Mecablitz And Camera Functions; Flash Readiness Indication; Automatic Flash Sync Speed Control - Metz MECABLITZ 44 AF-3 P Manual De Instrucciones

mecablitz and camera functions

Funzioni del mecablitz e della camera
mecablitz y funciones de la cámara
1 1
––– s ––– s
60 100
645N X
MZ-5, MZ-5N,
MZ-6, MZ-7,
X X
MZ-30,
MZ-50,
Z-10, Z-20,
Z-70,
X X
SFX,
SF-7
SFX-N, MZ-3 X
MZ-S X X
Z-1, Z-1P X
Table 2: Overview of fastest flash sync speeds
of the cameras
Tabella 2: Panoramica dei tempi sincro-flash più
brevi delle camere
Tabla 2: Resumen de las velocidades de sincro-
nización del flash más largas, de las
cámaras
1 1 1
––– s ––– s ––– s
125 180 250
X X X
X X X
X
X
7. mecablitz and camera functions

7.1 Flash readiness indication

The flash readiness symbol
mecablitz when the flash capacitor is charged,
thereby indicating that flashes can be fired for the
next shot. Flash readiness is also transmitted to
the camera for corresponding display in the view-
finder (see 7.3.1).
If a picture is shot before flash readiness is signal-
led in the camera's viewfinder, then the flash unit
will not be triggered so that the exposure may be
incorrect if the camera has changed over to flash
sync speed in the meantime (see 7.2).

7.2 Automatic flash sync speed control

Depending upon the camera model and camera
mode, the shutter speed is changed to flash sync
speed when flash readiness is reached (see came-
ra's operating instructions).
Shutter speeds faster than the flash sync speed
cannot be adjusted or they are automatically
changed to the flash sync speed.
Shutter speeds slower than the flash sync speed
can be set, depending upon the given camera
mode and the selected flash synchronisation.
Various cameras have a sync speed range,
e.g. 1/30th sec. to 1/125th sec. (see the
camera's operating instructions). The actual
sync speed set by the camera depends upon
the camera mode, the ambient light and the
focal length of the lens used.
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