Digital Camera User Manual

Flash Notes

Notes on Force ﬂash: From PhyrePhoX, for strobists: an option to manually override ﬂash (for all

cameras). even for IXUS cams. no need for a script anymore. Important: when enabled, this will not

only override ﬂash power, but also enable the CHECK if ﬂash is needed. in other words: your camera will

use ﬂash even in bright sunlight and even if you disabled the ﬂash. of course the ﬂash will not ﬁre on

cameras with popup ﬂashes when the ﬂash is not popped up. there are three values for the ﬂash to be set:

low, middle and POWERFUL. be careful, don’t ﬂash at home, kids….This feature more or less created

by ewavr, thanks.

For cameras with dedicated movie buttons, there is an extra menu item: Force ﬂash only in moviemode

When this is checked, the Force ﬂash feature will be enabled for taking photos when recording a video.

Note: It appears that there is another advantage by using force ﬂash - On cameras with adjustable ﬂash

intensity there will not be a pre-ﬂash when the intensity is set manually, which will help greatly when

using slave ﬂashes.

See:– http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,1365.msg39384.html#msg39384

and:- !Force ﬂash pics. - below

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Examples

Force ﬂash pics

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Manual flash: low power (0) ! ! ! Manual flash: medium power (1)

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!!Manual flash: high power (2) Manual flash: Camera