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Choosing a flash mode – Nikon D5 User Manual

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❚❚Choosing a Flash Mode

To choose the flash mode, press
the

W (M) button and rotate the

main command dial until the
desired flash mode is selected in
the top control panel:

1 Y icon flashes if flash unit does not support red-eye reduction.
2 Red-eye reduction with slow sync is available only in exposure modes P

and A. In modes S and M, red-eye reduction with slow sync becomes
red-eye reduction.

3 Available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and M, slow sync

becomes front-curtain sync.

4 In exposure modes P and A, flash-sync mode will be set to slow

rear-curtain sync when the

W (M) button is released.

A

Studio Flash Systems

Rear-curtain sync can not be used with studio flash systems, as the
correct synchronization can not be obtained.

W (M) button

Main

command dial

Rear-curtain sync

4

Slow sync

3

Front-curtain sync

Red-eye reduction

1

Red-eye reduction with

slow sync

1, 2

Flash off