Kodak DX3900 User Guide

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Chapter 2

When you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows, your 
pictures may need flash. The camera flash is effective at the following 
distances, depending on your zoom position.

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Press the Flash button   repeatedly to 
scroll through the flash options.

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The flash icon that is displayed in the Status 
Display is the acitve option.

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The flash setting remains unless Reset User 
Settings is set to Yes (see 

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NOTE: When you are shooting in low-light conditions with the flash turned off, 

the camera uses slow shutter speeds. Take care to avoid camera shake. 
Use a tripod or place the camera on a steady surface.

Wide Angle

1.6 to 10.5 feet (0.5 to 3.2 m)

Telephoto

1.6 to 7.5 feet (0.5 to 2.3 m)

Auto Flash (no icon)—flash fires when the lighting 
conditions require it.

Fill—flash fires every time you take a picture, regardless of the 
lighting conditions.

Off—flash never fires.

Red-eye—flash fires once so the subject’s eyes become 
accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is 
taken. Ideal for pictures of people.