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What about the camera's built-in flash. This small but powerful flash has a shooting range of: 0.6 to 2.3 metre (2 to 7.6 ft) at ISO 100, 0.6 to 3.2 metre (2 to 10.5 ft) at ISO 200 and 0.6 to 4.6 metre (2 to 15 ft) at ISO 400. The flash itself has four modes; Auto flash without red-eye reduction, Auto flash with red-eye reduction, Flash ON (the flash fires each time) and Slow-sync. Flash. There is also a Flash OFF mode as well for the occasion when you want to shoot available light pictures.

The Classic photo below of members of a lion dance troupe taking their break was shot with the camera's built-in flash. The flash system provides fill-in lighting for most of the time except for outdoor shots at night. To get a lighter background for night-time shots, you will have to use the M-1's Slow-sync. Flash mode.

Now look at this photo of a cineplex's upcoming movie poster attractions, the M-1 was used in its normal Auto flash mode without red-eye reduction. The result is a scene that is bright enough without overpowering the natural low-light condition of the corridor where the posters are placed.

In the APS format, the Classic print size is equivalent to a regular 4x6 photo one gets when selecting prints from regular 35mm negatives. The HDTV format has a wider scope than the Classic version and is actually the full image size of the APS film frame. The wider scope of the HDTV format offers the APS photographer the choice of including subject matters that are longer than what the normal Classic print can accommodate such as the Petronas Twin Towers dwarfing the KLCC Suria complex (see photo, right).

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