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Using the Full Range
of Features
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Using the Built-in Flash
You can use the built-in flash for recording still images.
1. Press the (flash) button.
• The setting changes with each press of the button.
• The symbol of the selected flash mode appears on the screen.
“ ” disappears after 4 seconds.
2. Press the PHOTO button halfway.
“ ” appears in green.
3. Press the PHOTO button fully.
The flash fires and the still image shown on the screen will be
recorded.
❍ Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes.
❍ Do not fire the flash at persons while they are driving.
❍ Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.
❍ The practical range of the flash is approx. 3.3 to 6.6 ft. (1 to 2 m). The range
depends upon the recording condition.
❍ The camcorder fires a pre-flash to obtain the subject’s exposure data and
adjusts the main flash to the optimal intensity (flash exposure compensation).
❍ The effect of flash photography may not be obtained in bright places.
❍ For the red-eye reduction mode to be effective, the subject needs to look at
the assist lamp. The degree of reduction depends upon the distance and on
each individual.
❍ The red-eye reduction mode cannot be used in stitch assist mode.
❍ The flash mode cannot be selected when exposure is locked, or after the first
still image in Stitch Assist mode.
of the subject.
red-eye effect.
flash photography is prohibited.
