The Built-In Flash - Nikon 1 J1 User Manual

The Built-in Flash

To use the flash, raise it by sliding the
flash pop-up control and then choose a
flash mode as described on the following
page. Charging begins when the flash is
raised; once charging is complete, a flash-
ready indicator (I) will be displayed
when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway.
N
Fill flash
NY Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction +
NYp
slow sync
Np Fill flash + slow sync
Rear curtain +
Nr
slow sync
Nq Rear-curtain sync
The flash fires with every photograph
taken. Use when the subject is poorly lit or
with back-lit subjects to "fill in" (illuminate)
shadows.
The red-eye reduction lamp lights before
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
details at night or under low light. Use for
portraits taken against a backdrop of night
scenery.
Combines fill flash with slow shutter
speeds to capture details of poorly-lit
backgrounds.
Combines rear-curtain sync (see below)
with slow shutter speeds to capture
poorly-lit background details.
While in other modes the flash fires as the
shutter opens, in rear-curtain sync the
flash fires just before the shutter closes,
creating streams of light that appear to fol-
low moving light sources.
Flash pop-up control
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