Nikon D100 - Manual (Page 114)

Flash Photography
Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
102
Flash Exposure Compensation
Flash exposure compensation is used to increase or reduce flash output from
the level chosen by the camera’s flash control system. Flash output can be
increased to make the main subject appear brighter, or reduced to prevent
unwanted highlights or reflections. As a rule of thumb, positive compensa-
tion may be needed when the main subject is darker than the background,
negative compensation when the main subject is brighter than the background.
1 Pressing the button, rotate the main com-
mand dial and confirm flash exposure compen-
sation in the control panel or viewfinder. Flash
exposure compensation can be set to values
between –3 EV (darker) and +1 EV (brighter) in
increments of
1 /
3
EV.
At values other than
±
0, a icon will be dis-
played in the control panel and viewfinder af-
ter you release the
button. The current
value for flash exposure compensation can be
confirmed by pressing the
button.
2 Take a picture as instructed in the preceding section, “Using the Built-in
Speedlight” (
98).
Normal flash output can be restored by setting flash exposure compensation
to
±
0 or performing a two button reset ( 110). Flash exposure compensa-
tion is not reset when the camera is turned off.
Using an Optional Speedlight
Flash exposure compensation can also be used with optional Speedlights
9—EV Step ( 151)
This option can be used to set the increments for flash compensation to 1 /
2
EV.