.
•The flash effect cannot be obtained easily when you use forced flash in a bright
location.
•If it is not easy to focus on a subject automatically, for example, when recording in the
dark, use HOLOGRAM AF (p. 132) or the focal distance information (p. 70) for
focusing manually.
If you leave your camcorder for five or more minutes after disconnecting the
power supply
Your camcorder returns to the default setting (auto).
The flash does not fire even if you select auto and
during the following operations:
– NightShot
– Exposure
– Flexible Spot meter
– Spotlight of PROGRAM AE
– Sunset & moon of PROGRAM AE
– Landscape of PROGRAM AE
When you use an external flash (optional) which does not have the auto red-eye
reduction
You cannot select the auto red-eye reduction.
During recording images continuously
The flash does not work.
(auto red-eye reduction)
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