Canon EOS 500QD - Manual (Page 19)

Automatic Flash
When the command dial is set to O , , A in the image zone, the flash
will automatically pop up and fire if the subject is dark or in back-lit condi­
tions where the background is too bright against the subject.
If you wish to take a photograph without using the flash, such as in places where flash
photography is forbidden or for indoor shots where you wish to make use of the available
lighting, simply press the shutter button halfway, then push the built-in flash down gently
to retract. You can then take your photograph without the flash.
II. TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
Red-eye Reduction when Using the Flash
In photographs of people taken using a flash at night or in poorly-lit interi­
ors, the subject’s eyes may appear red. This is due to light reflected from
the retina, and the phenomena is called “red eye”.
When taking a flash shot with the camera set to the red-eye reduction
function, the red-eye reduction lamp lights up, gently illuminating the sub­
ject’s eyes momentarily, reducing the size of the pupils and reducing the
chance of the red-eye phenomena occurring.
When using the image zone, the red-eye reduction function can be set in
the following way.
1. Press the red-eye reduction mode
button (the flash button).
• The LCD panel will display the<S>
mark to indicate that the red-eye
reduction has been set.
2. To switch the red-eye reduction
function off, press the flash button
one more time.
• The <§> mark on the LCD panel will go
out, indicating that the red-eye reduc­
tion function has been switched off.
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