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Part I

Using the Nikon D200

Activating the

Onboard Flash

Unlike some of Nikon's other dSLR models

that have the capability of activating the

electronic ﬂash (and popping it up from its

retracted position automatically) when the

camera detects low light levels suitable for

ﬂash photography, you must always activate

the D200's ﬂash unit manually. Pop up the

ﬂash by pressing the ﬂash button on the left

side of the camera.

Chapter 4 contains more infor-

mation using ﬂash.

If you're using Program, Shutter Priority,

Aperture Priority, or Manual modes, hold

down the ﬂash button and spin the main

command dial to switch among:

Front-curtain sync. The ﬂash ﬁres

as soon as the shutter opens. Set

the shutter speed of your choice

(generally up to 1/250 second)

when using Manual or Shutter

Priority modes. In Program and

Aperture Priority modes, the D200

sets the shutter speed between

1/60 and 1/250 second.

Red-eye reduction. Triggers the

front-panel lamp (also used for

focus assist) 1 second prior to

exposure to reduce the red-eye

effect.

Slow sync. Uses slow shutter

speeds (as long as 30 seconds) to

add background illumination to the

ﬂash exposure. It is not available

with Shutter Priority or Manual

modes.

Slow sync with red-eye. Adds

red-eye reduction to slow sync

mode.

Rear-curtain sync. The ﬂash is

delayed until just before the shut-

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Flash options.

In certain modes, such as

Tip

Program mode, the camera's

viewﬁnder will signal the user

with an icon when ﬂash is sug-

gested so that the user can

press the ﬂash button to raise

the ﬂash head.

Metering Modes

The D200 can use any of three different

exposure metering methods when it's set to

any of the semi-automatic or Manual expo-

sure modes (which I discuss later in the

chapter). Select the metering mode by turn-

ing the metering selector dial to the right of

the viewﬁnder eyepiece:

Matrix. The camera examines

1,005 pixels in the frame and

chooses the exposure based on

that information (plus, with Type G

and D lenses, distance range data).

ter closes. This

records the ﬂash

image after any

"ghost" images

from the ambi-

ent light caused

by moving

objects so the

ghost images

seem to "trail"

the ﬂash image.