Metz Mecablitz 54 MZ-3 - Manual (Page 94)

• TTL fill-in flash
Some system cameras offer the possibility of TTL fill-in
flash in addition to normal TTL flash control. This mode
is used for daylight shots to brighten dense shadows
and when shooting against the light. Based on the sen-
sor measurement conducted inside the camera and
the subsequent evaluation by the camera electronics
the correct amount of flash light is used to produce a
balanced exposure. In TTL fill-in flash mode, the came-
ra automatically performs a flash exposure correction.
• TTL flash exposure correction
There are certain situations when the sensor inside the
camera can be confused. This is the case with very
dark subjects in front of a very bright background
(resulting in an underexposed subject) or a particularly
bright subject in front of a very dark background
(resulting in an overexposed subject). Normal exposure
correction can be completed by way of aperture and
shutter speed control, changing the film speed, or a
+/- correction on the camera. However, this changes
all elements involved in an exposure. Consequently, a
special flash exposure correction is possible on some
cameras. With such flash exposure correction the over-
all exposure is retained, while the dark parts are brigh-
tened with fill-in flash. For further details please refer
to the respective operating instructions for the given
camera and the adapter.
• Anti-red eye preflash
(only with Nikon 3402 SCA adapter)
Red eyes are a purely physical effect that always ari-
ses when people look directly at the camera, the
ambient light is relatively dark, and the flash unit is
mounted on or alongside the camera. The flash lights
up the blood-filled retina at the back of the eye which
passes through the pupil and is recorded by the came-
ra as a red spot.
The red-eye reducing preflash function results in a sig-
nificant improvement. In this function the mecablitz
fires three visible, weak preflashes, before the shutter
curtain opens and the measuring beam is emitted for
the multi-sensor (if permitted by the flash unit and
camera), and only then fires the main flash.
These three preflashes induce the pupils to close furt-
her, thereby diminishing the red-eye effect. This func-
tion is available in any exposure programme. For furt-
her details please refer to the operating instructions for
the given camera.
• TTL-HSS mode
This mode permits the use of flash at shutter speeds
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