SONY索尼HVL-F42AM数码相机使用手册.pdf

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1、HVL-F42AM 3-285-951-32(1) GB2 Before operating the product, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Tape over lithium battery contacts to avoid short-circuit when disposing of batteries, and fo

2、llow local regulations for battery disposal. Keep batteries or things that could be swallowed away from young children. Contact a doctor immediately if an object is swallowed. Immediately remove the batteries and discontinue use if. the product is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the inter

3、ior is exposed. the product emits a strange smell, heat, or smoke. Do not disassemble. Electric shock may occur if a high voltage circuit inside the product is touched. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your photographic equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including

4、 the following: Read and understand all instructions before using. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. Do not leave appliance unattended while in use. Care must be taken as burns can occur from touching hot parts. English WARNING 3GB Do not operate applianc

5、e with a damaged cord or if the appliance has been dropped or damaged- until it has been examined by a qualified serviceman. Let appliance cool completely before putting away. Loop cord loosely around appliance when storing. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not immerse this appliance in wate

6、r or other liquids. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this appliance, but take it to a qualified serviceman when service or repair work is required. Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock when the appliance is used subsequently. The use of an accessory attachment not re

7、commended by the manufacturer may cause a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. Batteries may become hot or explode due to improper use. Use only the batteries specified in this instruction manual. Do not install the batteries with the polarity (+/-) reversed. Do not subject batteries

8、to fire or high temperatures. Do not attempt to recharge (except for rechargeable batteries), short or disassemble. Do not mix, batteries of different types, brands or ages. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION Do not touch the flashtube during operation, it may become hot when the flash fires. GB GB4 Fo

9、r customers in Europe Disposal of Old Electrical but the area that can be covered becomes smaller. Conversely, with a smaller focal length figure, closer subjects can be photographed with wider coverage. The flash coverage is the area that the light from the flash at a set intensity or greater can c

10、over evenly, expressed as an angle. In this way, the flash coverage at which you can photograph is determined by the focal length. By having flash coverage determined in accordance with focal length, flash coverage can be expressed as the figure for focal length. GB26 Changing the power level (LEVEL

11、) Auto flash The flash unit adjusts the power level automatically when the LEVEL lamp AUTO on the display panel is lit. Manual flash The power level for the flash unit can be adjusted. Press the LEVEL button to select the power level to be set. The power level is changed in the following order. 1/1

12、t 1/2 t 1/4 t 1/8 t 1/16 t 1/32 t AUTO t 1/1 t . . . In manual flash photography, if the power level is set at 1/1 then the flash will go off at full power. The power level range (e.g. 1/1 t 1/2) corresponds to the aperture range (e.g. F4 t 5.6). Change the custom setting when you change the power l

13、evel for a mode other than the M mode of the camera (page 44). For details on the manual flash, see page 32. Applications 27GB Test-flash You can try test flash before shooting. Check the light level using the test flash when you use a flash meter, etc. in the manual flash (M) mode. Press the TEST b

14、utton when the TEST button lights up in amber. The light level of the test-flash depends on the light level which set in the LEVEL setup. TEST button The TEST button is turned on as follows according to the current state of the flash unit. Amber: Flash ready Green: Proper exposure Red:Overheating* *

15、 Overheating is a function which flash suspends operation automatically, when the temperature of this unit rises at the time of continuous flash use or use in a high temperature environment. The TEST button blinks in red at intervals of 1 second when overheating is detected. The flash operation is s

16、uspended until the temperature of the unit falls. Stop use of the flash unit for 10 minutes to allow the temperature of the unit to cool down. GB28 Bounce flash Using the flash unit with a wall directly behind the subject produces strong shadows on the wall. By directing the flash unit at the ceilin

17、g you can illuminate the subject with reflected light, reducing the intensity of the shadows and producing a softer light on the screen. Rotate the flash unit upwards or to the left and right while pressing the bounce lock-release button. Bounce flashNormal flash Applications 29GB The flash may be s

18、et to the following angles. Upwards: 45, 60, 75, 90 Right: 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 120, 150, 180 Left: 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 The bounce lock engages at the 0 position. When the flash unit is returned to the original position, the lock-release button needs not to be pressed. When the flash is rotated upward

19、s or to the left and right, the High-speed sync (page 34) is also cancelled. Use a white ceiling or wall to reflect the flash. A colored surface may color the light. High ceilings or glass are not recommended. GB30 Adjusting bounce angle Simultaneously using direct light and bounced light from the f

20、lash unit produces uneven lighting. Determine the bounce angle with respect to the distance to the reflective surface, the distance from the camera to the subject, the focal length of the lens etc. When the flash is bounced upwards Determine the angle in relation to the following table. Bouncing to

21、Left and Right Rotating the flash by 90 to bounce light sideways is recommended. If an angle of less than 90 is used, care should be taken to ensure that direct light from the flash unit does not illuminate the subject. Focal length of lensBounce angle 70 mm minimum45 28 - 70 mm60 28 mm maximum75, 9

22、0 Correct Incorrect Applications 31GB AF illuminator In low-light or when subject contrast is low, when the shutter button is pressed partway down for Auto Focus, the red lamp on the front of the flash unit will light. This is the AF illuminator used as an aid in Auto Focus. The AF illuminator opera

23、tes even when the Flash-OFF lamp is lit. The camera AF illuminator does not operate while the flash AF illuminator is operating. The AF illuminator does not operate while Continuous AF is used in focusing mode (when continually focusing on a moving subject). The AF illuminator may not operate if the

24、 focal length of the lens is greater than 300 mm. The flash unit will not operate when removed from the camera. GB32 Manual flash (M) Normal TTL flash metering automatically adjusts the flash intensity to provide the proper exposure for the subject. Manual flash provides a fixed flash intensity irre

25、spective of the brightness of the subject and the camera setting. Manual flash can only be used when the camera is in the M mode. In other modes, TTL measuring is automatically selected. As manual flash is not affected by the reflectivity of the subject, it is convenient for use with subjects with e

26、xtremely high or low reflectivity. 1Select the M mode on the camera. 2Press the MODE button to display the Flash-ON lamp on the display panel. TTL flash meteringManual flash metering Applications 33GB 3Press the LEVEL button to select the power level to be set. The power level is changed in followin

27、g order. 1/1 t 1/2 t 1/4 t 1/8 t 1/16 t 1/32 t 1/1 t . . . For details on setting the power level, refer to page 49. The flash range check indication of the TEST button (blinks in green) does not work after a photo is taken with the manual flash. Using custom functions, manual flash may be selected

28、without setting the camera in the M mode (page 44). TTL flash Manual flash provides a fixed flash intensity irrespective of the brightness of the subject and the camera setting. TTL* flash measures the light from the subject that is reflected through the lens. Some cameras enable P-TTL metering, whi

29、ch adds pre-flash to TTL metering, and ADI metering, which adds distance data to the P-TTL metering. This flash unit defines all P-TTL and ADI metering as TTL flash and the LEVEL lamp AUTO on the display panel lights up. *TTL = through the lens ADI metering is possible in combination with a lens wit

30、h a built-in distance encoder. Before using the ADI metering function, check whether your lens has a built-in distance encoder by referring to the specifications in the operating instructions supplied with your lens. GB34 High-speed sync (HSS) High-speed sync eliminates the restrictions of flash syn

31、c speed and enables the flash to be used through the entire shutter speed range of the camera. The increased selectable aperture range allows flash photography with a wide aperture, leaving the background out of focus and accentuating the front subject. Even when photographing at a wide f-stop in th

32、e A mode or M mode of the camera, when the background is very bright and the shot will normally be over-exposed, you can adjust the exposure by using the high-speed shutter. Press the HSS button. The high-speed-sync lamp lights up. High-speed syncNormal flash Applications 35GB This flash unit is set

33、 to high speed sync automatically when the shutter speed is set faster than the sync speed. The sync speed differs depending on the camera used. For further details of the sync speed, refer to the operating instructions of your camera. If you press HSS button again, high-speed sync is cancelled. Whe

34、n high-speed sync is cancelled, the shutter speed cannot be set faster than the sync speed. Taking photos in bright locations is recommended. High-speed sync cannot be used with bounce flash. When using a flash meter or color meter, high-speed sync cannot be used because it interferes with the prope

35、r exposure. Flash Sync Speed Flash photography is generally associated with a maximum shutter speed referred to as the flash sync speed. This restriction does not apply to cameras designed for high-speed sync (HSS) photography (page 34), since they allow flash photography at the maximum shutter spee

36、d of the camera. GB36 Wireless flash mode (WL) Photographs taken with the flash unit attached to the camera are flat as shown in photo 1. In such cases, remove the flash unit from the camera and position it to obtain a more three-dimensional effect as shown in photo 2. When taking this type of photo

37、graph with a single lens reflex camera, the camera and the flash unit are most commonly connected by a cable. This flash eliminates the need for a cable to transmit signals to the flash unit by using the light of the built-in flash itself as a signal. The correct exposure is determined automatically

38、 by the camera. Normal flashWireless flash Applications 37GB Wireless Flash Range The wireless flash uses a light signal from the built-in flash as a trigger to operate the off-camera flash unit. Follow the points below when positioning the camera, flash, and subject. Photograph in dark locations in

39、doors. If you rotate the flashtube using the bounce-flash function (page 28) so that the wireless control-signal receiver points toward the camera, it will be easier for the flash to receive signals from the camera. Place the off-camera flash within the gray area in the following diagram. See page 1

40、9 or 49 for details on the flash range. Distance between camera and subject Distance between flash and subject Do not place the flash directly behind the subject Place the camera and flash unit within a 1 to 5 m radius of the subject GB38 Notes on wireless flash You cannot use a flash meter or color

41、 meter in wireless flash mode because the cameras built-in pre-flash goes off. The zoom position for the HVL-F42AM is automatically set to 24 mm. A zoom position other than 24 mm is not recommended. If another wireless flash is being used nearby, you can change the channel to “CH1” or “CH2” in the c

42、ustom settings to prevent interference (page 44). When photographing with the wireless flash, the flash unit may in rare cases go off by mistake due to ambient static electricity or electromagnetic noise. When the flash is not in use, select the Flash-OFF lamp using the MODE button. Applications 39G

43、B Attaching and removing the mini- stand Use the supplied mini-stand when the flash unit is separate from the camera. You can attach the flash unit to a tripod using the tripod socket holes in the mini- stand. Attachment Removal GB40 Photography with wireless flash 1Attach the flash unit to the came

44、ra and turn the power of the flash unit and camera on. 2Set the camera to wireless flash. The setting method differs depending on the camera used. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your camera. When the camera is set to wireless, the flash unit is also set to wireless automatically

45、, then one of the wireless flash lamps, either WL CH1 or WL CH2 on the display panel is lit. WL CH1 is lit when channel 1 is selected in the wireless channel setting of the flash unit, WL CH2 is lit when channel 2 is selected. For details on changing the channel settings, see page 44. The light leve

46、l can be changed even for the wireless flash mode. For details, refer to page 44. Applications 41GB 3Remove the flash unit from the camera and raise the built-in flash. When the flash unit is removed from the camera, the high-speed-sync lamp lights up beside the HSS button. 4Set up the camera and fl

47、ash unit. Set up the camera and flash unit in a dark location, such as indoors. See page 37 for details. Built-in flash Flash unit GB42 5Make sure that the built-in flash and flash unit are fully charged. “” is lit in the viewfinder when the built-in flash is fully charged. When the flash unit is fu

48、lly charged in the wireless flash mode, the AF illuminator on the front blinks, and the TEST button is lit in amber. 6Use test flash to check the flash. The test flash method differs depending on the camera used. For details, refer the operation instructions of your camera. If the test flash does no

49、t work, change the position of the camera, flash or subject. 7Check again that the built-in flash and the flash unit are fully charged, and press the shutter button to take the photo. Applications 43GB Setting wireless flash by the flash unit only When the flash unit is attached to the camera and the wireless flash set up, the channel information is transmitted to the camera. This means that if you continue to use the same camera and flash combination without changing the wireless channel then you can also s