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Using the Flash
Use the flash according to the guidelines below.
* No icon appears in the display panel.
• For information on the external flash, see page 177.
1
Press the button to switch between
flash modes.
• The selected flash mode appears on the display
panel. It also appears on the LCD monitor if it is on.
• You can switch between settings by pressing the
button.
When the red-eye reduction function is on
(p. 61)
When the red-eye reduction function is off
(p. 61)
2
Shoot the image.
• The flash will fire if the indicator beside the viewfinder lights orange when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the
mode (p. 51).
• Some settings are not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 204).
*
Red-eye reduction, Auto
The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level, and the
red-eye reduction lamp fires each time the main flash fires
* Auto The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level.
*
Red-eye reduction, Flash on
The red-eye reduction lamp and the flash always fire.
Flash on The flash always fires.
Flash off The flash does not fire.
