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Flash – Samsung HMX-M20BN-XAA User Manual

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Submenu items

Off (

): The flash does not fire.

Auto (

): The flash fires automatically under low light conditions.

Red-Eye (

): “Red-eye” is the phenomenon where eyes look reddish in photographs taken with

a flash in dark environments. Use the Red-eye flash option to reduce this phenomenon.

Fill-In (

): The flash fires regardless of the environmental light conditions. Use this flash mode

when photographing against the light to brighten the subject.

Slow Sync (

): Use when you are using a slow shutter speed under low light conditions. Syncs

the flash to the low shutter speed so that the background and subject have the same brightness.

1.

Touch the Menu (

) tab “Flash.

2.

Touch a desired submenu item.

3.

To exit the menu, touch the Exit ( ) or Return (

) tab.

Flash

Using the Flash function, you can set the built-in flash to fire in different ways.

PRECHECK!

Select the Photo (

) mode by pressing the MODE button. page 49

• Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.
• Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes as the subjects could suffer a temporary loss of vision.

• The optimum distance from the camcorder to the subject when using the built-in flash is 7 to 10 feet.
• Battery power is consumed faster with repeated use of the flash.
• The flash function is not available:

-

When you have enabled “Cont. Shot

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When you are recording videos

-

When you are capturing still images during video recording (Dual Recording).

• The red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effect due to individual differences, if the subject

is moving, or when the subject is far from the camcorder.

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Flash

Dynamic Range

Back Light

85
MIN

EV

0