Contact: James Gilberd, [email protected] | 027 444 3899 | 04 382 9502 10am-3pm.
Location: 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington CBD Camera settings for shooting with studio flash, the basics
Note: We accept no liability for any damage caused to your camera by connecting any of our radio triggers or flash units to it. There hasn't been any damage to date, but some camera warranties exclude damage due to attaching non-brand accessories.
(Canon 200D MkII, The flashes give an exposure level that can be set quite low but typically is similar to bright outdoor conditions, but just for a thousandth of a second or so. Typical camera settings for using the flashes at medium power would be:
Exposure: we can measure the flash exposure for you with a flash meter, but it's good to enable the Histogram display and Over-exposure warning (clipping, highlight alert). Take a test photo and then view the histogram and highlight alert information in playback. This will give you a much better gauge of your exposure settings than simply looking at a screen view of your photo. Silent shooting mode: on some camera models this will not allow the flash to fire, so the trigger won't work. Disable Silent Shooting mode if using flash. Mirrorless camera notes, Canon R, Sony Alpha and others
Canon R-series: If your viewing screen/viewfinder looks too dark, go into the first menu, find Exposure Simulation and select Disable. This decouples the viewfinder brightness from the camera's exposure settings. You'll want to enable this setting again before shooting in normal light conditions.
Sony Alpha series: If your viewing screen/viewfinder looks too dark, go into Menu 2 and turn the Live View Display setting OFF. Be very careful mounting the radio trigger to the hot shoe, which is designed to accept Sony flashes only. Lumix - in the menu, find Monitor Display and switch on Constant Preview. Fuji X series - (spanner menu) Screen Settings / Preview Exp. WB - OFF, Natural Live View OFF (probably) Other mirrorless cameras: Nikon Z series, Olympus, etc - these will have similar requirements around viewfinder settings for the studio environment. You may have to consult your instruction manual or search online for the viewfinder settings required. Contact the studio in advance of your photo shoot if in doubt. (When we find out the settings the notes will be added here. We're not aware of any hot shoe connection issues with brands other than with Sony and some Canon models. |
Hot shoe of Canon 200D mkII (aka SL3). Note the absence of the central connection. You cannot connect a normal studio flash trigger to this camera, and it also lacks a synch. cord connection terminal. If you have a Canon Speedlite that connects to this camera, it can be used to trigger the studio flash units.
Some other Canon camera models - the 1500D - also have this cursed hot shoe connector omission.
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- James Gilberd Photography Ltd - www.james-gilberd-photography.com
- Passport Photos Wellington - www.passportphotoswellington.co.nz
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