Nikon D500 User Manual page 228

❚❚ Choosing a Flash Mode
To choose the flash mode, press
the W (M) button and rotate
the main command dial until
the desired flash mode is
selected in the control panel:
Front-curtain sync
Flash off
1 Y icon flashes if flash unit does not support red-eye reduction.
2 Red-eye reduction with slow sync is available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and
M, red-eye reduction with slow sync becomes red-eye reduction.
3 Available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and M, slow sync becomes front-curtain
sync.
4 In exposure modes P and A, flash-sync mode will be set to slow rear-curtain sync
when the W (M) button is released.
A
Studio Flash Systems
Rear-curtain sync can not be used with studio flash systems, as the
correct synchronization can not be obtained.
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W (M) button
Red-eye reduction
Rear-curtain sync
Main command
Red-eye reduction
1
with slow sync
4
Slow sync
dial
1, 2
3