Sony 4-183-746-11(1) Operating Instructions Manual page 59

• For details, see "Combination of camera, off-camera flash and controller."
• You can use several off-camera flashes at the same time.
• The off-camera flash fires with the power level set in each flash when the off-
camera flash is in the MANUAL mode.
• In this manual, "controller" means the flash unit attached to a camera, and "off-
camera flash" means the flash unit removed from a camera for use.
Combination of camera, off-camera flash and controller
Types
[1]With built-in flash
[2]Without built-in flash
[3]-(1)
Control up
[3]Lighting
to 3 groups
ratio
[3]-(2)
control
Control of
2 groups
*1
For details about cameras and flash units that is not listed above, see the operating
instructions supplied with each product.
*2
When using DSLR-A100/A200/A300/A350, this flash unit cannot be set to controller
mode. If the flash unit is already set to controller mode, the setting is canceled
automatically. For other cameras, see the operating instructions supplied with each
camera.
*3
Set the wireless control/remote mode to [RMT].
*1
Camera
Sony digital single
lens reflex cameras
with built-in flash
Cameras without
built-in flash
DSLR-A900
DSLR-A700/
DSLR-A900
DSLR-A900
*1
Off-camera flash
HVL-F58AM/HVL-
F42AM/HVL-F56AM/
HVL-F36AM
*3
HVL-F58AM /HVL-
F42AM
HVL-F58AM/HVL-
F42AM/HVL-F56AM/
HVL-F36AM
HVL-F58AM /HVL-
*6
F42AM
HVL-F58AM/HVL-
F42AM/HVL-F56AM/
HVL-F36AM
*2
Controller
Camera's built-in
flash
HVL-F58AM:
*4
[CTRL1] mode
HVL-F58AM:
*4*5
[CTRL2] mode
HVL-F58AM:
*4
[CTRL1] mode
HVL-F58AM:
*4*5
[CTRL2] mode
59