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IMPORTANT! With digital cameras perform a custom white balance
prior to a shooting session. Otherwise, the camera will assume you
are using some unknown flash.
5.1 Controls
Qflash controls operate in predictable ways. Spend a moment to get the
feel of the controls.
The Mode I, Set G, and Option ■buttons select the type of features
or settings you want to change.
Mode Isets the flash operating mode, such as Automatic, Manual, TTL,
etc. Set Glets you pick parameters to change, such as f/, ISO, etc. After
you push Mode Ior Set G(one or more times) you see part of the dis-
play blinking. You then push the Up Jor Down Lbuttons to change the
blinking parameter or feature. After a few moments the display stops blinking.
Option ■lets you select other features such as Speaker ON/OFF,
Reflector type, Flash Indicators ON/OFF, etc. Press Option ■once or
twice, then Set Gone or more times, then Up Jor Down L. See Section
5.9 for more details about options.
The flash Test Mbutton fires the flash without taking a picture.
5.2 Display
Aperture numbers are displayed in 1/3 steps, in a range from f/2.0 to f/32,
like this: 2.0, 2.03, 2.07, 2.8, 2.83, 2.87......16, 163, 16 7, 22, 223, 227, 32.
ISO film speeds, Guide Numbers, and distances are shown as their
actual values.
Power settings are displayed in 1/3 steps from full power to 1/64th power
like this: 1/1, 1/1-, 1/2+, 1/2 ,1/2- ...... 1/32, 1/32-, 1/64+, 1/64.
Only parameters required for the particular mode in use are displayed.
Various symbols may also display, which will be explained with each fea-
ture later on.
The rest of Section 5 explains the basic operation of the Qflash, when
used as a single unit. Available modes are Manual, Automatic, Auto Fill,
TTL/QTTL, Program, or Strobo.
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