Canon POWERSHOT A300 User Manual page 50

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@ If the flash is used _nmacro mode. the light may no[
De controIIed correc[_ In this case. set a h gner
]SO sensmw[y or use omer lightmgs instead of
using the flasF
@ V_nen snoo[ing With a high ISO sensitivlt_ anc
using the buiIt-in flash there is more of a chance of
overexeosure rne closer you are to the subJeC[.
0 P_ease note that a s_ow snu_ter seeed wi_ De
seIected in dark aiaces wnen me flash is set to off
or s_ow synchro. Be carefuI to avoid camera shake
unaer these coRal[ions
• Shooting m [] Mode
Be carefuI to hold the camera stiII to avoid camera
shake
• Shooting in [] or [] / [] Moae
Fix the camera to a tripod since the shutter seeed
_/ilI be sIower than _nthe [] moae.
If an image is dark in [] mode. reshooting in
mode wi_l make t_er_gn_er.
@ The flash may take approximately10 secondsto
charge.The LCD monitor, if it is on, will go off
after the indicatorflashes orangewhile
recharging, The LCD monitorwilt come back on
after the indicatorlights a steady orange when
recharging is completed.
Recharging time may vary according to shooting
conditions and battery charge levels.
@ The flash fires twice. A preparatory pre-flash is
followed by the main flash. The exposure
readings obtained from the subject with the pre-
flash are used to set the optimal flash intensity
for the main flash, which is used to shoot the
image.
O Red-Eye Reduction
Light reflecting back from the eyes may appear
red when the flash is used in dark places. Use
the auto red-eye reduction* for these situations.
For this mode to be effective, the subject must be
looking right at the red-eye reduction indicator.
Try asking them to look at the red-eye indicator.
Even better results can be obtained by
increasing the lighting in indoor settings or
coming closer to the subject.
The shutter will not activate for approximately 1
second after the red-eye reduction indicator
fires, even when the shutter button is pressed all
the way down in order to improve the effect. If
you want to have more immediate shutter
response set the flash setting to either IL'_,[] or
[].