Hello gestewart65 are you sure the built in flash doesn't work. On certain Rebel series cameras you must manually pop up the flash even in Full Auto mode. In order to pop up the flash you must push the flash button that is located behind the main dial.-Demetrius. Pressing this button will pop up the flash, and any photos taken from then on will use the flash. When you no longer wish to use the flash, just push the flash back down to lock it. It will stay down until you press the flash button again, or when you find yourself in one of the Basic Zone modes and the camera determines that flash is needed.
Note: Following 1-4 steps properly, you can easily turn on the flash in Canon Camera. By using step 5, you can also turn off your flash when you need. Once set, it will work in auto mode; you don't need to set it up in the next shoot. Flash Type. In the introductory part, we know that two methods exist to turn on the Canon camera flash.. It should be located next to the auto mode icon, and to switch to this mode, you just have to turn the dial clockwise. Once you've selected the no flash exposure mode, you can freely take pictures without worrying about the flash turning on when you don't want it to. Method 2: Turning off Flash from the Menu