Nikon D300 User Manual page 75

4 Check exposure (shutter speed and aperture).
Press the shutter-release button halfway and check shutter
speed and aperture. The settings available when the built-in
flash is raised are listed below.
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p Set automatically by camera 104
(1/250 S-1/60 S) 1, 2
Set automatically
,5 Value selected by user by camera 106
(1/2s0s-30 s)2
R Set automatically by camera 107
(1/250 S-1/60 S)1, 2
Value selected
!I Value selected by user by user 3 109
(1/2s0s-30 s)2
1 Shutter speed may be set as slow as 30s in slow sync, slow rear-curtain
sync, and slow sync with red-eye reduction flash modes.
2 Speeds as fast as 1/8,000 s are available with optional SB-900, SB-800,
and SB-600 flash units when [1/320 s (Auto FP)]or [1/250 s (Auto FP)]is
selected for Custom
Setting el ([Flash sync speed], pg. 288).
3 Flashrangevaries with aperture and ISO
sensitivity.
Consult table of
flash ranges
(pg. 408) when setting aperture
in FIand/I, modes.
At default settings, the effects of the flash can be previewed
by pressing the depth-of-field preview button to emit a
modeling preflash (pg. 297).
S Takethe picture.
Compose the photograph, focus, and shoot. If the flash-ready
indicator ($) blinks for about three seconds after the
photograph is taken, the flash has fired at full output and the
photograph may be underexposed. Check the results in the
monitor. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust settings
and try again.
[] See Also
See page 289 for information on [1/320 s [Auto FP)].
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