Flash Modes
Use the [
] item in the photo shooting menu to choose the effect produced by the flash. The options available vary with the shooting mode.
Option |
Description |
Available in |
|
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I |
[ |
This mode is recommended in most situations. In modes P and A, shutter speed will automatically be set to values between 1/200 s (or 1/8000 s with auto FP high-speed sync) and 1/60 s. |
b, P, S, A, M |
J |
[ ] |
Use for portraits. The red-eye reduction lamp on the camera or flash unit lights before the flash fires, reducing “red-eye”.
|
b, P, S, A, M |
L |
[ |
As for “fill flash”, except that shutter speed slows automatically to capture background lighting at night or under low light.
|
P, A |
K |
[ |
Use to include background lighting in portraits. Red-eye reduction is combined with slow shutter speeds to capture background lighting at night or under low light.
|
P, A |
M |
[ ] |
The flash fires just before the shutter closes, creating the effect of a stream of light behind moving light sources.
|
P, S, A, M |
s |
[ ] |
The flash does not fire. |
b, P, S, A, M |
Rear-curtain sync cannot be used with studio flash systems, as the correct synchronization cannot be obtained.