Chapter 5
Using the Flash

Your Nikon V1 can be fitted with the clip-on SB-N5 accessory flash, while the J1 has a built-in electronic flash that elevates when you push the Flash button on the upper-left back panel of the camera. Consider using electronic flash:

When you need extra light. Flash provides extra illumination in dark environments where existing light isn’t enough for a good exposure, or is too uneven to allow a good exposure even with the camera mounted on a tripod.

When you don’t need a precise preview of lighting effects. Unless you’re using a studio flash with a full-time modeling lamp, electronic flash works best when you are able to visualize its effects in your mind, or don’t need a precise preview.

When you need to stop action. The brief duration of electronic flash serves as a very high “shutter speed” when the flash is the main or only source of illumination for the photo. Your V1’s shutter speed may be set for 1/250th second, or the J1 to 1/60th second during a flash exposure, but if the flash illumination predominates, the