Selecting The Flash Mode; Auto Flash Photography - Nikon Nuvis S - Point & Shoot Instruction Manual

Selecting the flash mode

Press the J button until the desired
flash mode indicator appears.
•For details, see the reference page of each
flash mode.
Auto flash (-P. 21)
AUTOJ
#
Flash cancel (-P. 22)
J
Anytime flash (-P. 22)
†
Auto flash with slow sync
(-P. 23)
•When the camera power is turned off,
the flash mode reverts to auto flash.

Auto flash photography

The flash automatically fires when the available light is low or the subject is backlit.
1
Turn the camera on.
• appears on the LCD panel.
AUTOJ
Auto flash mode is automatically
activated.
•The camera senses when the available
light is low or the subject is backlit and
automatically fires the flash.
#
•When " " appears on the LCD panel, the
flash does not fire. In this case, no oragne
LED lights up.
2
Check that the orange and green
LEDs come on, then shoot.
•Before shooting with flash, make sure the
subject is within the flash shooting distance
range. Refer to the following guide (ISO 200).
(22.5mm): approx. 0.45 to 4.2m (1.5 to 13.8 ft.)
(66mm) : approx. 0.45 to 2.8m (1.5 to 9.2 ft.)
•If the orange LED is blinking, the flash is
recycling and the shutter is locked. Lightly
press the shutter release button again after
approx. 8 sec. and wait for the orange LED
to light up before shooting.
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