Olympus C-100 - Manual (Page 12)

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Caution
• Press the Shutter button gently. Pressing the button down hard will cause the
camera to move, resulting in a blurred picture.
• Never remove the battery or AC adapter, open the card cover while the green
lamp is blinking. The picture you have just taken may not be recorded and
previous pictures may be destroyed.
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USING THE FLASH
The flash automatically fires in lowlight and backlight conditions, but the flash
mode can be selected to suit various conditions.
1
Open the lens barrier and press the button.
2 Select [CAMERA] using the / buttons and press the button.
3 Select [ ] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Select the flash mode using the / buttons and press the
button.
FLASH MODE SETTINGS
Auto (no display)
: Flash fires automatically in low light or backlit conditions
(default setting)
Red-eye ( ) : Reduces the phenomenon of a subject's eyes appearing
red in the resulting picture
Flash on ( ) : Fires in any circumstances
Flash off ( ) : Does not fire regardless of the light conditions
Night view ( ) : Use this mode when taking night views
Night view/Red-eye ( ) : Use this mode when taking people against a night view
Note • To comfirm the current flash mode setting, press the button with the lens
barrier open.
Press the
button after the confirmation to change the flash mode setting.
• Range of flash: ~ 2.5m/8ft.
• All the flash mode settings except for Red-eye (
) will return to Auto mode
(default setting) when the lens barrier is closed.
Caution
• The green lamp blinks while the flash is charging and the shutter button will
not be pressed. Wait until the green lamp goes off.
• When taking pictures at close range using the flash, the appropriate brightness
may not be achieved and there may be pronounced shadows as a result.
Olympus recommends that you check the picture on the camera’s LCD monitor.
• The flash cannot be used in Sequence mode, Panorama mode and Movie
mode.
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