Canon MVX3 Instruction Manual page 59

❍ The flash will not fire in the following cases:
- When you lock the exposure by pressing the EXP dial in
(red-eye reduction, auto) mode.
- When the shutter speed is set to 1/2000 in Tv mode in CAMERA mode.
However, if
1/1000 and the flash fires.
- When an abnormality occurs during charging (the flash mark flashes in red).
- When the multi-image screen is selected or when you are recording movies
onto a tape (no flash mark appears).
- When the flash mark does not appear in green when you press the PHOTO
button. Set it to
❍ When the flash is fired with an accessory such as a lens hood or an optional
wide-converter attached to the camcorder, its shadow may be recorded.
❍ An image recorded with flash may flicker when played back on a different
device.
❍ If you attach the optional VFL-1 Video Flash Light (
the Video Flash Light fires in place of the built-in flash.
AF-Assist Lamp
The AF-assist lamp (White LED) illuminates the subject in the centre of the screen to
enable the camcorder to focus in dark places (under the same conditions in which the
flash fires in (auto) mode).
CAMERA
1. Set the flash to a mode other than
2. Keep the PHOTO button pressed halfway and turn the focus ring.
• The AF- assist lamp lights up in dark lighting condition.
• In CARD CAMERA mode, the AF-assist lamp lights up during autofocus or manual
focus while the PHOTO button is pressed halfway when [FOCUS-PRI.] is set to [ON].
The AF-assist lamp turns off after a short time.
❍ The camcorder may not be able to focus even though the AF-assist lamp is
lighting. In such case, adjust the focus manually.
❍ The AF-assist lamp lights up brightly. Consider turning off the AF-assist lamp in
public places such as in restaurants or theaters.
❍ Turn off the AF-assist lamp in places where flash photography is prohibited.
❍ If you have attached the optional VFL-1 Video Flash Light, set it to
❍ The assist lamp does not light up in situations in which the flash does not fire.
(flash on) is selected, the shutter speed becomes set to
(flash on) if necessary.
PLAY (VCR)
78) and set it to
CARD CAMERA
(flash off) ( 58).
(auto) or
ON,
CARD PLAY (VCR)
ON.
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