FujiFilm FinePix A340 - Manual (Page 28)

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Advanced
Features
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d FLASH
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
b Red-eye reduction
Use this mode to make sure that the subject’s eyes
appear normal when taking pictures of people in low-light
conditions. The flash fires a pre-flash just before the
picture is taken and then fires again to take the actual
picture. The flash fires as required by the shooting
conditions.
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If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
Auto Flash Mode (no icon)
Use this mode for ordinary photography. The flash fires as
required by the shooting conditions.
Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type
of shot.
1 Open the lens cover.
2 The flash setting changes each time you press
the “ d ” Flash button (c). The last flash mode
displayed is selected.
h Effective flash range (for a AUTO)
Wide-angle: Approx. 0.6 m to 3.5 m
(2.0 ft. to 11.5 ft.)
Telephoto : Approx. 0.6 m to 3.0 m
(2.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)
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! If the flash is used in very dusty conditions of when it is
snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash
reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed
flash mode.
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! The flash charging time may increase when the batteries are
low on charge.
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! When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and the LCD monitor go dark as the flash charges.
The viewfinder lamp then blinks orange.
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The available Flash modes are limited depending on the
Photography menu selected (
➡P.25).
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The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).
0 1 0 2
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If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
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Red-eye effect
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When using the flash to taken a picture people in low-light conditions, their eyes sometimes appear
red in the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. Use
Red-eye reduction flash to minimize the likelihood of the effect.
Take the following measures to make Red-eye reduction more effective:
h Get the subjects to look at the camera. h Get as close as possible to the subjects.
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Press the Shutter button down halfway. “ d ” appears in the
LCD monitor when the flash is used.