Polaroid MAXXUM HTsi Flash High-Speed Sync, Metering Multiple Exposures, High-speed Sync

EXPOSURE – Multiple Exposure

Metering Multiple Exposures

The meter in your camera determines exposure (EV) based on the assumption that only one exposure will be made on each frame. When making multiple exposures, the EV for each additional exposure needs to be reduced or over exposure will result.

•Compensation is not necessary if all of the exposures have dark backgrounds and the subjects of the exposures will not overlap.

Compensate the exposures as follows:

Number of

Exposures

Exposure

Adjustment

•The above corrections are intended as a general guideline. Some testing may be necessary to produce the desired results.

•Exposure can be compensated in 1/2 EV increments using the exposure compensation function (p57) and in 1/3 EV increments by changing the ISO manually (p58).

FLASH – High-Speed Sync

The maximum sync speed for this camera is 1/125. However, with the 5400HS accessory flash (sold separately) shutter speeds up to 1/4000 can be used. High-speed sync (HSS) allows faster shutter speeds when fill flash is used on moving subjects outdoors.

High-speed Sync

HSS also lets you use large aperture/high shutter-speed combinations to separate your subject from the background by limiting the depth-of-field.

Conventional Fill Flash

Attach the 5400HS flash and set it to standard mode.

•The camera will automatically switch to HSS mode and H will appear in the viewfinder and data panel.

•HSS cannot be used under fluorescent lights.

•Flash and color meters cannot meter the flash when high-speed sync is selected.

Refer to the 5400HS instruction manual for details.

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