Minolta 5600HS, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...PROGRAM FLASH MAXXUM FLASH 5600HS D BASIC OPERATION APPLICATIONS APPENDIX E INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... sub ject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the ...

Page 3: ...ync Speed 21 APPLICATIONS ZOOM FLASH COVERAGE 23 TEST FLASH MODELING FLASH 26 BOUNCE FLASH 28 CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY DOWNWARD BOUNCE 31 DATA PANEL ILLUMINATOR 32 AF ILLUMINATOR 33 MODE AND SELECT BUTTONS 34 MANUAL FLASH M 36 HIGH SPEED SYNC HSS 38 WIRELESS REMOTE FLASH MODE 40 Types Of Wireless Remote Flash 41 Wireless Flash Range 42 Notes On Wireless Flash 44 1 Using The Built In Flash 46 2 Using T...

Page 4: ...e requirements of the EU European Union concerning interference causing equipment regulations CE stands for conformité Européenne European conformity Cameras This manual covers the PROGRAM MAXXUM FLASH 5600HS D as attached to one of the following cameras Maxxum 9 7 800si 700si 600si 400si 300si XTsi HTsi STsi QTsi Dynax 9 7 800si 700si 600si 505si 505siSuper 500si 500siSuper 404si 303si 300si When...

Page 5: ...foot release button 14 Mounting foot Bounce indica tor 28 Data panel 10 Control panel 9 Bounce lock release button 28 Battery chamber door 12 Figures in brackets after each item indicate the relevant page Select button Mode button Data panel illuminator 32 Flash on off button 15 Flash ready lamp 17 Zoom flash coverage selection button 24 button button Test flash button 26 Modeling flash button 26 ...

Page 6: ...tor 65 Power level indicator 58 Flash on off indicators 16 Low battery indicator 13 ft m indicator 66 Hz indicator 60 Bounce indica tor 28 TIMES indicator 61 mm indicator 23 Zoom Multiple flash repetition display 61 Manual zoom indicator 24 Flash range 18 Multiple flash frequency display 60 BASIC OPERATION The section explains preparations for use of the flash and the basic details of taking photo...

Page 7: ...shown 2 Insert the batteries according to the diagram in the battery chamber 3 Close the battery chamber door The indicators appear on the data panel Press the flash on off button if it doesn t appear Checking Batteries The indicator on the data panel blinks when the batteries are low Power is low The batteries will need to be replaced soon Flash recycling time may be slow Insert new batteries Fla...

Page 8: ...to power off or to disable auto power off p 65 15 14 ATTACHING AND REMOVAL AUTO POWER ON OFF AND FILM Attaching To The Camera Push the mounting foot firmly onto the camera until it stops The flash is locked in place automati cally If the built in flash in the camera is protruding lower it before fitting the flash unit Removing From The Camera While pressing the mounting foot release button remove ...

Page 9: ...ase but ton partway down and check that the subject is within the flash range See page 18 for details of the flash range 5 When the flash is charged press the shutter release but ton to take the photo The flash is charged when indica tors on the rear of the unit and in the camera viewfinder are both lit When the correct exposure has been obtained for the photo just taken is displayed in the data p...

Page 10: ...om of the picture may become darker Always photograph within the indicat ed flash range This photography is only possible with cameras having the A S and M modes A Mode Flash 1 Select the A mode on the camera S Mode Flash 1 Select the S mode on the camera 2 Press the flash on off button to display Fill flash is selected 3 Set the shutter speed and focus the subject A shutter speed faster than the ...

Page 11: ...FLASH SYNC SPEED Flash photography is generally associated with a maximum shutter speed referred to as the flash sync speed This restric tion does not apply to cameras designed for high speed sync HSS photography since they allow flash photography at the maximum shutter speed of the camera Sync speeds and high speed sync for each camera are as follows Maxxum Dynax 9 1 300 sec high speed sync photo...

Page 12: ...h 85mm focal length Press the shutter release button part way down to display the automatic zoom coverage on the data panel 24mm blinks when a lens having a focal length of less than 24mm is used with auto zoom Use of the built in wide angle adapter p 25 is recommended in this case to prevent darkening at the periphery of the image Automatic zoom coverage is set as follows Coverage 24mm 28mm 35mm ...

Page 13: ...pter The zoom coverage display on the data panel shows 17mm The flash range is also displayed When flat subjects are photographed from the front with very wide angle lenses such as the 17 35mm f 3 5G lens at the wide angle set ting the distance between the lens and the center and periphery varies so that the amount of light from the periphery is slightly reduced M ZOOM is displayed above zoom cove...

Page 14: ...essing the test flash but ton the flash fires the number of times you have set Flash three times at a rate of two flashes per second guide number 5 6 at 24mm position Used to verify overall shadow Flash 4 seconds at a rate of 40 flashes per second guide number 1 4 at 24mm position Convenient for verifying detailed shadow for macro photogra phy The setting prevents mis operation Photographs may be ...

Page 15: ...ograph BOUNCE FLASH The flash may be set to the following angles Upwards 45 60 75 90 Downwards 10 see Close up Photography p 31 Right 30 45 60 75 90 Left 30 45 60 75 90 120 150 180 The bounce lock engages at the 0 position The lock release button need not to be pressed when the flash is returned to the original posi tion The flash range is not displayed on the data panel when the flash is rotated ...

Page 16: ...e 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 does not illuminate the subject BOUNCE FLASH CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY DOWNWARD BOUNCE Rotate the flash downwards while pressing the bounce lock release button The downward bounce indicator appears on the data panel The rotation angle is 10 When photo...

Page 17: ...red lamp on the front of the flash unit This is the AF illuminator used as an aid in autofocusing The AF illuminator is suitable for use with local focus areas on all cameras having wide focus areas The AF illuminator operates even when the flash is off The camera AF illuminator does not operate while the flash AF illumi nator is operating The AF illuminator does not operate when continuous AF is ...

Page 18: ... three seconds restores the initial settings p 64 Multiple settings which are prohibited are not displayed For example as HSS cannot be selected with RATIO set to or HSS is not displayed when the select button is pressed if RATIO is on Figures in brackets after each item indicate the relevant page Selected with mode button Selected with select button Selected with and buttons items in Italics are ...

Page 19: ...data panel The modes change in the following order 1 Select the M mode on the cam era The flash indicator is not displayed after a photo is taken with manual flash ADI and pre flash metering may be used with some camera flash lens combinations Both ADI and pre flash metering are handled as a type of TTL flash metering Using custom functions manual flash may be selected without setting the camera i...

Page 20: ...e or button to select 4 Press the select button repeat edly until blinking stops HSS remains on the data panel High speed sync is cleared when is selected with the procedure described above and a shutter speed faster than the sync speed can no longer be set It is recommended that photos be taken in bright locations When pho tographing in dark areas the shutter speed will not exceed the sync speed ...

Page 21: ... automatically by the camera WIRELESS REMOTE FLASH MODE Normal flash Wireless flash Wireless ratio flash Types Of Wireless Remote Flash The following three types of wireless flash are supported 1 Using the built in flash p 46 The following two modes are available Use only an off camera flash unit photo p 40 Use the built in flash and an off cam era flash unit to provide a light intensi ty ratio of...

Page 22: ...a signal from the camera Install the off camera flash within the gray area in the following dia gram See the flash unit manual for details of the distance between the flash and the subject Table 2 for all except the 5600HS D Do not place the flash directly behind the subject Distance between 5600HS D and subject see Table 2 Distance between camera and subject see Table 1 Place the camera and flash...

Page 23: ... with the Maxxum Dynax 7 in normal wireless mode not ratio The zoom position for the 5600HS D is automatically set to 24mm Zoom position other than 24mm is not recommended In wireless remote flash mode ADI metering and pre flash metering will be canceled and TTL flash metering will be used automatically When slow sync is used with wireless flash press the AE lock button to generate a test flash an...

Page 24: ...The Built In Flash 1 Attach the 5600HS D to the camera and switch the flash and camera power supplies on 2 Set the camera to wireless flash The method used for the setting varies with the camera See the cam era manual for details When the camera is set to wireless the 5600HS D is also set to wire less automatically and WL is dis played on the data panel 3 Remove the 5600HS D from the camera and ra...

Page 25: ...y be used as the off camera flash See the flash manual if using the 5400HS Display W L F 1 if using the 5400xi Press and hold the on off button until wireless indicator glows if using the 3500xi 2 1 Using Two Flash Units Use two 5600HS D 5400HS or 5400xi or one 5600HS D 5400HS or 5400xi and one 3600HS D or 3500xi Use Maxxum Dynax 9 7 800si 700si or 600si When two flash units are used the unit atta...

Page 26: ...ge 6 as the off camera flash ensure that the shutter speed does not exceed the flash sync speed for the camera The off camera flash will not operate if the shutter speed is greater than the sync speed 2 Check that both flash units are fully charged The AF illuminator on the front blinks and on the rear is lit when the 5600HS D is fully charged 3 Use test flash to check the off camera flash The met...

Page 27: ...l cannot be used with manual flash photography WIRELESS REMOTE FLASH MODE 3 1 Using Wireless Remote Flash Controller The Wireless Remote Flash Controller and at least one 5600HS D 3600HS D 5400HS 5400xi or 3500xi is required Use Maxxum Dynax 9 7 800si 700si or 600si The Wireless Remote Flash Controller manual may state that it is for use only with the Maxxum Dynax 9xi However it may be used with a...

Page 28: ...ss low shutter speed 2 Press the select button to blink RATIO CONNECTING CAMERA AND FLASH BY CABLE The use of the optional off camera cables allows photography with the flash units separated from the camera Up to four flash units can be connect ed The ability to take photographs without the need to consider position ing of the flash units provides for con siderable freedom to create a variety of s...

Page 29: ... 5600HS D is used See each flash manual for other flashes 1 Connect the flash units with off cam era cables 2 Switch all flash units on 3 Press the mode button on the 5600HS D to display on the data panel 4 Press the select button repeatedly to blink RATIO 5 Press the or button to select or If is selected it provides 1 3 of the whole light intensity If it proveds 2 3 of the whole intensity Other f...

Page 30: ...ower level is set at 1 1 then the flash will fire at full power If set at 1 2 it will fire at half power etc SETTING POWER LEVEL LEVEL The power level for the flash can be adjusted 1 Press the select button to dis play LEVEL on the data panel The current level is displayed This step may be ignored when man ual flash is selected 2 Press the or button to select the power level to be set With TTL or ...

Page 31: ...e or buttons to change the value rapidly When is selected flashes continue at the set frequency while the shutter is open Continued on next page MULTIPLE FLASH MULTI The flash is triggered a number of times while the shutter is open Multiple flash allows motion of the subject to be captured in a photo graph for later analysis The camera must be set to the M manual mode for multiple flash pho togra...

Page 32: ...40 40 40 40 Flash frequency Hz 100 50 40 30 20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The maximum number of flashes varies with the type of battery and its condition If the external battery pack EP 2 is used the maximum number of flashes increases beyond the values given above With nickel metal hydride batteries MULTIPLE FLASH MULTI 7 Press the select button to blink LEVEL on the data panel The current power level ...

Page 33: ...ect button to select the item and press the or button to select the desired setting Each time the select button is pressed the next of the five items appears on the data panel see fol lowing page Continued on next page 64 Most of the flash functions return to the default settings as follows if both the button and button are pressed and held for three seconds Item Settings Page Flash on off On Auto...

Page 34: ...ay be used in all exposure modes The setting is pro vided for the sake of convenience however the proper exposure may not be obtained with photography in other than the M mode and it is therefore recommended that the M mode be used The selected settings are maintained even when the flash unit is switched off or the battery is removed CUSTOM FUNCTION 1 Wireless channel setting Channel 1 Channel 2 2...

Page 35: ...e used for wireless flash Use the AE lock button for test flash Wireless photography with the 7xi 5xi and 3xi is possible only with 1 on page 41 Using The Built In Flash See the camera manual for details of taking photographs Test flash for the wireless flash cannot be used while Eye start is in use Select Channel 1 when using wireless flash with the 3xi Wireless flash cannot be used with the SPxi...

Page 36: ...200 manual for details Using APS Single Lens Reflex Cameras Vectis S 1 S 100 Flash is automatic in the P mode Fill flash may be selected with the flash mode button on the camera The shutter speed is set automatically in the S mode High speed sync cannot be used Wireless photography is possible only with 1 on page 41 Using The Built In Flash See the camera manual for details of taking pho tographs ...

Page 37: ...ORIES Off Camera Accessories The following off camera accessories are available Off camera cable Off camera shoe Extension cable Cable CD Triple connector TC 1000 External Battery Pack EP 2 Set The external battery pack contains six AA size alkaline batteries It reduces charging time by half and doubles the number of flashes possible The off camera cable allows the flash to be used from any positi...

Page 38: ...and it should therefore be cleaned gently using a blower Do not use cleaners containing organic solvents eg thinners or benzene under any circumstances CAUTIONS WHILE HANDLING During Photography This flash unit generates strong light and should therefore not be used in front of the eyes Batteries Do not store the flash unit with the alkaline batteries inside it Leakage from the batteries may damag...

Page 39: ...ithout notice 0 2 11 0 2 13 0 2 8 PERFORMANCE Power level 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 17 24 28 35 50 70 85 18 30 32 38 44 50 56 12 21 22 26 31 35 38 9 15 16 19 22 25 27 6 4 10 11 13 15 17 19 4 5 7 5 8 9 11 12 13 3 2 5 3 5 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 7 Flash Coverage Setting mm Normal flash ISO 100 Shutter speed 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 1 4000 1 8000 1 12000 17 24 28 35 50 70 85 6 7 12 13 15 17 19 22 4 5 8 6 9 ...

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