Selecting A Flash Mode - Sony DSC-V1 Operating Instructions (English) Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting a flash mode

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, Set the mode dial to
press v ( ) on the control
button repeatedly to select a
flash mode.
Each time you press v ( ), the indicator
changes as follows.
No indicator (Auto): The flash
automatically strobes when shooting
images in a dark place.
(Forced flash): The flash strobes
regardless of the surrounding brightness.
(Slow synchro): The flash strobes
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regardless of the surrounding brightness.
The shutter speed is slow in a dark place, so
you can clearly shoot the background that is
out of flash light.
(No flash): The flash does not strobe.
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• If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU
first so that the menu disappears.
• You can also carry out this operation when the
mode dial is set to P, S, A, M, SCN (
(Portrait mode)) or
• When [ISO] is set to [Auto] in the menu
settings, the recommended shooting distance
using the flash is approx. 0.4 m to 2.8 m (15 3/4
inches to 110 3/4 inches) (W)/0.4 m to 2.0 m
(15 3/4 inches to 78 3/4 inches) (T)
• You can change the brightness of the flash with
[Flash Level] in the menu settings (page 58).
(You cannot change the brightness of the flash
, and
while the mode dial is set to
• When using the
flash) mode, the shutter speed becomes slower
in dark places, so using a tripod is
recommended.
• While charging the flash, the
flashes. After the charging is complete, the
lamp goes out.
• You can mount an external flash on this camera
(page 65).
• This setting is maintained even when the power
is turned off.
(Clip Motion).
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(Slow synchro) or (No
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/CHG lamp
To reduce the red-eye
phenomenon when shooting
live subjects
Set [Red Eye Reduction] to [On] in the SET
UP settings (page 115). indicator
appears on the LCD screen, and the flash
pre-strobes before shooting to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon.
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• 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.