Nikon S2H05000501 manual Flash Mode, Auto Flash Off, Flash-Ready Lamp, Flash Photography

Flash Mode

Flash Photography

The flash mode can be chosen from the following five options.

Beyond Point -and -Shoot

—Flash Mode

Option	Description
NO ICON	When lighting is poor, built-in Speedlight will pop up auto-
	matically when shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and
Auto
	flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash Cancel	Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
(off)
	Same as Auto, except that flash fires several times at low
	intensity before main flash, minimizing “red-eye.” Use for
	portraits (works best when subjects are well within range of
Auto with	flash and looking at flash). Because a slight delay occurs
red-eye	after the shutter-release button is fully pressed to allow red-
reduction	eye reduction to take effect, this setting is not recommend-
	ed with subjects that are moving erratically or in other situa-
	tions in which you want the camera to react quickly.
Anytime Flash	Flash fires whenever photo is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illumi-
(fill flash)	nate) shadows and back-lit subjects.
	Auto flash combined with slow shutter speed. Use to cap-
Slow Sync	ture both subject and background at night or under dim light.

Auto Flash Off

The flash turns off automatically when focus is set to infinity ( 57), an op- tion other than Single is chosen for Continuous ( 96), BSS ( 98) is On, a setting other than Normal is selected in the Lens menu ( 106), or Inter- nal Off is selected for Speedlight Cntrl ( 115).

The Flash-Ready Lamp

A short pause is required between exposures for the flash system to charge. If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while the flash is charging, the flash-ready lamp next to the viewfinder will flicker. Remove your finger briefly from the shutter-release button and try again.

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