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The camera's flash control uses the focus distance information and brightness value of the
subject when the pre-flash is reflected. This gives precise flash control without hardly being
affected by the reflective level of the subject.
Pre-flash TTL:
The camera's flash control uses the brightness value of the subject when the pre-flash is
reflected. If this setting is used, the camera's ability to precisely measure the flash light may
be affected by reflections from the subject.
Manual flash:
Allows you to set the flash amount using [Power ratio], and the built-in flash fires with set
amount of flash light regardless of the brightness of a subject.
ADI: Advanced Distance Integration
TTL: Through the Lens
Hint
If you use the lens that is equipped with a distance encoder in [ADI flash] mode, the
product achieves accurate flash control based on the more precise distance information.
Note
When the distance between the subject and flash is not fixed (such as when shooting with
wireless flash using an external flash (sold separately) or in off-camera shooting using a
cable, or when using a macro twin flash), or when an external flash (sold separately) is
set to bounce, [Flash control] is automatically set to [Pre-flash TTL]. It may be
automatically set to [Pre-flash TTL] depending on other shooting conditions as well.
Set [Flash control] to [Pre-flash TTL] in the following situations because the product
cannot get proper flash information using [ADI flash].
When a wide panel is attached to the flash HVL-F36AM
When shooting using a flash diffuser
When using filters that affect the exposure factor (such as ND filters)
When using close-up lenses
ADI flash can be used in combination with a lens distance encoder. To confirm if your lens
is equipped with a distance encoder, check the main specifications of the operation
manual for your lens.
[Flash control] cannot be set in [Sweep Panorama] mode, or when [Night Scene] or
[Hand-held Twilight] is selected in [Scene Selection].
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Power ratio
If you set [Flash control] to [Manual flash], you can adjust the amount of flash manually.
Using shooting functions
Using the flash
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