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Using the Flash
Basic Photography and Playback: G Easy Auto Mode
B Shooting When Lighting Is Poor and the Flash Is Disabled (W)
• Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of
camera shake. Set Vibration reduction (A 113) to Off when using a tripod.
• E may be displayed in the monitor. When E is displayed, ISO sensitivity is automatically
increased.
B Note on Using the Flash
When using the flash, reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in images.
To reduce these reflections, set the flash to W(off) or lower the flash for shooting.
C The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
• On: Flash fires when picture is taken.
• Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
• Off: Flash does not fire when a picture is taken.
If the remaining battery level is low, the monitor will turn
off until the flash has finished charging.
C The Flash Mode Setting
The default setting of flash mode depends on the shooting mode (A 33).
• G(easy auto) mode: U Auto
• Scene mode: The default setting depends on the scene menu (A35).
• F(smart portrait) mode: U Auto
• d(sport continuous) mode: W Off (locked)
• A(auto) mode: U Auto
Flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. ➝ Camera Settings that Cannot Be Set at
the Same Time (A60)
When the shooting mode is A (auto) mode (A 50), the changed flash setting is saved even if the
camera is turned off.
C Red-eye Reduction
This camera is equipped with an advanced red-eye reduction system.
Pre-flashes are fired several times at low intensity before the main flash to reduce the effects of red-eye.
If the camera detects “red-eye” when a picture is taken, Nikon’s own In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
processes the image before it is saved.
Note the following when using red-eye reduction:
• Because pre-flashes are fired before the picture is taken, there is a slight lag between when the
shutter-release button is pressed and when the image is captured.
• More time than usual is required to save images.
• Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.
• In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by red-eye reduction
processing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again.