Canon PowerShot A720 IS User Manual page 47

1 12 1 Various Shooting Methods
i Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires []
[]See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 206).
The flash fires right after the shutter opens, regardless of the
1st-curtain shutter speed. Usually, the 1st-curtain is used when
shooting.
The flash fires right before the shutter closes. Compared
with the 1st-curtain, the flash fires later and allows you to
2nd-curtain shoot images in which, for example, a car's taillights seem to
tra off beh nd.
1. Press the 0 button.
MENU
2. In the [1_] menu, use the ,IF or _1,
button to select [Flash Sync].
1. Use the ÷ or "b button to select
[1st-curtain] or [2nd-curtain].
2. Press the 0 button.
MENU
Image shot with the1 st- Image shot with the2nd-
curtain setting curtain setting