Canon Optura Xi Instruction Manual page 60

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OThe flash will not fire in the following cases:
- When you lock the exposure by pressing the EXP dial in _A (auto) or @
(red-eye reduction, auto) mode.
- When the shutter speed is set to 1/2000 in Tv mode in CAMERA mode.
However, if _ (flash on) is selected, the shutter speed becomes set to
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 _, (flash on) if necessary.
O When the flash is fired with an accessory such as a lens hood or an optional
wide-converter attached to the camcorde_, its shadow may be recorded.
O An image recorded with flash may flicker when played back on a different
device.
O If you attach the optional VFL-1 Video Flash Light (C[3 79) and set it to 0 ON,
the Video Flash Light fires in place of the built-in flash.
AE-Assist Lamp
The AF-assist lamp (White LED) illuminates the subject in the center of the screen to
enable the camcorder to focus in dark places (under the same conditions in which the
_ flash fires in _A (auto) mode).
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1. Set the flash to a mode other than _) (flash off) (_ 59).
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.
C)The camcorder may not be able to focus even though the AF-assist lamp is
lighting. In such case, adjust the focus manually.
C)The AF-assist lamp lights up brightly. Consider turning off the AF-assist lamp in
public places such as in restaurants or theaters.
C)Turn off the AF-assist lamp in places where flash photography is prohibited.
C) If you have attached the optional VFL-1 Video Flash Light, set it to 0 ON.
C)The assist lamp does not light up in situations in which the flash does not fire.
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