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• For details, see “Combination of camera, off-camera flash and controller.”
• You can use several off-camera flashes at the same time.
• The off-camera flash fires with the power level set in each flash when the off-
camera flash is in the MANUAL mode.
• In this manual, “controller” means the flash unit attached to a camera, and “off-
camera flash” means the flash unit removed from a camera for use.
Combination of camera, off-camera flash and controller
*1
For details about cameras and flash units that is not listed above, see the operating
instructions supplied with each product.
*2
When using DSLR-A100/A200/A300/A350, this flash unit cannot be set to controller
mode. If the flash unit is already set to controller mode, the setting is canceled
automatically. For other cameras, see the operating instructions supplied with each
camera.
*3
Set the wireless control/remote mode to [RMT].
Types
Camera
*
1
Off-camera flash
*
1
Controller
*
2
[1]With built-in flash
Sony digital single
lens reflex cameras
with built-in flash
HVL-F58AM/HVL-
F42AM/HVL-F56AM/
HVL-F36AM
Camera’s built-in
flash
[2]Without built-in flash
Cameras without
built-in flash
DSLR-A900
HVL-F58AM
*3
/HVL-
F42AM
HVL-F58AM:
[CTRL1] mode
*4
HVL-F58AM/HVL-
F42AM/HVL-F56AM/
HVL-F36AM
HVL-F58AM:
[CTRL2] mode
*4*5
[3]Lighting
ratio
control
[3]-(1)
Control up
to 3 groups
DSLR-A700/
DSLR-A900
HVL-F58AM /HVL-
F42AM
*6
HVL-F58AM:
[CTRL1] mode
*4
[3]-(2)
Control of
2 groups
DSLR-A900
HVL-F58AM/HVL-
F42AM/HVL-F56AM/
HVL-F36AM
HVL-F58AM:
[CTRL2] mode
*4*5