Canon EOS 300 D - Manual (Page 82)

Using the Built-in Flash
Using Red-eye Reduction
When flash is used in a low-light environment, the subject’s eyes may
come out red in the image. “Red eye” happens when the light from the
flash reflects off the retina of the eyes. The camera’s red-eye reduction
feature turns on the red-eye reduction lamp to shine a gentle light into
the subject’s eyes to narrow the pupil diameter or iris. A smaller pupil
reduces the chances of red eye from occurring. Red-eye reduction can
be set in any shooting mode except < 5 4 > < ^ > < Q > .
Select [Red-eye on/off].
• Select the <0> tab.
• Press the
<JiW> keys to select [Red­
eye on/off], then press < ©>. Quslit
Rec-eye on/off Off
Set the red-eye reduction.
^ Q Press the <J^> keys to select [On],
then press < 0 >.
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When you press the shutter button
down halfway, the red-eye reduction
lamp indicator appears in the
viewfinder.
Red-eye reduction will not work unless the subject
looks at the red-eye reduction lamp. Tell the subject
to watch the lamp.
To increase the effectiveness of red-eye reduction,
press the shutter button down fully after the red­
eye reduction lamp (which lights for approximately
1.5 seconds) indicator goes off.
You can shoot anytime by pressing the shutter button down fully, even if
the red-eye reduction lamp is on.
The effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies from subject to subject.
Red-eye reduction is more effective in bright interior locations, with the
camera closer to the subject.
Red-eye reduction
lamp indicator
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