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Flash Modes

The camera supports the following flash modes:

Flash mode Description
Front-curta in
sync
This mode is recommended for most situations.
In
programmed auto and aperture-priority auto modes,
shutter speed will automatically be set to values
between 1/250 and 1/60s (1/8,000 to 1/60 s when an
optional flash unit is used with Auto FP High-Speed
Sync) (pg.377).
Red-eye
reduction
Red-eye reduction lamp lights for approximately one
second before main flash.
Pupils in subject’s eyes to
contract, reducing “red-eye” effect sometimes caused
by flash.
Owing to one-second shutter-release delay,
this mode is not recommended with moving subjects
or in other situations in which quick shutter response
is required.
Avoid moving camera while red-eye
reduction lamp is lit.
Red-eye
reduction with
slow sync
Combines red-eye reduction with slow sync.
Use for
portraits taken against a backdrop of night scenery.
Available only in programmed auto and aperture-
priority auto exposure modes.
Use of a tripod is
recommended to prevent blurring caused by camera
shake.
Slow sync
Flash is combined with shutter speeds as slow as 30s
to capture both subject and background at night or
under dim light.
This mode is only available in
programmed auto and aperture-priority auto
exposure modes.
Use of tripod is recommended to
prevent blurring caused by camera shake.