Flash Modes - Nikon D700 User Manual

Flash Modes
The camera supports the following flash modes:
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Flash mode
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Front-curtain
sync
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Red-eye
reduction
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Red-eye
reduction with
slow sync
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Slow sync
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This mode is recommended for most situations. In
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programmed auto and aperture-priority auto modes,
shutter speed will automatically be set to values
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'/60
s when an
optional flash unit is used with Auto FP High-Speed
Sync) (pg. 377).
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Red-eye reduction lamp lights for approximately one
second before main flash. Pupils in subject's eyes to
contract, reducing "red-eye" effect sometimes caused
.by flash. Owing to one-second shutter-release delay,
this mode is not recommended with moving subjects
or in other situations in which quick shutter response
is required. Avoid moving camera while red-eye
reduction lamp is lit.
Combines red-eye reduction with slow sync. Use for
portraits taken against a backdrop of night scenery.
Available only in programmed auto and aperture-
priority auto exposure modes. Use of a tripod is
recommended to prevent blurring caused by camera
shake.
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Flash is combined with shutter speeds as slow as 30 s
to capture both subject and background at night or
under dim light. This mode is only available in
programmed auto and aperture-priority auto
exposure modes. Use of tripod is recommended to
prevent blurring caused by camera shake.
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