Nikon D100 - Manual (Page 111)

Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
Using Built-in and Optional Speedlights
99
When the Speedlight Is Not in Use
To save battery power when the Speedlight is not in use, return it to the closed position
by pressing it lightly downward until you hear the latch click into place.
4 Choose an exposure mode ( 76). Note that if manual exposure is se-
lected, standard TTL flash for digital SLR will be used.
5 Set shutter speed and aperture. The values that can be chosen for shutter
speed and aperture when the built-in Speedlight is raised are shown be-
low.
Exposure mode Shutter speed Aperture
Auto multi program 77 Set automatically by camera *
Shutter-priority auto 79 1 /
180
s–30 s †
Set automatically
by camera
Aperture-priority auto 81 Set automatically by camera *
Manual 82 1 /
180
s–30 s, †
Value chosen by
user **
* Shutter speeds are set automatically in the range 1 /
180
s– 1 /
60
s, or 1 /
180
s–30 s at
flash sync settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and red-eye reduction with
slow sync.
† Speeds faster than 1 /
180
s will be reduced to 1 /
180
s while the built-in Speedlight is
raised. The viewfinder shutter-speed display will show the modified value; the
original value will blink on and off in the control panel display.
** Flash range varies with aperture. When setting aperture in aperture-priority auto
and manual exposure modes, consult the table of flash ranges on the following
page.
6 Check that the flash-ready indicator appears in
the viewfinder. If the built-in Speedlight is
raised, photographs can only be taken when
the flash-ready lamp is displayed.
7 Compose your photograph, making sure that your subject is within range
of the flash (
100), then focus and shoot. If the flash-ready light blinks
for about three seconds after the photograph is taken, the flash has fired
at full output and the photograph may be underexposed. Check the re-
sults in the monitor. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust settings
and try again.