Metz 34 AF-3 P Camera Flash User Manual


 
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Contents
1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2. Preparing the mecablitz for use . . . . . . .5
2.1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2.2 Loading and replacing the batteries . . . . . .5
2.3 Automatic flashgun cut-out circuit . . . . . . .6
2.4 Mounting/Removing the mecablitz . . . . . . .6
3. Setting the mecablitz into operation . . .7
3.1 Preconditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3.2 Switching the flashgun on and off . . . . . . .7
4. Flashgun instructions to the camera . . .8
4.1 Flash-ready indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
4.2 Automatic flash sync speed control . . . . . .9
4.3 Correct-exposure indication . . . . . . . . . . .9
4.4 Information displayed in the
camera’s viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
5. TTL flash control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
6. Flash in the individual camera modes . .11
7. Autofocus measuring flash . . . . . . . . . . .11
8. Flash techniques and flash functions . .13
8.1 Automatic fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
8.2 Exposure correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
9.
Lighting and attachments
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10. Care and maintenance -
Manual firing button
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
11. Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Lighting distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17