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Synchronization Speed
In
flash photography, the shutter speed with which elec-
tronic
fl
ash will synchr
on
ize depends on the camera in
use.
Th
e table shows the usable shutter speeds with
various cameras. As shown
in
the table, automatic
Hlko"
cam.r.
Synch
r
on
l
zaUon
sp
••
d
(a.c
.)
F3-ssrles
(via
AS
·4
or
AS
· 7
1160
or
s
lower
co
upler)
FA
1
1250
or
slower
FE.
'/250
or
slower
FE·'
1
/12Sorslower
FM
2
(wilh
1/250
sec
.
1/
250
or
slower
sync
s
peed)
" ·
FM2
(wi
th
1/200
sec
.
1/200
or
slowe
r
sync
speed)
' •
F·
50"
N
2020
1 1125
or
s
low
er
F-
30
1
fN200Q
111
25
or
slower
FG
1190
or
sl
ower
FG-20
1/90
or
sl
ower
Nlk
onos
-V
1/90
or
s
lower
(via
V-
l'fpe
Sync
cord)
A"
11
2
0oo
- I,,
259
8C'
1/80
e
S8C
. ,
X,
Band
T
All
s
hutler
s
peed
settings
except
M
250
and
B
In
P,
S
and
A
modes
'
114000 - 1
/500
sec
.
In
M
mode
"
11
2
50
1
sec
.
In
M
mode
M
250
and
8
In
p.
S, A
and
M
mod
es
A,
"4000
- 1
/500
sec
,"
1
/250-B
sec
.
M
25
0
and
B
AUlO"
1/125-8
, B
1
/250-
1
sec"
B
11125-1
,
X200
, B
P
DUA
L,
P,
PH
I"
A , 1
/2000
-
11250
sec"
11125-1
sec
,
and
B
PH
I,
p"
A, 1
/2000
1/
25
0
sec
"
11125-1
sec
.
and
B
P,
A,
1/
1000
1
/125
sec
..
1
/60
- 1
sec
.
MOO
and
B
A.
1~
.111000
-1/
1
25sec
"
1
/60-
1
sec
.,
M90
and
B
A.
1I1000-1/125sec
.
1
/60
-
1/30
sec
.
MOO
and
B
sync speed setting
is
available with Nikon F3-series,
FA
,
FE
2,
FE
, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000,
FG
,
FG-20
,
EM
and Nikonos-
V cameras.
Actual
shutt.r
sp
••
d (
••
c .)
1/80
1/80
as
set
1
/250
1/250
as
sel
1
/250
as
set
as
set
1/90
1/1
25
1/
125
as
se
t
111
25
1/125
as
set
1/90
as
set
as
set
1/90
as
se
t
1/90
(
sec)
Viewfinder
shutt.r
ap
••
d
Indlcallon
80
Mao
LCD
shows
ma
n
ua
l
-se
t
shutter
s
peed
;
no
indication
at B
or
T
LCD
sh
ows
250
LCD
s
how
s
M2
50
LCD
shows
ma
n
ua
ll
v-set
shu
tt
er
speed
No
ind
icat
io
n
125
light
s
up
125
ligh
ts
up
and
LEO
lor
proper
non-
ll
ash
shuller
speed
blink
s
LED
l
or
manually-set
s
hulter
spee
d
lights
up
,
and
LEO
lor
pr
oper
non
-
lIash
shutter
speed
blinks
;
no
indication
81
B
t
25
light
s
up
12
5
lights
up
and
LED
l
or
proper
non-
fl
ash
shu
tl
er
speed
blink
s
LED
lo
r
manually
-s
el
s
huller
spee
d
lights
up
.
and
LEO
l
or
prop
er
non-
Hash
shutter
s
peed
blinks
;
no
indication
8t B
lWo
LEOs
repre
se
nting
1
/90
se
c.
light
up
LEO
l
or
ma
nua
ll
y
-se
t
shutter
speed
light
s
up
No i
ndicaU
on
LED
or
proper
non-flash
s
hutler
s
peed
blink
s
LEO
tor
proper
non-llash
shutter
speed
bUnks
No
indicatio
n
-Au
tomatic
sy
nc speed setting only occurs
when
the $8-16
Is
mounted
In
the
camera's
hOi
shoe
and turned
on
; It
does
not occur
when
the
S8-16
is
turned of( or
when
sync
cord
Is
used
for off-camefa operation.
-•
When
the shutter speed dial setting
Is
higher
than
flash
sync
speed,
the
ca
mera
's
ready·llght blinks
as
a warning.
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