What do the fractions in the Manual Flash settings represent?
The photographer has the option of using different power settings in the Manual Flash mode to balance the fill flash with available light exposure. You may have seen TV clips of celebrity and news photographers using fill-flash outdoors. Fill-flash throws a little extra light into shadows to open them up to get a more pleasing image. You can also use this technique in landscape and travel photography to show a little more detail in the shadows of foreground subjects. The fractional settings (FULL, , 1/16, 1/64) allow the photographer control over how much light is needed to fill the shadows at varying distances. The sync speeds used are between 1/60 and 1/180 second.
The camera gives the photographer the option of using different power settings in the Manual Flash mode to balance the fill flash with available light exposure. Celebrity and news photographers use fill-flash outdoors to throw a little extra light into shadows to open them up and get a more pleasing image. This technique is also used in landscape and travel photography to show a little more detail in the shadows of foreground subjects. The fractional settings (FULL, , 1/16, 1/64) allow the photographer control over how much light is needed to fill the shadows at varying distances. The sync speeds used are between 1/60 and 1/250 second.
