Nikon 4500 - Manual (Page 74)

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Beyond Point-and-Shoot—Flash Mode
The flash mode can be chosen from the following five options.
Flash Mode
Flash Photography
Auto Flash Off
The flash turns off automatically when focus is set to infinity ( 57), an op-
tion other than Single is chosen for Continuous ( 96), BSS ( 98) is On,
a setting other than Normal is selected in the Lens menu ( 106), or Inter-
nal Off is selected for Speedlight Cntrl ( 115).
The Flash-Ready Lamp
A short pause is required between exposures for the flash system to charge. If
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while the flash is charging, the
flash-ready lamp next to the viewfinder will flicker. Remove your finger briefly
from the shutter-release button and try again.
Flash Cancel
(off)
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
Anytime Flash
(fill flash)
Flash fires whenever photo is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illumi-
nate) shadows and back-lit subjects.
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Auto
When lighting is poor, built-in Speedlight will pop up auto-
matically when shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and
flash will fire when picture is taken.
Slow Sync
Auto flash combined with slow shutter speed. Use to cap-
ture both subject and background at night or under dim light.
Option Description
Auto with
red-eye
reduction
Same as Auto, except that flash fires several times at low
intensity before main flash, minimizing “red-eye.” Use for
portraits (works best when subjects are well within range of
flash and looking at flash). Because a slight delay occurs
after the shutter-release button is fully pressed to allow red-
eye reduction to take effect, this setting is not recommend-
ed with subjects that are moving erratically or in other situa-
tions in which you want the camera to react quickly.