Flash mode

Description

 

In shutter-priority auto or manual exposure mode,

Rear-curtain sync

flash fires just before the shutter closes. Use to create

effect of a stream of light behind moving objects. In

 

programmed auto and aperture-priority auto, slow

 

rear-curtain sync is used to capture both subject and

Slow rear-curtain

background. Use of tripod is recommended to

prevent blurring caused by camera shake.

sync

 

AFlash Control Mode

The shooting information display shows the flash control mode for the built-in flash (Built-in) and for optional flash units attached to the camera accessory shoe (Optional) as follows:

 

 

i-TTL

Auto aperture (AA) 1

Manual

 

Built-in

Optional

Built-in

Optional

Built-in

Optional

TTL 2

 

 

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Auto FP

 

 

 

 

 

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(pg. 306)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeating

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flash 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commander

 

 

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mode 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Available with SB-900 and SB-800 only.

2Flash control mode for built-in flash can be selected using Custom Setting e3 (Flash cntrl for built-in flash, pg. 309).

ASee Also

See Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed, pg. 305) for information on flash sync speeds as fast as 1/320 s.

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