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Advanced Shooting Functions
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Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires
1 Select [Flash Sync] from the [
(Rec.)] menu.
See Selecting Menus and Settings
(Basic Guide: p. 16).
2 Use the or button to select [1st-curtain] or [2nd-
curtain].
Settings can be made by turning the multi control dial.
Mode Dial
1st-curtain
The flash fires right after the shutter opens, regardless of the shutter
speed.Usually, the 1st-curtain is used when shooting.
2nd-curtain
The flash fires right before the shutter closes. Compared with the 1st-curtain,
the flash fires later and this allows you to shoot images in which, for example, a
car's lights seem to trail off behind.
Image shot with the 1st-
curtain setting
Image shot with the 2nd-
curtain setting