Kodak EasyShare Z81612/ZD8612 IS digital camera — Extended user guide

Table of Contents > Taking pictures/videos > Taking flash pictures

2 Taking pictures/videos

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. The flash opens when you turn on the camera.

Press the Flash

button repeatedly to scroll through flash modes. (See flash modes below.)

Flash-to-subject distance in Smart Scene mode
Wide angle	1.6–25.6 ft (0.5–7.8m)
Telephoto	3.9–14.4 ft (1.2–4.4 m)

Flash modes		Flash fires
	Auto	When the lighting conditions require it.
	Off	Never.
	Fill	Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is "backlit" (when the light is behind the subject). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.
	Red-eye	If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned off (in the Setup menu): the flash fires once and the camera automatically corrects red-eye in the picture.	If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned on (in the Setup menu): the flash fires once so the eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken.
		To turn the Red-eye Pre-flash feature on/off, .

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