Nikon COOLPIX 5700 User Manual - Page 151

Notes on Built-in and External Speedlights, Flash-Mode Indicators for External Speedlights

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Menu Guide-Using the SET-UP Menu Notes on Built-in and External Speedlights • By default, the flash mode is set to auto and when additional light is required for correct exposure, the built-in Speedlight will pop up automatically when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. The built-in Speedlight will also pop up when an external Speedlight is attached so that the photocell can be used to correctly set exposure for the shot. If your finger or another object obstructs the Speedlight, preventing it from popping up when the shutterrelease button is pressed halfway, the built-in Speedlight and any external Speedlight will not fire and a message will appear in the monitor. • When Pop Up is set to Manual, the built-in Speedlight will only pop up when the button is pressed. To use the photocell for external Speedlights, press the button. • When the built-in Speedlight is raised, keep your fingers and other objects away from the flash window and photocell. Flash-Mode Indicators for External Speedlights When Auto is selected in the Speedlight Cntrl menu and an external Speedlight is attached, the flash-mode indicators in the control panel and monitor or viewfinder show the flash mode as follows: Setting: Pop Up > Auto Flash mode Control panel Monitor Auto A Flash cancel (off) Auto with red-eye reduction Fill-flash Slow sync Setting: Pop Up > Manual Flash mode Control panel Monitor Fill-flash Red-eye reduction with fill-flash Slow sync with fill-flash 139

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Menu Guide—Using the SET
-UP Menu
139
Notes on Built-in and External Speedlights
•
By default, the flash mode is set to auto and when additional light is required
for correct exposure, the built-in Speedlight will pop up automatically when
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
The built-in Speedlight will also
pop up when an external Speedlight is attached so that the photocell can be
used to correctly set exposure for the shot.
If your finger or another object
obstructs the Speedlight, preventing it from popping up when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway, the built-in Speedlight and any external
Speedlight will not fire and a message will appear in the monitor.
•
When
Pop Up
is set to
Manual
, the built-in Speedlight will only pop up when
the
button is pressed. To use the photocell for external Speedlights, press
the
button.
•
When the built-in Speedlight is raised, keep your fingers and other objects
away from the flash window and photocell.
Flash-Mode Indicators for External Speedlights
When
Auto
is selected in the
Speedlight Cntrl
menu and an external Speed-
light is attached, the flash-mode indicators in the control panel and monitor
or viewfinder show the flash mode as follows:
Setting: Pop Up > Auto
Fill-flash
Auto with red-eye reduction
Flash cancel (off)
A
Auto
Monitor
Control panel
Flash mode
Slow sync
Setting: Pop Up > Manual
Slow sync with fill-flash
Red-eye reduction with fill-flash
Fill-flash
Monitor
Control panel
Flash mode