Sony DSLR-A100 - Manual (Page 69)

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Slow Sync (Shooting the dark background
with flash)
When you shoot a portrait outdoors at night with a dark background, a normal use of flash will
capture a clear image of the subject, but the background is out of flash range and will be too
dark. In such a case, slow sync shooting (shooting with the flash and a slow shutter speed)
allows you to capture a clear image of both the subject and the background.
1 Pull up the built-in flash.
2 Shoot with the AEL (AE lock) button pressed.
“AEL” in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor lights up to indicate the exposure is locked.
• Use of a tripod is recommended because of the slower shutter speed.
• When the flash is not used, you can fix the exposure by pressing the AEL (AE lock) button (page 67).
• In shutter speed priority mode or manual mode, slow sync shooting is not available using the AEL (AE
lock) button.
• You can set the camera to keep the slow sync mode after the AEL (AE lock) button is released (page 93).
AEL (AE lock) button
Flash