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AFlash Modes
The flash modes listed on the previous page may combine one or more of the following
settings, as shown by the flash mode icon:
•AUTO (auto flash): When lighting is poor or subject is backlit, flash pops up automatically
when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and fires as required.
•j (red-eye reduction): Use for portraits.
Red-eye reduction lamp lights before flash fires,
reducing “red-eye.”
•j (off): Flash does not fire even when lighting is poor or subject is backlit.
•SLOW (slow sync): Shutter speed slows automatically to capture background lighting at night
or under low light.
Use to include background lighting in portraits.
•REAR (rear-curtain sync): Flash fires just before shutter closes, creating a stream of light behind
moving light sources (below at right).
If this icon is not displayed, flash will fire as the
shutter opens (front-curtain sync; the effect this produces with moving light sources is
shown below at left).
Front-curtain sync Rear-curtain sync
AChoosing a Flash Mode
The flash mode can also be
selected by rotating the
command dial while keeping the
M (Y) button pressed (09; in P,
S, A, M, and 0 modes, raise the
flash before using the M (Y)
button to choose the flash
mode).
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M (Y) button Command dial Information display
AThe Built-in Flash
For information on the lenses that can be used with the built-in flash, see page202.
Remove
lens hoods to prevent shadows.
The flash has a minimum range of 0.6 m (2 ft) and can not
be used in the macro range of zoom lenses with a macro function.
The shutter release may be briefly disabled to protect the flash after it has been used for
several consecutive shots.
The flash can be used again after a short pause.