Flash Modes - Nikon Z 50 Reference Manual

Flash Modes

Use the Flash mode option in the i or photo shooting menu to
choose the effect produced by the flash. The options available
vary with the shooting mode selected.
Option
Fill flash (front-curtain sync): The flash fires with every
I
shot.
Red-eye reduction: Use for portraits. The red-eye
J
reduction lamp lights before the flash fires to help
reduce "red-eye".
Slow sync: As for "fill flash", except that shutter speed
L
slows automatically to capture background lighting
at night or under low light.
Slow sync + red-eye: Use for portraits or similar shots
taken against a night or evening backdrop. In
K
addition to performing red-eye reduction, the
camera uses slow shutter speeds to capture
background lighting.
Rear-curtain sync: Normally the flash fires as the
shutter opens (front-curtain sync); in rear-curtain
M
sync, the flash fires just before the shutter closes.
Slow sync is automatically enabled in modes P and A.
Auto: The flash fires automatically as required when
X
lighting is poor or the subject is backlit.
Auto + red-eye reduction: As for "red-eye reduction",
s
except that the flash fires only as required.
108 Shooting Controls
Description Available in
P, S, A, M
P, S, A, M
P, A
P, A
P, S, A, M
b, k, p,
n, s, f,
V, T, U,
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b, k, p,
n, s, f,
V, T, U,
5