Leica 18115, 18461 manual Using an external flash unit, 198

Miscellaneous

Using an external flash unit

When you use an external flash unit such as the Leica CF22 (available as accessory (→8)), it can provide a longer effective flash range than the built-in flash.

Preparation:

••Set the camera ON/OFF switch to [OFF] and close the built-in flash. ••Remove the hot shoe cover. (→9)

Attach the flash to the hot shoe and turn on camera and flash Select [Flash] in the [Rec] menu

••For the setting procedures of the menu. (→25)

Use cursor buttons to select the flash mode setting and then press [MENU/SET]

••While an external flash unit is connected, the following icons are displayed.

: AUTO

: AUTO/Red-Eye Reduction

: Forced flash on

: Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction : Forced flash off

■■When using other commercially available external flashes that don’t offer direct communication with this camera

••If you want to use an external flash unit, use one that allows you to set the aperture value and ISO Sensitivity to match the same settings on the camera.

••Set the camera to [Aperture-Priority] Mode or [Manual Exposure] Mode and then set the same aperture value and ISO Sensitivity on the external flash unit. [Shutter- Priority] and [Program AE] mode cannot be used because with these modes, the aperture is automatically controlled - and therefore changed - by the camera.

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