Nikon D300 D300 User's Manual - Page 198

4 Check exposure (shutter speed and aperture). Press the shutter-release button halfway and check shutter speed and aperture. The settings available when the built-in flash is raised are listed below. Mode Shutter speed Aperture See page e Set automatically by camera (1/250 s-1/60 s) 1, 2 Set automatically 104 f Value selected by user (1/250 s-30 s) 2 by camera 106 g Set automatically by camera (1/250 s-1/60 s) 1, 2 Value selected 107 h Value selected by user (1/250 s-30 s) 2 by user 3 109 1 Shutter speed may be set as slow as 30s in slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and slow sync with red-eye reduction flash modes. 2 Speeds as fast as 1/8,000 s are available with optional SB-900, SB-800, and SB-600 flash units when [1/320 s (Auto FP)] or [1/250 s (Auto FP)] is selected for Custom Setting e1 ([Flash sync speed], pg. 288). 3 Flash range varies with aperture and ISO sensitivity. Consult table of flash ranges (pg. 408) when setting aperture in g and h modes. l At default settings, the effects of the flash can be previewed by pressing the depth-of-field preview button to emit a modeling preflash (pg. 297). 5 Take the picture. Compose the photograph, focus, and shoot. If the flash-ready indicator (M) blinks for about three seconds after the photograph is taken, the flash has fired at full output and the photograph may be underexposed. Check the results in the monitor. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust settings and try again. A See Also See page 289 for information on [1/320 s (Auto FP)]. 172