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WIRELESS/REMOTE OFF-CAMERA FLASH
7. Wait until both flash units are
fully charged.
• appears in the viewfinder when the
built-in flash is charged.
• When the off-camera flash is
charged, its AF illuminator will blink.
8. Press the AE-lock button to test
fire the accessory flash.
• Caution; Test firing the flash will acti-
vate slow-shutter sync (p. 102) if
Custom 10-2 (p. 168) is selected.
Custom setting 10-1 is recommended.
• If unsuccessful, change the position of
the camera or the flash.
9. Press the shutter-release but-
ton all the way down to take
the picture.
• There is no limit for shutter speed when using 5600HS(D)/3600HS(D)
in normal wireless, as these have high-speed sync capability in wire-
less/remote off camera flash mode. However, in wireless ratio mode or
when using 5400HS, 5400xi, or 3500xi in wireless/remote flash mode,
the shutter speed should be 1/60 second or slower.
Using 2 accessory flashes with one
(5600HS(D), 5400HS, or 5400xi)
attached to the camera acting as the
controller, the other accessory flash
acting as an off-camera flash.
Using a Wireless/Remote Flash
Controller as the controller, and one
or more accessory flash as an off-
camera flash.
1. Attach the accessory flash to the camera, and turn both
the camera and flash on.
2. Turn the flash-mode switch to a position other than WL.
Canceling the Wireless/Remote Flash
Additional Wireless/Remote Flash Options
Wireless/Remote Flash Using more than one flash
Wireless/remote flash with two or more accessory flashes is also
possible. If you use both a D series flash and a non-D series flash,
attach a non-D flash to the camera and set wireless mode.
Otherwise, the non-D flash doesn’t fire.
In addition to the procedure described on p. 112-116, where the
built-in flash acts as the controller, there are two other ways in
which wireless/remote flash can be used;
Switching Between Normal WL Flash and Ratio WL Flash
1. Turn flash-mode switch to a position other than WL and
then back to WL.
2. The wireless set display appears in the navigation dis-
play. Select normal or ratio-flash by turning either the
front or rear control dial.
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