Ê Using An External Flash - FujiFilm Finepix IS-1 Owner's Manual

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
Ê USING AN EXTERNAL FLASH
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EXTERNAL FLASH EXTERNAL FLASH
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STD STD
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STD STD
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E V E V
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OFF OFF ON ON
: OFF OFF
OFF OFF
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Hot shoe
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Using a Synchronizing terminal
Synchronizing terminal
Synchronization
Synchronizing
cord
terminal cap
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Compatible Flash Units
Flash units that can be used with this camera must meet the following 3 conditions:
h The aperture can be set.
h
External flash synchronization can be used.
h
The sensitivity can be set.
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✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.63)
Available Photography modes: N, M, <, >
Select "ON" in this setting when using an external
flash unit. Synchronized shutter speeds up to
1/1000 sec. can be used.
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The image may appear dark when the shutter speed is set to
speeds higher than 1/1000 sec.
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Set the white balance (➡P.66) to "AUTO" or custom white
balance (➡P.73).
1 Close the built-in flash.
2 Mount the external flash on the camera's hot
shoe and tighten the locking screw.
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If you pop up the built-in flash when the external flash is set
to "ON", the built-in flash fires once as a signal for the
external flash to fire. The hot shoe and the Synchronizing
terminal do not make a signal for flash.
Ordinary external flash units can be used.
However, some camera-specific flash units cannot
be used.
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Attach the synchronization cord from the external
flash to the Synchronizing terminal on the camera by
pushing the cord into the terminal securely.
N M <
The mode can be set to " ", " ", " " (➡P.41, 42,
43) or " > " (➡P.44), but the use of " < " or "
better.
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Flash photography cannot be used when Top 4-frame
continuous shooting (➡P.54) or auto bracketing (➡P.54) is
selected.
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AUTO
MODE
✽ Illustration is display of the external flash
(commercial available).
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> " is
OVER OVER
OVER OVER
External flash settings (for flashes
with automatic flash control)
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For external flash, refer to the user's manual for the
flash and specify the settings as described below.
h Select external flash mode (TTL mode cannot be
ISO
used).
SELECT
h Match the settings to the camera aperture setting.
Set the flash for the aperture setting measured by
the camera.
h Match the sensitivity setting (➡ P.61) to the
setting on the camera.
When the white balance is incorrect
CUSTOM 1 CUSTOM
Adjust the white balance to match the external flash.
: OFF OFF AUTO AUTO
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In " " WHITE BALANCE in the photography menu
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A U T O A U T O
: O
OFF OFF (➡P.66), select "
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Press the "MENU/OK" button.
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SET SET
Hold a sheet of white paper so that it fills the entire
screen.
When pressing the shutter button, the flash fires
and the white balance is set.
Click
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After taking the picture, check the color (white balance)
setting for the image.
i Set "IMAGE DISP." to "1.5 SEC", "3 SEC" or "CONT" in the
SET-UP menu (➡P.101).
i Set the Power switch to "
When [OVER] or [UNDER] appears, the white
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N N N
balance was not measured at the correct exposure.
ISO 200 ISO 200 ISO 200
Set the exposure compensation again, using a
negative value (–) when [OVER] appears and a
positive value (+) when [UNDER] appears.
or UNDER UNDER
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, " custom white balance.
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w
" (➡P.31).
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