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If you set the flash coverage manually, make sure it covers
the lens focal length so that the picture will not have a
dark periphery.
Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward to 90°. The
catchlight will not appear if you swing the flash head left or right.
For best catchlight effect, stay 1.5m/4.9ft away from the subject.
If the wall or ceiling is too far away, the bounced flash
might be too weak and result in underexposure.
The wall or ceiling should be a plain, white color for
high reflectance. If the bounce surface is not white, a
color cast may appear in the picture.
With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the subject’s
eyes to add life to the facial expression.
Creating a Catchlight
Pull out the wide angle
diffusion panel.
The catchlight panel will come
out at the same time.
Point the flash head upward
to 90°.
Push the wide angle
diffusion panel back in.
Push in only the wide angle
diffusion panel.
Follow the same procedures
as for bounce flash.
ZOOM: Setting the Flash Coverage and Using
the Wide Angle Diffusion Panel
The flash coverage can be set automatically or manually. It can be
set to match the lens focal length from 20mm to 200mm. Also, with
the built-in wide angle diffusion panel, the flash coverage can be
expanded for 14mm wide-angle lenses.
In Manual Zoom mode, press the
< ZOOM/C.FN > button.
Turn the Select Dial to change the
flash coverage.
If
< >
is displayed, the flash
coverage will be set automatically.
