User manual SIGMA EF-610 DG ST BROCHURE

[. . . ] Please take special note of the two cautionary signs below. Warning !!Caution !! Using the product disregarding this warning sign might cause serious injury or other dangerous results. Using the product disregarding this caution sign might cause injury or damage. Symbol denotes the important points, where warning and caution are required. Symbol contains information regarding the actions that must be avoided. Warning !! This flash contains high voltage circuits. [. . . ] (Please refer to table1 on the last page). DISTANCE PRIORITY MANUAL FLASH With this flash operation system, EF-610 DG ST DG ST DG SUPER NA i-TTL automatically controls the light output according to the selected distance and aperture value. Distance-priority manual flash is not possible with D1X and D1H digital cameras. Page 18 <<CHART A>> combination of 1 1. Set the camera's exposure mode to either A or M mode. 7. When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated, the unit is ready for use. 7 When using with cameras other than the above 1. Please follow the first 2 steps as above and press the SEL button several times to make the aperture display blink. 4. Set the aperture value on the lens or camera, make sure that the flashgun is charged before firing. Distance-priority manual can be used together with exposure compensation. 1. Press the SEL button several times to make the compensation amount indicator blink. 3. Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking. FV LOCK "FV" lock mode allows you to choose and lock the exposure for part of the image before taking the picture. For details please refer to your camera's instruction manual. AUTO FP HIGH-SPEED SYNCFP FLASH When you take a picture with an ordinary flash, you cannot use a shutter speed faster than the camera's synchronized speed because the flash must fire when the shutter curtain is fully open. When you set this function on the camera, will be displayed on Flash's LCD display. (Please refer to table2 on the last page) EXPOSURE COMPENSATION You can compensate the exposure by changing the flash power level. Exposure compensation of the EF-610 DG ST DG ST DG SUPER NA-iTTL Super flash's power level Dedicated exclusively for Digital SLR Cameras and F6, F5, F4 series, F100, F90/N90, F90X/N90S, F80/F80 series, F70D, F75/N75, U/F65/N65, F801S/N800S, F801/ N8008, F601M, F601/N6006 and Pronea 600i only. Then adjust the aperture ring on the lens until the distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash and the subject distance become about equal. When using with cameras other than the above Read-out the subject distance from the focus ring on the lens. Press the SEL button several times to make the F-stop indicator blink. Please set the distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash and the actual subject distance so that they are about equal. * You can calculate the correct exposure by using this formula: Guide Number "GN" / Flash to Subject Distance = F-stop This flash unit will calculate and indicate the Subject Distance by following the above formula. (Please refer to table 1 on the last page) BOUNCE FLASH When you take a photo with flash in a room, sometimes a strong shadow will appear behind the subject If you point the flash head upwards or sideways to reflect the light off the ceiling, wall etc, the subject will be illuminated softly. Press the lock button and adjust the flash head to set the bounce angle. UP: 0°, 60°, 75°, 90° DOWN: 0°, 7° RIGHT: 0°, 60°, 75°, 90° LEFT: 0°, 60°, 75°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180° When the bounce flash mode is activated, a bounce indicator will appear on the LCD panel. Choose a white surface for bouncing the flash, otherwise the image's colour may be incorrect. Depending on the reflecting surface, the subject distance and other factors, the effective distance range for the TTL AUTO may change. Please check for correct exposure confirmation (TTL BL or TTL mark on the LCD panel) after releasing the shutter. CLOSE-UP EXPOSURES Bounce flash can be tilted 7° downward for close-ups. [. . . ] You will need to press the MODE button several times to return to the slave mode. Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking. 12 9. After confirming that all flash units are fully charged, press the shutter button to take the picture. When the EF-610 DG ST DG ST DG SUPER NA-iTTL is fully charged, the AF Auxiliary Light will blink. [. . . ]