Sigma EF-530 DG - Manuals - manualsarea.com

Page 2 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS; CAMERA MODELS AND FUNCTIONS; ABOUT THE BATTERY

14 DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS EXTERNAL PARTS 1.Flash Head 2.Built-in Wide Panel 3.AF Auxiliary Light 4.Bounce Angle; Up and Down 5.Bounce Angle; Right and Left 6.Bounce Lock and Release Button; Up and Down 7.Swivel Lock and Release Button; Right and Left 8.LCD Panel 9.Battery Cover 10.Shoe Ring 11.Sho...

Page 3 - ADJUSTING THE FLASH HEAD

15 AUTO POWER OFF To conserve battery power, the flash unit automatically turns itself off when the flash is not used within approximately 80 seconds. To turn the flash on again, depress the TEST button or the camera shutter button halfway. Please note that the “Auto Power Off” mechanism does not wo...

Page 4 - TTL Mode

16 ◆ If the built-in wide panel comes off accidentally, the ZOOM button will not function. In this case please contact the store where the flash was purchased, or an authorized .Sigma service station. LCD PANEL ILLUMINATION When you press the LIGHT button, the LCD panel will illuminate for about 8...

Page 6 - How to set the correct flash power level; Distance Priority Manual Flash

18 How to set the correct flash power level Page 17 <<CHART A>> combination of 1 Focus on the subject and note the subject distance on the lens’ focus ring. Adjust the lens’ aperture until the distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash is equal to the camera to subject distance. Wh...

Page 7 - EXPOSURE COMPENSATION; REAR-CURTAIN SYNCHRONIZATION; MODELING FLASH

19 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION You can compensate the exposure by changing the flash power level. Exposure compensation of the EF-530 DG SUPER NA-iTTL Super flash’s power level ◆ Dedicated exclusively for Digital SLR Cameras and F5, F4 series, F100, F90/N90, F90X/N90S, F80/F80 series, F70D, F75/N75, U/F...

Page 8 - MULTI FLASH MODE; BOUNCE FLASH

20 MULTI FLASH MODE When a slow shutter speed is used, the flash will fire repeatedly while the shutter is open. By doing so a series of images of the subject will be exposed in one frame. A dark background with a bright subject shows the result more effectively in this mode. It is possible to set t...

Page 9 - WIRELESS FLASH

21 WIRELESS FLASH When using the “Wireless Flash” mode, you can take pictures with a more three-dimensional feeling with shadow, or you can produce natural images with shadow depending on the flash position without any extension cord connecting the camera body to the flash. In case of the EF-530 DG ...

Page 10 - Slave Flash; Normal Slave Flash

22 Setting the Flash Mode on the slave flash unit The following has to be programmed into the master unit. This will set the mode for the slave unit. 10. Press the + or – button and select a slave group number. 11. Press the SEL button so the flash symbol blinks and press the + or – button to select...

Page 11 - Designated Slave Flash; SPECIFICATIONS

23 ◆ When the EF-530 DG SUPER NA-iTTL is fully charged, the AF Auxiliary Light will blink. ◆ The flash will not fire if the EF-530 DG SUPER is attached to the camera body whilst in Slave Mode setting. ◆ If you are using a Nikon brand flash unit with (3-D) Multi-Sensor BL function on your camera, ...