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30 31
If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be safely hand held, the
camera-shake warning will appear on the LCD monitor and the orange focus lamp will
blink slowly. Camera shake is slight blurring caused by subtle hand motion and is more
pronounced at the telephoto setting of the lens than at the wide-angle setting. Although
the warning appears, the shutter can still be released. If the warning appears, the
following steps can be taken:
• Place the camera on a tripod.
• Use the built-in flash.
• Zoom the lens towards the wide-angle position until the warning
disappears.
CAMERA-SHAKE WARNING
FLASH RANGE - AUTO-RECORDING MODE
The camera will automatically control the flash output. For well-exposed images, the
subject must be within the flash range. Because of the optical system, the flash range is
not the same at the lens’ wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position.
Wide-angle position
Telephoto position
0.5m ~ 3.5m (1.6 ft. ~ 11.5 ft.)
0.9m ~ 3.0m (3.0 ft. ~ 9.8 ft.)
Flash cancel - the flash will not fire. Use flash
cancel when flash photography is prohibited,
natural light is desired to illuminate the
subject, or the subject is beyond the flash
range. The camera-shake warning may
appear when flash cancel is selected (p. 31).
Red-eye reduction - the flash fires twice
before the main flash burst to reduce red-eye;
an effect caused by light reflected from the
retina. Use in low-light conditions when taking
photographs of people or animals. The pre-
flashes contract the pupils of the subject’s
eyes.
FLASH MODES
To set the flash mode, simply press the flash mode
button (1) on the back of the camera until the desired
mode is displayed.
Autoflash - the flash fires automatically in low-light and
backlit conditions.
Fill-flash - the flash fires with each exposure regardless
of the amount of ambient light. Fill-flash can be used to
reduce harsh shadows caused by strong direct light or
sunshine.
FLASH SIGNALS
The orange flash lamp next to the viewfinder
indicates the status of the flash. When the lamp
glows steadily, the flash is charged and ready to
fire. When the lamps blinks quickly, the flash is
charging and the shutter will not release. The flash
lamp is also used as a camera-shake warning, see
below.
At the wide-angle lens position, when using the flash with subjects closer than 1m (3ft.),
vignetting can occur. A slight shadow or shading may be apparent at the bottom of a
horizontal image.
AUTO-RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERATION
1
Autoflash
Fill-flash
Flash cancel
Autoflash with
red-eye reduction
Fill-flash with
red-eye reduction
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