Specifications with wireless flashes at ISO 100

 

Camera-to-

Flash-to-subject distance B

Flash-to-subject distance B

 

 

 

subject

 

 

 

 

HVL-F56AM

 

 

HVL-F36AM

 

 

 

 

distance A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter Speed

All shutter

Up to sync

1/250

1/1000

Up to sync

1/250

1/1000

 

 

Aperture

speeds

speed

speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F2.8

1.4 – 5 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 2.5 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 4 m

1 – 2 m

 

 

 

 

(55 1/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

 

the

 

196 7/8 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

98 1/2 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

157 1/2 inches)

78 3/4 inches)

 

 

 

shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F4.0

1 – 5 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 3.5 m

1 – 1.7 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 3 m

1 – 1.5 m

 

 

 

 

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

 

 

 

196 7/8 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

137 7/8 inches)

67 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

118 1/8 inches)

59 1/8 inches)

 

functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F5.6

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

(39 3/8 –

 

1 – 5 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 2.5 m

1 – 1.2 m

1 – 5 m

1 – 2 m

 

 

 

196 7/8 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

98 1/2 inches)

47 1/4 inches)

196 7/8 inches)

78 3/4 inches)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera’s flash sync speed is 1/125 second with the Super SteadyShot function on and 1/160 second with the Super SteadyShot function off.

Double the maximum distance when using the camera sensitivity at ISO 400. The maximum distance is 5 m (16.4 ft.).

zAbout the wireless flash channels

As soon as the wireless flash is selected, the channel information of the external flash is transferred to the camera. Change the channel of the external flash when another photographer is using a wireless flash nearby and his/her built-in flash light triggers firing of your flash.

To change the channel of the external flash, refer to the operating instructions supplied with it.

Flash compensation

When shooting with the flash, you can adjust the amount of flash light alone, without changing the exposure compensation. You can change the exposure of a subject which is within the flash range, while leaving the exposure of the background, which is out of the flash range, as it is.

1Display the Flash mode screen with the function dial and the Fn button (page 43).

2Select the Flash compensation with V.

3Select the desired value with b/B on the controller, then press the center of the controller.

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