User`s manual

Using the Manual Flash Mode

You can also set the VS-510C’s ash output level manually, for greater creative control over your images. Six

manual settings are available: 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32. The 1/1 setting is the full-power ash, and

each successive setting halves the light output. To use the manual mode, turn the ash and camera on and

follow these steps:

1. Press the Mode button repeatedly to cycle through the ash modes until “M” and the ash output level

indicator show on the LCD. Continue to press the Mode button to select the desired ash output level.

2. Set the exposure settings you want to use on your camera. The highest shutter speed available will be

your camera’s ash sync speed. To use higher shutter speeds, switch to automatic TTL mode and activate

high-speed sync (see Using High-Speed Sync on page 19).

3. Make sure that your subject is not farther away than the suggested maximum ash-to-subject distance

indicated on the ash LCD and take a test shot. Check the exposure on your camera’s LCD.

4. Adjust your camera’s exposure settings and the light output level of the ash as needed.

5. Press your camera’s shutter-release button to take the picture.