Sony HVL-LE1 - Manual (Page 14)

On-Camera Flash Basics
What is it?
Fires flash multiple times in same
exposure to capture movement.
How to use it?
• Use a tripod
• Set your camera to Manual
• Press the MULTI function on your
flash (check the manual as flash
setting change by model). Then
set the number of flashes you
want to fire and the duration
between each flash.
• Set a longer shutter speed based
on the number of flashes/Hz
• Shoot this in a dark room or
outside at night with minimal
ambient light
Where to use it?
Use it when you want to capture
multiple images showing your
subject in motion.
multi flash,
stopping motion
To capture the subject in motion, you can set your flash to trigger multiple times
during a single exposure when the subject is moving.
Multi Flash will only work in Manual Mode, you should set your shutter speed
based on the speed that your subject is moving and the desired number of
times you want to freeze the action in a single exposure.
When setting the Flash to Multi, set the number of times you want the flash to
fire and the hertz (time delay) between each flash. For the photo to the left, the
flash was set to fire 5 times at 3hz, which gave us a shutter speed of 1.6 seconds.
Total exposure: 1.6 SEC
Flash
Split-second Breakdown
3Hz 3Hz 3Hz 3Hz
How to calculate:
5/3hz = 1.6 seconds (Frequency/Hz = shutter speed)
Final Shot
Elegant sequence showing progression of an athlete.
F8, 1.6 SEC, ISO 100. Flash at 1/8 power.
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