PHOTOGRAPHY MENU

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU

✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.63)

 

 

 

 

ÊUSING AN EXTERNAL FLASH Available Photography modes: N, M, <, >

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EXTERNAL FLASH

Select “ON” in this setting when using an external

flash unit. Synchronized shutter speeds up to

 

 

: STD

1/1000 sec. can be used.

1 : STD

: STD

2

: 1 3 E V

ON

●! The image may appear dark when the shutter speed is set to

 

: OFF

speeds higher than 1/1000 sec.

 

: OFF

OFF

 

 

 

●! Set the white balance (➡P.66) to “AUTO” or custom white

 

 

 

balance (➡P.73).

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1Close the built-in flash.

 

 

2Mount the external flash on the camera’s hot

 

 

 

shoe and tighten the locking screw.

02

 

●! If you pop up the built-in flash when the external flash is set

 

 

 

 

to “ON”, the built-in flash fires once as a signal for the

Hot shoe

 

external flash to fire. The hot shoe and the Synchronizing

 

 

terminal do not make a signal for flash.

 

 

Ordinary external flash units can be used.

 

 

However, some camera-specific flash units cannot

 

 

be used.

◆ Using a Synchronizing terminal ◆

 

 

 

Attach the synchronization cord from the external

Synchronizing terminal

flash to the Synchronizing terminal on the camera by

 

 

pushing the cord into the terminal securely.

Synchronizing

Synchronization

 

terminal cap

cord

 

3

 

The mode can be set to “N”, “M”, “<” (➡P.41, 42,

 

43) or “>” (➡P.44), but the use of “<” or “>” is

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F

AUTO

ISO

MODE

SELECT

✽Illustration is display of the external flash (commercial available).

CUSTOM 1

: OFF AUTO

1

: A U T O

: OFF

:

2 : 0 : SET

Click

External flash settings (for flashes with automatic flash control)

For external flash, refer to the user’s manual for the flash and specify the settings as described below. hSelect external flash mode (TTL mode cannot be

used).

hMatch the settings to the camera aperture setting. Set the flash for the aperture setting measured by the camera.

hMatch the sensitivity setting (➡ P.61) to the setting on the camera.

When the white balance is incorrect

Adjust the white balance to match the external flash. In “»” WHITE BALANCE in the photography menu (➡P.66), select “O, P” custom white balance.

Press the “MENU/OK” button.

Hold a sheet of white paper so that it fills the entire screen.

When pressing the shutter button, the flash fires and the white balance is set.

●! After taking the picture, check the color (white balance) setting for the image.

i Set “IMAGE DISP.” to “1.5 SEC”, “3 SEC” or “CONT” in the SET-UP menu (➡P.101).

i Set the Power switch to “w” (➡P.31).

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Features Advanced

better.

●! Flash photography cannot be used when Top 4-frame

continuous shooting (➡P.54) or auto bracketing (➡P.54) is

selected.

N

6

When [OVER] or [UNDER] appears, the white

balance was not measured at the correct exposure.

ISO 200

Set the exposure compensation again, using a

 

 

OVER

 

negative value (–) when [OVER] appears and a

 

positive value (+) when [UNDER] appears.

 

 

OVER or UNDER

 

 

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◆ Compatible Flash Units ◆

Flash units that can be used with this camera must meet the following 3 conditions: hThe aperture can be set.

hExternal flash synchronization can be used. hThe sensitivity can be set.

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