"Likewise, the blink warning system is supposed to tell you that the subject has blinked and that you should take another shot. It would have been more useful if the Optio V20 did this automatically."
Well, I don't think it would be good if the camera did it automatically at all, really. You see, it takes a couple of seconds to write the image to the card at highest resolution, plus there is definitely some lag for the flash to recharge. People would end up getting lots of pictures of the floor, or of the subjects walking away... If it's "manual" (and if it worked), you have to warn the subjects that a new shot has to be taken because someone blinked and all that.
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"Likewise, the blink warning system is supposed to tell you that the subject has blinked and that you should take another shot. It would have been more useful if the Optio V20 did this automatically."
Well, I don't think it would be good if the camera did it automatically at all, really. You see, it takes a couple of seconds to write the image to the card at highest resolution, plus there is definitely some lag for the flash to recharge. People would end up getting lots of pictures of the floor, or of the subjects walking away... If it's "manual" (and if it worked), you have to warn the subjects that a new shot has to be taken because someone blinked and all that.