Help Guide

HelpGuide

InterchangeableLensDigitalCamera

ILCE-9 α9

Usingflash(soldseparately)

Indarkenvironments,usetheflashtolightupthesubjectwhileshooting.Alsousetheflashtopreventcamera-shake.

Fordetailsontheflash,refertotheinstructionmanualfortheflash.

Note

Aflashcannotbeusedwhen[

ShutterType]issetto[ElectronicShut.].

Aflashcanbeusedduringcontinuousshootingwith[

ShutterType]setto[Auto].Themechanicalshutterwillbeused.

Thelightoftheflashmaybeblockedifthelenshoodisattachedandthelowerpartofarecordedimagemaybeshaded.Remove

thelenshood.

Whenusingtheflash,stand1mormoreawayfromthesubject.

Youcannotusetheflashwhenrecordingmovies.(YoucanuseanLEDlightwhenusingaflash(soldseparately)withanLEDlight.)

Beforeattaching/removinganaccessorysuchasaflashto/fromtheMultiInterfaceShoe,turnofftheproductfirst.Whenattaching

anaccessory,makesurethattheaccessoryisfixedsecurelytotheproduct.

DonotusetheMultiInterfaceShoewithacommerciallyavailableflashthatappliesvoltageof250Vormoreorhasthereverse

polarityofthecamera.Doingsomaycauseamalfunction.

YoucanuseaflashofthereversepolaritywiththeSyncTerminal.Pleaseuseaflashwithasyncvoltageof400Vorless.

WhenshootingwiththeflashandthezoomissettoW,theshadowofthelensmayappearonthescreen,dependingontheshooting

conditions.Ifthishappens,shootawayfromthesubjectorsetthezoomtoTandshootwiththeflashagain.

Thecornersofarecordedimagemaybeshaded,dependingonthelens.

Whenshootingwithanexternalflash,lightanddarkstripesmayappearontheimageiftheshutterspeedissettofasterthan1/4000

seconds.Ifthisoccurs,Sonyrecommendsshootinginthemanualflashmodeandsettingtheflashlevelto1/2orhigher.

FordetailsoncompatibleaccessoriesfortheMultiInterfaceShoe,visittheSonywebsite,orconsultyourSonydealerorlocal

authorizedSonyservicefacility.

Attachtheflash(soldseparately)totheproduct.

Shootafteryouhaveturnedontheflashanditisfullycharged.

blinking:Chargingisinprogress

litup:Chargingisfinished

Theavailableflashmodesdependontheshootingmodeandfunction.

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