BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
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Precautions when Using Flash
• Make sure that you do not touch or block the flash or the
exposure sensor with your fingers. Doing so can soil these
components and interfere with correct flash operation.
• The flash unit does not charge when battery power is too
low to charge the flash. The (Flash Off) indicator ap-
pears to warn you that the flash will not fire correctly, which
may affect exposure of the image. Replace batteries as
soon as possible when this happens.
• Red-eye reduction may not work well when the camera
is not pointed directly at the subject or when the subject is
far from the camera.
• In the Red-eye Reduction Mode , the flash is fired auto-
matically in accordance with exposure. Because of this,
the flash does not fire if the subject is well-lit.
• White balance is fixed while the flash is being used, so sun-
light, fluorescent lighting, or other sources of illumination in
the immediate area may affect the coloring of the recorded
image.
• The effective range for the built-in flash depends on your
camera model.
* QV-2300UX: Approximately 0.5m to 2m (at full aperture)
* QV-2800UX: Approximately 0.5 to 2.5m (at full aperture)
Note that you may not be able to obtaine the desired flash
result outside the ranges noted above.
• Depending on operating conditions (type of batteries being
used, temperature, etc. ), it may take up to 10 seconds for
the flash unit to charge.
• The flash is disabled during movie recording, which is indi-
cated by the (Flash Off) icon on the monitor screen.
Flash
Exposure sensor
QV-2800UX
Flash
Exposure sensor
QV-2300UX
