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The camera has four flash modes: Automatic Flash (default), Red-Eye
Reduction, Fill Flash (on), and Flash Off. The modes appear cyclically when you
press the button on the rear side of the camera. The table below will help
choose the appropriate flash mode:
Flash Mode Description
[ ] Auto Flash The flash fires automatically according to the ambient
conditions. Select this mode for general photography.
[ ] Red-eye The flash emits a precursor-flash before the main flash
Reduction fires. This causes the pupil in the human eye to
constrict, reducing the red-eye. Select this mode when
taking pictures of people and animals in low-light
conditions.
[ ] Fill Flash (on) The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding
brightness. Select this mode for recording images with
high contrast (backlighting) and deep shadows.
Also known as forced flash.
[ ] Flash Off The flash will not fire. Select this mode when taking
images in a place where flash photography is prohibit-
ed, or when the distance to the subject is beyond the
effective range of the flash.
• You can also turn the flash on and off from the record menu.
• When camera is set to External Flash Exposure mode the flash is always on
and can not be turned off. This is necessary to automatically trigger the
external slave flash.
Flash Modes
