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Tips on shooting with the flash
The AEL button setting
Wireless flash with lighting ratio control
• e lens hood may block the light of the ash. Remove the lens hood when using the
ash.
• When using the ash, shoot the subject at a distance of 1 m (3.3 feet) or greater.
• When shooting a backlit subject, select [Fill-ash]. e ash will operate even in bright
daylight, and make faces come out brighter.
Wireless flash shooting
Using a lighting ratio control ash (sold separately) and a wireless ash (sold separately), you
can aim the ash at the subject from away from the camera. By adjusting the position of the
ash, you can shoot an image with a three dimensional feel by highlighting the contrast of light
and shadow on the subject. For the actual steps required when shooting, refer to the operating
instructions of the ash.
1 Attach the lighting ratio control flash to the Auto-lock Accessory Shoe
and turn on both the camera and the flash.
2 MENU
[Camera]
[Flash Mode]
[Wireless].
3 Place the wireless flash away from the camera.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the ash on setting the ash.
To test the ash, set the AF/MF/AEL switch lever to AEL and press the AEL button.
• You cannot use the wireless ash with the built-in ash. You must prepare a lighting ratio control
ash (sold separately) and a wireless ash (sold separately).
• Change the channel of your wireless ash when another photographer is using a wireless ash
nearby and his/her built-in ash light causes your wireless ash to re. To change the channel,
refer to the operating instructions supplied with your wireless ash.
When using a wireless ash, it is recommended that you select MENU
[Setup]
[AEL]
[Hold] (page 117).
You can use the wireless ash lighting ratio control in combination with the multiple ashes.
For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the ash (HVL-F58AM, HVL-
F43AM).
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