Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 50

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Using the Flash In dark locations or when the subject is backlit, you can shoot pictures with a flash by raising the flash. You can set a flash mode that suits the shooting conditions. • The flash has a range of about 0.5 to 8.0 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 26 ft.) at the wide-angle zoom position, and about 2.2 to 4.5 m (7 ft. 3 in. to 14 ft.) at the telephoto zoom position (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto). U Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is dim. V Auto with red-eye reduction Reduces "red-eye" in portraits. W Off Flash does not fire. X Fill flash The flash fires when a picture is taken, regardless of how bright the subject is. Use to "fill-in" (illuminate) shadows and backlit subjects. Y Slow sync Fill flash is combined with slow shutter speed. Suited to evening and night portraits that include background scenery. Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim lighting. Z Rear-curtain sync Fill flash fires just before the shutter closes, creating the effect of a stream of light behind moving subjects. C Flash Mode Setting • The default flash mode setting varies with the shooting mode (A44). - A (auto) mode: U Auto - y (Scene): Options vary depending on the scenes (A46 to 59). - j (Night landscape): fixed at W (Off ) - e (Night portrait): fixed at V (auto with red-eye reduction) - o (Backlighting): fixed at X (fill flash) (when HDR is Off ), fixed at W (Off ) (when HDR is On) (A50) - F (Smart portrait): U (auto flash) (when blink proof is Off ), fixed at W (Off ) (when blink proof is On) (A68). - j, k, l, m, M: U Auto • This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See "Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously" (A104) for more information. • In the following situations, the setting for flash mode is stored in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off. - When shooting mode j, k, l or m is used 36 - When shooting with V (Auto with red-eye reduction) in A (auto) mode