Flash Modes; Flash Range - Auto-Recording Mode; Camera-Shake Warning - Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6 Instruction Manual

Flash modes

To use the built-in flash, simply raise it (1). Lower the flash unit
to prevent it from firing. Flash-mode indicator turns red while
the flash is charging; wait until it becomes white before taking
pictures.
To change the flash mode, raise the flash and press the flash
mode button (2) until the appropriate mode is indicated.
Autoflash - the flash fires automatically in low-light and back-
lit conditions.
Red-eye reduction - multiple flashes are used before the
main flash burst to reduce red-eye; an effect caused by light
reflected from the retina. Use in low-light conditions when tak-
ing photographs of people or animals. The pre-flashes
contract the pupils of the subject's eyes.
Fill-flash - the flash fires with each exposure regardless of
the amount of ambient light. Fill-flash can be used to
reduce harsh shadows caused by strong direct light or
sunshine.
Slow sync. - flash and ambient light exposures are bal-
anced. Use slow sync. when in dark locations to reveal
background details. Ask your subject not to move after the
flash burst; the shutter may still be open for the back-
ground exposure. Because exposures can be long,
the use of a tripod is recommended.
Flash cancel - the flash is down and cannot fire.
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Autoflash
Autoflash with
red-eye reduction
Fill-flash
Slow sync.
Flash cancel
Fill-flash

Flash range - auto-recording mode

The camera controls the flash output automatically. For well-exposed images, the subject must be
within the flash range. Distance is given from the front of the lens. Because of the optical system,
the flash range is not the same at the lens' wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position.
Wide-angle position - 0.2 - 3.6m (0.7 - 11.8 ft.)
Telephoto position - 1.2 - 2.2m (3.9 - 7.2 ft.)
If the flash output was sufficient to illuminate the subject, the flash-output indica-
tor briefly replaces the flash-mode indicator after the exposure.

Camera-shake warning

If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be
safely hand held, regardless if Anti-Shake is active or not (p. 56), the
camera-shake warning appears on the LCD monitor. Camera shake
is slight blurring caused by subtle hand motion and is more pro-
nounced at the telephoto position of the lens than at the wide-angle.
Although the warning appears, the shutter can still be released. If
the warning appears, place the camera on a tripod, use the built-in
flash, or zoom the lens towards the wide-angle position until the
warning disappears.
Flash-output
indicator
Camera-shake warning
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