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How to set the correct flash power level 

  Page 17 <<CHART A>> combination of 1     

Focus on the subject and note the subject distance on the lens’ focus ring. Adjust the lens’ aperture until the 
distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash is equal to the camera to subject distance. 

  When you use with cameras other than the above     

Focus on the subject and note the subject distance on the lens’ focus ring. Adjust either the flash power 
level or the flash’s F stop display. 

Please refer to the following on how to change the flash’s F-stop. 

1. 

Press the SEL button several times and make the F-stop indicator blink. 

2. 

Press the   +   button or   –    button to set the F-stop display. 

3. 

Press the SEL button to make F-stop indicator stop blinking. 

Set the distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash so that it is about equal to the actual camera-to-subject 

distance become about equal.   

Then set the aperture value of the lens via lens’ aperture ring or cameras command dial. 

You can calculate the correct exposure by using this formula. 

          Guide Number “GN” / Flash to Subject Distance = F-stop 
This flash unit will calculate and indicate the Subject Distance by following the above formula. (Please refer to 
table1 on the last page). 

 

Distance Priority Manual Flash 

With this flash operation system, EF-530 DG SUPER NA i-TTL automatically controls the light output 
according to the selected distance and aperture value. 

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 Distance-priority manual flash is not possible with D1X and D1H digital cameras. 

 

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1.Set the camera’s exposure mode to either A or M mode. 
2.Press 

MODE

 on the flash unit so 

  (GN) is displayed

3.

Press the SEL button to make the distance display blink. 

4.Press the 

 + 

 button or 

 –

    button to set the distance. 

5.

Press the SEL button several times to stop blinking. 

6.

Set the aperture value on the lens or camera. 

7.When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated, the unit is ready for use. 

 

When using with cameras other than the above     

1.Please follow the first 2 steps as above and p

ress the SEL button several times to make the aperture display blink. 

2.Press the   +   button or  –    button to set the F-stop display. 

 

3.

Press the SEL button to stop the display blinking.   

4.

Set the aperture value on the lens or camera, make sure that the flashgun is charged before firing. 

 

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Distance-priority manual can be used together with exposure compensation. 

 

 

1.Press the 

SEL

 button several times to make the compensation amount indicator 

 blink. 

2.Press the  +  or  -    button to set the compensation amount. 
3.Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking.   

 

FV LOCK   

“FV” lock mode allows you to choose and lock the exposure for part of the image before taking the picture. 

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This function is available with CLS compatible camera models only.

 

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You cannot set this function on the flashgun directly. For details please refer to your camera’s instruction manual. 

 

Auto FP High-Speed Sync 

FP Flash

 

When you take a picture with an ordinary flash, you cannot use a shutter speed faster than the camera’s 
synchronized speed because the flash must fire when the shutter curtain is fully open. The FP flash keeps firing 
while the shutter curtain is running. Thus you can use a shutter speed faster than the synchronized speed. 

This function is available with CLS compatible cameras only. 

You cannot set this function on the flashgun directly. For details please refer to your camera’s instruction manual.   

When you set this function on the camera,   

  will be displayed on Flash’s LCD display. 

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Depending on the shutter speed, the Guide Number will change. (Please refer to table2 on the last page) 

Summary of Contents for EF-530 DG SUPER NA-ITTL

Page 1: ...s Keep at least 1m 3feet distance between face and the flash unit when taking a picture with flash Do not touch the synchro terminal of your camera when the flash is attached to a hot shoe High voltage circuitry could cause an electric shock Never use your camera in an environment where flammable burnable gas liquids or chemicals etc exist Otherwise it might cause fire or explosion Caution Do not ...

Page 2: ...e batteries we do not recommend using them Please replace batteries if it takes more than 30seconds to light the Ready Lamp To assure proper electrical contact clean the battery terminals before installing the batteries NiCad batteries do not have standardized contacts If you use NiCad batteries please confirm that the battery contacts touch the battery compartment properly To prevent battery expl...

Page 3: ...oe Locking Ring until it is tight When you attach or remove the flash grasp the bottom of the flash to prevent damage to the shoe foot and the camera s hot shoe If the camera s built in flash is set in up position please close it before you attach the flash unit To remove the flash rotate the shoe locking ring in the opposite direction of LOCK mark until it stops SETTING OF FLASH COVERAGE ANGLE Wh...

Page 4: ...lease select TTL BL Depending on the camera model i TTL or D TTL system will be used The d mark will be displayed on the LCD panel for both systems For the following cameras F 5 F 4 series F100 F90X F90 F80 N90S N90 N80 series F70D N70 F810S N8008S F801 N8008S and Pronea 600i TTL BL or TTL can be selected However cameras other than those listed above only TTL can be selected 4 Focus on the subject...

Page 5: ...Built in CPU A M TTL 2 F401S N4004S F401 N4004 Without Built in CPU M TTL 2 FA FE2 FG F3 FM3 With Built in CPU Without Built in CPU A M TTL 2 Confirm Distance 1 Flash s LCD panel will show the F number and working distance of flash automatically 2 Set the F number on the flash to be the same as camera and check the available working distance range on the LCD panel To set the F number on the Flash ...

Page 6: ... button or button to set the distance 5 Press the SEL button several times to stop blinking 6 Set the aperture value on the lens or camera 7 When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated the unit is ready for use When using with cameras other than the above 1 Please follow the first 2 steps as above and press the SEL button several times to make the aperture display blink 2 Press the button or ...

Page 7: ...photograph a moving subject with slow synchronization usually the furrow of the subject will be exposed in front of the subject The ordinary flash light will fire when the first shutter curtain is fully opened thus the subject will be exposed from the time flash is fired to the time the shutter is closed This is front curtain synchronization When you use rear curtain synchronization the flash will...

Page 8: ...ve Read out the subject distance from the focus ring on the lens Either change the flash power level or the flash s F stop Please refer following on how to change the flash s F stop 1 Press the SEL button several times to make the F stop indicator blink 2 Press the or button and set the F stop 3 Press the SEL button and make the indicator of F stop stop blinking Please set the distance indicated o...

Page 9: ...d press the or button to set the channel number from C1 C4 3 Press the SEL button to make the group number blink and press the or button to set the group number Press the SEL button to confirm 4 Detach the slave unit from the camera body and place it in the desired position In the case of using D200 s D80 s built in flash for wireless photography Group A cameras correspond to Group 1 flashguns and...

Page 10: ...but in step 3 select and erase from display Slave Flash Normal Slave Flash Even if the EF 530 DG SUPER is not attached to the camera body you can fire the flash by using the camera s built in flash or another flash unit 1 Attach the flash unit to the camera s hot shoe 2 Set the camera s exposure mode to the desired mode If you use A or M mode also set the desired aperture value 3 Turn on the flash...

Page 11: ... closely as possible with the actual distance from the slave flash to the subject If the actual distance is out of range you need to change the aperture value 11 Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking 12 Place the slave unit in the desired location Do not place the slave unit within the picture area Setting for Slave Controller unit 13 Attach the Slave Controller flas...

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