4Check exposure (shutter speed and aperture).

Press the shutter-release button halfway and check shutter speed and aperture. The settings available when the built-in flash is raised are listed below.

l

Mode

Shutter speed

Aperture

See page

e

Set automatically by camera

Set automatically

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(1/250 s–1/60s) 1, 2

 

f

Value selected by user

by camera

118

 

(1/250 s–30 s) 2

 

 

g

Set automatically by camera

Value selected

119

 

(1/250 s–1/60s) 1, 2

 

h

Value selected by user

by user 3

121

(1/250 s–30 s) 2

 

 

 

 

1Shutter speed may be set as slow as 30s in slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and slow sync with red-eye reduction flash modes.

2The built-in flash supports speeds of up to 1/320 s when 1/320 s (Auto FP) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed, pp. 305–306).

Optional SB-900,SB-800 and SB-600 flash units support speeds of up to 1/8,000 s at settings of 1/320 s (Auto FP) or 1/250 s (Auto FP).

3Flash range varies with aperture and ISO sensitivity. Consult table of flash ranges (pg. 427) when setting aperture in gand hmodes.

At default settings, the effects of the flash can be previewed by pressing the depth-of-field preview button to emit a modeling preflash (pg. 315).

5Take the picture.

Compose the photograph, focus, and shoot. If the flash-ready indicator (M) blinks for about three seconds after the photograph is taken, the flash has fired at full output and the photograph may be underexposed. Check the results in the monitor. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust settings and try again.

ASee Also

See page 306 for information on 1/320 s (Auto FP).

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