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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
Select “ON” in this setting when using an external
flash unit. Synchronized shutter speeds up to
1/1000 sec. can be used.
●
!
The image may appear dark when the shutter speed is set to
speeds higher than 1/1000 sec.
●
!
Set the white balance (
➡
P.59) to AUTO or Custom white
balance (
➡
P.66).
∞
USING AN EXTERNAL FLASH
±0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
EXTERNAL FLASH
EXTERNAL FLASH
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
1
Hot shoe
1
Close the built-in flash.
2
Mount the external flash on the camera’s hot
shoe and tighten the locking screw.
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!
Built-in and external flash units cannot be used at the same
time.
2
0
1
0
2
3
The mode can be set to “
N
”, “
M
”, “
<
” (
➡
P.41, 42,
43) or “
>
” (
➡
P.44), but the use of “
<
” or “
>
” is
better.
●
!
Flash photography cannot be used when continuous shooting
(
➡
P.50) or auto bracketing (
➡
P.51) is selected.
Use this setting to change just the amount of light
emitted by the flash to suit the photography
conditions or to achieve a desired effect.
h
Compensation range:
±2 levels
–0.6 EV to +0.6 EV in approx. 0.3 EV increments
(total: 5 levels selectable)
See P.117 for information on EVs.
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!
Depending on the type of subject and the shooting distance,
brightness adjustment may have no effect.
●
!
The image may appear dark when the shutter speed is set to
speeds higher than 1/1000 sec.
z
FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
± 0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
FLASH
FLASH
−0 3
−0 3
−0 6
−0 6
±0
+0 3
+0 3
Ordinary external flash units can be used.
However, some camera-specific flash units cannot
be used.
Using a Hot shoe