Nikon Coolpix 995 Selectable Exposure Compensation values, Setting Indication Characteristics

Setting the Flash Mode—continuedShooting Mode

Setting	Indication	Characteristics
		Speedlight automatically fires when the subject is dark
AUTO flash	⁄	and the built-in Speedlight is released. Speedlight does
		not fire if the subject is adequately illuminated even
		when the built-in Speedlight is released.
AUTO flash with	¤⁄	Reduces the “Red-eye effect” of flash photography.
Red-eye reduction		The Red-eye reduction lamp lights before the main flash.
Anytime flash	‹	Select this mode to fire the Speedlight regardless of the
		subject’s brightness. Speedlight can also be effective in
		daylight when light is coming from behind the subject.
		Both your main subject and background can be recorded
SLOW sync	›	naturally in twilight or nighttime. The shutter stays open
		for the same time as if Speedlight was not being used to
		illuminate the background. The Speedlight fires to give a
		clear defined foreground or subject image.

Notes: SLOW Sync Flash

•Avoid camera shake since a slow shutter speed is often selected.

•The shutter speed indication in the Monitor appears in yellow when the shutter speed is slower than 1/4 sec. Noise may appear in the dark part of the frame in this case. This noise in the form randomly spaced bright-colored pixels can be reduced with the Noise Reduction setting (p. 117).

Check points

•In mode, AUTO flash mode is automatically selected when the built-in Speedlight is released. The previously set Flash mode is selected in mode.

•Vignetting may occur with speedlight illumination where the subject to camera distance is less than 70 cm (27.6 in.).

•The Flash output of other Speedlights connected to the sync terminal is synchronized with the built-in Speedlight (p. 90).

Controls In mode, the selected Flash mode can be set to remain in the

(P. 130) memory even when the power is turned off; this setting can be changed with the Memorize setting.

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Setting the Exposure Compensation Value Shooting Mode

Exposure Compensation can be employed to deliberately offset the exposure from the measured value. Twelve Exposure Compensations from –2EV to +2EV in 1/3 steps can be set for various shooting purposes or situations.

Rotate the Command dial while pressing the Exposure Compensation button until the desired compensation value is displayed.

•The Exposure Compensation mark in the Control panel and Exposure Compensation mark and compensation value in the Monitor are both displayed.

Selectable Exposure Compensation values

Canceling Exposure Compensation		Operation
Set the compensation value to 0.0. In	mode, turn the power off.	Detailed
Check point

Exposure Compensation can also be selected from the Exposure Options > EXP. +/– menu (p. 110).

Controls	• In	, the selected Exposure Compensation value can be set to
(P. 130)	remain in memory even when the power is turned off; this setting can
	be changed with the Memorize setting.

•Other functions can be set to be selected with the Exposure Compensation button with FUNC. 2. In this case, Exposure Compensation cannot be set with the Exposure Compensation button (p. 131).

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