MaxTech Transceiver - Manual (Page 27)

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For trigg ering rem ote c am eras , a long er c ontac t tim e allows for c ontin uou s r epeatab le
motor d rive triggering (examp le: 5 fram e burs ts every trigger ). It also allows for
con trolled bulb exposu re.
• Example of Burst Shooting: If a rem ote cam era is c apable of f iring 3 f rames
per s econ d in c ontin uou s m otor d rive, then a con tact time of 1 sec ond will
always res ult in this remote c amera trig gering for 3 exp osu res
• Example of Bulb / Shutter Held Open : Set the c ontact tim e for the d esired
bulb exposure time and set the camera to bulb or B mode. W hen triggered the
s h ut ter will r em ain op en for th e c on tac t tim e
For trig gering a remote f lash c ontact tim e can ac t as a flas h rec ycle lockou t.
• Example of Flash Recycle Lockout: To guarantee that a flash cannot be
triggered fas ter then its recyc le time, set th e contac t time to be jus t longer than
t he r ec yc le tim e
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T h is m et hod of flas h rec yc le loc k ou t d oes n ot w or k w it h all f las h sys tem s as s om e
will not recyc le while the s ync c ontact is held. S ee Recycle Lockout in the
Applications of Advanced Functions section, Page 42, for another recycle lockout
method.
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If you are using Intervalometer or M ultipop modes, read these sections, Page 36
and P age 37 , for inf ormation on thes e mod es and how th ey interact w ith C ontact T ime.