Flash Mode - Nikon D5100 Reference Manual

Flash Mode

The flash modes available vary with shooting mode:
i, k, p, n, s, w, g
No
Auto
Njo Auto+red-eye reduction
j
Off
N
Fill flash
Nj
Red-eye reduction
Njp
Slow sync+red-eye reduction
Np
Slow sync
*
Nq
Rear curtain+slow sync
* p appears in information display when setting is complete.
1
Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor, press the P button.
Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display.
Information display
2
Display flash mode options.
Highlight the current flash mode in the
information display and press J.
3
Choose a flash mode.
Highlight a mode and press J. To return to
shooting mode, press the shutter-release button
halfway.
Njr
Nr
j
P, A
o
Auto+slow sync+
red-eye reduction
Auto+slow sync
Off
N
Fill flash
Nj
Red-eye reduction
Nq
Rear-curtain sync
P button
0
N
Fill flash
S, M
z
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