How to turn on the flash on a nikon d60?
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I want to take pictures of hummingbirds but their iridescent feathers don't show up unless a flash is used. How can I turn on the flash on a nikon d60 so it will flash even in daylight?
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Have you looked in your user manual?
You can manually open your cameras on-board flash following the instructions in the manual.
Make sure that your shutter speed is set to 1/200th second so the flash will sync with your camera.
I usually position my camera so that the natural lighting strikes the bird and use a shutter speed of 1/8000th second to capture the wings in their high speed movement
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Have you checked your Owners Manual Yet? The Owners Manual covers so much Camera Basic including on How to Turn on The Flash.
Try starting on Page 64
http://www.nikonusa.com/...D60_en.pdf
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It's a little button with a lightning-bolt icon on the side of the pentaprisim housing.
But you can't be in auto mode as user control of the flash is disabled in that mode. You have to be in one of the priority or manual modes.
Yes, you can use it in daylight - it's called "fill flash". Read up on fill flash in your manual for additional tips.
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