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Precautions in automatic fiash modes – Canon 166 A User Manual

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Precautions in Automatic Fiash Modes

In some cases, automatic flash may

not be suited to your subject If, for

instance, your main subject is small

with a dark or distant background or

if

the

subject’s

surroundings

are

bright

white

with

strong

reflections,

automatic flash exposure may be af­

fected

by

a

contrasting

background,

causing

under-

or

overexposure

of

the subject This can be avoided by

switching

to

manual

flash

(see

pp

24 ~ 26)

In

delayed

flash

with

the camera’s

self-timer, do not press the shutter

release

button

until

the

pilot

lamp

glows

When the shooting distance is less

than one meter, flash distribution

may be somewhat uneven

Since it is possible for viewfinder in­

formation in the AE-1, AL-1, AV-1,

AT-1 or New F-1 to be the same in

flash photography as in normal AE

photography, be sure that the pilot

lamp is glowing before shooting

Confirmation of auto-exposure flash

is possible only when the 166A is

used with AE-1 PROGRAM in the full

autoflash mode

The

auto-exposure

confirmation

sig­

nal tells you whether you are close

enough to your subject but not

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