18Basic Photography and PlaybackThe flash has a range of 0.4–3 m (1 ft. 4 in.–9 ft. 10 in.) when the camera iszoomed all the way out. The range at maximum zoom is 0.4–1.7 m (1 ft.4 in.–5 ft. 7 in.). The following flash modes are available:Using the FlashMode DescriptionAUTO Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.Auto with red-eye reductionReduces “red eye” in portraits ( 19).Off Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.Fill flash Flash fires whenever picture is taken. Use to “fill-in”(illuminate) shadows and back-lit subjects.Slow sync Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds areused to capture background at night or under dim light.1 2Press the flash mode button. Highlight the desired mode andpress the center of the multiselector.The selected flash mode iconappears at the top of the monitor. IfAUTO is selected, the icon extin-guishes automatically after five sec-onds. The selection made in(auto) mode is stored in memoryeven after the camera has beenturned off.• The setting will be canceled if five sec-onds pass without pressing the centerof the multi selector.:ConfirmOKFlash66
