Using The Flash - Canon PowerShot A310 User Manual

Shooting – The Basics

Using the Flash

Shooting Mode
Use the flash according to the guidelines
below.
The flash fires automatically as
Auto with
required by the lighting level, and
Red-eye
the red-eye reduction lamp fires
Reduction
each time the main flash fires.
The flash fires automatically as
Auto
required by the lighting level.
Flash On The flash will fire.
Flash Off The flash will not fire.
The flash timing is adjusted to
slow shutter speeds. This
reduces the chance that the
background will be dark when
Slow
shots are taken at night or in
Synchro
rooms with artificial lighting. The
red-eye reduction lamp fires with
each shot.
Use of a tripod is recommended.
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1
Press ( on the omni selector)
as necessary to select the
desired flash mode.
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: Available : Available only for the first image
2
Shoot the image.
The flash will fire when the indicator next to
the viewfinder lights orange (It won't fire if set
to ).
Shooting procedures are the same as for the
Auto Mode (p. 31).
Shots cannot be taken while the flash is
charging.
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