Canon EOS D30 - Manual (Page 93)

Using the Built-in Flash
MENU Red-eye Reduction
When you use flash in low-light conditions, it can reflect off your subject’s pupils and make their
eyes look red in the photograph. This effect is called “red-eye,” and is caused by the light of the
flash reflecting off the retina of the eye. The Red-eye reduction function uses the camera’s red­
eye reduction lamp, which gently shines into the subject’s eyes to constrict the pupils and
thereby reduces the likelihood that red-eye will occur. You can use red-eye reduction in any
picture-taking mode except (^4) and (*^) modes.
From the menu, select [Red-eye
on/off].
Press the (MENU) button.
Turn the
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dial to select [Red-eye
on/off], then press the (0> button.
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Set the Red-eye reduction function.
Turn the
(O)
dial to select [On], then
press the (0) button.
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When you press the shutter button down halfway, the red­
eye reduction lamp indicator appears in the viewfinder.
Red-eye reduction is effective only when the subject is
looking at the red-eye reduction lamp. Be sure to tell your
subjects to look at the lamp.
To increase the effectiveness of red-eye reduction, press
the shutter button down fully approximately 1.5 seconds
after the red-eye reduction lamp indicator goes off.
You can take a picture anytime by pressing the shutter
button down fully, even if the red-eye reduction lamp is on.
Red-eye reduction also operates when you use an EOS-
dedicated Speedlite.
The effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies from subject
to subject.
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Red-eye reduction
lamp indicator
Red-eye reduction is more effective in bright interior locations, with the camera
close to the subject.
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