Slow Sync (Shooting the dark background with flash)

When you shoot a portrait outdoors at night with a dark background, a normal use of flash will capture a clear image of the subject, but the background is out of flash range and will be too dark. In such a case, slow sync shooting (shooting with the flash and a slow shutter speed) allows you to capture a clear image of both the subject and the background.

Flash

AEL (AE lock) button

1Pull up the built-in flash.

2Shoot with the AEL (AE lock) button pressed.

“AEL” in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor lights up to indicate the exposure is locked.

•Use of a tripod is recommended because of the slower shutter speed.

•When the flash is not used, you can fix the exposure by pressing the AEL (AE lock) button (page 67).

•In shutter speed priority mode or manual mode, slow sync shooting is not available using the AEL (AE lock) button.

•You can set the camera to keep the slow sync mode after the AEL (AE lock) button is released (page 93).

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