Using The Flash - Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual

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In dark locations or when the subject is backlit, you can shoot pictures with flash by
raising the built in flash.
The flash has a range of about 0.5 to 8.0 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 26 ft.) for wide, and about 1.7 to
5.0 m (5 ft. 7 in. to 16 ft.) for tele (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto).
Change the flash setting according to each situation.
_IIUTI} Auto
Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
Auto With iedxeye reduction
Reduces "red eye" in portraits ([_34).
¢ off
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
_, Fill f_a_h
Flash fires when a picture is taken. Use to "fill in" (illuminate) shadows and backlit
subjects.
_1_ S_owsync
Fill flash is combined with slow shutter speed.
Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background
at night or under dim light.
_i!--" Rear-cu rtain sync
Flash fires just before shutter closes, creating the effect of a stream of light behind
moving subjects.
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