Nikon D70S - Manual (Page 106)

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Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
The following fl ash sync settings are available in , , and modes:
Description Flash sync mode
Combines red-eye reduction ( 95) with auto front-curtain sync.
Auto with red-
eye reduction
Flash does not fi re even when lighting is poor or built-in Speedlight
is raised. Flash does not pop up automatically when shutter-re-
lease button is pressed halfway.
Off
If lighting is poor or subject is back-lit, fl ash pops up when shut-
ter-release button is pressed halfway and fi res automatically when
shutter is released. Shutter speed is restricted to values between
1 /
60
and 1 /
500
s ( 1 /
125
and 1 /
500
s in mode). Auto front-curtain sync is
selected automatically when mode dial is rotated to , , or .
Auto front-
curtain sync
The following fl ash sync settings are available in mode:
Description Flash sync mode
Combines red-eye reduction ( 95) with auto slow sync. Use
of tripod is recommended to prevent blur ring caused by camera
shake. Auto slow sync
with red-eye
reduction
Flash does not fi re even when lighting is poor or built-in Speedlight
is raised. Flash does not pop up automatically when shutter-re-
lease button is pressed halfway.
Off
If lighting is poor or subject is back-lit, fl ash pops up when shutter-
release button is pressed halfway. Flash is combined with shutter
speeds as slow as 1 s to cap ture both subject and background at
night or under dim light. Use of tripod is recommended to prevent
blur ring caused by camera shake. Auto slow sync is selected auto-
matically when mode dial is rotated to .
Auto slow sync