User Guide

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4. Partially depress the SHUTTER BUTTON (1),
and when the FLASH/CAMERA-READY
LAMP
(13) glows green, fully depress
the shutter button to take the picture.
• The lens barrel will automatically return
to the wide-angle position after
approximately 3 minutes of inactivity.
Taking Flash Pictures
In dim light, such as indoors or outdoors in
heavy shade, or on dark overcast days, you
need flash. Your camera features an automatic
flash that fires when you need it. It also
provides automatic daylight fill flash under
certain bright-light conditions where shadows
may exist. When you partially depress the
shutter button and the flash-ready lamp glows
green, the flash is fully charged and ready for
picture-taking.
1. Slide the ON SWITCH (2) to open the lens
cover, to raise the FLASH (3), and to turn the
camera ON.
2. Partially depress the
SHUTTER BUTTON (1),
and when the FLASH/
CAMERA-READY
LAMP
(13) glows
green and the
TEXT-MESSAGING
PANEL
(30) displays
“ READY,” fully
depress the shutter button.
• The text-messaging panel will display
“FLASH NOT READY” when the flash is
not fully charged.
3. Keep the subject within the distance range
for the speed of film in your camera (see
Flash-to-subject distance ). Don’t take
pictures beyond the maximum distance or
your pictures will be dark.