Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting page 56

(_) Press the AEL (AE Lock) button on the career i to test fire the flash.
• If the flash does not fire, change the camera, external flash, or subject positkm.
(Z) Check both flashes again to make sure thc._ arc fully charged. Press the shutter button to take a
picture.
• Turn oil the wireless flash mode after wireless flash shooting. (You can either deacflvale the camera and
lfte external flash _parately, or you can allacll lfte external flash to lhe camera and _lect a diflcrent flash
mode, as shown on page 54). If the buill-in flash is used while the wireless flash mode is still active,
inaccurate flash exposures will resull.
• You can _lect the wireless selling on the camera und file exlernal flash separately. See page 54 1o svl lhe
camera. To svl lhe external flash, relcr 1o file operating instrucflons supplied wilh il.
If the operation and the function of the AEL (AE Lock) button has been changed
When using tile wireless flash, it is recommended that you _1 [AEL button] (page 93) to [AE bold] or [["i']
AE hold] in the _I" Custom menu.
If you select a setting ll/al is relained alter the butlon has been released ([AE togglel/[[_] AE logglel) the
camera is in slow sync recording mode while "AEL" appears in the viewfinder and on ll/e LCD monilor.
Evel T lesl fire will cau_ lhe slow sync recording mode 1o swilcb on and oil.
About the position of the camera and the flash
This camera uses the flash liglu of its built-in llash to _nd a signal to tile ollLcamera llash to fire. Take note
of tile lollowing points lo ensure proper transmission of tile signal.
• Wireless flash shooling should be perklrmed ill a (lark environment such as indoors, etc.
• Place lhe external flash in lhe grey area as illustraled below.
_: The distance between the camera and the subject
O: The distance between the external flash and the subject
Do not phJcethe exlernal flash directly behind filesubject.
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