Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual page 52

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_1_ Shooting When Lighting is Dim or When the Flash is Set to _ (Off)
• Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of
camera shake. When the ca mera is stabilized with a tripod, set Vibration reduction (_193) to
Off in the setup menu (_185).
• J]_ may be displayed in the shooting screen. When J]_ is displayed, the ISO sensitivity has
increased automatically.
• The noise reduction function may operate with some shooting conditions such as dim lighting.
When the noise reduction function operates, it may take more time to save images.
_1_ Note on Using the Flash
Reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in pictures. To reduce these
reflections, set the flash to (_) (Off'}, or shoot pictures with the flash lowered.
[] Flash Indicator
The flash indicator shows the flash status when the shutter release
button is pressed halfway down.
• On: Flash fires when picture is shot.
• Blinks; Flash is charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
• Off: Flash does not fire when picture is shot.
[] Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses advanced red eye reduction ("in Camera Red Eye Fix").
Pro flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red eye effect.
Additionally, if the camera detects red eye while saving an image, the affected area will be processed
to reduce red eye before the image is saved.
Note the following when taking pictures;
• Due to pre flashes, there is a slight lag between when the shutter release button is pressed and
when the picture is shot.
• The time required to save the picture increases slightly.
• Red eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.
• In extremely rare instances, areas not subiect to red eye may be affected by advanced red eye
reduction processing. In these cases, choose another mode and try again.
When Red-eye reduction (_196) in the setup menu is set to Pro-flash off, the shutter is released
immediately when the shutter release button is pressed all the way.
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