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Chapter 2 Preparation and Set-up
Camera System Preparation
When using with digital cameras make the following three settings:
Set the camera's internal strobe to "force-flash", "fill-in-flash", "anytime flash" or similar
mode where flash will always fire.
When using the D-180's External Auto Flash Exposure Adjustment feature, it is also necessary
to pre-set the camera's ISO sensitivity, Shooting Mode and Aperture Value to suit the
conditions particular to your situation.
Also, to obtain "correct" exposure or the exposure you visualize as optimum, depending on the
subject reflectivity and shooting conditions it may be necessary to use exposure compensation
on the camera and flash output compensation on the D-180.
For details on how to set the ISO Sensitivity, Shooting Mode and Aperture Value for your
particular camera, refer to your camera manual.
When D-180 is configured with digital cameras it is necessary to set the D-180's Aperture Value to
match the camera's aperture value setting, when the camera's ISO sensitivity is set to a base-line
ISO 100. We recommend setting the camera as follows, as an initial standard setting.
1) Set the camera's ISO sensitivity to "ISO 100" on camera's that allow such setting.
2) Set the camera's "Shooting Mode" to a mode that allows setting the Aperture Value, if your
camera allows such setting.
3) Set your camera's Aperture Value to a value that reflects your creative intent and the
requirements of your particular imaging situation.
4) Set the camera's "Flash Mode" to "force-flash", "fill-in-flash" or "anytime flash".
5) As necessary, set camera exposure to –1EV to -2EV, especially for macro imaging.
After setting the strobe and shooting some images it is possible to adjust further as follows.
6) After taking the image and reviewing it on the LCD monitor, in accordance with your intended
results and the shooting conditions, adjust the camera's aperture value, the camera's exposure
compensation (on camera's that allow this), and/or the D-180's flash output compensation.
For camera's that do not allow setting the ISO sensitivity or do not have a Shooting Mode that
allows setting the aperture value, refer to the camera's LCD monitor display, the camera manual
and the lens specifications as printed on the lens itself. We recommend checking this information
INON D-180 Manual
Version 1.
October 4, 2003
Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All rights reserved.
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