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3. Switch “ON” the flash unit and press the camera’s shutter button halfway. (The aperture value and film 

speed are now automatically transmitted to the slave flash unit.) 

4. Remove the slave flash unit from the camera.     
5. Press the MODE button and select the 

 / 

. (Slave Mode) 

6. Press the SEL button to make the channel display indicator blink. 
7. Press the    +    or    –    button to set the channel number. (C1 or C2) 
8. Press the SEL button to make the output amount (

) display indicator of the flash blink. 

9. Press the    +    or    –    button to set the flash output amount. 

 Set the flash power by setting the distance indicator on the LCD panel to coincide as 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.   

10. Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking. 
11. Place the slave unit in the desired location. Do not place the slave unit within the picture area. 

 

Setting for Slave Controller unit

 

12. Attach the Slave Controller flash unit to the camera body. 
13. Press the MODE button and select the 

 (Slave Mode). 

14. Press the SEL button to make the channel display indicator blink. 
15. Press  the    +   or   –   button to set the same channel number as 

that set on the firing flash unit. 

16. Press the SEL button to make the flash output amount (

display indicator blink. 

17. Press the SEL button to make the display stop blinking. (

mark disappear and, channel display will 

appear) 

18. After confirming that all flash units are fully charged, press the shutter button to take the picture. 

 

 When the firing flash unit of EF-530 DG SUPER 

SA-STTL

 is fully charged, the AF Auxiliary Light will blink. 

 As the slave control using is in 

  mode, the aperture on the slave control unit can not be changed.

 

 

The Slave Controller unit functions only to control the slave unit. 

 
 
 

SPECIFICATIONS 

TYPE : Clip-on type serial-controlled TTL auto zoom electric flash 
GUIDE NUMBER :    53 (ISO 100/m, 105mm head position) 
POWER SOURCE :    Four AA type alkaline batteries or,    : Four AA type Ni-Cd batteries or, 
                             

     

:  Four AA type Ni-MH Nickel-Metal Hydride 

RECYCLING TIME :    about 6.0 sec. (Alkaline batteries) 
                               

   

:    about 4.0 sec. (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH Nickel-Metal Hydride) 

NUMBER OF FLASHES :    about 220 flashes (Alkaline batteries) 
                                         

   

:    about 100 flashes (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH Nickel-Metal Hydride) 

FLASH DURATION :    about 1 / 700 sec. (full power firing) 
FLASH ILLUMINATE ANGLE :    24mm - 105mm motor powered control (17mm with Built-in Wide Panel) 
AUTO POWER OFF : Available 
WEIGHT :    315 g / 11.1oz. 
DIMENSIONS :    77mm(W)/3.0in. x 139mm(H)/5.5in. x 117mm(L)/4.6in. 
 

Summary of Contents for EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STTL

Page 1: ...side Do not fire the flash close to eyes Otherwise the bright light could damage the eyes Keep at least 1m 3feet distance between face and the flash unit when taking a picture with flash 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 use this flash unit on any camera other than the Sigma ...

Page 2: ...age from leakage Battery performance decreases at low temperatures Keep batteries insulated when using the flash in cold weather As with any flash it is recommended you carry spare batteries when on a long trip or when photographing outdoors in cold weather BATTERY LOADING 1 Be sure to set the Power Switch to the off position then slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrow to open 2 Ins...

Page 3: ...ge angle can effectively reach that of 17mm wide focal length without using the wide panel However the coverage angle display of the flash will not show wider than 24mm When the wide panel is used 10mm focal length can be covered However the coverage angle display on the flash will show 17mm When Manual Flash photography or FP Flash photography is performed the flash s coverage angle can be set au...

Page 4: ...utomatically switch to TTL mode only For other camera exposure modes the flash will be set to the last chosen mode each time When the flash is fully charged the flash mark will appear in the finder If the shutter is released before the flash is fully charged the flash will not fire and the camera will take the picture at a slow shutter speed USING FLASH IN OTHER CAMERA MODES Shutter Speed Priority...

Page 5: ...he subject distance 7 When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated the unit is ready for use You can calculate the correct exposure by using the following formula Guide Number GN Flash to Subject Distance F stop This flash unit will automatically calculate and indicate the appropriate subject distance according to the above formula Please refer to table1 on the last page FP FLASH Except SA 300...

Page 6: ...red eye in the picture If you use the function of Red eye reduction the flash will blink approximately 1 second before the shutter is released and reduce the red eye 1 Press the MODE Select the mode of the flash TTL M modes 2 Press or button and make mark displayed on the LCD panel 3 Adjust the focus and take the picture after confirming the ready light is lit To cancel the Red eye reduction turn ...

Page 7: ...he shutter speed longer than Number of Flashes you want Firing Frequency BOUNCE FLASH When you take a photo with flash in a room sometimes a strong shadow will appear behind the subject if you point the flash head upwards or sideways to reflect the light off the ceiling wall etc the subject will be illuminated softly Press the lock button and adjust the flash head to set the bounce angle UP 0 60 7...

Page 8: ...uilt in flash and then after both flashes are fully charged press the shutter button to take the picture AF Auxiliary Light on the EF 530 DG SUPER SA STTL will blink when the flash unit charged and is ready to fire The EF 530 DG SUPER SA STTL will fire when the built in flash fires The camera s built in flash is fired only to control the EF 530 DG SUPER SA STTL only The flash lighting of the subje...

Page 9: ...EL button once again b For the aperture value When the flash unit is set to the Slave mode press the SEL button to make the indicator for the aperture value blink and press the button or button to set the desired aperture value Then press the SEL button 8 Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking 9 Place the slave unit in the desired location Do not place the slave unit ...

Page 10: ...dicator blink 15 Press the or button to set the same channel number as that set on the firing flash unit 16 Press the SEL button to make the flash output amount display indicator blink 17 Press the SEL button to make the display stop blinking mark disappear and channel display will appear 18 After confirming that all flash units are fully charged press the shutter button to take the picture When t...

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