Nikon 990 - Manual (Page 64)

A flash bracket (the SK-E900 Multi-Flash Bracket Unit) is available sepa-
rately for connecting external flash units to the COOLPIX 990. When the
bracket is connected to the camera’s synchro-flash terminal, external flash
units mounted on the bracket are synchronized with the camera’s built-in
flash, increasing the size of the area illuminated and allowing use of sophis-
ticated flash techniques such as bounce-flash photography. You can use
flash settings such as “Auto,” “Slow Sync,” and “Anytime Flash” with both
the external and built-in (internal) flash units, or you can turn the built-in
flash off and use the external flash only (see left). When the flash is fired,
the brightness of the external and built-in flash units is controlled by the
camera.
Instructions for attaching the optional SK-E900 flash bracket and connect-
ing external flash units may be found in the SK-E900 instruction manual.
When the SK-E900 is in place, the following Nikon flash units (available
separately) can be used: SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-22S, and
SB-22. The use of non-Nikon flash units is not recommended.
When the built-in flash is off, flash settings are shown in the control panel
and LCD monitor flash-mode displays as follows (the
icon indicates
that the built-in flash is off):
Control Panel
Mode Display Mode Display
Auto Anytime Flash
Flash Cancel Slow Sync
Red-Eye Reduction
LCD Monitor
Mode Display Mode Display
Auto A Anytime Flash
Flash Cancel Slow Sync SL
Red-Eye Reduction
Using an external flash
Variable Power
MENU O F F
1
2
S
SPEEDLIGHT CNTRL
SELECT SET
Speedlight Cntrl
Int & Ext Active
Int Flash Off
S
Option Description
Int and
ext active
Built-in flash fires at same time as external
Speedlight
Speedlight (Flash) Options
This sub-menu controls settings for the
camera’s built-in flash and for external
Speedlights.
MENU O F F
1
2
S
SPEEDLIGHT OPT.
Variable Power
Speedlight Cntrl
SELECT SET
S
MENU O F F
1
2
S
VARIABLE POWER
SELECT SET
Variable Power
Speedlight Cntrl
+ 0.3
– 0.3
0
S
Variable power
This sub-menu is used to perform expo-
sure compensation by varying the inten-
sity of the flash. Exposure can be adjusted
by from +2.0 EV to –2.0 EV in increments
of 1 /
3
EV.
Speedlight control
This sub-menu allows you to turn the
camera’s built-in flash off while using an
external Speedlight.
Advanced Photo
graph
y:
Camera Contr
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Int flash
off
Built-in flash set to (“flash cancel”); external
Speedlight can still be used