Kodak DCS300 User Manual

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Your camera includes a built-in flash which you can use when professional flash is not 
needed or available. For a more sophisticated, longer range flash, you may want to use a 
Nikon Speedlight.

Built-in Flash Specifications

✔ Usable ISO 

DCS 315: 100 - 400
DCS 330: 125 - 400

✔ Guide number: Approximately 20 (m) at ISO 200, and 20

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✔ Angle of coverage: 20mm or longer lens*

*Focal length used here is for IX-Nikkor lenses.

Tips

✔ Never fire the flash more than 20 times consecutively at intervals of 5 seconds or 

less; doing so could impair flash performance. After 20 consecutive firings at 
intervals of 5 seconds or less, let the flash rest at least 10 minutes before firing 
again.

Continuous flash use may cause the camera’s handgrip to become hot; this is 
normal. Continuous firing results in a longer interval before the ready-light comes 
on as it takes longer for the flash to automatically recharge.

✔ When the built-in flash is activated, an accessory Speedlight will not fire. When 

using a Speedlight, keep the built-in flash in the locked down position.

✔ When Red-Eye Reduction is selected, the Red-Eye Reduction lamp on the flash 

lights up for approximately one second before the shutter releases to decrease the 
size of the subject’s pupils, thereby reducing red-eye appearance.

✔ Do not touch the built-in flash while it is firing; normal operation can cause it to 

become very hot.