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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Flash Exp. Comp.
Flash compensation can be used to adjust flash output when the brightness of the
main subject relative to the background needs to be changed.
When the Speedlight SB-400, SB-600, SB-800 or SB-900 flash unit (
180) is
mounted on the camera, flash output for the Speedlight is adjusted.
At settings other than
0.0
, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the
monitor during shooting (
8).
K
Flash Control
Specify whether or not the built-in flash fires when a flash unit mounted on the
camera’s accessory shoe is not used (
180).
B
Note on Flash Control
When
Flash control
is set to
Built-in off
, only
U
(Auto), and
W
(Off ), and
X
(Fill flash) flash modes
(
32) are available.
-0.3 to -2.0
Flash output is reduced from -0.3 to -2.0 EV, in increments of 1/3 EV, to prevent
unwanted highlights or reflections. Reduce flash output to prevent unwanted
highlights.
0.0 (default setting)
Flash output is not adjusted.
+0.3 to +2.0
Flash output is increased from +0.3 to +2.0 EV, in increments of 1/3 EV, to make the
main subject of the frame appear brighter.
Auto (default setting)
When a flash unit is mounted, the flash fires. When there is no flash mounted on the
accessory shoe, the built-in flash fires.
Built-in off
The built-in flash is disabled.