Nikon D3x Mode D'Emploi

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The camera supports the following flash modes:

Front-curtain 

sync

This mode is recommended for most situations. In 
programmed auto and aperture-priority auto modes, 
shutter speed will automatically be set to values 
between 

1

/

250

 and 

1

/

60

s (

1

/

8,000

 to 

1

/

60

s with Auto FP 

High-Speed Sync).

Slow sync

Flash is combined with shutter speeds as slow as 30 s to 
capture both subject and background at night or under 
dim light. This mode is only available in exposure modes 
e and g. Tripod is recommended to prevent blurring 
caused by camera shake.

Rear-curtain 

sync

In exposure modes f and h, flash fires just before the 
shutter closes. Use to create effect of a stream of light 
behind moving objects. In exposure modes e and g, 
slow rear-curtain sync is used to capture both subject 
and background. Tripod is recommended to prevent 
blurring caused by camera shake.

Red-eye 

reduction

In this mode (available only with SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, 
and SB-400), red-eye reduction pre-flash lights for 
approximately one second before main flash. Pupils in 
subject’s eyes to contract, reducing “red-eye” effect 
sometimes caused by flash. Owing to one-second 
shutter-release delay, this mode is not recommended 
with moving subjects or in other situations in which 
quick shutter response is required. Avoid moving 
camera while red-eye reduction pre-flash is lit.