Owner's Manual

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97Menu Guide / Custom Settings

Press OK.

Compose the shot and arrange the ﬂ ash units as shown below. Note that the maxi-

mum distance at which the remote ﬂ ash units can be placed may vary with shooting

conditions.

Camera

(built-in ﬂash)

30° or less

60°–30°

10 m/33 ft. or less

5 m/16 ft. or less

Wireless remote sensors

on ﬂ ash units should

face camera.

Turn all the remote ﬂ ash units on and set them to the channel selected in Step 4. See

the Speedlight instruction manuals for details.

Press the button to raise the built-in ﬂ ash. Note that even if

- - is selected for Built-in ﬂ ash > Mode, the built-in ﬂ ash must be

raised so that monitor preﬂ ashes will be emitted.

Focus and shoot after conﬁ rming that the ﬂ ash-ready lights on the camera and all re-

mote ﬂ ash units are lit.

Commander Mode

Position the sensor windows on the remote ﬂ ash units to pick up the monitor preﬂ ashes from the built-

in ﬂ ash (particular care is required when not using a tripod). Be sure that direct light or strong reﬂ ec-

tions from the remote ﬂ ash units do not enter the camera lens (in TTL mode) or the photocells on the

remote ﬂ ash units (AA mode), as this may interfere with exposure. To prevent timing ﬂ ashes emitted

by the built-in ﬂ ash from appearing in photographs taken at short range, choose low ISO sensitivities

and small apertures (large f/-numbers) or use an optional SG-3IR infrared panel for the built-in ﬂ ash. An

SG-3IR is required for best results with rear-curtain sync, which produces brighter timing ﬂ ashes. After

positioning the remote ﬂ ash units, take a test shot and view the results in the camera monitor.

Although there is no limit on the number of remote ﬂ ash units that may be used, the practical maxi-

mum is three. With more than this number, the light emitted by the remote ﬂ ash units will interfere

with performance.

Flash compensation (

55) is added to the ﬂ ash output for all ﬂ ash units, including the built-in ﬂ ash.