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Advanced Photography
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D-3D-Multi BL
D-Multi BL
BUILT-IN FLASH
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, without the Distance Information added to the D-3D Multi-Sensor
Balanced Fill-Flash, can be performed with a combination of the FinePix S3 Pro camera and CPU
Nikkor lens other than D/G-type.
D-Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
Can be used with any type of Nikkor lens. In Standard D-TTL Flash, automatic flash output level
compensation is not available. This means that, even though the main subject is correctly exposed,
the background may not be. Standard D-TTL Flash is useful when you want to highlight the main
subject or perform flash exposure compensation.
Standard D-TTL Flash
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash together with D-Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash is called
Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi Sensor.
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Some flash settings can be set directly:
Other settings are:
Synchro mode (the flash timing and shutter speed)
Flash exposure compensation (flash brightness adjustment)
The basic settings for flash photography are explained on P.67 to P.73. If necessary, refer also to
“NIKON FLASH UNITS THAT CAN BE USED” (➡P.74).
Flash control mode (the system for measuring and adjusting the flash brightness)
Flash control range (the effective range of the flash)
SETTINGS FOR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY The built-in flash for FinePix S3 Pro camera covers the field of view of a 20 mm lens. It has a guide
number of 12 (ISO 100-m) and is controlled using the dedicated TTL mode (D-TTL mode) that
controls the monitor brightness. D-3D Multi BL flash control and D-Multi BL flash control can be
used to take natural-looking photographs with the flash. In addition to shooting in dim light, the flash
can be used in daylight to reduce shadows on the main subject or to put catchlights in your
subject’s eyes. Five flash Synchro modes—Front Synchro (Normal Synchro), Slow Synchro, Rear
Synchro, Red-Eye Reduction and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Synchro—are available with
FinePix S3 Pro camera.
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash can be performed with a combination of the FinePix S3 Pro
camera and D- or G-type Nikkor lens. Performs balanced (BL) metering that uses multi-pattern
photometering information to provide a balance between the main subject of the shot and the
background light.
When you press the shutter button, the camera flash fires a monitoring flash just before the shutter
opens. The camera then instantaneously monitors the reflections from each part of the image using
the sensors in its 5-zone TTL auto flash control. This information is then further enhanced using the
information on the subject distance provided by the lens and the camera then determines the flash
brightness that will perfectly balance the subject and the background light.
hIf you set the metering mode to Spot or the exposure mode to “M”, the built-in flash uses the
Standard D-TTL flash control.
✽1 When built-in flash is used and the exposure mode is set to Manual or Spot metering is selected, Standard D-TTL Auto
Flash mode automatically changes to Standard D-TTL Flash.
■Flash control modes that can be used with the built-in flash
Lens TTL Auto Flash mode
D- or G-type Nikkor lens D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash✽1
CPU Nikkor lens other than D/G- type
(except AF Nikkor for F3AF)
D-Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash✽1
All Nikkor lenses Standard D-TTL
Item Measure
Lens brightness Use a brighter lens.
Guide No. Use a higher number.
Aperture Widen the aperture.
ISO setting Increase the ISO setting.
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
◆How the flash control mode is set ◆
◆To increase the effective range of the flash ◆
“M” exposure mode?
“Spot” metering system? Lens-flash
combination selected.
No NoYesYes
Standard D-TTL
The three flash modes are D-3D-Multi BL, D-Multi BL and Standard D-TTL. One of these is selected
based on the exposure mode, the metering system and the lens-flash combination.
Standard D-TTL