E2: flash shutter speed, Auto fp high-speed sync – Nikon D800 User Manual
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❚❚Auto FP High-Speed Sync
When 1/320 s (Auto FP) or 1/250 s (Auto FP) is selected for
Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed,
0 299), the built-in flash can
be used at shutter speeds as fast as
1
/
320
s or
1
/
250
s, while
compatible optional flash units (
0 382) can be used at any shutter
speed (Auto FP High-Speed Sync).
This option determines the slowest shutter
speed available when using front- or rear-
curtain sync or red-eye reduction in
programmed auto or aperture-priority auto
exposure modes (regardless of the setting
chosen, shutter speeds can be as slow as 30 s
in shutter-priority auto and manual exposure modes or at flash
settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, or red-eye reduction
with slow sync). Options range from
1
/
60
s (1/60 s) to 30 s (30 s).
Flash sync speed 1/320 s (Auto FP)
1/250 s (Auto FP)
1/250 s
Shutter speed
Built-in
flash
Optional
flash unit
Built-in
flash
Optional
flash unit
Built-in
flash
Optional
flash unit
From
1
/
8,000
to but
not including
1
/
320
s
—
Auto FP
—
Auto FP
—
—
From
1
/
320
to but not
including
1
/
250
s
Flash sync
*
—
Auto FP
—
—
1
/
250
–30 s
Flash sync
* Flash range drops as shutter speed increases. Flash range will nevertheless
be greater than that obtained at the same speeds with Auto FP.
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The Flash-Ready Indicator
When the flash fires at full power, the flash-indicator in the camera
viewfinder will blink to warn that the resulting photograph may be
underexposed. Note that the flash-ready indicators on optional flash
units will not display this warning when 1/320 s (Auto FP) is selected.
e2: Flash Shutter Speed
G button
➜ A Custom Settings menu