Nikon F80D Flash Sync Mode Features, ¤ Slow Sync, ‹ Rear-Curtain Sync, › Red-Eye Reduction

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Flash Sync Mode Features

•Five flash sync modes are available with the F80/F80D/F80S.

Set the flash sync mode by rotating the Main-Command Dial while pressing the flash sync mode button ±.

∞: Front-Curtain Sync

Set the flash sync mode to Front-Curtain Sync for normal flash photography. The camera’s shutter speed is automatically set to 1/60 to 1/125 sec. for flash photography in Auto-Multi Progam or Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode.(With an optional Speedlight SB-26, SB-25 and SB-24, set the Speedlight’s sync mode selector to NORMAL.)

¤: Slow Sync

Normally, the camera’s shutter speed is automatically set to 1/60 to 1/125 sec. for flash photography in Auto-Multi Progam or Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode. However, for shooting nighttime scenes, Slow Sync uses a slower shutter speed (down to 30 sec.) to bring out background details using all of the available light.

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‹: Rear-Curtain Sync

The Speedlight fires at the end of the exposure, turning available light into a stream of light that follows the flash-illuminated moving subject. When Rear-Curtain Sync is set in Auto-Multi Progam or Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, Slow Sync is automatically set. (With an optional Speedlight SB-26, 25 and 24, set the Speedlight’s sync mode selector to REAR.)

›: Red-Eye Reduction

The Red-Eye Reduction lamp lights for approx. 1 sec. before the flash fires in order to reduce the red-eye effect in photos of people or animals. (With an optional Speedlight SB-80DX, SB-28/28DX, SB-27 or SB-26, the Red-Eye Reduction lamp of the Speedlight lights.)

⁄: Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync

Red-Eye Reduction and Slow Sync mode are simultaneously set. Set the exposure mode to Auto-Multi Progam or Aperture-Priority Auto. (With an optional Speedlight SB-80DX, SB-28/28DX, SB-27 or SB-26, the Red-Eye Reduction lamp of the Speedlight lights.)

NOTE: Flash Sync Modes

• When Red-Eye Reduction or Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync is

 

 

selected, the Red-Eye Reduction lamp lights for approx. 1 sec. before the

 

 

flash fires. Do not move the camera or let the subject move until the shutter

 

 

is released. (Red-Eye Reduction is not recommended in shooting situations

 

 

where shutter release is your top priority.)

 

 

• With some lenses, light from the Red-Eye Reduction lamp may not reach

 

 

the subject’s eyes. In some cases, red-eye effect may not be reduced

 

 

effectively due to the location of subject.

 

 

• With Slow Sync and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, keep the camera

 

Speedlight

steady to prevent picture blur since the shutter speed is slow. Use of a

 

tripod is recommended.

 

 

• Rear-Curtain Sync cannot be used with a studio flash system since the

 

 

correct synchronisation cannot be obtained.

 

 

 

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