Using The Flash - Olympus Camedia C-3000Zoom Instructions Manual

USING THE FLASH

When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the orange lamp next to the
finder lights up when use of the flash is necessary. Select a flash mode
to match the photographic conditions and purpose.
You can select the following flash modes with each press of the Flash
mode button.
Flash mode
!
Auto-Flash (p. 65)
Red-Eye Reducing Flash (p. 65) Significantly reduces the
Fill-In Flash (p. 66)
Flash Off (p. 66)
Flash working range:
Wide-angle : Approx. 31" ~ 12.5 ft
Telephoto : Approx. 8" ~ 12.5 ft
Note:
• The amount of flash light can be compensated for to match the picture
subject. (p. 86)
• The flash is being charged while the Orange lamp is blinking. Wait until
the Orange lamp goes off to take the picture.
• When using the flash in the Macro mode, especially with Wide-angle
shooting, the flash may not have the proper effect. Confirm the result
using the LCD monitor.
• See page 90 for using an extension flash.
• The main flash cannot be used in the Sequence mode. (p. 74)
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If a setting other than Auto-Flash is
selected, the flash mode is displayed on
the control panel.
Automatically fires in low-light
and backlight conditions.
phenomenon of "red-eye"
(subject's eyes appearing red).
Fires regardless of available
light.
Never fires.
Use