FujiFilm F450 - Manual (Page 17)

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Advanced
Features
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Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type
of shot.
1 Set the Mode switch to “q”.
2 The flash setting changes each time you press
the “d (c)” Flash button. The last flash mode
shown is the mode selected.
h Effective flash range (for a AUTO)
Wide-angle: Approx. 0.6 m to 3.6 m
(2.0 ft. to 12.0 ft.)
Telephoto : Approx. 0.6 m to 2.0 m
(2.0 ft. to 6.6 ft.)
● ! If the flash is used in 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.
● ! The flash charging time may increase when the battery is low
on charge.
● ! When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and go dark as the flash charges. The viewfinder
lamp then blinks orange.
● ! The available flash modes are limited depending on the
Photography menu selected (
➡P.30).
● ! The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).
0 1 0 2
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.
● ! 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.
● ! If pressing the shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will
be taken without the flash.
d Forced flash
Use this mode in backlit scenes, such as a subject against
a window or in the shade of a tree, or to get the correct
colors when taking a picture under bright lighting. In this
mode, the flash fires in bright as well as dark conditions.
c Slow synchro
This is a flash mode that uses a slow shutter speed. This
allows you to take pictures of people at night that clearly
show both your subjects and the night time backdrop. To
avoid camera shake, always use a tripod.
h Slowest shutter speed
/ NIGHT: up to 2 sec.
n Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro
Use this mode for Slow synchro shots with Red-eye
reduction.
● ! The image may be overexposed when shooting bright scenes.
v Suppressed flash
Use this mode for taking pictures using indoor lighting, for
shots taken through glass, and for photography in places
such as theaters or at indoor sporting events where the
distance is too great for the flash to be effective. When
you use Suppressed flash, the selected white balance
function (
➡P.40) operates so that natural colors are
captured along with the ambience of the available light.
● ! Use a tripod to avoid camera shake, particularly for shots in the dark
when the selected flash mode is Suppressed flash.
● ! See P.22, 91 for information on the camera shake warning.
d FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Press the shutter button down halfway.
“
∑ ” appears on the LCD monitor when
the flash is used.
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Red-eye effect
◆
When using the flash to take a picture of 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 this 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.
To take a picture of a main subject at night with the
background brightly lit, use the “
/ ” (NIGHT) setting in
Shooting mode ( ➡P.39).