Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

D Shutter Speed
Shutter speed can be set as follows when an optional flash unit is used:
Shooting mode Shutter speed
1
b
Set automatically by camera (¹⁄₂₀₀s–¹⁄₆₀s)
P, A Set automatically by camera (¹⁄₂₀₀s to ¹⁄₆₀s)
2
S ¹⁄₂₀₀s–30s
M ¹⁄₂₀₀s–30s,
Bulb, Time
The fastest shutter speed available is ¹⁄₆₀ s when [Electronic shutter] is selected for Custom
Setting d6 [Shutter type].
Shutter speed may be set as slow as 30s if slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, or slow sync with
red-eye reduction is selected for flash mode.
D Caution: Third-Party Flash Units
The camera cannot be used with flash units that would apply voltages over 250V to the camera’s
X contacts or short-circuit contacts on the accessory shoe. Use of such flash units could not only
interfere with normal operation of the camera but also damage the flash sync circuits of the camera
and/or flash.
D i-TTL Flash Control
When an optional flash unit that supports the Nikon Creative Lighting System is attached and set to
TTL, the camera uses monitor pre-flashes for balanced or standard “i-TTL fill-flash” flash control. i-TTL
flash control is not available with flash units that do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting System.
The camera supports the following types of i-TTL flash control:
Flash control Description
i-TTL balanced fill-flash
The camera uses “i-TTL balanced fill-flash” flash control for a natural
b
alance betw
een the main subject and ambient b
ack
gr
ound lighting.
Af
t
er the shutt
er
-release button is pressed and immediately before the
main flash, the flash unit emits a series of monitor pre-flashes which the
camera uses to optimize flash output for a balance between the main
subject and ambient background lighting.
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Using an On-Camera Flash
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