Nikon D2Hs manual 111, Shutter Speed and Aperture, E1-Flash Sync Speed, E2-Flash Shutter Speed

To choose the flash sync mode, press the but- ton and rotate the main command dial until the desired flash sync mode is selected in the top control panel:

Front cur-	Slow sync1	Rear curtain
tain sync		sync2
Red-eye reduction		Red-eye
with slow sync3, 4		reduction3

1 Available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and M, (front-curtain sync) is selected when button is released.

2 In exposure modes P and A, flash-sync mode will be set to (slow rear-curtain sync) when the button is released.

3 icon blinks if Speedlight does not support red-eye reduction.

4 Red-eye reduction with slow sync is available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and M, (red-eye reduction) is selected when the button is released.

Shutter Speed and Aperture

Shutter speed and aperture can be set as follows when a Speedlight is used:

Exposure mode	Shutter speed	Aperture
Programmed auto	Set automatically by camera1, 2	Set automatically by camera	84
Shutter-priority auto	½50 s–30 s2		86
Aperture-priority auto	Set automatically by camera1, 2	Value selected by user3	88
Manual	½50 s–30 s 2		90

1 Set automatically in the range ½50 s–1/60s, or ½50 s–30 s at flash sync settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and red-eye reduction with slow sync.

2 If 1/250 (Auto FP) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed) when an op- tional SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlight is used, shutter speeds may be as fast as 1/8,000 s.

3 Flash range varies with aperture. When setting aperture in exposure modes A and M, consult the table of flash ranges provided with optional Speedlight.

e1—Flash Sync Speed ( 190)

This option can be used to enable Auto FP High-Speed Sync or limit the fastest sync speed to a speed slower than ½50 s. To fix shutter speed at the sync speed limit in ex- posure modes S and M, select the setting after the slowest possible shutter speed (30 s

or ). An X will be displayed in the flash sync indicator in the top control panel.

e2—Flash Shutter Speed ( 190)

This option can be used to limit the slowest shutter speed possible when using an op- tional Speedlight in programmed auto and aperture-priority auto exposure modes.

Taking Photographs—Flash Photography

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