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Flash modes that can be set by shooting mode, Flash synchronization and shutter speed, Manual

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Flash modes that can be set by shooting mode Shooting Mode Super control panel # AUTO ! Flash Mode Auto flash Auto flash (red-eye reduction) # Fill-in flash P/A S/M $ Flash off ! Slow synchronization SLOW (red-eye reduction) # Slow synchronization SLOW (1st curtain) # Slow synchronization SLOW2 (2nd curtain) # Fill-in flash H Fill-in flash (red-eye reduction) $ Flash off 2nd CURTAIN Fill-in flash/Slow synchronization (2nd curtain) Flash timing 1st curtain k 1st curtain 2nd curtain 1st curtain k 2nd curtain Conditions for Shutter firing the flash speed limit Fires automatically in dark/backlit* conditions 1/30 sec. - 1/180 sec. Always fires k 30 sec. - 1/180 sec. k Fires automatically in dark/backlit* conditions 60 sec. - 1/180 sec. Always fires k Always fires 60 sec. - 1/180 sec. k 60 sec. - 1/180 sec. * When the flash is set to the Super FP mode, it detects backlight and fires with a longer duration than for normal flash before emitting light. • #AUTO, $ can be set in A mode. Flash synchronization and shutter speed Information 11 Shooting mode Flash timing Upper limit of Fixed synchronization timing when timing*1 flash fires*2 P 1/ (lens focal length × 2) or synchronization A timing, whichever is slower S M The set shutter speed 1/180 1/60 ― *1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 - 1/180 [#X-SYNC.]: g "Custom menu" (P. 78) *2 Can be changed using menu: 30 - 1/180 [#SLOW LIMIT]: g "Custom menu" (P. 78) Manual flash guide numbers for the built-in flash #FULL #1/4 #1/16 #1/64 Manual (FULL) Manual (1/4) Manual (1/16) Manual (1/64) 104 EN 10 • All figures are approximate 5 and given in meters 2.5 (ISO 200). 1.2

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104
EN
Information
11
Flash modes that can be set by shooting mode
Shooting
Mode
Super
control
panel
Flash Mode
Flash
timing
Conditions for
fi
ring the
fl
ash
Shutter
speed limit
P
/
A
#
AUTO
Auto
fl
ash
1st
curtain
Fires automatically
in dark/backlit*
conditions
1/30
sec. –
1/180
sec.
!
Auto
fl
ash
(red-eye reduction)
#
Fill-in
fl
ash
Always
fi
res
30
sec. –
1/180
sec.
$
Flash off
k
k
k
!
SLOW
Slow synchronization
(red-eye reduction)
1st
curtain
Fires automatically
in dark/backlit*
conditions
60
sec. –
1/180
sec.
#
SLOW
Slow synchronization
(1st curtain)
#
SLOW2
Slow synchronization
(2nd curtain)
2nd
curtain
S
/
M
#
Fill-in
fl
ash
1st
curtain
Always
fi
res
60
sec. –
1/180
sec.
H
Fill-in
fl
ash
(red-eye reduction)
$
Flash off
k
k
k
2nd
CURTAIN
Fill-in
fl
ash/Slow
synchronization
(2nd curtain)
2nd
curtain
Always
fi
res
60
sec. –
1/180
sec.
* When the
fl
ash is set to the Super FP mode, it detects backlight and
fi
res with a
longer duration than for normal
fl
ash before emitting light.
#
AUTO
,
$
can be set in
A
mode.
Flash synchronization and shutter speed
Shooting
mode
Flash timing
Upper limit of
synchronization
timing*
1
Fixed
timing when
fl
ash
fi
res*
2
P
1/ (lens focal length × 2) or synchronization
timing, whichever is slower
1/180
1/60
A
S
The set shutter speed
―
M
*1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 – 1/180 [
#
X-SYNC.]:
g
“Custom menu” (P. 78)
*2 Can be changed using menu: 30 – 1/180 [
#
SLOW LIMIT]:
g
“Custom menu” (P. 78)
Manual
fl
ash guide numbers for the built-in
fl
ash
#
FULL
Manual (FULL)
10
All
fi
gures are approximate
and given in meters
(ISO 200).
•
#
1/4
Manual (1/4)
5
#
1/16
Manual (1/16)
2.5
#
1/64
Manual (1/64)
1.2
•