BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
About Red-eye ReductionFlash Precautions
Using the flash to record at night or in a dimly lit room canTake care that your fingers do not block the flash when you
cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in thehold the camera. Covering the flash with your finger can
image. This is caused when the light from the flash reflectsgreatly reduce its effectiveness.
off of the retina of the eye. Red-eye reduction fires a pre-
flash, which causes the irises in the eyes of any people in
the image to close. This is followed by another flash
operation when the image is actually recorded.
Flash IMPORTANT!
Note the following important points when using red-
The approximate effective range of the flash is showneye reduction.
below. The flash is unable to adequately illuminate a
subject that is outside this range.Red-eye reduction does not work unless the people
0.8 meter to 2 meters (2.6´ to 6.6´) (ISO Sensitivity :in the image are looking directly at the camera
?Auto?)(flash). Before pressing the shutter release button,
The flash takes anywhere from a few seconds as long ascall out to the subjects so they all look at the camera.
10 seconds to attain full charge after being fired. TheRed-eye reduction may not work very well if the
actual time required depends on the battery level,subjects are located far away from the camera.
temperature, and other conditions.
The flash does not fire during movie recording. This is
indicated by on the monitor screen.
The flash unit may not be able to charge when battery
power is low. Low battery power is indicated by the on
the monitor screen, and when the flash fails to fire
properly resulting in poor image exposure. When these
symptoms occur, charge the camera?s battery as soon as
possible.
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