Flash Modes - Leica TL2 Quick Start Manual

FLASH MODES

Selecting the mode:
► In the main menu, select
►
Select
► Select the required setting in the submenu
• The flash mode display changes accordingly.
If the function is assigned to the left setting dial, it can be
used to directly select the required option.
• The set mode is displayed in the monitor.
Note:
If no system compatible flash unit is attached, this setting is not
available and the function therefore grayed out.
Automatic flash activation
This is the default mode. An attached and switched on flash unit is
fired automatically whenever slower shutter speeds could lead to
blurred pictures in poor lighting conditions.
Automatic flash and pre-flash activation
To reduce the "red eye" effect in photographs of people with flash.
If possible, the people should not look directly at the camera. As
the effect is exacerbated when the pupils are wide open in low light
conditions, you should turn on as much room lighting as possible
when taking photographs indoors, for example. The pre-flash,
which is fired shortly before the main flash when you press the
shutter button, narrows the pupils of people looking at the camera
thereby reducing the effect.
Manual flash activation
For backlit pictures, in which your main subject does not fill the
entire frame and is in shadow, or in situations where you want to
moderate high contrasts (e.g. in direct sunlight) (fill in flash). As
long as this mode is activated, an attached and switched on flash
unit will fire each time you take a shot, whatever the prevailing
lighting conditions. The flash power depends on the metered
ambient brightness: in poor light it is the same as in automatic
mode, with a reduced power as the brightness increases. The flash
then works as a fill-in light, e.g. to light up dark shadows in the
foreground or backlit subjects and in order to create more bal-
anced overall lighting.
Manual flash and pre-flash activation
For a combination of the situations and functions described above.
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