Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Flash modes
501
Option Description
Available
in
L
[S
low sync]
(Slow sync)
As for “ll ash”, except that shutter speed
slows automatically to capture
background lighting at night or under low
light.
･ Note that photos may be prone to
blurring due to camera shake at slow
shutter speeds.
･ Use of a tripod is recommended.
P, A
K
[Slow sync +
red-eye]
(red-eye
reduction
with slow
sync)
Use to include background lighting in
portraits. Red-eye reduction is combined
with slow shutter speeds to capture
background lighting at night or under low
light.
･ A ash unit with red-eye reduction is
required. If you use a ash unit that
does not support red-eye reduction, the
K
icon in the shooting display will
ash.
･ Note that photos may be prone to
blurring due to camera shake at slow
shutter speeds.
･ Use of a tripod is recommended.
P, A
M
[Rear-
curtain
sync]
The ash res just before the shutter
closes, creating the eect of a stream of
light behind moving light sources.
･ Selecting P or A after choosing this
option sets the ash mode to slow sync.
･ Note that photos may be prone to
blurring due to camera shake at slow
shutter speeds.
･ Use of a tripod is recommended.
P, S, A, M