Metz MECABLITZ 64 AF-1 digital Olympus - Manual (Page 147)

Introduction
Thank you for choosing a Metz product. We are delighted to welco-
me you as a customer.
You will of course be impatient to start using the flash unit.
However, it is worthwhile reading the operating instructions and
learning how to use the unit correctly.
This flash unit is suited for:
• Olympus - Digital cameras with Micro FourThirds/FourThirds TTL
flash control and flash socket system, as well as the compatible
digital cameras from Panasonic and Leica.
This flash unit is not suited for other brands of cameras.
Take a look at the diagrams at the end of the manual.
Declaration
Tip, note
Attention - Extremely important safety
information!
Proper Use
This flash unit is intended solely for taking pictures of motifs in the
photographic field. It may be operated only with the accessories
described in this instruction manual or the accessories approved by
Metz.
The flash unit may not be used for any purpose other than that des-
cribed above.
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11.8 Flash Bracketing Series (FLASH BRACK.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
11.9 Beep function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
11.10 Locking / unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
11.11 Connecting a power pack (accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
12 Favorite programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
13 Flash techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
13.1 Bounce flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
13.2 Bounce flash with a reflector card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
13.3 Close-ups / macro shots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
14 Flash synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
14.1 Automatic flash sync speed control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
14.2 Normal synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
14.3 Slow synchronisation (SLOW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
14.4 Second curtain synchronisation (REAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
14.5 Synch socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
15 Touch display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
15.1 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
15.2 Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
16 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
16.1 Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
16.2 Conditioning the flash capacitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
16.3 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
17 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
18 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
19 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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