Nikon COOLPIX 4300 User Manual

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49Beyond Point-and-Shoot—Flash ModeThe 3 Buttonve options.oice in mostoor.cts are well withinmp).backlit subjects.peed.ound at night orsystem to charge. Ifh is charging, the redour finger briefly fromKeep the Flash Window ClearKeep your fingers and other objects away from the flash window when usingthe flash. If a shot seems dark even though the flash fired, this may indicate thatyou accidentally blocked the flash window; check that the flash is unobstructedand try again.Press 3 button repeatedly untildesired mode is displayed in monitorThe flash mode is controlled with the 3 button.When Lighting Is PoorWhen lighting is poor and the flash is off (P) or set to slow sync (SLOW),pictures may be blurred. Use of a tripod is recommended in thesecircumstances. At shutter speeds of below 1/4 sec., the shutter speed indicatorin the monitor will turn yellow. Pictures taken when this indicator appears maybe blurred or slightly mottled. At shutter speeds of below 1/4 sec., noise mayalso appear in the dark part of the frame. This noise in the form randomlyspaced bright-colored pixels can be reduced with the Noise Reduction setting.Note that the flash will turn off (P) automatically when:• Autofocus is set to “@” (Infinity; p. 41)• h (landscape), j (sunset), k (night landscape), v (museum), l(fireworks show) or z (close up) is selected in scene mode (p. 36, 37) orthe mode dial is set to m (movie) (p. 50)• BSS is on (p. 102) or a setting other than Single is selected forCONTINUOUS (p. 100) in å mode• You use lens converter (LENS) settings (p. 105)• The AE Lock option in the Exposure Options sub-menu is on (p. 110)F2.8F2.8F2.81/2501/2501/250227222722272161616