Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Using an on-camera ash
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D Shutter speed
Shutter speed can be set as follows when an optional ash unit is used:
Mode Shutter speed
b
Set automatically by camera (1/200 s–1/60 s)
P, A Set automatically by camera (1/200 s–1/60 s)*
S 1/200 s–30 s
M 1/200 s–30 s, Bulb, T
ime
* Shutter speed may be set as slow as 30 s if slow sync, rear-curtain sync, or
slo
w sync with red-eye reduction is selected for ash mode.
D Third-party ash units
The camera cannot be used with ash units that w
ould apply voltages over
250 V to the camera’s X contacts or short-circuit contacts on the accessory
shoe. Use of such ash units could not only interfere with normal operation
of the camera but also damage the ash sync circuits of the camera and/or
ash.
D i-TTL ash c
ontrol
When an optional ash unit that supports the Nikon Creative Lighting
System is attached and set to TTL, the camera uses monitor pre-ashes for
balanced or standard “i-TTL ll-ash” ash control. i-TTL ash control is not
available with ash units that do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting
System. The camera supports the following types of i-TTL ash control:
Flash control Description
i-TTL
balanc
ed ll-
ash
The camera uses “i-TTL balanced ll-ash” ash control for a
natural balance between the main subject and ambient
background lighting. After the shutter-release button is
pressed and immediately before the main ash, the ash
unit emits a series of monitor pre-ashes which the camera