Switching The Timing At Which The Flash Fires - Canon PowerShot S5 IS User Manual

Switching the Timing at which the
Flash Fires
Shooting Mode
The flash fires right after the shutter opens, regardless of
1st-curtain the shutter speed. Usually, the 1st-curtain is used when
shooting.
The flash fires right before the shutter closes. Compared
with the 1st-curtain, the flash fires later and allows you to
2nd-curtain
shoot images in which, for example, a car's taillights
seem to trail off behind.
1
(Rec.) Menu
[1st-curtain]
Image shot with the
1st-curtain setting
* Default setting.
[Flash Sync]
*
/[2nd-curtain].
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
Image shot with the
2nd-curtain setting
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