Attaching The Program Flash; Flash Metering - Minolta DYNAX 3 Instruction Manual

FLASH

Attaching the Program Flash

The accessory flash units fit in the shoe located on
the top of your camera.

Flash Metering

Flash metering changes according to the flash unit and lens being used.
5600HS(D) ADI metering
)
3600HS(D with pre-flash
5400HS
Built-in ADI metering
flash without pre-flash
Other
TTL metering
flashes
• When an off-camera cable or bounce flash is used, the TTL metering mode
will be automatically set.
• High-speed sync does not work with this camera even when the flash has the
high-speed sync function. However, when using the (D) flash, turn the HSS
on in order to fire the pre-flash for ADI or DI metering.
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D lens Other lens
Pre-flash
metering
Pre-flash Pre-flash
metering metering
TTL metering
TTL metering
TTL metering
(Through The Lens)
The TTL flash metering system controls the flash during the
exposure automatically.
Pre-flash metering:
In combination with TTL metering, a pre-flash fires before the
main exposure. The pre-flash is metered with 14 segment
honeycomb pattern and fed back to the flash exposure sys-
tem to determine the reflectance of the scene.
ADI metering
(Advanced Distance Integration)
Flash metering is controlled by distance information from D
series lenses in addition to TTL metering. With the 5600HS
(D) and 3600HS (D) accessory flash units, a pre-flash is also
used. With ADI metering, flash output is less influenced by
background conditions or the subject's reflectance.
Use of a Flash/Color Meter with Pre-Flash
When pre-flash fires, a flash/color meter cannot meter accurately. This
is because the purpose of pre-flash is to assist ADI/Pre-flash meter-
ing, not to provide illumination for the picture.
program flash (see flash manual) or eliminate the influence on metering using
However, if you use the test-flash button on the
Custom 11-2 (p. 111).
flash, the pre-flash will not fire.
When Using a Close-up Diffuser, Certain Filters and Lenses
When close-up diffuser CD-1000, or a filter
not 0 (i.e., ND) is used, or when the focus-range limiter or macro release
of certain lenses are used, the proper exposure will not be obtained by
ADI or Pre-flash metering. Cancel HSS function of the program flash (see
flash manual) or eliminate the influence on metering using Custom 11-2 (p.
111).
:
:
Cancel HSS function of the
whose stop's increase is
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