Nikon 55 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Built-In SpeedlightlReady-Light
Built-in Speedlight and TTL Flash modes
This camera is equipped with a built-in Speed light that provides
an
angle
of
coverage
for
a 28mm lens with a guide number
of
12 (ISO 100,
m)
or
40 (ISO
100,
ft
.). When the subject is dark
or
backlit,
in
8
or
Vari-Program (except
in
rJ
or
~
Ql
)
,
the built-in Speedlight automatically pops up. When the shutter is
released, the flash fires
to
create natural-looking flash photography utilising
Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash.
In
P, S, A
or
M exposure mode, when the subject is dark or backlit, flash
recommended indication
~
blinks
in
the viewfinder, and the Speedlight pops
up
when the Speedlight lock-release button is pressed and the Matrix
Balanced Fill-Flash
is possible.
(In
M exposure mode, Standard TTL Flash
i~
selected.)
In
addition
to
shooting
in
dim light, the flash can be used
in
dayligh'
to
reduce shadows on the main subject
or
to
put catchlights
in
your subject's
eyes.
Four flash sync
modes-Front-Curtain Sync (Normal Sync), Slow Sync, Red
Eye Reduction
and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow
Sync-are
available with
this camera .
• See below for the
TIL
Flash modes, page 80 for using the built-
in
Speed light and pagl
78 for the flash sync modes .
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Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash
76
• Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash is automatically set
in
8,
Vari
-Program, P, S or A exposure mode.
In
this
flash mode, a well-balanced exposure of the main
subject (subject
in
focus) and the background is
achieved-based
on
the brightness sensed by the
Matrix Metering.