Solution
To prevent the flash from firing during shooting, push it down with your finger, into the camera.
The flash mode will be set to [Off] (

) automatically when the flash is lowered.
NOTE
- As the flash will not fire when it is lowered, the setting screen cannot be accessed by pressing the <
> button.
When you want the flash to fire, move the <

> switch to raise the flash, and then push the <

> button to configure the setting.