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Attach the accessory flash to
the camera and set the flash to
high-speed sync (HSS).
• will appear in the camera’s
viewfinder and data panel to indicate
that the flash unit is set to high-
speed sync.
• Refer to the flash unit’s instruction
manual for details on its use.
• The use of high-speed sync reduces the flash range. Refer to the flash
unit’s instruction manual.
• HSS cannot be used under fluorescent lights.
• When or blinks on the viewfinder’s Ev scale before taking the
picture, proper flash exposure might not be achieved. High-speed sync
cannot be used.
• Flash and color meters cannot can not be used with high-speed sync.
High-speed Sync
Conventional Fill Flash
HIGH-SPEED SYNC (HSS)
The maximum flash-sync speed for this camera is 1/125. However, with
the 5600HS (D), 3600HS (D), and 5400HS accessory flashes (sold
separately) shutter speeds up to 1/4000 can be used. High-speed sync is
a function built into the HS series flash units.
High-speed sync (HSS) allows faster shutter speeds with fill flash when
photographing moving subjects outdoors. HSS also lets you use large
aperture/high shutter-speed combinations to separate your subject from
the background by limiting the depth-of-field.
SLOW SYNC
Conventional Flash
With or on the data panel,
press the spot-AE lock button to
set the ambient light exposure.
• In P mode, the flash will
automatically be activated. In A
mode, press the flash-mode button to
acvtivate the built-in flash.
• and the locked exposure will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
While holding the spot-AE lock button, press the shutter-
release button all the way down to take the picture.
• The slow-sync effect is the same as the night portrait subject program
(p.44).
• Use a tripod if the shutter speed is too slow to allow sharp, hand-held
pictures.
• When is not on the data panel, the camera is in spot-metering mode
and not in slow sync (p.78).
Custom Function Notes
Cust-10: Spot-AE lock: activated when the AE lock button is pressed and held
(1), or activated when the button is pressed once and then canceled when it is
pressed again (2) (p.112).
2
In P and A modes, slow-shutter sync sets the shutter speed and aperture
value for ambient lighting and balances the flash output with the
exposure .
• Slow sync cannot be used in S mode, or M mode.
Slow-shutter Sync
1
spot-AE lock button
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