32Using the FlashBasic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) ModeC The Flash LampThe flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.• On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.• Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.• Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken.If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, andremain off, until the flash is fully charged.C The Flash Mode SettingThe default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode.• A (auto): U (auto)• Scene: varies with the selected scene mode (A 58–64)• F (smart portrait): U (auto) when Off is selected for Blink proof (A 69); fixed at W (off) whenOn is selected for Blink proof• s (subject tracking): W (off)There may be functions with which the flash cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that CannotBe Applied Simultaneously” (A 53) for more information.The flash mode setting applied in A (auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after thecamera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A (auto) mode is selected.C Red-eye ReductionThis camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”). If the camera detects “redeye” while a picture is being recorded, the affected area will be processed to reduce red-eye beforethe picture is saved. Note the followings when shooting.• More time than usual is required to record pictures.• Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in all situations.• In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by red-eye reductionprocessing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again.
