Nikon 1 J1 Reference Manual page 78

Touse theflash, raise it bysliding the __ _
flash pop-up c ontrol and then choose a
flash mode a s described onthe following _/_,_L
page. Charging begins when t heflash is
raised; once c harging iscomplete, aflash-
ready i ndicator ( 0) will bedisplayed
whenthe shutter-release buttonis
Flashpop-upcontrol
pressed halfway.
]-he flash fires with every photograph
taken. Use when the subject is poorly lit or
_. Fillflash
with back-lit subjects to "fill in" (illuminate)
shadows.
]-he red-eye reduction lamp lights before
_ Red-eyereduction the flash fires, reducing "red-eye" caused
by light reflecting from your subject's reti-
nas.
Combines red-eye reduction with slow
shutter speeds to capture background
_._)S[[]W Red-eyereduction + _letails at night or under low light. Use for
slow sync
portraits taken against a backdrop of night
scenery.
Combines fill flash with slow shutter
_.S[[]W Fillflash+sl0wsync )eeds to capture details of poorly-lit
backgrounds.
Combines rear-curtain sync (see below)
_o_ Rearcurtain+ with slow shutter speeds to capture
slowsync poorly-lit background details.
While in other modes the flash fires as the
shutter opens, in rear-curtain sync the
_REAII Rear-curtainsync flash fires just before the shutter closes,
:reating streams of light that appear to fol-
ow moving light sources.
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