Setting the Flash (Flash On)

    05-Mar-2009
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    Solution

      When setting [Flash] to [Auto], [Flash] is not activated if the surroundings are light. However, when shooting with the subject backlit, [Flash] is sometimes used not to make the subject dark. This section describes the setting to shoot the shots with constant flash.
      CAUTION
      • Screens or menu listings may differ depending on the camera model being used.
      • As the actual locations of buttons / switches on cameras vary depending on the camera model, the illustrations that appear on this page may differ from your camera.
      • The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program AE] ().
      • In the following shooting modes, you cannot set the [Flash] to the On setting to make it fire every time you shoot.
      - [AUTO] (), [Easy] (), [Fireworks] (), [ISO 3200] (), [Digital Macro] (), [Zoom Blur] (), [Movie] ()

      1. Press the <Power> button on the camera.




      2. Press the <Flash> () button or the right <directional button> ([Flash]).




      3. The following screen will appear in the LCD screen.



      Operate the <directional buttons> to select the [Flash On] ().
      Make sure to select [On].


      4. If the following icon is displayed on the monitor*, this completes the setting process.
      * The icon display location differs depending on the model being used.