79You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The effective flash range isapproximately 50 cm – 7.0 m (1.6 – 23 ft.) at maximum wide angle (j), andapproximately 1.4 – 3.0 m (4.6 – 9.8 ft.) at maximum telephoto (i).Raise the flash.Choose h.z After pressing the h button, press the qrbuttons or turn the 5 dial to choose h,then press the m button.X Once set, h will appear on the screen.The camera can detect areas in the scene, such as faces or backgrounds,that are too bright or dark and automatically adjust them to the optimumbrightness when shooting. Also, when the overall image is lacking in contrast,the camera will automatically correct the image for a sharper impressionwhen shooting.Choose [i-Contrast].z Press the n button to choose [i-Contrast] in the 4 tab, then press the qrbuttons to choose [Auto].X Once set, @ will appear on the screen.Turning the Flash OnWhat if the setting screen does not appear even when youpress the h button?The flash is lowered. Raise the flash manually.Correcting the Brightness and Shooting(i-Contrast)• Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or may not becorrected properly.• You can correct recorded images (p. 142).COPY