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With an AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ flash unit, you can discharge a flash
to take a picture at a shutter speed faster than 1/180 seconds.
1
Remove the cover of the hot shoe, and attach the external
flash.
2
Set the mode dial to
b
or
a
.
3
Turn on the camera and the external flash.
4
Set the external flash sync mode to HS
b
(high-speed sync).
5
Make sure that the external flash is fully charged, and then
take a picture.
The
b
will light in the viewfinder or Live View screen when the flash
is ready (fully charged).
Using the High-speed Sync Flash
•
High-speed sync is available only when the shutter speed is set faster than
1/180 sec.
•
High-speed sync is not available in
p
mode.
•
High-speed sync is not available with the built-in flash.
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