User's Manual

High-Speed Sync (HSS) Control
High-speed sync (HSS) allows your camera
to set the shutter speed faster than a flash
would normally be able to fire in sync with.
HSS mode instructs the flash to fire multiple
short pulses of light to match the shutter’s
speed. To the camera, this will appear as
one continuous flash. Because of the short
duration of the light, the flash needs to
be positioned closer to the subject.
To activate high-speed sync mode
on Nikon cameras, set your camera
to a shutter speed above 1/250.
Second-Curtain Sync (SCS) Control
Second-curtain sync (SCS) fires a flash at
the end of an exposure (rather than at the
beginning) to create the illusion of motion
in an image. This creates an image that
blurs the motion of the subject from its
position at the beginning of the exposure
and then fully illuminates and captures its
position at the end of the exposure.
To set your Nikon camera to SCS
mode, follow the instructions
in your camera’s manual.
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NIKON-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS