55Using the red-eye fix functionWhen taking a portrait shot in a dark place, the red-eyeeffect can occur with the burst of flash light. In thiscase, please set the flash option to Auto+Red or Fill-inRed.1st Curtain, 2nd CurtainThe following images were obtained by taking thepictures of straight-moving subject along with therespective options of 1st Curtain and 2nd Curtain. Incase of using the 1st Curtain flash function, the frontpart of action is remained clearly since the flash willburst light immediately upon shutter opening. Since theflash bursts the light at a later time when having usedthe 2nd Curtain option, the picture expresses the lastimage of the subject clearly.Ball moving direction Ball moving direction Use of early 1stCurtain option Use of 2nd CurtainoptionTaking a picture in a dark place• By using the red-eye fix function, the red-eyeeffect can be removed through the preliminaryflashing function prior to the burst of flash.• When the subject is moving or is far away fromthe camera at the time of preliminary flashing,the function may not function well.
