Minolta Dynax 7, Minolta, Maxxum manual Wait until both flash units are fully charged

WIRELESS/REMOTE OFF-CAMERA FLASH

7. Wait until both flash units are fully charged.

•appears in the viewfinder when the built-in flash is charged.

•When the off-camera flash is charged, its AF illuminator will blink.

8. Press the AE-lock button to test fire the accessory flash.

• Caution; Test firing the flash will acti- vate slow-shutter sync (p. 102) if Custom 10-2 (p. 168) is selected. Custom setting 10-1 is recommended.

• If unsuccessful, change the position of the camera or the flash.

9. Press the shutter-release but- ton all the way down to take the picture.

•There is no limit for shutter speed when using 5600HS(D)/3600HS(D) in normal wireless, as these have high-speed sync capability in wire- less/remote off camera flash mode. However, in wireless ratio mode or when using 5400HS, 5400xi, or 3500xi in wireless/remote flash mode, the shutter speed should be 1/60 second or slower.

Switching Between Normal WL Flash and Ratio WL Flash

1.Turn flash-mode switch to a position other than WL and then back to WL.

2.The wireless set display appears in the navigation dis- play. Select normal or ratio-flash by turning either the front or rear control dial.

Canceling the Wireless/Remote Flash

1.Attach the accessory flash to the camera, and turn both the camera and flash on.

2.Turn the flash-mode switch to a position other than WL.

Wireless/Remote Flash Using more than one flash

Wireless/remote flash with two or more accessory flashes is also possible. If you use both a D series flash and a non-D series flash, attach a non-D flash to the camera and set wireless mode. Otherwise, the non-D flash doesn’t fire.

Additional Wireless/Remote Flash Options

In addition to the procedure described on p. 112-116, where the built-in flash acts as the controller, there are two other ways in which wireless/remote flash can be used;

Using 2 accessory flashes with one

(5600HS(D), 5400HS, or 5400xi)

attached to the camera acting as the

controller, the other accessory flash acting as an off-camera flash.

Using a Wireless/Remote Flash Controller as the controller, and one or more accessory flash as an off- camera flash.

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