Setting The White Balance; Auto Flash; Flash Photography - FujiFilm FinePix 40i Owner's Manual

SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE

PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
A
You can set the white balance when the
photography mode is set to " ".
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Change the white balance setting when you
want to take a picture with the white balance
fixed for the surroundings and lighting when the
picture is taken.
In Auto mode, the correct white balance may not
be obtained for subjects such as close-ups of
people's faces and shots taken under a special
light source. In such situations, select the correct
white balance for the light source. See P.95 for
more information on the white balance.
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AUTO : Automatic adjustment
(Shooting to show the ambience of the
light source)
: Shooting outdoors in fine weather
g
: Shooting in shade
f
: Shooting under "Daylight" fluorescent
l
lamps
: Shooting under "Warm White" fluorescent
m
lamps
: Shooting under "Cool White" fluorescent
n
lamps
: Shooting in incandescent light
q
✽ The white balance setting is ignored when the flash is
used. To achieve the desired effect in your shot,
press the flash back down to suppress flash
operation. (➡P.49)

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
M
No icon
You can choose from 5 flash modes to suit your
shot. Each time you press the "M" flash button,
the flash mode shown on the LCD monitor
changes from Auto flash (no icon displayed) to
" " to "M " to " " to " ". The last mode
Z a 8
displayed is the selected mode.
G Effective flash range
Approx. 0.4 m to 2.5 m (1.3 ft. to 8.2 ft.)
G
!
When the flash mode is set to Suppressed Flash, the
camera becomes ready to shoot more quickly after
you switch it on.
G
!
If you switch from Suppressed Flash mode to
another flash mode, you may find that the displayed
image disappears and the screen goes dark
because the flash is charging. When this happens,
the viewfinder lamp flashes orange.
Auto Flash (no icon)
Use this mode for ordinary photography. The
flash fires automatically as required by the
conditions.
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