Canon PowerShot A 1000 IS User Manual page 59

You can turn the flash off for shooting in places where using a flash is
prohibited.
Press the
~
button.
Select@.
Press the
~ ~
buttons to select
~,
then
press the
@
button.
~
will appear on the screen.
After taking the shot, repeat the above
steps to select
~A.
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~
When you press the shutter button halfway in low light conditions where camera
shake is likely, the indicator will blink orange and a flashing
B
will appear on the
screen. Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move.
Select any shooting mode other than
QUID,
and the flash will fire every time
you shoot.
Choose
~
as in Step 2 in the above section "Turning the Flash Otr'.
The range of the flash for shooting is approximately 30 cm - 4.0 m (1.0 -
13 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and approximately 30 em - 2.0 m (1.0 -
6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
After taking the shot, repeat the above steps to select
~A.
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