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Other Flash Units
Use only flash units with one signal terminal, which must
be an X-contact with a positive voltage of no more than
20 V. Use a flash that covers the angle of view of the lens.
1
Close the flash cover (page 25).
2
Attach the flash.
Turn the camera and the optional flash unit off and
attach the flash to the camera hot shoe.
3
Set aperture manually.
Turn the camera on, select mode
A
or
M
, and choose
an aperture (pages 14, 43, 44).
4
Choose a manual ISO sensitivity setting.
Select an option other than
Auto
for ISO sensitivity
(page 84).
5
Turn the flash on.
Turn the flash on and set it to auto mode. Set aper-
ture and ISO sensitivity to the values selected with
the camera. Take a test shot and adjust flash aper-
ture and ISO settings as necessary.
Turn the optional flash unit off before removing it from
the camera.
Cautions
• If the external flash is on, it will fire with every shot regardless to
the flash mode selected with the camera. Turn the flash unit off
to shoot without the flash.
• Optional flash units are in principle for use at ranges that exceed
the range of the built-in flash. Using an optional flash unit at
shorter ranges may result in overexposure.
