Canon EOS 3000D Instruction Manual page 60

A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)
The picture came out extremely dark.
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If you raise the built-in flash beforehand, the flash will fire
automatically in backlit conditions in daylight or in low-light
conditions.
When shooting in low light with the built-in flash raised, it fired
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a series of flashes.
Pressing the shutter button halfway may trigger the built-in flash to
fire a series of flashes to assist autofocusing. This is called the AF-
assist beam. Its effective range is approx. 4 meters / 13.1 feet.
The flash fired and the picture came out extremely bright.
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Move further away from the subject and shoot. When shooting flash
photography, if the subject is too close to the camera, the picture
may come out extremely bright (overexposure).
When flash was used, the bottom part of the picture came out
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unnaturally dark.
The shadow of the lens barrel was captured in the picture because
the subject was too close to the camera. Move further away from the
subject and shoot. If a hood is attached to the lens, remove it before
taking the flash picture.
When not using the built-in flash, refer to the following notes to take the
pictures.
Prevent camera shake if the numeric display (shutter speed) in the
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viewfinder blinks.
Under low light when camera shake is prone to occur, the viewfinder's
shutter speed display will blink. Hold the camera steady or use a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use a wide angle to reduce blur caused by
camera shake even with handheld shooting.
When shooting portraits
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In low-light conditions, tell the subject to keep still until the picture is
taken. Any movement by the subject during shooting may result in the
subject being blurred in the picture.
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