Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS zoom digital camera — User's guide

Table of Contents > Taking pictures/videos > Using the Flash button

2 Taking pictures/videos

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.

Press the flash button repeatedly to scroll through flash modes.

The current flash mode appears in the status area.

NOTE:

If the flash is needed, it opens automatically when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Mode	Icon	The flash fires
Auto Flash		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 light is behind the subject). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.
Red Eye		If Red Eye Preflash is on ( ), the flash fires twice. If Red Eye Preflash is off, the camera corrects red eye without using an extra flash.

Zoom position	Flash distance
Wide angle	1.6–25.6 ft (0.5–7.8 m)
Telephoto	4–14.4 ft (1.2–4.4 m)

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