Nikon D2HS - Manual (Page 125)

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Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
To choose the fl ash sync mode, press the but-
ton and ro tate the main com mand dial until the
de sired fl ash sync mode is se
lect ed in the top
con trol panel:
1 Available only in ex po sure modes P and A. In modes S and M, (front-cur tain sync)
is selected when button is released.
2 In exposure modes P and A, fl ash-sync mode will be set to (slow rear-cur tain sync)
when the button is released.
3 icon blinks if Speedlight does not support red-eye reduction.
4 Red-eye reduction with slow sync is available only in exposure modes P and A. In
modes S and M, (red-eye reduction) is selected when the button is released.
Front cur-
tain sync
Slow sync 1
Rear curtain
sync 2
Red-eye reduction
with slow sync 3, 4
Red-eye
reduction 3
Shutter Speed and Aperture
Shutter speed and aperture can be set as follows when a Speedlight is used:
Exposure mode Shutter speed Aperture
Programmed auto Set automatically by camera 1, 2
Set automatically by camera
84
Shutter-priority auto ½
50
s–30 s 2 86
Aperture-priority auto Set automatically by camera 1, 2
Value selected by user 3
88
Manual ½
50
s–30 s 2 90
1 Set automatically in the range ½
50
s– 1 /
60
s, or ½
50
s–30 s at fl ash sync settings of slow
sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and red-eye re duc tion with slow sync.
2 If 1/250 (Auto FP) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed) when an op-
tional SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlight is used, shutter speeds may be as fast as 1 /
8,000
s.
3 Flash range varies with aperture. When setting aperture in ex po sure modes A and
M, consult the table of fl ash ranges provided with optional Speedlight.
e1—Flash Sync Speed ( 190)
This option can be used to enable Auto FP High-Speed Sync or limit the fastest sync
speed to a speed slower than ½
50
s. To fi x shutter speed at the sync speed limit in ex-
posure modes S and M, select the setting after the slowest possible shutter speed (30 s
or
). An X will be displayed in the fl ash sync indicator in the top control panel.
e2—Flash Shutter Speed ( 190)
This option can be used to limit the slowest shutter speed possible when using an op-
tional Speedlight in programmed auto and aperture-priority auto exposure modes.