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FLASH

ADVANCED OPERATION

This section of your manual covers the operation of accessory flashes as well as the built-in flash.

Program Flash

An optional accessory flash improves flash performance over the built-in flash.

Only Minolta D series flash units are compatible with this camera.

Slide the flash units onto the accessory shoe located on the top of the camera.

• The built-in flash should be down before attaching the flash.

Press the flash-mode button on the camera to select the desired flash mode.

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•Red-eye reduction cannot be used with accessory flashes.

•The viewfinder’s flash signal shows the status of the accessory flash.

•Refer to the accessory flash’s instruction manual for the flash range.

•The shutter speed is set automatically to a 1/90 second or slower. High- speed sync is not compatible with this camera.

•The flash cancel indicator is displayed on the data panel with no other icons when an incompatible flash unit is attached.

Camera Notes

The flash mode can be set with the flash unit. With the flash on and mounted on the camera, change the flash mode on the flash

unit. Set the mode by pressing the shutter-release button partway down; the camera will display the corresponding flash mode indicator on the data panel. Only autoflash or flash cancel are available. The other

flash modes must be set from the camera.

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