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Other Applications
Bounce Flash
By pointing the flash head toward a wall or ceiling, the flash will
bounce off the surface before illuminating the subject. This can
soften shadows behind the subject for a more natural-looking
shot. This is called bounce flash.
To set the bounce direction, hold the flash head and turn it
to a satisfying angle.
• If the wall or ceiling is too far away, the bounced flash
might be too weak and result in underexposure.
• The wall or ceiling should be a plain, white color for high
reflectance. If the bounce surface is not white, a color
cast may appear in the picture.
• Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward by
90°. The catchlight will not appear if you swing the flash
head left or right.
• For best catchlight effect, stay 1.5m/4.9ft away from the
subject.
Creating a Catchlight
With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the sub-
ject’s eyes to add life to the facial expression.
1
Point the flash head upward
by 90°.
2
Pull out the wide panel. The
catchlight panel will come
out at the same time.
3
Push the wide panel
back in.
• Push in only the wide
panel.
• Follow the same proce-
dures as for bounce flash.
ZOOM: Setting the Flash Coverage
and Using the Wide Panel
The flash coverage can be set automatically or manually. It can be
set to match the lens focal length from 24mm to 105mm. Also,
with the built-in wide panel, the flash coverage can be expanded
for 14mm wide-angle lenses.
In Manual Zoom mode, press
the < ZOOM > button.
• Turn the Select Dial to
change the flash cov-
erage.
• If <
AU
> is displayed, the
flash coverage will be set
automatically.
• If you set the flash coverage manually, make sure it cov-
ers the lens focal length so that the picture will not have
a dark periphery.
• When the low battery indicator is displayed, the ZOOM
can not be adjusted, it will constantly be 24mm.
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