I've noticed when trying to photograph cats that they don't seem to react to the flash at all. You'd think that with their sensitive eyes, the flash would be annoying, but they show no sign of noticing it at all. It is mysterious.
Mine don't startle at the flash, but do tend to avoid looking right at it after the first shot. This camera has a green autofocus assist lamp that also bugs them a little bit, though not as much as the flash.
...And come to think of it, the autofocus lamp may actually be part of what cuts down on the demonic eye-shine, since it warns the cats not to look straight at the flash more effectively than the typical redeye-reduction pre-flash does.
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