Firing A Test-Flash - Sony HVL-F45RM Mode D'emploi

Firing a test-flash

You can fire a test-flash before you start photographing. If you intend
to use a flash meter for manual flash photography (page 26), be
sure to fire a test-flash.
When the TEST button (
TEST button.
• The orange-lit TEST button indicates that the flash unit is ready to
fire.
• The flash power for a test-flash depends on the flash power level
specified for each flash mode. During TTL flash photography, this
flash unit fires at the GN equivalent of 2.
• With the test-flash function, you can preview how the subject
cast shadows (a modeling flash). On this flash unit, you can select
[3TIMES] or [4SEC] (continuous flashes at consistent intervals for
4 seconds) for a modeling flash. To change the test-flash setting
on the flash unit, press the MENU button, select [TEST], and then
change the setting option.
• When [1TIME] or [GROUP] is specified for the test-flash setting, you
can press and hold the TEST button to fire the specified number of
test flashes with the specified flash frequency and power in MULTI
flash mode.
• For radio wireless photography, you can press the test-flash button
on the commander unit to force the receiver unit(s) to fire in
accordance with the test-flash setting on the commander unit.
• If this flash unit is specified as the commander unit for radio
wireless photography, the TEST button will light in orange when all
the flash units, including the receiver units, are ready to fire.
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