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Using in Metered Manual mode • Set the lens aperture to the f-stop indicated by the exposure table on the back of the flash. • As soon as the flash is ready, the camera is automatically switched to work at 1/100 sec. flash sync speed. (In Metered Manual mode, the slow-speed sync described later is workable.) Auto Flash Check Mark ( When a proper flash photo has been taken, the 5 mark in the viewfinder disappears for an instant just after the flash firing and lights up again or blinks, indicating the completion of a proper flash photography. The AF200SA does not have this Auto Flash Check function. Slow-Speed Sync Photography As you set the shutter speed between 1/60 and 1 sec. with the M camera set in the Metered Manual mode, you can take a slow-speed- sync photo. As soon as the flash is ready, " 5" and "M" marks plus the shutter speed set are displayed in the viewfinder. (1) When the shutter speed is set between 1/1000 and 1/125 sec., the camera is automatically switched to the flash sync speed of 1/100 sec., as soon as the flash is fully charged. (In this case, no shutter speed is displayed in the viewfinder.) (2) When the shutter speed "1" blinks in the viewfinder as an improper exposure warning, the shutter speed disappears on completion of the battery charging, but it is automatically set to one second. • 30

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Using
in
Metered
Manual
mode
•
Set
the
lens
aperture
to
the
f-stop
indicated
by
the
exposure
table
on
the
back
of
the
flash.
•
As
soon
as
the
flash
is
ready,
the
camera
is
automatically
switched
to
work
at
1/100
sec.
flash
sync
speed.
(In
Metered
Manual
mode,
the
slow
-speed
sync
described
later
is
workable.)
Auto
Flash
Check
Mark
(
When
a
proper
flash
photo
has
been
taken,
the
5
mark
in
the
viewfinder
disappears
for
an
instant
just
after
the
flash
firing
and
lights
up
again
or
blinks,
indicating
the
completion
of
a
proper
flash
photography.
The
AF200SA
does
not
have
this
Auto
Flash
Check
function.
•
30
Slow
-Speed
Sync
Photography
As
you
set
the
shutter
speed
between
1/60
and
1
sec.
with
the
camera
set
in
the
Metered
Manual
mode,
you
can
take
a
slow
-speed
-
sync
photo.
As
soon
as
the
flash
is
ready,
"
5"
and
"M"
marks
plus
the
shutter
speed
set
are
displayed
in
the
viewfinder.
M
(1)
When
the
shutter
speed
is
set
between
1/1000
and
1/125
sec.,
the
camera
is
automatically
switched
to
the
flash
sync
speed
of
1/100
sec.,
as
soon
as
the
flash
is
fully
charged.
(In
this
case,
no
shutter
speed
is
displayed
in
the
viewfinder.)
(2)
When
the
shutter
speed
"1"
blinks
in
the
viewfinder
as
an
improper
exposure
warning,
the
shutter
speed
disappears
on
completion
of
the
battery
charging,
but
it
is
automatically
set
to
one
second.