4Check exposure (shutter speed and aperture).
Press the shutter-release button halfway and check shutter
speed and aperture. The settings available when the built-in
flash is raised are listed below.
_=Mode'='_°:::_--S°h_uiter=s_l_cl-_':'_' Aperture s_°eepa=g_e='°
p Setautomatically by camera 116
(1/250 S-1/60 S) 1, 2 Set automatically
,5 Value selected by user by camera 118
(1/2s0s-30 s)2
R Setautomatically by camera 119
(1/250 S-1/60 S)1, 2 Value selected
!I Value selected by user by user3 121
(1/2s0s-30 s)2
1 Shutter speed may be set as slow as 30s in slow sync, slow rear-curtain
sync, and slow sync with red-eye reduction flash modes.
2 The built-in flash supports speeds of up to 1/320 S when 1/320 s {Auto
FP) is selected for Custom Setting el (Flash sync speed, pp. 305-306).
Optional SB-900, SB-800 and SB-600 flash units support speeds of up
to 1/8.000sat settingsof 11320s(Auto FP)or 11250s (Auto FP).
3 Flashrangevaries with aperture and ISOsensitivity. Consulttable of
flash ranges(pg. 427) when setting aperture in Aand/I, modes.
At default settings, the effects of the flash can be previewed by
pressing the depth-of-field preview button to emit a modeling
preflash (pg. 315).
S Takethe picture.
Compose the photograph, focus, and shoot. If the flash-ready
indicator ($) blinks for about three seconds after the
photograph is taken, the flash has fired at full output and the
photograph may be underexposed. Check the results in the
monitor. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust settings
and try again.
[] See Also
See page 306 for information on 11320 s (Auto FP).
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