Flash Photography; Settings For Flash Photography; Built-In Flash; Flash Control Modes That Can Be Used With The Built-In Flash - FujiFilm FinePix S3 Pro Owner's Manual

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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

SETTINGS FOR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

Some flash settings can be set directly:
Synchro mode (the flash timing and shutter speed)
Flash exposure compensation (flash brightness adjustment)
Other settings are:
Flash control mode (the system for measuring and adjusting the flash brightness)
Flash control range (the effective range of the flash)
The basic settings for flash photography are explained on P.67 to P.73. If necessary, refer also to
"NIKON FLASH UNITS THAT CAN BE USED" (➡P.74).
How the flash control mode is set
The three flash modes are D-3D-Multi BL, D-Multi BL and Standard D-TTL. One of these is selected
based on the exposure mode, the metering system and the lens-flash combination.
"M" exposure mode?
"Spot" metering system?
Yes
No
Standard D-TTL
To increase the effective range of the flash
Item
Measure
Lens brightness
Use a brighter lens.
Guide No.
Use a higher number.
Aperture
Widen the aperture.
ISO setting
Increase the ISO setting.
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Lens-flash
combination selected.
Yes
No
D-3D-Multi BL
D-Multi BL
Standard D-TTL

BUILT-IN FLASH

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
The built-in flash for FinePix S3 Pro camera covers the field of view of a 20 mm lens. It has a guide
number of 12 (ISO 100-m) and is controlled using the dedicated TTL mode (D-TTL mode) that
controls the monitor brightness. D-3D Multi BL flash control and D-Multi BL flash control can be
used to take natural-looking photographs with the flash. 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. Five flash Synchro modes—Front Synchro (Normal Synchro), Slow Synchro, Rear
Synchro, Red-Eye Reduction and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Synchro—are available with
FinePix S3 Pro camera.

■ Flash control modes that can be used with the built-in flash

Lens
D- or G-type Nikkor lens
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
CPU Nikkor lens other than D/G- type
D-Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
(except AF Nikkor for F3AF)
All Nikkor lenses
Standard D-TTL
✽1 When built-in flash is used and the exposure mode is set to Manual or Spot metering is selected, Standard D-TTL Auto
Flash mode automatically changes to Standard D-TTL Flash.
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash can be performed with a combination of the FinePix S3 Pro
camera and D- or G-type Nikkor lens. Performs balanced (BL) metering that uses multi-pattern
photometering information to provide a balance between the main subject of the shot and the
background light.
When you press the shutter button, the camera flash fires a monitoring flash just before the shutter
opens. The camera then instantaneously monitors the reflections from each part of the image using
the sensors in its 5-zone TTL auto flash control. This information is then further enhanced using the
information on the subject distance provided by the lens and the camera then determines the flash
brightness that will perfectly balance the subject and the background light.
h If you set the metering mode to Spot or the exposure mode to "M", the built-in flash uses the
Standard D-TTL flash control.
D-Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, without the Distance Information added to the D-3D Multi-Sensor
Balanced Fill-Flash, can be performed with a combination of the FinePix S3 Pro camera and CPU
Nikkor lens other than D/G-type.
D-3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash together with D-Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash is called
Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi Sensor.
Standard D-TTL Flash
Can be used with any type of Nikkor lens. In Standard D-TTL Flash, automatic flash output level
compensation is not available. This means that, even though the main subject is correctly exposed,
the background may not be. Standard D-TTL Flash is useful when you want to highlight the main
subject or perform flash exposure compensation.
TTL Auto Flash mode
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