Nikon 3700, 3699, 55 instruction manual Using Built-InSpeedlight

Using Built-InSpeedlight: ------

When the subject is dark or backlit and the shutter release button is lightly pressed, the built-in Speedlight automatically pops up in 8 or Vari-Program (except in rJ or ~Q). Fully depress the shutter release button to take pictures

.....................................................with the Speedlight

1 When the subject is dark or backlit and the shutter release button is lightly pressed, the built-in Speedlight automatically pops up and starts charging.

•When the built-in Speedlight is ready to fire, ~ appears without blinking in the viewfinder (when the camera'smeter is on).

•When you want to take a picture without the flash, close the built-in Speedlight until it clicks shut while lightly pressing the shutter release button. (When the flash is canceled in this manner, as long as the shutter release button is kept lightly pressed, flash is canceled for subsequent shots. When you remove your finger from the shutter release button and shutter release button is lightly pressed again, the built-in Speedlight pops up again and flash starts charging.)

•To cancel the flash, select the Flash Cancel mode (page 79) before lightly pressing the shutter release button.

Built-in Speedlight and Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash

•The built-in Speedlight offers an angle of coverage of 28mm lens with a guide number of 12/40 (ISO 100, m/ft .). When a wide-angle lens of less than 28mm focal length is used in flash photography using the built-in Speedlight, the flash may not reach the peripheral area and may result in a dark picture.

•Using CPU Nikkor lenses such as a G- or O-type Nikkor lens enables use of Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash. Analyzing the brightness and contrast level derived from Matrix Metering, the Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash ensures proper exposure of the main subject and background , while providing adequate flash output to create natural-looking flash photography. See page 76 for details.

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