Flash shooting
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Basic shooting functions
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Basic shooting functions
2nd curtain (rear curtain) #SLOW2
With 2nd curtain, the flash fires just before the shutter closes. Changing the flash
timing can create interesting effects in your picture, such as expressing the
movement of a car by showing the tail-lights streaming backwards. The slower the
shutter speed, the better the effects turn out.
The slowest possible shutter speed depends on the shooting mode:
M mode : 15 sec.
P, A, S, R mode : 4 sec.
1st curtain with red-eye reduction HSLOW
This mode is for when you want to use slow synchronization, yet also reduce the red-
eye phenomenon, for instance, when shooting a person against a night background.
2nd curtain with red-eye reduction is not available, because the time between the
pre-flashes and the 2nd curtain flash is too long to be effective.
1 Press the # button, and turn the
control dial. Select the flash
mode, and press the
#
button.
g“Direct buttons” (P. 16)
rear curtain
2nd curtain flash fires
Shutter closes
1st curtain flash fires
front curtain
Shutter button fully pressed
When the shutter speed is set to 4 sec.
4 sec.
4 sec.
0
Mode dial
FLASH MODE
AUTO
SET
OK
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