KODAK CAMEO Sharp Focus Camera-Taking Flash Pictures

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KODAK CAMEO Sharp Focus Camera
Taking Flash Pictures

In dim light, such as indoors or outdoors in heavy shade, or on dark overcast days, you need flash. Your camera features an automatic flash that fires when you need it.

Press the ON/OFF BUTTON to turn the camera ON.
Keep the subject within the distance range for the speed of film in your camera (see table below). Be careful not to cover the flash, lens, and auto-focus windows with your fingers.
Press the SHUTTER BUTTON partway down. If the FLASH-CHARGING INDICATOR on the LCD PANEL "blinks", the flash is not fully charged. Wait for the blinking to stop and the indicator to disappear before you take the picture.
Press the shutter button completely down to take the picture.

Flash-to-subject distance

ISO Film Speed	Flash-to-Subject Distance
100	2.5 to 12 ft (0.8 to 3.7 m)
200	2.5 to 13 ft (0.8 to 4.0 m)
400	3.3 to 18 ft (1.0 to 5.6 m)
1000	5.2 to 29 ft (1.6 to 8.9 m)

Using the Red-Eye Reduction

Some people's eyes (and some pets') can reflect flash with a red glow. To minimize red eye in flash or fill-flash pictures, use the red-eye reduction feature.

To minimize red eyes in flash or fill-flash pictures, follow these instructions:

Press the ON/OFF BUTTON to turn the camera ON.
Press the MODE-SELECTION BUTTON once to move to the red-eye-reduction position. Make sure the RED-EYE-REDUCTION INDICATOR appears on the LCD PANEL.
Press the SHUTTER BUTTON to take the picture.
To cancel the red-eye-reduction feature, turn the feature, the camera fires a short flash before the picture is taken. The subject's eye pupil closes partially to reduce the red-eye effect.
Note: When you take flash pictures using this feature, the camera fires a short flash before the picture is taken. The subject's eye pupil closes partially to reduce the red-eye effect.

Using the Fill Flash and Flash Off

Fill Flash

Bright light indoors or outdoors from backlit subjects can create dark shadows (especially on faces) in high-contrast scenes. Use fill flash to lighten these shadows.

Flash Off

Bright light indoors or outdoors from backlit subjects can create dark shadows (especially on faces) in high-contrast scenes. Use fill flash to lighten these shadows.

Press the ON/OFF BUTTON to turn the camera ON.
Press the MODE-SELECTION BUTTON to select FILL FLASH or FLASH OFF. Make sure the correct indicator appears on the LCD PANEL.
Press the SHUTTER BUTTON to take the picture.
Note: The camera automatically returns to the auto-flash/start position after you take the picture.

Flash Tips

Turn on room lights and have the subject face the lights to minimize red eyes in pictures.
Stand at an angle to shiny surfaces like windows or mirrors to avoid flash reflection and bright spots in your pictures.
Keep your fingers and other objects away from the picture-taking lens, flash, and auto- focus windows to avoid dark or light pictures.