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Nikon D3200 Issue with External Flash
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 390642" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Being in camera A, S, P, or M mode will stop the automatic popup.</p><p></p><p>The popup flash pops up automatically (when it thinks the light is dim) in Auto mode (and some Scene modes), but it does NOT popup automatically in camera A, S, P, or M modes. In those modes, we open the popup when we want to use it (our choice, not automatic).</p><p></p><p>Popping up is not related to TTL or manual flash mode (the popup does TTL and manual flash modes too).</p><p></p><p>Before you buy, do be sure to play and practice with the popup flash in both TTL and Manual mode, to be certain that you understand the difference. Many beginners do not yet have any use for manual flash mode.</p><p></p><p>We manually set the manual flash power level, like to Full power, 1/2 power, 1/4 power, etc. If that is not the proper flash exposure, then we change it to a different flash power level.</p><p></p><p>The camera automatically meters the TTL flash, and it sets the power level for us (like on compact cameras, automatic flash exposure). That will be a very close starting point for exposure.</p><p>However, sometimes it is not precisely the flash exposure that we want, then we tweak it with Flash Compensation, maybe with + 2/3 EV flash compensation, to make it noticeably brighter flash (whatever we see is necessary to make the picture look like we want it).</p><p></p><p>Setting Manual flash is an absolute flash power level we choose. It is entirely up to us.</p><p></p><p>Setting TTL flash compensation is a relative level, relative to what the camera meter thinks should be correct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 390642, member: 12496"] Being in camera A, S, P, or M mode will stop the automatic popup. The popup flash pops up automatically (when it thinks the light is dim) in Auto mode (and some Scene modes), but it does NOT popup automatically in camera A, S, P, or M modes. In those modes, we open the popup when we want to use it (our choice, not automatic). Popping up is not related to TTL or manual flash mode (the popup does TTL and manual flash modes too). Before you buy, do be sure to play and practice with the popup flash in both TTL and Manual mode, to be certain that you understand the difference. Many beginners do not yet have any use for manual flash mode. We manually set the manual flash power level, like to Full power, 1/2 power, 1/4 power, etc. If that is not the proper flash exposure, then we change it to a different flash power level. The camera automatically meters the TTL flash, and it sets the power level for us (like on compact cameras, automatic flash exposure). That will be a very close starting point for exposure. However, sometimes it is not precisely the flash exposure that we want, then we tweak it with Flash Compensation, maybe with + 2/3 EV flash compensation, to make it noticeably brighter flash (whatever we see is necessary to make the picture look like we want it). Setting Manual flash is an absolute flash power level we choose. It is entirely up to us. Setting TTL flash compensation is a relative level, relative to what the camera meter thinks should be correct. [/QUOTE]
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