When you want to use the flash for shooting, press the <> button to manually pop-up the flash.
Please refer to the following table for flash availability by shooting mode.
Built-in Flash
Basic Zone
Creative Zone
Automatic firing
Automatic firing, Flash on (Fires at all times), Flash off possible
Flash on (Fires at all times), Flash off possible
Flash on (Fires at all times) after manual pop-up
Flash off
NOTE
Icons used on this page:
: Scene Intelligent Auto / : Flash Off / : Creative Auto / : Special scene / : Portrait mode / : Landscape / : Close-up / : Sports / : Night Portrait / : Handheld Night Scene / : HDR Backlight Control / : Program AE / : Shutter-priority AE / : Aperture-priority AE / : Manual exposure / : Bulb / : Still Photo Shooting during Movie Shooting