Mode Auto Easy GPlayback: and Photography Basic

Using the Flash

BShooting When Lighting Is Poor and the Flash Is Disabled (W)

•Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of camera shake. Set Vibration reduction (A113) to Off when using a tripod.

•Emay be displayed in the monitor. When Eis displayed, ISO sensitivity is automatically increased.

BNote on Using the Flash

When using the flash, reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in images. To reduce these reflections, set the flash to W(off) or lower the flash for shooting.

CThe Flash Lamp

The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter- release button is pressed halfway.

• On: Flash fires when picture is taken.

• Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.

• Off: Flash does not fire when a picture is taken.

If the remaining battery level is low, the monitor will turn off until the flash has finished charging.

CThe Flash Mode Setting

The default setting of flash mode depends on the shooting mode (A33).

•G(easy auto) mode: UAuto

•Scene mode: The default setting depends on the scene menu (A35).

•F(smart portrait) mode: UAuto

•d(sport continuous) mode: WOff (locked)

•A(auto) mode: UAuto

Flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. ➝Camera Settings that Cannot Be Set at the Same Time (A60)

When the shooting mode is A (auto) mode (A50), the changed flash setting is saved even if the camera is turned off.

CRed-eye Reduction

This camera is equipped with an advanced red-eye reduction system.

Pre-flashes are fired several times at low intensity before the main flash to reduce the effects of red-eye.

If the camera detects “red-eye” when a picture is taken, Nikon’s own In-Camera Red-Eye Fix processes the image before it is saved.

Note the following when using red-eye reduction:

• Because pre-flashes are fired before the picture is taken, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is pressed and when the image is captured.

• More time than usual is required to save images.

• Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.

• In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by red-eye reduction

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processing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again.