Nikon SIGMA EF-630 Instructions page 23

BASIC OPERATION IN SETUP
MENU
To move to the next tab, turn the
Dial. (When the icon in the tab area
is selected, it is possible to change
the setting menu by pressing the
buttons as well.)
While in the Set-up Menu:
Use the buttons to select menu
items. Press the or
open sub-menus or dialogs. (In
some items, a special screen or a
dialog message may open.)
While in set-up sub-menus:
Use the buttons to select setting
options. Press the or
to apply new settings. (Press the
button to close sub- menus
without applying changes.)
i-TTL AUTO FLASH
The camera measures the reflected light of pre-flashes and
give the optimal flash output. Selectone of the following two
meathods.
i-TTL balanced fill-flash (Flash mode: [TTL-BL])
It controls the flash output to balancethe exposures of the
subject and background.
When the camera's metering mode is set to spot metering,

selecting i-TTL-BL balanced fill-flash is unavailable.
button to
button
Standard i-TTL (Flash mode: [TTL])
It controls the flash amount that is suitable only for the subject,
without considering the background exposure.
Set the flash mode to [TTL-BL] or [TTL].
1.
Confirm that the subject is within
2.
the shooting range by checking
the distance indication in the
Status area.
Check the flashgun status with the
3.
Ready light and start shooting.
If the mark is indicated for five seconds right after the
shooting, the flash amount level might be too high or too low.
Change the condition and conduct shooting again.
SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE
The relationships between the shutter speeds and apertures in
different exposure modes of the camera are as follows.
Shutter Speed
P Automatically set. (1/60sec
* 2
synchronized speed
A
S Enables you to freely set the speed
in a range equal to or below the
M
flash synchronized speed
1 In some models, slower shutter speeds can be set without
*
shutter speed restrictions. In addition, when the flash mode
of the camera is set to [Slow sync], there will be no limit of
the slowest available shutter speed.
2 When FP flash is set at the camera side, there will be no
*
limit to the fastest available shutter speed being set.
Aperture
Automatically set.
*
1
- flash
).
Can be set freely.
Automatically set.
* Can be set freely.
2
.
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