User manual

K 2-15 Flash Photography
Choosing a Flash Mode (#Flash Mode)
When taking pictures with a fl ash unit designed for use with the camera, you can
select a fl ash mode using camera controls. Turning an attached fl ash unit on
automatically limits the fastest available shutter speed.
 Flash Modes
#
Fill In
Enable the fl ash.
• Shutter speed can be set to values between that selected for
[#Slow Limit] (P. 261) and [#X-Sync.] (P. 260) in G Custom
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Flash Off
Disable the fl ash.
• The fl ash will not fi re even if the unit is on.
0
Redeye
Reduce “red-eye” in portrait photos. In other respects, the fl ash
functions as it does in # (fi ll in) mode.
2
Slow (slow
front-curtain
sync)
Slow shutter speeds are used to capture both the main subject
and the background.
• Shutter speed is set according to the exposure value metered
by the camera and is not restricted by the option selected for
[#Slow Limit].
1
Red-Eye
Slow
2 (slow sync) combined with red-eye reduction. The fl ash is
timed using front-curtain sync.
M
Slow2 (slow
rear-curtain
sync)
As for 2 (slow sync).
• The fl ash fi res immediately before the
shutter closes. Moving objects appear to
leave trails of light behind them.
3, 4,
etc.
Manual Value
The fl ash fi res at the selected level.
• The fl ash level is selected manually (P. 257).
• Super FP high-speed sync must be confi gured using fl ash controls.
• In [0] (red-eye reduction) mode, the shutter is released approximately one second after the
fi rst red-eye reduction fl ash. Do not move the camera until shooting is complete.
• [0] (red-eye reduction) may not produce the desired results in some conditions.
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