Nikon 4300 manual Flash Mode, Flash mode can be chosen from the following five options

Flash Mode

The 3Button

The flash mode can be chosen from the following five options.

Setting	Description
No icon	Flash fires when lighting is poor. Best choice in most
Auto	circumstances.

PFlash will not fire even when lighting is poor.

Flash Cancel

#Flash fires after a short delay.

Auto with

Use for portraits (works best when subjects are well within

red-eye

range of flash and looking at pre-flash lamp).

reduction

O	Flash fires whenever picture is taken.
Anytime Flash	Used to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and backlit subjects.
(fill-flash)
SLOW	Auto flash combined with slow shutter speed.
	Use to capture both subject and background at night or
Slow Sync
	under dim light.

The Flash-Ready Lamp

A short pause is required between exposures for the flash system to charge. If the shutter release button is pressed halfway while the flash is charging, the red flash-ready lamp next to the viewfinder will blink. Remove your finger briefly from the shutter release button and try again.

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The flash mode is controlled with the 3 button.

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Press 3 button repeatedly until desired mode is displayed in monitor

Keep the Flash Window Clear

Keep your fingers and other objects away from the flash window when using
the flash. If a shot seems dark even though the flash fired, this may indicate that
you accidentally blocked the flash window; check that the flash is unobstructed
and try again.		Beyond
	When Lighting Is Poor	Point-and-Shoot—Flash
When lighting is poor and the flash is off (P) or set to slow sync (SLOW),
pictures may be blurred. Use of a tripod is recommended in these
circumstances. At shutter speeds of below 1/4 sec., the shutter speed indicator
in the monitor will turn yellow. Pictures taken when this indicator appears may
be blurred or slightly mottled. At shutter speeds of below 1/4 sec., noise may		Mode
also appear in the dark part of the frame. This noise in the form randomly
spaced bright-colored pixels can be reduced with the Noise Reduction setting.
Note that the flash will turn off (P) automatically when:

•Autofocus is set to “@” (Infinity; p. 41)

•h (landscape), j (sunset), k (night landscape), v (museum), l (fireworks show) or z (close up) is selected in scene mode (p. 36, 37) or the mode dial is set to m (movie) (p. 50)

•BSS is on (p. 102) or a setting other than Single is selected for CONTINUOUS (p. 100) in å mode

•You use lens converter (LENS) settings (p. 105)

•The AE Lock option in the Exposure Options sub-menu is on (p. 110)

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