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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis in NH" data-source="post: 405134" data-attributes="member: 36594">I apologize if a question like mine or something similar is already somewhere within the thousands of posts on this web site but here goes: I purchased my D3300 about 3 months ago.&nbsp; Because this is my first D-SLR, I have been using it mostly in &quot;point and shoot&quot; mode.&nbsp; However, I want to be able to branch out and use some of the manual modes on the camera too.&nbsp; In particular, I'd like to be able to take indoor photos with a flash using the shutter priority mode (S) because when taking photos of hockey or basketball games that my grandkids are playing, I want to be able to set the shutter speeds very fast to freeze motion.&nbsp; I know there is also a Sports mode on the camera but I really want to use &quot;S.&quot;I was wondering why every time I take an indoor photo in S mode with the flash, the photo ends up totally black.&nbsp; Then I read that I was limited to a shutter speed of 1/200 when using the flash unit that comes on the camera.&nbsp; I said to myself &quot;great ---I'll just go buy an external flash unit and I should be all set.&quot;Wrong -- I tried taking flash photos with the external flash and setting the shutter speeds faster than 1/200 and I still get no photo.&nbsp; Correction --- I get a &quot;faint&quot; photo the closer to 1/200 I am but I get nothing at very fast shutter speeds.How can I get indoor flash photos to come out at shutter speeds in the 1/500 or 1/1000 range or higher ?Sorry if this is a basic question. I'm still learning.Thanks for your advise.Dennis in NH</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dennis in NH, post: 405134, member: 36594"] I apologize if a question like mine or something similar is already somewhere within the thousands of posts on this web site but here goes: I purchased my D3300 about 3 months ago. Because this is my first D-SLR, I have been using it mostly in "point and shoot" mode. However, I want to be able to branch out and use some of the manual modes on the camera too. In particular, I'd like to be able to take indoor photos with a flash using the shutter priority mode (S) because when taking photos of hockey or basketball games that my grandkids are playing, I want to be able to set the shutter speeds very fast to freeze motion. I know there is also a Sports mode on the camera but I really want to use "S." I was wondering why every time I take an indoor photo in S mode with the flash, the photo ends up totally black. Then I read that I was limited to a shutter speed of 1/200 when using the flash unit that comes on the camera. I said to myself "great ---I'll just go buy an external flash unit and I should be all set." Wrong -- I tried taking flash photos with the external flash and setting the shutter speeds faster than 1/200 and I still get no photo. Correction --- I get a "faint" photo the closer to 1/200 I am but I get nothing at very fast shutter speeds. How can I get indoor flash photos to come out at shutter speeds in the 1/500 or 1/1000 range or higher ? Sorry if this is a basic question. I'm still learning. Thanks for your advise. Dennis in NH [/QUOTE]

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