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 When you set the exposure compensation on the camera, both the flash power level and background can 

be compensated. 

 You can use both exposure compensation by flash, and exposure compensation by camera at the same 

time. 

 

MULTI FLASH MODE 

While the shutter is open, the flash will fire repeatedly. By doing so a series of images of the subject will be 
exposed in one frame. A bright subject with a dark background shows more effectively in this mode. It is 
possible to set the firing frequency between 1Hz and 199Hz. Up to 100 flashes can be fired continuously. 
The maximum number of flashes varies, depending on the flash’s power output and firing frequency 
settings. (Please refer to table 3 on the last page). 

 

1. Set the camera’s exposure mode to M mode and set the F number. 
2. Press the MODE button until the Multi-flash mode appears. 
3. Press the SEL button until the flash firing frequency starts to blink. 
4. Press  the    +   or   –    button to set the desired flash frequency 

value. 

5. After pressing the SEL button again, the flash power level will blink. 
6. Press  the    +   or   –    button to set the desired power level. 
7. Press the SEL button again, the number of flashes will blink. 
8. Press  the    +   or   –    button to set the desired number of flashes. 
9. Press the SEL button again, the display will stop blinking. 

10. When the ready light of the flash is illuminated, the unit is ready to use.   

Note:

 Please set the 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°, 75°, 90°         

 

DOWN: 0°,7° 

RIGHT: 0°, 60°, 75°, 90

°

   

LEFT:    0°, 60°, 75°,90°, 120°, 150°, 180° 

When the bounce flash mode is activated, a bounce indicator 

  will 

appear on the LCD panel. 
Choose a white surface for bouncing the flash, otherwise the image’s 
colour may be incorrect. 
Depending on the reflecting surface, the subject distance and other 
factors, the effective distance range for the TTL AUTO may change. 
Please check for correct exposure confirmation ( TTL mark on the 
LCD panel) after releasing the shutter. 

 

Close-up Exposures 

Bounce flash can be tilted 7° downward for close-ups. The Flash will be effective only for the subjects 0.5 
meter to 2 meters. When the flash head is tilted 7°, 

  will blink. 

 

WIRELESS FLASH 

(Except SD9)

 

When using the “Wireless Flash” mode, you can take pictures with a more three-dimensional feeling, or 
make natural images by using shadowing depending on the flash position. This can be done without any 
extension cord connecting the camera body and flash. In case of the EF-530 DG SUPER, communication 
between the camera body and the flash will be achieved by the light produced by the flash. In the “Wireless 
Flash” mode, the camera will calculate the correct exposure automatically.

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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