Instruction manual

FLASH — Flash CompensationFLASH — High Speed Sync
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The maximum sync speed for this camera is
1/300. However, with the 5400HS accessory
flash (sold separately) shutter speeds up to
1/12000 can be used. High-speed sync (HSS)
allows faster shutter speeds when fill flash is
used on moving subjects outdoors.
HSS also lets you use large aperture/high shutter-
speed combinations to separate your subject from the
background by limiting the depth-of-field.
High-speed Sync
Conventional Fill Flash
Attach the 5400HS flash and set it to standard mode.
• automatically appears in the viewfinder at shutter speeds faster than 1/300 sec when
the 5400HS is attached.
• Selecting HSS flash mode under fluorescent lighting may result in incorrect exposure.
• Flash and color meters cannot meter the flash when high-speed sync is selected.
• Pressing the depth-of-field button in HSS flash mode prevents release of the shutter.
• HSS is not available in wireless/remote flash mode or when the 2 second self-timer has
been selected.
Refer to the 5400HS instruction manual for details.
Use flash compensation to increase or decrease the output of the built-in or an
attached accessory flash up to +/–3 EV in 1/2EV increments.
Flash compensation changes the flash exposure by the amount set relative to the
ambient exposure.
Rotate the flash-compensation dial to
the desired compensation value.
• Flash compensation does not modify the output
of a flash connected to the PC terminal.
• Flash compensation has no effect on the ambient
light exposure.
Flash compensation and exposure compensation can be used
together.
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