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• The flash does not strobe when shooting in
Burst 3, Exposure Bracket, Twilight, MPEG
Movie or Multi Burst mode.
• You cannot have an external flash and the built-
in flash strobe at the same time.
• Note that when shooting with two or more
external flashes, the camera functions may not
operate normally, or the camera may
malfunction.
• You can carry out this operation even when the
mode dial is set to (Clip Motion).
• If the white balance cannot be adjusted when
shooting with an external flash, set the flash
mode to (Forced flash) or (Slow
synchro), and set the one-push white balance
mode (page 55).
Using the Sony flash (not
supplied)
You can mount the Sony HVL-F32X or
HVL-F1000 flash on the advanced
accessory shoe of your camera. The HVL-
F32X is also equipped with automatic flash
level adjustment and AF fill light shooting
functions.
a Mount the external flash on the
advanced accessory shoe.
b Plug the flash into the ACC
jack.
When using the HVL-F32X, you do
not need to perform step 2.
c Turn on the external flash.
d Set the mode dial to , P, S,
A, M or SCN.
e Shoot the image.
• When using a Sony optional external flash,
check that [Hot Shoe] is set to [Off] in the SET
UP settings (page 116).
Using a commercially
available external flash
You can mount a commercially available
external flash that supports advanced
accessory shoe.
a Mount the external flash to the
advanced accessory shoe.
b Set the mode dial to SET UP.
c Select (Camera 2) with v/V,
[Hot Shoe] with B/v/V, [On]
with B/v, then press z.
d Turn on the external flash.
e Set the mode dial to M or A.
The flash also strobes when the mode
dial is set to , P, S, SCN or
(Clip Motion), but we recommend
recording with the mode dial set to M
or A.
f Shoot the image.
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