Metz MECABLITZ 64 AF-1 digital Canon - Manual (Page 172)

6 Displays in the camera
viewfinder
Examples for the camera viewfinder display:
Flash symbol flashes
Command to switch on or use the flash unit.
Flash symbol is illuminated:
The flash unit is ready for use (by some
cameras).
The viewfinder in some cameras features an
incorrect exposure warning function:
the viewfinderís display for aperture value,
shutter speed (or both) flashes by over or
underexposure.
Incorrect exposure guidelines:
• overexposure: do not use the flash!
• underexposure: switch the flash on or use a
tripod and a longer exposure time.
Reasons for incorrect exposure can lay in the
various exposure and automatic program-
mes.
For information applicable to the displays in
the viewfinder of your camera model, refer to
the camera’s operating instructions.
7 Flash modes
Depending on the camera model, the follo-
wing flash modes are available:
• E TTL flash mode (
), chap. 7.1
• Manual flash mode ( ), chap. 7.3
• Automatic high-speed synchronisation
(HSS), chap. 7.4
• Automatic flash mode ( ), chap. 7.5
• Strobe flash mode ( ), chap. 7.6
• mode settings, chap. 10.1
• flash mode, chap. 10.2
• mode, chap. 10.4.
The flash mode is set using the touch
display.
A data transfer between flash unit and came-
ra is necessary before setting flash mode
and , e.g. by actuating the
shutter release.
7.1 E TTL- and E TTL II - flash mode
These flash modes offer a very simple
method of obtaining very good flash shots.
Here, the exposure is measured by a sensor
in the camera. It measures the light reflected
by the subject through the lens (TTL =
"Through The Lens").
If the shot was exposed correctly, the correct
exposure indication will illuminate for about
5 seconds (see 4.2).
When taking a shot, an almost imperceptible
measurement pre-flash is triggered by the
camera prior to the actual exposure process.
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