Minolta 800si - Manual (Page 21)

FILL FLASH
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RED-EYE REDUCTION
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When photographing people or animals at night or other low-light
situations, the effect called red-eye may occur due to the flash
reflecting off the inside of the subject's eyes. To reduce this effect,
use the built-in flash's red-eye reduction mode. When selected,
the flash fires a series of small bursts before the main flash burst.
This causes the subject's pupils to close, greatly reducing the
amount of light which will reflect off the retina.
Press the flash-mode button
in the control panel.
Turn either control dial until
appears in the data panel.
Press the shutter-release
button partway down to enter
the selection.
• Warn your subject that the flash will fire a few short bursts just before
the picture is taken.
✎ Cancel red-eye reduction by selecting another flash mode.
MEMORY: The Red-eye Reduction setting can be stored in
memory. See page 99 for information.
When taking portraits outdoors in daylight, use flash to reduce
harsh, unflattering shadows on your subject’s face. Fill flash
should also be used when the subject is backlit.
Raise the built-in flash or turn
on an attached accessory
flash. The flash will fire every
time the shutter-release
button is pressed.
Press and hold the flash-
compensation button.
Wait until appears in the
viewfinder, then take the
picture.
• In A mode or S mode, the aperture or shutter speed will blink in the
viewfinder and data panel if flash will cause the scene to be over-
exposed with the aperture or shutter speed selected. Adjust the
aperture or shutter-speed until it stops blinking (p 53, p 56).
If Autoswitchover has been selected (through Customized function
#5) and the camera is in P-mode, the flash will only fire when
necessary (p 34, p 102). Because the overall light level is bright,
the flash will need to be fired manually.
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