B Lowering the Flash
Push the flash down gently to lower the flash until it clicks into place when not in use (A 5).
C The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates the status of the flash when you press the
shutter-release button halfway.
• On: The flash fires when a picture is taken.
• Flashing: The flash is charging. The camera cannot take pictures.
• Off: The flash does not fire when a picture is taken.
If the battery level is low, the monitor turns off while the flash is
charging.
C The Flash Mode Setting
• The setting varies with the shooting mode.
➝ “Available Features” (A 45)
➝ “Default Settings” (A 54)
• Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A 58).
• The flash mode setting applied in A (auto) mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.
C Effective Range of the Flash
When ISO sensitivity is set to Auto, the flash has a range of approx. 0.5–5.0 m (1 ft 8 in.–16 ft) at the
maximum wide-angle zoom position and a range of approx. 1.5–2.5 m (5 ft–8 ft 2 in.) at the
maximum telephoto zoom position.
C Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses “Advanced Red-Eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix).“
Pre-flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect.
Additionally, if the camera detects red eye while saving an image, the affected area is processed to
reduce red-eye before the image is saved.
Note the following when shooting:
• Because pre-flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is
pressed and when the shutter is released.
• More time than usual is required to save images.
• Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in all situations.
• In rare cases, areas of the image that are not affected by red-eye may be processed by red-eye
reduction. In these cases, select another flash mode and take the picture again.
