Changing The Flash Mode; Shooting With The Fe Lock - Canon PowerShot D30 User Manual

Flash

Changing the Flash Mode

You can change the flash mode to match the shooting scene. For details on
the flash range, see "Flash Range"
1
Configure the setting.
z z
Press the <r> button, press the <q><r>
buttons to choose a flash mode, and then
press the <m> button.
z z The option you configured is now
displayed.
[ ] Auto
Fires automatically in low-light conditions.
[h] On
Fires for each shot.
[Z] Slow Synchro
Fires to illuminate the main subject (such as people) while shooting at a
slower shutter speed to illuminate backgrounds out of flash range.
Still Images
(=
148).
•
In [Z] mode, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures
to keep it still and prevent camera shake. Additionally, you should
set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (= 78).
• In [Z] mode, even after the flash fires, ensure that the main subject
does not move until the shutter sound is finished playing.
[!] Off
For shooting without the flash.
•
If a blinking [ ] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button
halfway in camera-shake inducing, low-light conditions, mount the
camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still.

Shooting with the FE Lock

68), you can lock the exposure for the flash
Just as with the AE lock (=
shots.
1
Set the flash to [h] (=
2
Lock the flash exposure.
z z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<r> button.
z z The flash fires, and when [(] is displayed,
the flash output level is retained.
z z
To unlock FE, release the shutter button
and press the <r> button again. In this
case, [(] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
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