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P MODE FLASH: THE BASICS
1. Select the P mode on the cam-
era.
2. Press the flash ON/OFF button
to display or .
3. Press the shutter-release but-
ton partway down.
• and appear with auto-
matic flash. Only appears with
fill flash.
• With the Maxxum/Dynax 7, automatic flash is used with full-auto,
and fill flash when the P mode is selected.
• With the Maxxum/Dynax 9 and 800si, fill flash is used when the P
mode is selected (automatic flash may also be selected as a custom
setting with the 800si).
• With other cameras, automatic flash is used when the P mode is
selected. Fill flash may be selected in the same way as the built-in
flash in the camera.
4. Press the shutter-release but-
ton partway down and check
that the subject is within the
flash range.
• See page 18 for details of the flash
range.
5. When the flash is charged,
press the shutter-release but-
ton to take the photo.
• The flash is charged when indica-
tors on the rear of the unit and in the
camera viewfinder are both lit.
When the correct exposure has been
obtained for the photo just taken:
• is displayed in the data panel for
approximately four seconds.
• The indicator blinks in the camera
viewfinder.
• The photo will be under-exposed if taken before charging is complete.
• When a photo is taken immediately after charging is complete while
using slide film, it may be under-exposed near the farther limit of the
flash range (p. 18).
• Press the shutter-release button after checking that charging is com-
plete when using the flash with the self-timer.
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