Flash Exposure Compensation - Leica SL2-S Instruction Manual

FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

This function can be used to selectively reduce or enhance flash expo-
sure regardless of ambient light, e.g. to brighten the face of a person
in the foreground when taking a picture outdoors in the evening while
retaining the same general lighting mood.
Factory setting:
0 EV
▸ Select in the main menu
Flash Settings
▸ Select
Flash Exp. Compensation
• The submenu displays a scale with a red setting mark. The
function is deactivated if the value is set to
▸ Set the value on the scale
• The set value is displayed above the scale.
• The available values depend on the global setting
(see p. 103).
Notes
• The following applies for set compensation values, no matter how
they were initially set: They remain effective until they are manually
reset to
meantime.
• Changes to the
cellation of a compensation that has been set, i.e. in such cases it
is automatically reset to
• A compensation value configured on the camera will be overruled
when a relevantly equipped flash unit is attached, e.g. a Leica
. SF 60 and a compensation value is entered on that flash unit.
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• The menu item
junction with flash units on which the compensation value cannot
be set manually (e.g. Leica SF 26).
• A brighter flash illumination with Plus compensation will require
a greater flash intensity. Flash exposure compensation will there-
fore impact on the flash range: A Plus correction will decrease it, a
Minus correction will increase it.
• An exposure compensation set on the camera will only affect
the measurement of ambient light. If a simultaneous TTL flash
exposure metering compensation is desired in flash mode, then
it must be additionally set on the flash unit. (Exception: On the
Leica SF 26, the compensation value must be set on the camera
EV Increment
via menu control.)
, even if the camera is switched off and on again in the
0
setting (see p. 103) lead to the can-
EV Increment
.
0
Flash Exp. Compensation
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