Wireless Flash Shooting: Optical Transmission
This product is compatible with Sony Wireless Lighting System
(WL). It can function as either an optical wireless master or
slave flash. As a master unit, it can control Sony camera
flashes e.g. HVL-F60M, HVL-F43M and HVL-F32M via wireless.
As a slave unit, it can be controlled by wireless signals of Sony
camera flashes e.g. HVL-F60M, HVL-F43M and HVL-F32M.
For the restrictions of Sony camera flash’s wireless protocol,
there are several points to be noticed:
- 39 -
- 40 -
Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes:
●
Master unit only has TTL and OFF mode. And M flash mode can
only be set under the slave mode.
●
Optical wireless lighting system (WL) do not have Multi mode.
●
When setting the slave unit to M mode, please set the group of
the master unit to TTL mode.
1/4
1/8
1/16
1/32
1/64
1/128
1
7
14
30
60
90
90
2
6
14
30
60
90
90
3
5
12
30
60
90
90
4
4
10
20
50
80
90
5
4
8
20
50
80
90
6-7
3
6
20
40
70
90
8-9
3
5
10
30
60
80
10
2
4
8
20
50
70
2
4
8
16
30
40
Hz
60-100
20-50
2
4
8
12
20
40
Flash
output
●
Even with multiple slave units, the master unit can control
all of them via wireless.
●
In this user manual, “master unit” refers to the camera flash
on a camera and “slave unit” will be controlled by the
master unit.
Indoors
Outdoors
15m
(
49
.
2ft
)
10m
(
32
.
8ft
)
80°
8m
(
26
.
2ft
)
12m
(
39
.
4ft
)
Slave Unit Setting
Master Unit Setting
1
.
Wireless Settings
You can switch between normal flash and wireless flash. For normal
flash shooting, be sure to set the wireless setting to OFF.
The backlight turns green
2
now.
●
Note: In the master unit mode <
CTRL+
>, you should set
the camera to wireless lighting mode (
WL
) when attaching
the camera flash to the camera. If the camera are not set
to WL state, a note “SET YOUR CAMERA “will be
displayed on the camera flash. As for how to set camera to
wireless lighting mode (
WL
), please refer to the camera’s
manual.
Press <
> button so that
1
<
CTRL+
>
is displayed on
the LCD panel.
Press <
> button so that
1
<
>
an
d
< >
are
displayed on the LCD panel.
The backlight turns orange
2
now.
To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, do not
use stroboscopic flash more than 10 times in succession.
After 10 times, allow the camera flash to rest for at least 15
minutes. If you try to use the stroboscopic flash more than 10
times in succession, the firing might stop automatically to
protect the flash head. If this happens, allow at least 15
minutes’ rest for the camera flash.
●
Stroboscopic flash is most effective with a highly reflective
subject against a dark background.
●
Using a tripod and a remote control is recommended.
●
A flash output of 1/1 and 1/2 cannot be set for stroboscopic
flash.
●
Stroboscopic flash can be used with“
buLb
”.
●
If the number of flashes is displayed as “--”, the firing will
continue until the shutter closes or the battery is
exhausted. The number of flashes will be limited as shown
by the following table.
Slave/Master Unit’s Positioning and Operation Range
