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Flash shooting
Fl
as
h
4
2nd curtain (rear curtain)
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SLOW2
With 2nd curtain, the flash fires just before the shutter closes. Changing the
flash timing can create interesting effects in your picture, such as expressing
the movement of a car by showing the tail-lights streaming backwards. The
slower the shutter speed, the better the effects turn out.
The slowest possible shutter speed depends on the shooting mode:
M
mode
: 15 sec.
P
,
A
,
S
,
m
mode : 4 sec.
1st curtain with red-eye reduction
H
SLOW1
This mode is for when you want to use slow synchronization, yet also reduce
the red-eye phenomenon. For instance, when shooting a person against a
brightly lit night background. A normal flash might make the person’s eyes
red, but 1st curtain with red-eye reduction lets you capture the background
correctly and reduce the red-eye phenomenon at the same time. 2nd curtain
with red-eye reduction is not available.
rear curtain
2nd curtain flash fires
Shutter closes
1st curtain flash fires
front curtain
Shutter fully opens
When the shutter speed is set to 4 sec.
4sec.
4sec.
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