Built-In Speedlight/Ready-Light - Nikon F55 - F55 35mm SLR Camera Instruction Manual

Built-In Speedlight/Ready-Light

Built-in Speedlight and TTL Flash modes
This camera is equipped with a built-in Speedlight that provides an angle of
coverage for a 28mm lens with a guide number of 12 (ISO 100, m). When the
subject is dark or backlit, in or Vari-Program (except in
built-in Speedlight automatically pops up. When the shutter is released, the
flash fires to create natural-looking flash photography utilising Matrix
Balanced Fill-Flash.
In P, S, A or M exposure mode, when the subject is dark or backlit, flash
recommended indication blinks in the viewfinder, and the Speedlight pops
up when the Speedlight lock-release button is pressed and the Matrix
Balanced Fill-Flash is possible. (In M exposure mode, Standard TTL Flash is
selected.) In addition to shooting in dim light, the flash can be used in daylight
to reduce shadows on the main subject or to put catchlights in your subject's
eyes.
Four flash sync modes—Front-Curtain Sync (Normal Sync), Slow Sync, Red-
Eye Reduction and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync—are available with
this camera.
• See below for the TTL Flash modes, page 80 for using the built-in Speedlight and page
78 for the flash sync modes.
Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash
• Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash is automatically set in
flash mode, a well-balanced exposure of the main
subject (subject in focus) and the background is
achieved—based on the brightness sensed by the
Matrix Metering.
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or
, Vari-Program, P, S or A exposure mode. In this
Standard TTL Flash
• Standard TTL Flash is automatically selected when the exposure mode is set to M. In
Standard TTL Flash, the main subject is correctly exposed but background exposure is
not considered. Standard TTL Flash is useful when you want to highlight the main
), the
subject.
Ready-light
• When using the built-in Speedlight or an optional Speedlight (p. 91), the ready-light
appears in the viewfinder when the Speedlight is fully charged and ready to fire.
• If the ready-light
occurred (when using built-in Speedlight or optional Speedlight set to non-TTL Auto
Flash mode). Check the focus distance, aperture or flash shooting distance range and
shoot again.
• When the optional Speedlight is set to TTL and the shutter release button is lightly
pressed, the ready-light
at full output. Make sure to set the optional Speedlight to A (non-TTL Auto Flash) or M
(Manual Flash) mode.
blinks approx. 3 sec. after full flash output, underexposure may have
in the viewfinder blinks to indicate that the flash will be fired
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