Sigma EF-530 DG Camera Lens User Manual


 
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WIRELESS FLASH
When using the “Wireless Flash” mode, you can take pictures with a more three-dimensional feeling with
shadow, or you can produce natural images with shadow depending on the flash position without any
extension cord connecting the camera body to the flash. In case of the EF-530 DG SUPER NA-iTTL,
communication between the camera body and the flash will be achieved by the light of the flash. In the
“Wireless Flash” mode, the camera will calculate the correct exposure automatically.
This function is available with CLS compatible cameras only.
It is possible to use the built-in flash of D70(D70s), D80 and D200 with wireless photography.
In these instructions, we call a flash unit, which is attached to the camera body the “Master unit ”, and we call
a flash unit at a remote position a “Slave unit”.
When setting a slave unit at the desired position, you can use a mini-stand. This mini-stand has a screw hole for a tripod.
Place the slave flash unit at the desired location. Do not place the slave unit within the picture area.
Set the flash unit within the range of 0.5m/1.5ft~5m/16ft from the subject and set the camera body within the
range of 1m/3ft~5m/16ft from the subject.
Two or more sets of Slaves can be divided into groups and different flash conditions can be set for each group
(1~3). The Master Flash should be set at 0.
Channel and group number settings can be input on the master unit and slave units. Other settings can be
input on the master flash unit only.
Setting the slave unit
1. Attach the flashgun
to the camera body and switch “ON” the flash unit.
Press
the MODE button to select the TTL /
/
icon.
Setting cannot be done if camera’s exposure display turns off. In such a case,
press the camera’s shutter button half-way to re-activate the setting.
2. Press the SEL button to make the channel indicator blink and press the + or – button to set the channel
number (from C1- C4).
3. Press the SEL button to make the group number blink and press the + or – button to set the group
number. Press the SEL button to confirm.
4. Detach the slave unit from the camera body and place it in the desired position.
In the case of using D200’s(D80’s) built-in flash for wireless photography Group A cameras correspond to
Group 1 flashguns and Group B corresponds to Group 2 flashguns. When using the built-in flash unit of
the D70 for wireless photography, set the channel number to C3 and group number to 1. For the rest of
the settings, refer to your camera’s instruction manual. Please also note that it cannot be used with
D70(D70s) and D200 camera’s command mode AA and M1/128.
Setting the Master Unit
Setting the channel number on the master flash unit
1.
Attach the flashgun
to the camera body, and switch “ON” the flash unit.
Press
the
MODE button to select the
icon. Confirm the
icon is shown
in the display.
2. Press the SEL button to make the channel indicator blink on the display.
3. Press the + or – button to set the desired channel number. (Choose the
same channel number as set on the slave flash unit.)
4. Press the
SEL button several times until the display stops blinking.
Setting the flash mode on the master flash unit
5. Press the
+ or – button and select
(Master)
6. Press the SEL button and confirm
icon is blinking.
(If you do not want to fire master unit, press the + or – button and select
icon. Press the
SEL
button to confirm this setting).
7. Press the SEL button again.
8. Press the MODE button and select TTL, M or MULTI and then press the SEL button to confirm.
9. If TTL is selected, icon will blink and you can set the exposure compensation. If no compensation is
required press the
SEL
button to complete the setup. If compensation is required press the
+ or –
button to
set the required amount, then press the
SEL
button to set compensation. If M mode is selected, press the
+
or –
button to set the flash output amount. If MULTI is selected, exposure will switch to Multi Flash Mode.