Operation Manual

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About Measuring Modes
Mode No. Icon Explanation
Ambient Light
Mode
1
T (shutter speed) priority
Displays f-stop (aperture) value for input shutter speed and ISO
sensitivity. (See P27 for details.)
2
F (stop) priority
Displays shutter speed value for input f-stop and ISO sensitivity.
(See P28 for details.)
3
TF (shutter speed and f-stop) priority
Displays ISO sensitivity value for input shutter speed and f-stop. (See
P28 for details.)
4
HD Cine mode
Displays f-stop value for input shutter speed, ISO sensitivity and frame rate
(f/s). (See P32 for details.)
5
Cine mode
Displays f-stop value for input frame rate (f/s), ISO sensitivity and shutter
angle. (See P31 for details.)
6
Illuminance (lux) mode
Displays brightness value in lux unit in incident light. (See P29 for details.)
Illuminance (fc) mode
Displays brightness value in foot-candle (fc) unit in incident light. (See
P29 for details.)
Luminance (cd/m
2
) mode (with 5-degree viewnder sold separately)
Displays brightness value in cd/m
2
unit in reected light. (See P30
for details.)
Luminance () mode (with 5-degree viewnder sold separately)
Displays brightness value in foot-lambert () unit in reected light.
(See P30 for details.)
Flash Light Mode
7
Cordless ash mode
Detects ash brightness without meter-ash connection after measuring
button pressed to arm meter for 90 seconds and ash red separately.
Displays f-stop (apertures) value for input shutter speed and ISO
sensitivity. (See P35 for details.)
8
Cordless multiple (cumulative) ash mode
Detects ash brightness without meter-ash connection after measuring
button pressed to arm meter for 90 seconds and ash red separately.
Displays f-stop (apertures) value for input shutter speed and ISO sensitivity.
(See P37 for details.)
9
Cord (PC) ash mode
Detects ash brightness with PC cord meter-ash connection.
Displays f-stop (apertures) value for input shutter speed and ISO
sensitivity. (See P34 for details.)
10
Cord multiple (cumulative) ash mode
Detects and accumulates ash brightness with PC cord meter-ash
connection.
Displays f-stop (apertures) value for input shutter speed and ISO sensitivity.
(See P36 for details.)
11
Radio triggering mode *L-478DR only
Detects ash brightness without meter-ash connection after radio
transmitted trigger signal is received by PocketWizard
®
radio-receiver
connected ash.
Displays f-stop (apertures) value for input shutter speed and ISO sensitivity.
(See P41 for details.)
12
Radio triggering multi (cumulative) ash mode *L-478DR only
Detects and accumulates ash brightness without meter-ash
connection after radio transmitted trigger signal is received by radio-
receiver connected ash
Displays f-stop (apertures) value for input shutter speed and ISO
sensitivity. (See P42 for details.)
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Ambient Light refers to natural light (sunlight) as well as continuous light like tungsten lamps and uorescent lamps.
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Flash refers to momentary light such as that produced by a ashlight or ash bulb.
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If all light measuring modes are turned OFF, Ambient Light T priority will be selected.