Pentax Optio 450 - Manual (Page 44)

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aking Pictures
Selecting the Flash Mode
(No icon) Auto flash The flash discharges automatically depending on
the light conditions.
Flash Off The flash will not discharge.
Flash On The flash discharges.
Auto flash + This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
Red-eye Reduction caused by the light from the flash being reflected in
the subject’s eyes. The flash discharges automatically.
Flash On + This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
Red-eye Reduction caused by the light from the flash being reflected in
the subject’s eyes. The flash will discharge regard
less of lighting conditions.
• The [Auto flash] and [Auto flash + Red-eye Reduction] modes cannot
be selected when the Capture mode is set to .
• The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to , continuous
shooting, infinity-landscape, fireworks in picture mode or super
macro mode.
• The flash discharges once before the main flash as supplementary
light for AE metering.
• In [Auto flash + Red-eye Reduction] and [Flash On + Red-eye Reduction]
modes, the flash discharges once to make the pupils of the subject’s
eyes smaller shortly before the main flash discharges to take the picture.
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Press the button in Capture mode.
The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed and the
icon is displayed on the LCD monitor.
The camera is ready to take the picture in the set flash mode.
Status of the Focus Status Lamp and Flash Status Lamp
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Saving the Flash Mode
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