Minolta 2163-910, 2084401 Slow Sync, HIGH-SPEED Sync HSS, Attach the accessory flash to

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SLOW SYNC

In P and A modes, slow-shutter sync sets the shutter speed and aperture value for ambient lighting and balances the flash output with the exposure .

• Slow sync cannot be used in S mode, or M mode.

HIGH-SPEED SYNC (HSS)

The maximum flash-sync speed for this camera is 1/125. However, with the 5600HS (D), 3600HS (D), and 5400HS accessory flashes (sold separately) shutter speeds up to 1/4000 can be used. High-speed sync is a function built into the HS series flash units.

High-speed sync (HSS) allows faster shutter speeds with fill flash when photographing moving subjects outdoors. HSS also lets you use large aperture/high shutter-speed combinations to separate your subject from the background by limiting the depth-of-field.

Slow-shutter Sync

Conventional Flash

1 With or on the data panel, press the spot-AE lock button to set the ambient light exposure.

Conventional Fill Flash

	• In P mode, the flash will
spot-AE lock button	automatically be activated. In A
	mode, press the flash-mode button to
	acvtivate the built-in flash.

• and the locked exposure will be displayed in the viewfinder.

2 While holding the spot-AE lock button, press the shutter- release button all the way down to take the picture.

•The slow-sync effect is the same as the night portrait subject program (p.44).

•Use a tripod if the shutter speed is too slow to allow sharp, hand-held pictures.

•When is not on the data panel, the camera is in spot-metering mode and not in slow sync (p.78).

Custom Function Notes

Cust-10: Spot-AE lock: activated when the AE lock button is pressed and held (1), or activated when the button is pressed once and then canceled when it is pressed again (2) (p.112).

		High-speed Sync
				Attach the accessory flash to
				the camera and set the flash to
				high-speed sync (HSS).
						DETAILED	OPERATION
				•	will appear in the camera’s
					viewfinder and data panel to indicate
					that the flash unit is set to high-
					speed sync.
				• Refer to the flash unit’s instruction
					manual for details on its use.
• The use of high-speed sync reduces the flash range. Refer to the flash
	unit’s instruction manual.
• HSS cannot be used under fluorescent lights.
• When		or	blinks on the viewfinder’s Ev scale before taking the

picture, proper flash exposure might not be achieved. High-speed sync cannot be used.

• Flash and color meters cannot can not be used with high-speed sync.

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