Nikon COOLPIX8800 Flash Mode, Select a flash mode according to lighting conditions, Auto Flash Off

Flash Mode

Select a flash mode according to lighting conditions.

Mode
Shooting	Control
display	panel		How it works			When to use it
		If lighting is poor, built-in
		Speedlight pops		up	when
Auto		shutter-release button is
		pressed	halfway	and	fires	Recommended for most situations.
		when picture is taken. If left
		raised, flash will not fire if not
—
		required.
Flash Cancel		Built-in Speedlight will not				Use to capture natural lighting un-
(off)		fire even when		lighting is		der dim light or where use of flash is
		poor.				prohibited. Care should be taken to
						avoid blurring when lighting is poor.
Auto with red-eye		Built-in Speedlight fires sev-				Use for portraits (works best if sub-
		eral times at low-intensity
reduction		before main flash; pictures				ject looks directly at pre-flash). Not
						recommended when quick shutter
		are processed to reduce red-				response is required.
		eye if required (		39).
Anytime	Flash	Built-in	Speedlight		fires	Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows
(fill flash)
		whenever picture is taken.				and back-lit subjects.
Slow sync						Use to capture both subject and
		Auto flash combined			with	background at night or under dim
		slow shutter speeds.				light. Care should be taken to avoid
						blurring when lighting is poor.
Rear curtain sync		Shutter speed slows; built-in				Creates stream of light trailing mov-
		Speedlight fires		just before		ing objects. Care should be taken to
		shutter closes.				avoid blurring when lighting is poor.

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Auto Flash Off

The built-in Speedlight turns off automatically when focus is set to infinity ( 40), an option other than Time lapse movie is selected in movie mode ( 59), an option other than Single or Intvl timer shooting is selected for Continuous ( 88), BSS ( 91) is active, a setting other than Normal is selected for Lens ( 97), AE lock ( 98) is on, or Internal off is selected for Speedlight opt. > Speedlight cntrl ( 105).

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