Olympus C-211 - Manual (Page 86)

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Auto Flash
The flash fires automatically if ambient light is low or if the background is brighter than
the subject.
If your subject is significantly darker than the background (if there is a strong
backlight), hold the camera so that the subject is at the center, inside of the autofocus
target mark.
Red-Eye Reduction
Use of normal flash when shooting a portrait may make the subject’s eyes appear red in
the recorded image. Red-eye reduction mode helps correct this problem. As with auto
flash mode, operation is automatic: the flash will not fire if natural lighting is sufficient.
If you enable this feature and flash is required, the flash unit will fire 10 preliminary
flashes before taking the shot. These pre-flashes cause the subject’s pupils to contract,
so that less light is reflected from the retina—resulting in reduced red-eye. Note that
when you use this feature it takes about 1 second for the camera to shoot the picture,
so be sure to hold the camera steady until the shot is completed.
Red-eye reduction is usually effective but does not work equally well with
everybody. Reduction may also be ineffective if:
• The subject is not looking directly toward the flash unit.
• The subject does not look at the pre-flashes.
• The subject is far from the camera.
Monitor
Red-eye-reduction mark
Monitor
Autofocus target mark