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Flash use in P Mode
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 150782" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Camera mode A or M is preferred for flash indoors, but mode P is helpful for flash in daylight. There is no problem with mode P in this case (it may be best). Daylight is a worst case, in that the flash power has to compete with the sunlight. Obviously aperture in sunlight has to be in the ballpark of Sunny 16, and competing with sunlight requires lots of illumination, and f/16 or f/11 requires lots of power. The little popup internal flash does not have lots of power.</p><p></p><p> The flashing flash symbol is telling you that the flash does not have enough power for the subject distance you are trying to reach. It doesn't mean "too dark" exactly. Yes, it will be too dark, but specifically, it is saying the flash unit does not have enough power to deliver to the subject at that distance in this case. The flash power simply is unable to illuminate the subject at that distance. Not much you can do then. Opening aperture helps flash power, but bright sunlight and shutter sync speed are limits. Increasing ISO helps flash power, but bright sunlight and shutter sync speed are limits. Camera P mode knows all about what can be done, but what it needs is a bigger flash. What you can do is to reduce your subject distance (stand closer) and it will help. Possibly much closer.</p><p></p><p>Camera A or M mode is how your change the shutter/aperture settings. Camera P mode will set both settings the way it thinks is correct, and it does it well. However, camera mode cannot make your flash have more power than it does have.</p><p></p><p>So which flash is it? The camera internal popup flash? It has very low power, and very limited range. And about what subject distance is it? Stand closer, possibly much closer. If the internal flash, then try maybe two feet (one time, of something like a bush in sun, not human eyes that close), which is way too close for a good picture of people, but the internal flash might work there (in bright sun), and you will get the idea about the power capability.</p><p></p><p> If an external hot shoe flash, it has much more power, and you have hopes of maybe ten feet subject distance working fine for fill flash in bright daylight. But flash in bright sun needs a big flash.</p><p></p><p>You possibly may be interested in <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics4.html" target="_blank">Four Flash Photography Basics we must know - Flash pictures are Double Exposures</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 150782, member: 12496"] Camera mode A or M is preferred for flash indoors, but mode P is helpful for flash in daylight. There is no problem with mode P in this case (it may be best). Daylight is a worst case, in that the flash power has to compete with the sunlight. Obviously aperture in sunlight has to be in the ballpark of Sunny 16, and competing with sunlight requires lots of illumination, and f/16 or f/11 requires lots of power. The little popup internal flash does not have lots of power. The flashing flash symbol is telling you that the flash does not have enough power for the subject distance you are trying to reach. It doesn't mean "too dark" exactly. Yes, it will be too dark, but specifically, it is saying the flash unit does not have enough power to deliver to the subject at that distance in this case. The flash power simply is unable to illuminate the subject at that distance. Not much you can do then. Opening aperture helps flash power, but bright sunlight and shutter sync speed are limits. Increasing ISO helps flash power, but bright sunlight and shutter sync speed are limits. Camera P mode knows all about what can be done, but what it needs is a bigger flash. What you can do is to reduce your subject distance (stand closer) and it will help. Possibly much closer. Camera A or M mode is how your change the shutter/aperture settings. Camera P mode will set both settings the way it thinks is correct, and it does it well. However, camera mode cannot make your flash have more power than it does have. So which flash is it? The camera internal popup flash? It has very low power, and very limited range. And about what subject distance is it? Stand closer, possibly much closer. If the internal flash, then try maybe two feet (one time, of something like a bush in sun, not human eyes that close), which is way too close for a good picture of people, but the internal flash might work there (in bright sun), and you will get the idea about the power capability. If an external hot shoe flash, it has much more power, and you have hopes of maybe ten feet subject distance working fine for fill flash in bright daylight. But flash in bright sun needs a big flash. You possibly may be interested in [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics4.html"]Four Flash Photography Basics we must know - Flash pictures are Double Exposures[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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