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Chapter 4
Flash shooting (Cont.)
When the flash is pushed back in the camera, the flash is in the Off mode.
The flash does not fire even in low-light conditions. Use this mode in
situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited, or when
you want to shoot a natural-looking twilight or night scene.
Night scene (front curtain):
Regardless of the shutter speed, the flash fires right after the shutter fully
opens. This is called front curtain.
Night scene with red-eye reduction flash:
Select this mode when you want to use the Night scene flash, but want to
minimize red-eye. For example, when taking a picture of someone against a
brightly lit night-time background.
Designed for slow shutter speeds. Normally, when shooting with a flash,
shutter speeds cannot go below a certain level to prevent blurring from
camera movement. But when shooting a night scene background, fast shutter
speeds can make the background too dark. Night scene flash and Night
scene with red-eye reduction flash allow you to combine a slow shutter speed
for the background with a flash for the subject. Since the shutter speed is
slow, make sure you stabilize the camera using a tripod. Otherwise, camera
movement may cause the image to be blurred.
Shutter speed:
2 to 1/1000 sec.
Flash off
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Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low-light situations
when in the flash off mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent
your pictures from being blurred by camera movement.
Note
Night scene flash & Night scene with red-eye
reduction flash
