Recording Images With The Flash - Sony DSC-P20 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Clear the menu (page 39), then press the control button V (
indicator appears on the LCD screen, and about 10 seconds after you press the shutter
button, the subject is recorded. The self-timer lamp flashes and the beep sounds after
you press the shutter button until the shutter is released. To cancel the self-timer
recording, press the control button V (

Recording images with the flash

The factory setting is auto (no indicator). In this mode, the flash automatically
strobes when the surroundings is dark. To change the flash mode, clear the menu
(page 39), then press the
indicator appears on the LCD screen.
Control button v (
Each time you press the control button v ( ), the indicator changes as follows.
(No indicator) t
Forced flash:
No flash:
You can change the brightness of the flash with [ ±] (FLASH LEVEL) in the menu
settings (page 40).
To reduce the red-eye phenomenon
Set [RED EYE REDUCTION] to [ON] in the setup settings, the flash strobes before
recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (page 65). When [ON] is selected and
the mode dial is set to
Notes
• When [ISO] is set to [AUTO] in the menu settings, the recommended shooting distance using
the built-in flash is 0.7 m to 2.0 m (27 5/8 inches to 6 feet 6 3/4 inches). When it is not set to
[AUTO], the flash may be ineffective even if the flash level is changed.
• Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effects depending on individual differences, the
distance to the subject, if the subject does not see the pre-strobe, or other conditions.
• The flash effect is not obtained easily when you use forced flash in a bright location.
• While charging the flash, the
goes out.
• The flash does not function when recording moving images (excluding Clip Motion).
• When you record images in a dark place with the camera set to
becomes slow, so using a tripod is recommended to prevent shaking.
) again.
control button v (
)
t t (No indicator)
The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding brightness.
The flash does not strobe.
or , appears on the LCD screen.
/CHG lamp flashes. After the charging is complete, the lamp
). The
) repeatedly so that the flash mode
(no flash), the shutter speed
(self-timer)
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