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11.4.3 STANDARD zoom mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
11.5 Shooting format adjustment (ZOOM SIZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
11.6 AF auxiliary light (AF-BEAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
11.7 Range display in m or ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
11.8 Flash Bracketing Series (FLASH BRACK.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
11.9 Beep function (BEEP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
11.10 Locking / unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
11.11 Connecting a power pack (accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
12 Favorite programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
13 Flash techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13.1 Bounce flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13.2 Bounce flash with a reflector card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13.3 Close-ups / macro shots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
14 Flash synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
14.1 Automatic flash sync speed control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
14.2 Normal synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
14.3 Slow synchronisation (SLOW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
14.4 Synch socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
15 Touch display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
15.1 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
15.2 Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
16 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
16.1 Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
16.2 Conditioning the flash capacitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
16.3 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
17 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
18 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
19 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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:
• Digital Sony reflex cameras with TTL preflash and ADI metering.
This flash unit is not suited for other brands of cameras.
Take a look at the diagrams at the end of the manual.
Declaration
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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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