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Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
5 Press the shutter-release button halfway and check exposure (shutter
speed and aperture). In , , , and modes, the built-in Speedlight
will pop up automatically if required for additional lighting and the fl ash
will begin charging. The shutter speeds and apertures available when the
built-in Speedlight is raised are listed below.
Mode Shutter speed Aperture
Set automatically
by camera
Value selected by
user
3
PSet automatically by camera (1
/
500–1
/
60 s)
172
SValue selected by user (1
/
500–30 s) 279
ASet automatically by camera (1
/
500–1
/
60 s)
181
MValue selected by user (1
/
500–30 s) 282
Set automatically by camera (1
/
500–1
/
125 s) —
Set automatically by camera (1
/
500–1
/
60 s) —,
Set automatically by camera (1
/
500–1 s) —
Set automatically
by camera
1 Limit for slow shutter speed is set using Custom Setting 21 (Shutter spd;
152). Regardless of option selected, camera may set shutter to speeds as slow
as 30 s at fl ash sync settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and slow sync
with red-eye reduction.
2 Speeds faster than 1
/
500 s will be reduced to 1
/
500 s when built-in Speedlight is
raised or optional Speedlight is attached and turned on.
3 Flash range varies with aperture. Consult table of fl ash of fl ash ranges ( 100)
when setting aperture in A and M modes.
6 Check that the fl ash-ready indicator appears
in the viewfi nder. If the fl ash-ready indicator
is not displayed when the built-in Speedlight is
used, the shutter release will be disabled.
7 Compose the photograph, making sure that the subject is within range