Strobe photography: repeating flash – Nikon 5400 User Manual

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Strobe Photography: Repeating Flash

When On is selected for Repeating fl ash, the
fl ash will fi re at regular intervals during each
exposure, allowing you to capture a moving
object in several different positions in a single
frame. When using this option, rotate the mode
dial to M (manual exposure mode) and choose a
shutter speed of BULB or TIME (

53). At other

shutter speeds, the fl ash will fi re only once. If
an optional Speedlight is used, only the optional
Speedlight will fi re; the built-in Speedlight will
turn off.

On

Off

REPEATING FLASH

SB-27 and SB-23 Speedlights

Set Speedlight cntrl to Auto or Internal off when using an SB-27 or SB-23 Speed-
light.

The HN-CP10 Lens Hood

Remove the HN-CP10 lens hood (available separately;

148) when using the fl ash.

Optional Speedlights

The following SB-series Nikon Speedlights (all available separately) can be mounted
directly on the camera accessory shoe without a sync cable: 80DX, 50DX, 28DX, 30,
28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, and 22s. The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock for
Speedlights with a locking pin (SB-series 28DX, 30, 28, 27, 26, 25, and 22s).

Option

Description

On

Selecting On displays menu shown at right.

Interval can be set to values between 1 Hz
(fl ash fi res once a second) and 10 Hz (fl ash fi res
ten times a second) in increments of 1 Hz.

Off

Normal fl ash operation restored.

REPEATING FLASH

2Hz

1Hz

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