Using The Flash - Canon PowerShot G3 User Manual

Using the Flash

Use the flash according to the guidelines below.
* Red-eye reduction, Auto
* Auto
* Red-eye reduction, Flash on
Flash on
Flash off
* No icon appears in the display panel.
• For information on the external flash, see page 177.
1
Press the
flash modes.
• The selected flash mode appears on the display
panel. It also appears on the LCD monitor if it is on.
• You can switch between settings by pressing the
button.
When the red-eye reduction function is on
(p. 61)
When the red-eye reduction function is off
(p. 61)
2
Shoot the image.
• The flash will fire if the indicator beside the viewfinder lights orange when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the
• Some settings are not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 204).
60
The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level, and the
red-eye reduction lamp fires each time the main flash fires
The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level.
The red-eye reduction lamp and the flash always fire.
The flash always fires.
The flash does not fire.
button to switch between
mode (p. 51).