Minolta Flash meter IV User Manual

MIXED
LIGHTING:
FLASH
WITH
AMBIENT
Analyze
Function
The
Flash
Meter
IV
features
a special
"analyze"
function
which indicates
the
contribution
to
exposure
made
by
flash
light
sources
and ambient
light
sources
such as
daylight
or tungsten
light.
The meter
takes
f lash
and ambient
light
measu
rements
at the same
time, then stores the
measu
rements
separately.
The
total
exposure is
shown on
the digital
display,
while
pointers
on
the contrast
scale indicate
the
total
exposure,
f lash
contribution,
and
ambient-light
con
tr ibut ion
.
By changing
the shutter
speed,
f-number,
o(
flash
power,
you
make
either
light
source
dominant.
For
example,
if
the
scene is lit
by
flash
and
tungsten
light
and
you
are
using
daylight-balanced
color
film,
the
scene wif l
appear
redd
ish
when
the
tu
ngsten
light
is
dominant
and
normal
when
the
f
lash
is
dominant.
As
you
change
the
exposure
settings,
the
pointers
on
the contrast
sca
le
will ind icate
wh ich light
sou
rce
is
dominant. For
example,
setting
a slower
shutter
speed
will increase
the
amount
ambient-light
expo-
sure.
Or if
you
increase
the
f
lash
power,
the f lash
ex-
posure
will
be
more
dominant.
L
IGHT
Adjusting
the
settings
The
amount
of
ambient light
can
be
controlled
by
changing
the
shutter
speed
or
the
f-number.
The
amount
of
flash
light
can
be controlled
by
changing
the
flash
power,
the
distance
between
the
flash
and
subject,
or
the
f-number.
After
changing
any
settings,
take
another measurement
to determine
the
correct
ex
posu
re.
o
In
th is
photo,
a slow
sh
u
tte r
speed
was
used
so
that
the
am-
bient
light
became
dominant.
The
point-
ers
indicate
that
the
am
bient
I
ight
was
about
2-1
/4
stops
brighter
than
the flash.
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In
th
is
photo,
the
flash
and
ambient
light
provided
about
the
same
amount
of
light.
The
pointers
ap-
pear
next
to
each
other
when flash
and
am
bient
light
sou
rces
are
about
equa
l.
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is
photo,
the
f
lash
power
was
in-
creased
to
ma
ke
the
f lash
lighting
dom
i-
nant.
The
pointers
in-
dicate
that
the flash
was
about
2-314
stops
brighter
than
the
am-
bient
light.
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Total
exposure
of
f lash
and
ambient
light
Flash
light
(blinking
pointer)
Am
bient
light
To
use
"Anal yze"
F u nction
:
1.
Set
switches
on left
side of
meter
to
"CONTRAST",
"FN
o."
,
"ANALYZE"
,
and
,,SING
LE
".
2.
Set
f
lash
mode
to
either
"CORD"
or
"NON
.C"
o
For
the
following
examples,
shutter-priority
("TlME")
mode
was
used,
but
aperture-priority
("FNo.")
mode
can
also
be
used.
3.
Take
a
measurement.
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Minolta Flash meter IV Specifications

General

Light Receptor	Silicon photo cell
ISO Range	ISO 3 to 8000
Shutter Speed Range	30 min to 1/8000 sec
Display	LCD
Type	Handheld Flash Meter
Measuring Modes	Ambient, Flash
Measuring Range (Ambient)	EV -2 to EV 19.9 (ISO 100)
Measuring Range (Flash)	f/1.0 to f/90.9