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Flash use in P Mode
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 151506" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Thanks JJM. Sorry, I still puzzled, but if Nickt says he sees it too, it must be a normal thing. My D800 and D300 do not have the D12 Fash Warning D12 menu, and I cannot make them do that flashing. Something new I guess, and I can believe other models might do it. </p><p></p><p>This image was 1/500 second, and the internal flash can never work at 1/500 second (external flash models can, but sync there requires Auto FP for even the shutter to work). If the internal flash were used, shutter speed would drop to 1/250 sync limit (menu E1 actually), and P mode would adjust the aperture accordingly. A different flash could be used though, and P mode could have shifted gears for (a different) flash, but a flash warning at 1/500 second seems unreasonable to me. </p><p></p><p>I rarely use P mode, but I could believe that maybe P mode is trying to offer more automation and help, where A mode does not? Camera automation is generally pretty dumb however. Meticulous maybe, it knows how to do what it does, but it is dumb in that it has absolutely zero human smarts about what the scene is or what it actually needs. The human photographer can be a huge help.</p><p></p><p>So far, it sounds like the solution is to turn OFF the D12 Flash Warning menu?</p><p></p><p>The Exif was from image number 6302, which was the first of the three images you posted. Says Program mode, ISO 800, 1/500 second, f/11, center weighted meter. I don't see anything odd there. I like Center metering best myself. Center metering was offering an averaged reading on the left dark and right bright areas of that center column. Seems just right.</p><p></p><p>We don't know what the Camera A mode Exif said, or how it might be different than this one, but much difference seems doubtful except aperture and shutter speed. So far, Nickt's theory sounds best to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 151506, member: 12496"] Thanks JJM. Sorry, I still puzzled, but if Nickt says he sees it too, it must be a normal thing. My D800 and D300 do not have the D12 Fash Warning D12 menu, and I cannot make them do that flashing. Something new I guess, and I can believe other models might do it. This image was 1/500 second, and the internal flash can never work at 1/500 second (external flash models can, but sync there requires Auto FP for even the shutter to work). If the internal flash were used, shutter speed would drop to 1/250 sync limit (menu E1 actually), and P mode would adjust the aperture accordingly. A different flash could be used though, and P mode could have shifted gears for (a different) flash, but a flash warning at 1/500 second seems unreasonable to me. I rarely use P mode, but I could believe that maybe P mode is trying to offer more automation and help, where A mode does not? Camera automation is generally pretty dumb however. Meticulous maybe, it knows how to do what it does, but it is dumb in that it has absolutely zero human smarts about what the scene is or what it actually needs. The human photographer can be a huge help. So far, it sounds like the solution is to turn OFF the D12 Flash Warning menu? The Exif was from image number 6302, which was the first of the three images you posted. Says Program mode, ISO 800, 1/500 second, f/11, center weighted meter. I don't see anything odd there. I like Center metering best myself. Center metering was offering an averaged reading on the left dark and right bright areas of that center column. Seems just right. We don't know what the Camera A mode Exif said, or how it might be different than this one, but much difference seems doubtful except aperture and shutter speed. So far, Nickt's theory sounds best to me. [/QUOTE]
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