Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting page 95

For detailsonthe operation_ page 80
In tile default setting, if exposure cumpeusation is selected when the flash is used. shutter
speed, aperture. ISO sensitivity/ouly in AUTO mode), and amount of flash light all change in
order tu perlk_rm expusure compensation (page 65). By fixing the amount of flash light, you
can limit the effect of exposure compensation to the background that is illuminated only by
ambient light/light other than the flash.)
& Ambient&flash
Exposurecompensationisperformedon boththe ambient
light range (the background that the flash light does not
reach) and the flash light range.
• Values that change: shuuer speed, aperture, ISO (only in AUTO
mode), amounl of flash light
• Values that do not change: none
Ambientonly
The exposure compensation is limited
to the ambient
light
range (the background), while the exposure of the flash light
range is fixed.
• Values thai change: shuuer speed, aperture, ISO (only in AUTO
mode)
• Values that do not change: a//lounl of flash ]ighl
• With lhe flash conlpensation, you can limit lhe compensalion to flash lighl range by fixing the exposure of
ambient lighl range lhal tile flash light does nol reach (page 57).
Yalues that change: amount of flash lighl
¥idues thai do nol change: shuller speed, aperture, ISO
When you press the shulter butluu halfway down using the flash under dark lighliug. Ihe flash
lighl may be fired. This is AF fill light tu help easily focus a sut!jecl in aulo focus mude. Yuu
can set Ihe AF illumiualor to un ur uff.
0n Fills Ihe AF illuminalor. Off Does nol fill the AF illuminalor.
• When AF illuminator is set to [Off], lhe AF illuminalor ol an exlernal flash (not supplied) is not triggered.
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