Red-Eye Reduction - Nikon D300 User Manual

subject as soon as the front curtain gets out of the way, but the
ambient light continues exposing the subject before the rear
curtain closes, and since it is moving you may see a ghostlike
blur before or in front of the well-exposed moving subject in
the picture. This can be seen at shutter speeds as fast as 1/60s
if ambient light is strong enough and the subject is moving.

Red-Eye Reduction

Red-eye reduction
Figure 12-4). It simply means that the
shines brightly in the face of your subject before the flash
fires using Front-curtain sync
AF-assist illuminator
somewhat and reduce the red-eye effect. It acts like you are
using Front-curtain sync
Figure 12-4. Red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Slow sync, except that the
before the flash fires (see
pictures with an emphasis on ambient light while preventing
the extra flash exposure from causing red-eye.
is not really a flash mode (see
mode. It is hoped that the bright
will cause your subject's pupils to close
mode otherwise.
AF-assist illuminator
Figure 12-5). This lets you take
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AF-assist illuminator
works the same way as
light shines