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ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE FLASH TO AND FROM THE CAMERA 

Be sure to turn off the Power Switch, Then insert the 
Shoe Base into the hot shoe on the camera and turn the 
Shoe 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 

When you press the ZOOM button, the 

  symbol appears. Each time you press the ZOOM button, the 

LCD panel display will change and indicate the zoom position in sequence as follows.

 

24mm 

 28mm  

 35mm 

 50mm 

 70mm 

 85mm 

 105mm  

 

(

Auto)

 

 

Generally, in the TTL mode, the flash will automatically set the zoom position according to the focal length 
of your lens. 

 When you turn on the main switch, the flash will memorize and set the zoom head position to the last 

setting used.   

 If you use a lens wider than the flash head setting, there may be under exposed areas around the edge 

of the picture. 

 Depending on the flash head setting, the flash’s Guide Number will be changed. 

 

In the case of use with Sigma SD9 SD10 SD14 

Due to the size of the camera’s image sensor, when the coverage angle of the flash is set to auto zoom, 
coverage 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 automatically by the flash’s autozoom function. However, when used with the camera, the effective 
range of the flash’s light can be extended by increasing the zoom setting of the flash to be equal to the 
effective focal length of the lens being used by using the 

ZOOM

 button. Please refer to the following table 

as a guide in setting the flash to the appropriate zoom setting.    Please use this table in conjunction with 
Table 1 (“Guide Number Table for Manual Flash”) on the last page of this instruction manual, and Table 2 
(“Guide Number Table for FP Flash”). 

 

Lens’ Focal Length 

10-13

mm 

14-15mm 16-19mm 20-29mm 30-39mm 40-49mm 50-59mm 60mm - 

Flash Coverage Angle 

(given on the tables 1,2) 

17mm 

withwide panel

24mm

28mm

35mm

50mm

70mm

85mm

105mm 

 

WIDE PANEL 

This flash is equipped with built in type wide panel, 
which can provide ultra wide 17mm angle of coverage. 
Slide out the wide panel and flip it down to cover flash’s 
head. Then the coverage angle setting of the flash will 
be set to 17mm automatically.

 

 If the built-in wide panel comes off accidentally, the 

ZOOM

 button will not function. In this case please 

contact the store where the flash was purchased or a 
Sigma service station.. 

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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