Flash Modes; Fully Automatic; Fully Automatic - Ttl - Leica SF 60 Instruction Manual

FLASH MODES

EN
The following fl ash modes are available:
Video light (see page 18)
Remote fi ring without pre-fl ash (see page 17)
SF
Remote fi ring with pre-fl ash (see page 17)
SD
Manual fl ash mode (see page 18)
M
Fully automatic fl ash mode
A
Fully automatic fl ash mode with optional fl ash
TTL
exposure compensation
Remote control (see page 19 et seq.)
ABC
Selection
Turn the Mode dial
8
with the index .
8a
• The appropriate symbols will be displayed on the LCD panel
16
until the fl ash mode you wish to use is aligned
FULLY AUTOMATIC FLASH MODE - A
This fl ash mode is the easiest way to achieve excellent fl ash
photography results. Flash exposure metering is performed by your
camera for this purpose. It measures the light refl ected by the
subject through the lens (TTL).
Depending on your camera model, the fl ash unit will help this
metering by producing an almost unnoticeable pre-fl ash just before
the actual exposure.
This fl ash mode supports all the exposure modes off ered by your
camera model: automatic program (
( / ), aperture priority (
S T
FULLY AUTOMATIC FLASH MODE - TTL
Like , but allows you to compensate the fl ash exposure of your
A
subject by setting an exposure value (EV) between -2 and +2, in
increments of one third of an EV.
Reason:
Automatic fl ash exposure control systems are adjusted to an
average light refl ection factor by the subject of 25 %. In some
cases, this can lead to underexposure or overexposure of the
subject, for example,
– if the main subject is either very dark or very bright or strongly
refl ective
– if the main subject (average brightness) is very small and/or in
front of a bright or strongly refl ective background (e.g.
backlighting), or in front of a very dark background (e.g. night
time).
• The LCD panel will show a light balance scale with EV digits
underneath to indicate that fl ash exposure compensation is
10 .
possible.
), shutter speed priority
P
) and manual setting ( ).
A M