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• Flash

Modes

The flash modes listed on

the

previous page may combine one or more

of

the

following

settings,

as

shown by the flash

mode

icon:

•

AUTO

(auto

flash):

When lighting

is

poor

or

subject

is

back lit, flash pops

up

automatically

when shutter-release

button

is

pressed halfway and fires

as

required.

• @

(red-eye

reduction):

Use

for portraits. Red-eye reduction lamp lights before flash

fires,

reducing "red-eye:'

• @ (off):

Flash

does

not

fire even

when

lighting

is

poor or subject

is

back-lit.

•

SLOW

(slow

sync):

Shutter speed slows automatically

to

capture background lighting at night

or

under

low light.

Use

to

include background lighting in portraits.

•

REAR

(rear-curtain

sync):

Flash

fires

just

before shutter closes, creating astream

of

light

behind

moving

light

sources (below at right).

If

this icon

is

not

displayed, flash will fire

as

the

shutter opens (front-curtain sync;

the

effect this produces with moving

light

sources

is

shown below at left).

Rear-curtain sync

Command

dial

+

~

button

Front-curtain sync

Pal

Choosing

a Flash

Mode

The flash mode can also be

selected by pressing the

~

button

and rotating the

command dial (in

P,

S,

A,

M,

and fl

modes, raise the flash before

using

the

~

button

to

choose

the

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flash mode).

•

The

Built-in

Flash

For information on the lenses

that

can be used

with

the built-in flash,

see

the

Reference

Manual

(on

CD).

Remove lens hoods

to

prevent shadows. The flash

has

a

minimum

range

of

0.6 m

(2

ft.) and can

not

be used in

the

macro range

of

zoom lenses

with

a macro function.

Shutter

speed

1/200-

1

/60

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