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Using the Flash
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
B Shooting When Lighting is Poor or When the Flash is Set to W (Off)
• Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of
camera shake. When the camera is stabilized with a tripod, set Vibration reduction (A175) to
Off in the setup menu (A167).
• E may be displayed in the shooting mode. When E is displayed, the ISO sensitivity has
increased automatically.
• When shooting at slow shutter speeds in dark location, the noise reduction function may operate.
When the noise reduction function operates, it may take more time to save images.
B Note on Using the Flash
Reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in pictures. To reduce these
reflections, set the flash to W (Off), or shoot pictures with the built-in flash lowered.
C Flash Lamp
The flash lamp shows the flash status when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway down.
• On: Flash fires when picture is shot.
• Blinks: Flash is charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
• Off: Flash does not fire when picture is shot.
When the battery level is low, the monitor is turned off during
charging of the flash.
C Auto with Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”).
Pre-flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect.
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 recorded.
Note the following when taking pictures:
• Because pre-flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is
pressed and when the picture is shot.
• The time required to save the picture increases slightly.
• Advanced 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 advanced red-eye
reduction processing. In these cases, choose another mode and try again.
• The red-eye reduction process when NRW (RAW) images (A68) are recorded consists only of the
pre-flashing before the main flash (including the JPEG image that is recorded at the same time).
When Red-eye reduction (A177) in the setup menu is set to Pre-flash off, the shutter is released
immediately when the shutter-release button is fully pressed, without firing the pre-flashes before the
main flash.
D More Information
See “Using Speedlights (External Flash Unit)” (A202) for more Information.