Nikon 5000 User Manual
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Taking Photographs—Beyond Point-and-Shoot
The following options are available:
Flash Cancel
(off)
Flash will not fire
even when lighting
is poor.
Use when subject is outside range of
flash, to capture natural lighting under
dim light, or where use of a flash is pro-
hibited. Use of a tripod is recommend-
ed to prevent blurring.
Anytime Flash
(fill flash)
Flash fires whenever
photo is taken.
Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and
back-lit subjects.
Option
How it works
When to use it
Slow Sync
Auto flash com-
bined with slow
shutter speed.
Use to capture both subject and back-
ground at night or under dim light. Use
of a tripod is recommended to prevent
blurring.
Auto with
red-eye
reduction
Pre-flash fires be-
fore main flash.
This causes subjects’
pupils to contract
before photo is tak-
e n , m i n i m i z i n g
“red-eye” effect
caused by flash re-
flecting from retina.
Use for portraits (works best when sub-
jects are well within range of flash and
looking at pre-flash). Because a slight
delay occurs after the shutter-release
button is fully pressed to allow the pre-
flash to take effect, this setting is not rec-
ommended with subjects that are mov-
ing erratically or in other situations in
which you want the camera to react
quickly.
Auto
Flash fires when
lighting is poor.
Best choice in most circumstances.