Sunpak PZ40X SO - Manual (Page 8)

There are five power-output settings available with
the PZ40X in manual mode, from full power to
1/16 power. First, push the Mode Selector button
continually until “M” is displayed. The flash will then
be in the Manual mode. Please refer to the Chart 1
on page 15 for details on setup. Once the battery
switch is turned to "OFF", the setting "Manual Mode"
is cancelled.
Here are some situations when manual mode is desirable or useful:
1. Daylight synchronization (Flash is used outdoors to lighten shadows or when
the subject is photographed against a strong backlight)
2. When certain focal-length length lenses will be used, such as fisheye type.
3. When a motor drive or an auto-winder will be used.
4. When a number of flashes are used together.
Note: An arrow in the LCD display indicates that the maximum flash range of
105 ft. (32m) has been exceeded.
Manual Mode
Mode
A, M mode
Aperture
Finder Indication
Camera
PR (Power Ratio) 1/1 1/16
M, A-manual set
Range the LCD panel
is displayed
Aperture Setting, Shutter Speed, Range Calculation for Manual Mode
(Table 3)
Camera
Flash
Sony series
Range = Zoom Guide number(p.19) F Stop
film speed
ISO 100
TTL Mode
Mount the PZ40X on the camera and push the
mode-selector button until the LCD panel displays
TTL. The PZ40X now calculates exposure based on
the camera's selected aperture and film speed and
displays the effective TTL distance range. The display
of the effective distance range does not appear until
you partly depress the camera's shutter release or
the Ready Light comes on. A bar graph shows the
flash range display from 1.5 ft to 105 ft (0.5m to 32m). An asterisk will appear if
this distance is exceeded.
Sony series
Camera
Mode
Setting
"P" mode,
Illust mode
(Program AE)
"A" mode
(Aperture
Preference AE)
"S" mode
(Shutter
Preference AE)
"M" mode
(Manual)
Aperture
Setting
Automatically set
by ambient light
Manual set
(F/STOP)
Automatically set
by ambient light
Manual set
(F/STOP)
Shutter
Speed *1
Automatically set by
ambient light
Automatically set by
ambient light
Manual set Manual set
Finder
Indication
is displayed
* All mode groups refer to the mode of a flash. (A TTL, TTL, M)
*1 Shutter speed is set to the X-sync speed or a slower shutter speed. Since X-sync speeds
vary with different camera models, please refer to your camera's instruction manual.
TTL Mode with Sony series cameras, Aperture Setting and Shutter
Speed (Table 2)
All mode
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