Using The Flash - Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual

Using the Flash

In dark locations or when the subject is backlit, you can shoot pictures with a flash by
raising the flash. You can set a flash mode that suits the shooting conditions.
• The flash has a range of about 0.5 to 8.0 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 26 ft.) at the wide-angle
zoom position, and about 2.2 to 4.5 m (7 ft. 3 in. to 14 ft.) at the telephoto zoom
position (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto).
U Auto
Flash fires automatically when lighting is dim.
V Auto with red-eye reduction
Reduces "red-eye" in portraits.
W Off
Flash does not fire.
X Fill flash
The flash fires when a picture is taken, regardless of how bright the subject is. Use to
"fill-in" (illuminate) shadows and backlit subjects.
Y Slow sync
Fill flash is combined with slow shutter speed. Suited to evening and night portraits
that include background scenery. Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds
are used to capture background at night or under dim lighting.
Z Rear-curtain sync
Fill flash fires just before the shutter closes, creating the effect of a stream of light
behind moving subjects.
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Flash Mode Setting
• The default flash mode setting varies with the shooting mode (A44).
- A (auto) mode: U Auto
- y (Scene): Options vary depending on the scenes (A46 to 59).
- j (Night landscape): fixed at W (Off )
- e (Night portrait): fixed at V (auto with red-eye reduction)
- o (Backlighting): fixed at X (fill flash) (when HDR is Off ), fixed at W (Off ) (when HDR is On)
(A50)
- F (Smart portrait): U (auto flash) (when blink proof is Off ), fixed at W (Off ) (when blink proof
is On) (A68).
- j, k, l, m, M: U Auto
• This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See "Functions that Cannot be
Applied Simultaneously" (A104) for more information.
• In the following situations, the setting for flash mode is stored in the camera's memory even after
the camera is turned off.
- When shooting mode j, k, l or m is used
- When shooting with V (Auto with red-eye reduction) in A (auto) mode
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