244SQW0547Stabilizer, Zoom and FlashSetting the Flash FunctionsZS60 Recording mode:1 Press [ ] button ( )2 Use to select the desired type and press [MENU/SET]: [Auto]: iAuto*1The flash is automatically activated when the recordingconditions make it necessary.: [Auto/Red-Eye]*2The flash fires automatically to control red eye accordingto recording conditions• Use this when you take pictures of people in lowlighting conditions.: [Forced Flash On]: [Forced On/Red-Eye]*2The flash is activated every time regardless of therecording conditions.• Use this when your subject is back-lit or underfluorescent light.: [Slow Sync.]: [Slow Sync./Red-Eye]*2Takes brighter pictures such as pictures of subjectsagainst a nightscape by decreasing the shutter speedwhen firing a flash.• Ideal for taking pictures of people against anightscape.• Using a slower speed can cause motion blur. Werecommend using a tripod.: [Forced Flash Off]The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.• Use this when you take pictures in places where theuse of the flash is not permitted.*1 This can be set only in Intelligent Auto Mode [ ] or [ ]. The icon changes depending on thetype of subject and brightness.*2 Two flashes will be emitted. Do not move until after the second flash. Interval betweenflashes varies according to brightness of subject.• The red-eye reduction effect varies depending on the subject and is affected by factors suchas distance from the subject and whether the subject is looking at the camera during thepreliminary flash. In some cases, red-eye reduction may be negligible.
