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TYPE A: Built-in flash TYPE B: AF360FGZ TYPE C: AF500FTZ, AF330FTZ TYPE D: AF400FTZ, AF240FT TYPE E: AF400T, AF280T, AF220T, AF200T, AF080C, AF140C, AF201SA TYPE F: AF200S, AF160, AF140 *1: Available with the AF280T and AF400T, only when the flash confirmation indicator in the viewfinder is off and TTL auto is set. *2: With Type E flash units (except AF201SA), use the MS (Manual Sync) or M (Manual) mode. With Type F flash units, use Aperture-Priority AE, manual, or bulb. Programmed AE and Shutter-Priority AE cannot be used because the aperture changes. *3: With the AF201SA, TTL auto cannot be used. "4: The shutter speed will be 1/90 sec. or slower. "5: With Type B or C, and D flash units, trailing shutter curtain sync flash is possible. *6. The shutter speed will be 1/60 sec. or slower. I USING TTL AUTO FLASH P-TTL auto flash, which pre-fires the flash using the sixsegment metering, allows more precise control. P-TTL is available with external wireless flash. tam P-TTL auto flash is only available in combination with the AF360FGZ. 1 Attaching the Flash 1 Remove the hot shoe cover FL from the camera. tam Put the hot shoe cover in the strap's pocket. L'i p.12 1_1 USING EXTERNAL FLASH ( 2 Attach the flash unit. 2 Set it to the TTL auto mode Turn on the flash unit's power switch. 2 ,Set the flash unit's firing mode to TTL auto. tem • With the AF360FGZ, the flash mode is always set to P-TTL auto; with any other flash unit, it is set to TTL auto. • For instructions on how to operate the flash unit, refer to the flash unit's operating manual. 3 Taking a Flash Picture 1 Check that the flash is ready. ( 2 'Focus the subject and take the picture. it= • When the flash is ready (fully charged), the [ ] will light in the viewfinder when you press the shutter release button halfway down. • An external flash can also be made to automatically fire. Note that the flash will not fire against an lighter subject especially during daytime sync shooting. I USING HIGH-SPEED SYNC With the AF360FGZ, you can use a flash sync speed faster than 1/180 sec. You can use high-speed sync while the flash unit is attached to the camera or in a wireless configuration. With high-speed sync. AHd1/89O1OHd HSVld

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USING
EXTERNAL
FLASH
TYPE
A:
Built-in
flash
TYPE
B:
AF360FGZ
TYPE
C:
AF500FTZ,
AF330FTZ
TYPE
D:
AF400FTZ,
AF240FT
TYPE
E:
AF400T,
AF280T,
AF220T, AF200T,
AF080C, AF140C,
AF201SA
TYPE
F:
AF200S,
AF160,
AF140
*1:
Available
with
the
AF280T
and
AF400T,
only
when
the
flash
confirma-
tion
indicator
in
the
viewfinder
is
off
and
TTL
auto
is
set.
*2:
With
Type
E
flash
units
(except
AF201
SA),
use
the
MS
(Manual
Sync)
or
M
(Manual)
mode.
With
Type
F
flash
units,
use
Aperture
-Priority
AE,
manual
,
or
bulb.
Programmed
AE
and
Shutter
-Priority
AE
cannot
be
used
because
the
aperture
changes.
*3:
With
the
AF201SA,
TTL
auto
cannot
be
used.
"4:
The
shutter
speed
will
be
1/90
sec.
or
slower.
"5:
With
Type
B
or
C,
and
D
flash
units,
trailing
shutter
curtain
sync
flash
is
possible.
*6
.
The
shutter
speed
will
be
1/60
sec.
or
slower.
I
USING
TTL
AUTO
FLASH
P-TTL
auto
flash,
which
pre
-fires
the
flash
using
the
six
-
segment
metering,
allows
more
precise
control.
P-TTL
is
available
with
external
wireless
flash.
1
tam
P-TTL
auto
flash
is
only
available
in
combination
with
the
AF360FGZ.
Attaching
the
Flash
1
Remove
the
hot
shoe
cover
FL
from
the
camera.
tam
Put
the
hot
shoe
cover
in
the
strap's
pocket.
L'i
p.12
1_1
(
2
Attach
the
flash
unit.
2
Set
it
to
the
TTL
auto
mode
Turn
on
the
flash
unit's
power
switch.
2
,
Set
the
flash
unit's
firing
mode
to
TTL
auto.
tem
•
With
the
AF360FGZ,
the
flash
mode
is
always
set
to
P-TTL
auto;
with
any
other
flash
unit,
it is
set
to
TTL
auto.
•
For
instructions
on
how
to
operate
the
flash
unit,
refer
to
the
flash
unit's
operating
manual.
3
Taking
a
Flash
Picture
1
Check
that
the
flash
is
ready.
(
2
'Focus
the
subject
and
take
the
picture.
it=
•
When
the
flash
is
ready
(fully
charged),
the
[
]
will
light
in
the
viewfinder
when
you
press
the
shutter
release
button
halfway
down.
•
An
external
flash
can
also
be
made
to
automatically
fire.
Note
that
the
flash
will
not
fire
against
an
lighter
subject
especially
during
day-
time
sync
shooting.
I
USING
HIGH-SPEED
SYNC
With
the
AF360FGZ,
you
can
use
a
flash
sync
speed
faster
than
1/180
sec.
You
can
use
high-speed
sync
while
the
flash
unit
is
attached
to
the
camera
or
in
a
wireless
configuration.
With
high-speed
sync.
AHd1/89O1OHd
HSVld