Nikon 4543 Instruction Manual - Page 21

Synchronization Speed

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Synchronization Speed In flash photography, the shutter speed with which elec- sync speed setting is available with Nikon F3-series, FA, FE2, tron ic fl ash will synchron ize depends on the camera in FE, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000, FG, FG-20, EM and Nikonos- use. The table shows the usable shutter speeds with variou s c ameras . As shown in the table, automatic Hlko" cam.r. F3-ssrles (via AS·4 or AS· 7 coupler) FA Synch ronl zaUon s p ••d (a.c.) 1160 or slower 11250 or slower FE. FE·' FM 2 (wilh 1/250 sec. sync speed)" · FM2 (w ith 1/200 sec. sync speed) ' • F·50" N2020 '/250 or slower 1/12Sorslower 1/250 o r slower 1/200 or slower 11125 or s lower F-30 1fN200Q 111 25 or slower FG FG-20 N l ko n o s -V (via V-l'fpe Sync cord) 1190 or slower 1/90 or slower 1/90 or slower A" 1120oo - I, , 2598 C ' 1/80 e S8C. , X, Band T All shutler speed settings except M250 and B In P, S and A modes ' 114000 - 1/500 sec. In M mode" 112 50 1 sec. In M mode M 250 and 8 In p. S, A and M modes A , "4000 - 1/500 sec," 1/250-B sec. M 250 and B AUlO" 1/125-8, B 1/250- 1 sec" B 11125-1, X200, B P DUAL , P, PH I " A , 1/2000 - 11250 sec" 11125-1 sec, and B PHI, p" A, 1/2000 1/250 sec" 11125-1 sec. and B P, A, 1/ 1000 1 /125 sec .. 1/60 - 1 sec. MOO and B A. 1~ .111000 -1/ 1 25sec " 1 /60- 1 sec., M90 and B A. 1I1000-1/125sec. 1/60 - 1/30 sec. MOO and B V cameras. Actual shutt.r sp••d (••c .) 1/80 1/80 as set 1/250 1/250 as sel 1/250 as set as set 1/90 Viewfinder shutt.r ap••d Indlcallon 80 Mao LCD shows manual-set shutter speed; no indication at B or T LCD shows 250 LCD shows M250 LCD shows ma nua ll v-set shutter speed No indication (sec) 1/ 125 1 / 125 as set 111 25 1/125 as set 1/90 as set as set 1/90 as set 1/90 125 lights up 125 lights up and LEO lor proper non-llash shuller speed blinks LED lor manually-set s hulter speed lights up, and LEO lo r proper nonlIash shutter speed blinks ; no indication 81 B t 25 lights up 125 lights up and LED lor proper non-fl ash shutler speed blinks LED lor manually-sel s huller speed lights up. and LEO lor proper nonHash shutter speed blinks; no indication 8 t B lWo LEOs representing 1/90 sec. light up LEO lor m a nually-set shutter speed lights up No indicaUon LED or proper non-flash shutler speed blinks LEO tor proper non-llash shutter speed bUnks No indication -Automatic sync speed setting only occurs when the $8-16 Is mounted In the camera's hOi shoe and turned on; It does not occur when the S8-16 is turned of( or when sync cord Is used for off-camefa operation. - •When the shutter speed dial setting Is higher than flash sync speed, the camera 's ready·llght blinks as a warning. 21

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Synchronization Speed
In
flash photography, the shutter speed with which elec-
tronic
fl
ash will synchr
on
ize depends on the camera in
use.
Th
e table shows the usable shutter speeds with
various cameras. As shown
in
the table, automatic
Hlko"
cam.r.
Synch
r
on
l
zaUon
s p
••
d
(a.c
.)
F3-ssrles
(via
AS
·4
or
AS
· 7
1160
or
s
lower
co
upler)
FA
1
1250
or
slower
FE.
'/250
or
slower
FE·'
1
/12Sorslower
FM
2
(wilh
1/250
sec
.
1/
250
o r
slower
sync
s
peed)
" ·
FM2
(wi
th
1/200
sec
.
1/200
or
slowe
r
sync
speed)
' •
50"
N
2020
1 1125
or
s
low
er
F-
30
1
fN200Q
111
25
or
slower
FG
1190
or
sl
ower
FG-20
1/90
or
sl
ower
Nlk
onos
-V
1/90
or
s
lower
(via
V-
l'fpe
Sync
cord)
A"
11
2
0oo
-
I,,
259
8 C '
1/80
e
S8C
. ,
X,
Band
T
All
s
hutler
s
peed
settings
except
M
250
and
B
In
P,
S
and
A
modes
'
114000 -
1
/500
sec
.
In
M
mode
"
11
2
50
1
sec
.
In
M
mode
M
250
and
8
In
p.
S, A
and
M
mod
es
A ,
"4000
-
1
/500
sec
,"
1
/250-B
sec
.
M
25
0
and
B
AUlO"
1/125-8
,
B
1
/250-
1
sec"
B
11125-1
,
X200
,
B
P
DUA
L,
P,
PH
I "
A ,
1
/2000
-
11250
sec"
11125-1
sec
,
and
B
PH
I,
p"
A,
1
/2000
1/
25
0
sec
"
11125-1
sec
.
and
B
P,
A,
1/
1000
1
/125
sec
..
1
/60
-
1
sec
.
MOO
and
B
A.
1~
.111000
-1/
1
25sec
"
1
/60-
1
sec
.,
M90
and
B
A.
1I1000-1/125sec
.
1
/60
-
1/30
sec
.
MOO
and
B
sync speed setting
is
available with Nikon F3-series,
FA
,
FE
2,
FE
, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000,
FG
,
FG-20
,
EM
and Nikonos-
V cameras.
Actual
shutt.r
sp
••
d (
••
c.)
1/80
1/80
as
set
1
/250
1/250
as
sel
1
/250
as
set
as
set
1/90
1/1
25
1/
125
as
se
t
111
25
1/125
as
set
1/90
as
set
as
set
1/90
as
se
t
1/90
(
sec)
Viewfinder
shutt.r
ap
••
d
Indlcallon
80
Mao
LCD
shows
ma
n
ua
l
-se
t
shutter
s
peed
;
no
indication
at B
or
T
LCD
sh
ows
250
LCD
s
how
s
M2
50
LCD
shows
ma
n
ua
ll
v-set
shu
tt
er
speed
No
ind
icat
io
n
125
light
s
up
125
ligh
ts
up
and
LEO
lor
proper
non-
ll
ash
shuller
speed
blink
s
LED
l
or
manually-set
s
hulter
spee
d
lights
up
,
and
LEO
lor
pr
oper
non
-
lIash
shutter
speed
blinks
;
no
indication
81
B
t
25
light
s
up
12
5
lights
up
and
LED
l
or
proper
non-
fl
ash
shu
tl
er
speed
blink
s
LED
lo
r
manually
-s
el
s
huller
spee
d
lights
up
.
and
LEO
l
or
prop
er
non-
Hash
shutter
s
peed
blinks
;
no
indication
8 t B
lWo
LEOs
repre
se
nting
1
/90
se
c.
light
up
LEO
l
or
ma
nua
ll
y
-se
t
shutter
speed
light
s
up
No i
ndicaU
on
LED
or
proper
non-flash
s
hutler
s
peed
blink
s
LEO
tor
proper
non-llash
shutter
speed
bUnks
No
indicatio
n
-Au
tomatic
sy
nc speed setting only occurs
when
the
$8-16
Is
mounted
In
the
camera's
hOi
shoe
and turned
on
;
It
does
not occur
when
the
S8-16
is
turned of( or
when
sync
cord
Is
used
for off-camefa operation.
- •
When
the shutter speed dial setting
Is
higher
than
flash
sync
speed,
the
ca
mera
's
ready·llght blinks
as
a
warning.
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