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Can you explain how flash synchronization speeds work when taking family photos outdoors in bright sunlight, because I keep getting a dark black bar across the bottom of my pictures when using fill flash?

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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Can you explain how flash synchronization speeds work when taking family photos outdoors in bright sunlight, because I keep getting a dark black bar across the bottom of my pictures when using fill flash?
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camera flash sync speed focal plane shutter black band high speed sync HSS outdoor fill flash Canon Nikon explanationGoogle ↗
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camera flash sync speed focal plane shutter black band high speed sync HSS outdoor fill flash Canon Nikon explanation Google ↗

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camera flash sync speed focal plane shutter black band high speed sync HSS outdoor fill flash Canon Nikon explanation
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