Pentax AF-360FGZ manual Advanced Functions, nWireless Mode

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Advanced Functions

nWireless Mode

With the AF360FGZ, you can take photographs with the flash unit separated from the camera wirelessly in P-TTL mode.

Combine the flash unit with the built-in flash unit of the camera or another AF360FGZ attached to the camera.

lThe AF540FGZ can be used interchangeably with AF360FGZ flash units for wireless mode photography.

Before photographing, confirm the following.

1.Whether your camera supports this function.

ÝCameras that Support Wireless Mode (page 60)

2.Whether you can use this function with the combination of your camera and the flash mode you have set.

ÝFunctions Related to Each Flash Mode (page 61 - 68)

3.Whether the slave mode is set to SLAVE1.

ÝSlave Mode Setting (page 49)

Notes on Wireless Flash Control (P-TTL photography)

When using the AF360FGZ in wireless mode, the following information is transferred between the flash units attached to the camera and separated from the camera, before the flash units are fired.

Shutter release button is fully pressed.

The flash attached to the camera emits a small control flash (relays the flash mode of the camera).

The external AF360FGZ emits a pre-flash (verifies the state of the subject).

The flash attached to the camera emits a small control flash (relays the flash output amount to the external AF360FGZ).

lThe flash attached to the camera will emit a pre-

flash once more after this to relay the flash duration time when HS (high-speed sync) is set.

The external AF360FGZ fires the main flash (for making both flash units fire main flashes, refer to page 41).

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