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You can select the flash mode that best suits your shooting conditions.
The default setting is [AUTO].

[Flash Range]

Wide-angle	Approx. 20 cm to 3.0 m (from the front of the lens)
Telephoto	Approx. 25 cm to 2.0 m (from the front of the lens)

The operations for selecting a flash mode are shown below.

1

Turn the mode dial to a shooting mode.

2

Press the [ADJ./OK] button

(Flash).

•	A symbol of the current flash mode is displayed at the upper left of the picture display.
•	This flash mode symbol at the upper left of the picture display blinks when the flash is charging. Once the flash is charged, the symbol stops blinking and lights steadily, and the camera is ready to shoot.

3

Press the [ADJ./OK] button

to select the flash mode.
The following flash modes are as follows.

[Flash Modes]

Symbol	Mode	Description
	Flash Off	The flash will not fire.
	Auto	The flash fires automatically when the subject is poorly lit or backlit.
	Red-Eye Flash	Reduces the red-eye phenomenon that makes people's eyes appear red in pictures.
	Flash On ^*	The flash fires regardless of the lighting conditions.
	Flash Synchro ^*	The flash fires with the shutter speed slowed. This is useful when taking portrait pictures in a nightscape. Camera shake may occur, so the use of a tripod is recommended.

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The flash mode is retained until you press the [ADJ./OK] button toward

(Flash) again.

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The flash does not fire when shooting movies, in continuous mode, in Multi-target AF, in Dynamic range double-shot and in Bracket shooting.

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You can adjust the light intensity of the flash.
[How do I adjust the light intensity of the flash (Flash exposure compensation)?]

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The auxiliary flash fires to increase the AE accuracy.

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The flash mode setting for each Scene mode is shown below.

Scene Mode	Flash Mode
Portrait	Initial setting: [Flash Off]
Face	Initial setting: [Flash Off]
Sports	Initial setting: [Flash Off]
Landscape	Fixed to [Flash Off]
Nightscape	Only [Flash Off], [Auto], [Flash On], and [Flash Synchro] can be selected. Initial setting: [Auto]
Night. Port.	Only [Red-eye Flash] and [Flash Synchro] can be selected. Initial setting: [Flash Synchro]
High Sens	Initial setting: [Flash Off]
Zoom Macro	Initial setting: [Flash Off]
Skew Correct Mode	Initial setting: [Flash Off]
Text Mode	Initial setting: [Flash Off]

Answer ID: EDC09040
Date created: July 9, 2009
Date modified: --
Product: CX1
Operating system: --
Category: Hardware Operations

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