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External flash (Cont.)
Chapter 11
3
To use the external flash only
T
Select
, then press
.
To use the external flash together with the main flash
T
Select IN+
, then press
.
4
Turn on the external flash.
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The mode for the external flash is TTL-AUTO.
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When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the external flash begins
communicating with the camera and automatically switches to TTL-
AUTO.
5
Press the
(flash mode) button to
select the camera’s flash mode (P. 84).
Flash mode button
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If close-up pictures are overexposed, try using the main flash by itself.
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When the main flash and the FL-40 are used together, the main flash is
used as the compensating light source. This means that if the amount of
light from the FL-40 is insufficient (beyond its working range), the resulting
pictures may be underexposed.
