Operating Instructions

9. Flash
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Connecting a Synchro Cable to the Flash Synchro Socket
You can use a commercially available external flash by connecting a
synchro cable to the flash synchro socket.
1
Rotate the flash synchro socket cap in
the direction of the arrow to remove.
0
Be careful not to lose the flash synchro
socket cap.
2
Connect the synchro cable to the flash
synchro socket.
0
The socket has a lock screw to prevent the
cable from falling off.
0 For the connection, refer to the operating instructions for the synchro cable.
0 Use an external flash with a synchronisation voltage of 250 V or less.
0 Do not use the synchro cables with the length of 3 m (9.8 feet) or more.
0 The flash synchro socket has no polarity. You can use a synchro cable
regardless of its polarity.
0 In the [ ] mode, the flash synchro socket is used to synchronise time
codes with an external device. (l 270) Do not connect an external flash to the
flash synchro socket when set to the [ ] mode. Doing so may cause a
malfunction in the camera.