Focus Hold; Built-In Flash; Flash Lamp - Minolta DIMAGE 2300 - AUTRE Manual

FOCUS - CONT'D

FOCUS HOLD

Subjects outside the focus frame or LCD monitor center may not be in focus. Use
focus hold to ensure accurate focusing.
Place the focus frame on
your subject or center the
subject in the LCD monitor,
then press and hold the
shutter-release button
partway down so the green
focus lamp glows.
Without lifting your finger,
recompose the picture,
then press the shutter-
release button all-the-way
down to take the picture.
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BUILT-IN FLASH

When the camera is turned on, the flash is automatically set to autoflash. The other
flash modes can be set by using the flash-mode/delete button and
In autoflash, the flash will fire automatically
AUTOFLASH
when the light level is low or your subject is
backlit.
The flash will fire every time a picture is taken,
FILL-FLASH regardless of lighting. Use fill-flash to reduce
harsh shadows on your subject's face.
Use flash cancel when photographing subjects
FLASH CANCEL that are beyond the flash range or when flash
photography is prohibited.
AUTOFLASH
Use the red-eye reduction feature to reduce
WITH RED-EYE
the red-eye effect when photographing people
REDUCTION
or animals in low light situations.
The flash will fire a few short bursts before the
FILL-FLASH
main flash burst. Use of a tripod is
WITH RED-EYE
recommended.
REDUCTION
MACRO (WITH
When in macro mode, flash cancel is
FLASH
automatically set. See page 44 for more
information.
CANCEL)

FLASH LAMP

The orange flash lamp will indicate the flash
status when the shutter-release button is
pressed partway down.
Glows : Flash is charged and ready.
Blinks : The flash is now charging.
or button.
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