Nikon D2H - Manual (Page 127)

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Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
Shutter Speed and Aperture
The following table lists values that can be chosen for shutter speed and aperture
when an optional Speedlight is used:
Shutter speed Exposure mode Aperture
Set automatically by camera * Programmed auto
Set automatically
by camera
86
½
50
s–30 s † Shutter-priority auto 88
Set automatically by camera * Aperture-priority auto
Value selected by
user ‡
90
½
50
s–30 s † Manual 92
* Shutter speeds are set automatically in the range ½
50
s– 1 /
60
s, or ½
50
s–30 s at fl ash
sync settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and red-eye re duc tion with slow
sync. If 1/250 (FP auto) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed) when
an optional SB-800 Speedlight is used, shutter speeds may be as fast as
1 /
8,000
s.
† If 1/250 (FP auto) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed) when an
optional SB-800 Speedlight is used, shutter speeds may be as fast as 1 /
8,000
s.
‡ Flash range varies with aperture. When setting aperture in aperture-pri or i ty auto and
man u al ex po sure modes, consult the table of fl ash ranges provided with optional
Speedlight.
ISO Auto
If a Speedlight is used when Custom Setting b1 (ISO auto) is on, sensitivity (ISO equiv-
a len cy) will be fi xed at the value selected by the user.
e1—Flash Sync Speed ( 194)
This option can be used to enable Auto FP High-Speed Sync or limit the fastest sync
speed to a speed slower than ½
50
s. To fi x shutter speed at the sync speed limit in shut-
ter-priority auto or manual exposure modes, select next the shutter speed after the
slowest possible shutter speed (30 s or
). An X will be displayed in the fl ash sync
indicator in the top control panel.
e2—Flash Shutter Speed ( 194)
This option can be used to limit the slowest shutter speed possible when using an op-
tional Speedlight in programmed auto and aperture-priority auto exposure modes.