Nikon COOLPIX-S8100 - Manual (Page 44)

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Using the Flash
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The Flash Lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
• On: Flash will fire when picture is taken.
• Blinks: Flash charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.
• Off: Flash will not fire when picture is taken.
If the battery is low, the monitor display will turn off, and
remain off, until the flash is fully charged.
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The Flash Mode Setting
The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode ( A 42).
• A (auto): U (auto)
• x (scene auto selector): U (auto). The camera selects the optimum flash mode setting for the
scene mode it has selected.
• y: varies with the selected scene mode (A 61–67)
• j (night landscape): fixed at W (off)
• e (night portrait): fixed at V (auto with red-eye reduction)
• R (backlighting): fixed at X (fill flash) (when HDR is Off), fixed at W (off) (when HDR is On) (A 60)
• s (subject tracking): U (auto)
• C (continuous): fixed at W (off)
The flash cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions. See “Camera Settings that Cannot
Be Applied Simultaneously” (
A 78) for more information.
The flash mode setting applied in A (auto) mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.
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Red-eye Reduction
This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix). Pre-flashes are fired
repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect. Additionally, if the
camera detects red eye while saving an image, the affected area will be processed to reduce red-eye
before the image is saved.
Note the followings when shooting.
• Because pre-flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is
pressed and when the shutter is released.
• More time than usual is required to save images.
• Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.
• In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by red-eye reduction
processing; in these cases, choose another flash mode and try again.