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.

•The Eindicator is displayed when the camera automatically increases sensitivity. Pictures taken when Eis displayed may be slightly mottled.

BNote on Using the Flash

Reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in pictures. To reduce these reflections, set the flash to W(off).

CThe Flash Lamp

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

• On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.

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

• Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken.

If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, and remain off, until the flash is fully charged.

CThe Flash Setting

The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode.

•A(auto): U(auto)

•Scene: varies with the selected scene mode (A34-40)

•F(smart portrait): fixed at W(off) when On is selected for Blink proof, U(auto) when Off is selected for Blink proof (A49)

Flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain features (A105).

The flash mode setting applied in A(auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A(auto) mode is selected.

CRed-eye Reduction

This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”).

Pre-flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect. 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 recorded.

Note the following when taking pictures:

•Because pre-flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is pressed and when the picture is shot. This mode is not recommended when a quick shutter response is required.

•The time required to save the picture increases slightly.

•Advanced 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 advanced red-eye reduction processing; in these cases, choose another mode and try again.

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