The Prima Super 90W also has a built-in Eyesight Adjustment Knob, which is designed to help those with minor shortsighted problems to get a clearer picture through the camera's viewfinder. It is located next to the viewfinder, on the right side (see photo No: 4 again). However, the knob itself turns easily so much so that anything which brushes against it, like your jacket, coat or body whenever the camera is left hanging on your neck by its strap, the clarity of the viewfinder can be easily changed. Like every new Prima model currently available, the built-in flash fires whenever the camera detects low-light situation. The user can also opt to set the camera to have the flash fire for each shot or canceling it altogether. The top two photos below show the difference between a fill-in flash and without. Shot without flash Shot with fill-in flash     Shot without exposure compensation Shot with +1.5-stop exposure compensation When the Autoflash function is disabled, using the Manual exposure compensation feature is quite easy. Just press the Mode button until the flash icon appears, then use the Zoom button to set the feature desired. The exposure compensation icons of either +1.5 or -1.5 will come after the normal No Flash symbol. The two top photos from below show how the overall exposure changes when either one of the compensation features is being utilized. Shot with -1.5-stop exposure compensation Shot with +1.5-stop exposure compensation     Lion dance shot with normal Autoflash mode Lion dance shot with Slow-sync. flash Slow-sync. flash is one of the three PIC variations available in the Prima Super 90W. Having gotten used to fill-in flash and slow-sync. flash when using Canon's EOS models, the effect will not be as good with the Prima Super 90W if normal Autoflash mode is to be utilized in indoor photography since the built-in zoom lens has a slow, variable maximum aperture of f/4.5-9.9. To get a clearer background, slow-sync. flash is the answer. Some movement will result if the camera chooses a slower shutter speed but if the effect is pleasing, like the lion dance photo above, it won't be much of a problem. While I did face a couple of hassles in testing the Prima Super 90W for this issue, the majority that will be buying this model will not encounter similar experiences. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2001 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 .