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Information

Flash modes that can be set by shooting mode

Shooting

Super

 

Flash

Conditions for

Shutter

control

Flash Mode

Mode

panel

 

timing

firing the flash

speed limit

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

Auto flash

 

Fires automatically

1/30sec. –

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

1st

in dark/backlit*

1/180sec.

 

 

Auto flash

 

!

conditions

 

(red-eye reduction)

curtain

 

 

#

Fill-in flash

 

Always fires

30sec. –

 

 

1/180sec.

P/A

 

 

 

 

$

Flash off

k

k

k

 

!

Slow synchronization

1st

 

 

 

SLOW

(red-eye reduction)

Fires automatically

 

 

#

Slow synchronization

curtain

60sec. –

 

SLOW

(1st curtain)

 

in dark/backlit*

1/180sec.

 

 

conditions

 

#

Slow synchronization

2nd

 

 

 

 

 

SLOW2

(2nd curtain)

curtain

 

 

 

#

Fill-in flash

1st

Always fires

60sec. –

 

 

Fill-in flash

 

H

curtain

1/180sec.

S/M

(red-eye reduction)

 

$

Flash off

k

k

k

 

2nd

Fill-in flash/Slow

2nd

Always fires

60sec. –

 

synchronization

 

CURTAIN

curtain

1/180sec.

 

(2nd curtain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

*When the flash is set to the Super FP mode, it detects backlight and fires with a longer duration than for normal flash before emitting light.

#AUTO, $can be set in Amode.

Flash synchronization and shutter speed

Shooting

 

Upper limit of

Fixed

Flash timing

synchronization

timing when

mode

 

timing*1

flash fires*2

P

1/ (lens focal length × 2) or synchronization

 

1/60

A

timing, whichever is slower

1/180

 

S

The set shutter speed

 

M

 

*1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 – 1/180 [#X-SYNC.]: g“Custom menu” (P. 78)

*2 Can be changed using menu: 30 – 1/180 [#SLOW LIMIT]: g“Custom menu” (P. 78)

Manual flash guide numbers for the built-in flash

#FULL

Manual (FULL)

10

• All figures are approximate

#1/4

Manual (1/4)

5

and given in meters

#1/16

Manual (1/16)

2.5

(ISO 200).

#1/64

Manual (1/64)

1.2

 

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