Canon optura300 Instruction Manual page 56

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The flash will not fire in the following cases:
- When you lock the exposure by pressing the EXP button in
~A
(auto) or
@
(red-eye reduction, auto) mode.
- When the shutter speed is set to 1/2000 in CAMERA mode. However, if
~
(flash on) is selected, the shutter speed becomes set to 1/1000 and the flash
fires.
- When an abnormality occurs during charging (the flash mark flashes in red)
(OJ
154).
- When the multi-image screen is selected or when you are recording movies
on a tape (no flash mark appears).
- When the flash mark does not appear in green when you press the PHOTO
button. Set it to
~
(flash on) if necessary.
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We recommend not using the flash when the optional Wide-converter or
Tele-converter is attached. Their shadows appear on the screen.
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An image recorded with flash may flicker when played back on a different
device.
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The AF-assist lamp (White LED) illuminates the subject in the center of the screen to
enable the camcorder to focus in dark places (under the same conditions in which the
- flash fires in
~A
(auto) mode).
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1. Set the flash to a mode other than
~
(flash off) (OJ 55).
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2. Keep the PHOTO button pressed halfway and turn the selector dial up
c
~
or down.
• The AF-assist lamp lights up in dark lighting condition.
• In CARD CAMERA mode, the AF-assist lamp lights up during autofocus or manual·
focus while the PHOTO button is pressed halfway when [FOCUS-PRI.] is set to [ON].
The AF-assist lamp turns off after a short time.
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The camcorder may not be able to focus even though the AF-assist lamp is
lighting. In such case, adjust the focus manually.
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The AF-assist lamp lights up brightly. Consider turning off the AF-assist lamp in
public places such as in restaurants or theaters.
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Turn off the AF-assist lamp in places where flash photography is prohibited.
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The AF-assist lamp does not light up in situations in which the flash does not
fire.
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