HP Photosmart 912 HP Photosmart 912 digital camera - (English) User Guide - Page 18
Using Flash, Using the Pop-up Flash, Using an External Flash
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Note: When you first power on your camera, the pop-up flash is down, and the status LCD shows no flash mode icons. The flash is turned off and the flash will not fire until you manually pop it up by pressing the pop-up flash button on the top of the camera. Figure 11: Pop-up Flash Button Note: The maximum flash-shutter sync speed is 1/500 sec. Note: The camera does not support Smart Strobe functionality in an external flash. Note: The external flash is only supported in the Manual exposure mode; it is not supported in any of the other exposure modes. Also note that there are no LCD icons to indicate that the external flash is enabled, and there are no flash modes associated with the external flash. Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures Using Flash The camera has an built-in pop-up flash. It also supports an external flash that you can attach to the hot shoe on top of the camera. Using the Pop-up Flash To use the built-in pop-up flash: 1 Manually pop up the flash by pressing the pop-up flash button (see Figure 11). The flash will begin charging, and the flash mode icon will display in the status LCD. 2 Press the flash mode button to toggle through and choose the appropriate flash mode setting (see"Setting the Flash Mode" on page 15). To turn the pop-up flash off, press the pop-up flash unit down until it locks shut in the camera body. Using an External Flash To use an external flash with your camera, the flash must have these two characteristics: It must be able to use auto flash operation (external flash sensor) − that is, it must have and use its own light sensor. Its lens coverage must be at least 33mm. To use the external flash, refer to the documentation that came with it. As a general rule, you will need to dial-in the ISO speed and aperture settings of the camera on the external flash. You can find the ISO speed setting in the Status screen of Capture mode (see "Viewing the Camera Status" on page 21) and the aperture value on the status LCD in Capture mode (see "Using the Status LCD" on page 12). To use an external flash: 1 Make sure the pop-up flash is down. 2 Set the exposure mode dial on the camera to Manual to enable the external flash feature. The external flash is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless you change exposure modes or pop up the built-in flash. 3 Attach the external flash unit to the hot shoe on top of the camera. Refer to the documentation that came with the external flash to use it with the camera. 18 Using Flash