Multiple optical wireless flash photography with flash power level ratio control (HVL-F60RM)
You can perform wireless flash photography while controlling the lighting ratio among a maximum of 3 wireless groups (CTRL, RMT, and RMT2) of flash units including the controller unit. Before you perform multiple wireless flash photography, be sure to specify the flash unit as the controller unit or the remote unit.
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Controller unit: HVL-F60RM
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Remote unit (off-camera flash unit): HVL-F60RM or another flash unit model that supports optical wireless communications
: Controller unit (CTRL)
: Remote unit (RMT)
: Remote unit (RMT2)
- Press the Fn button on the controller unit, select [RATIO CONTROL] on the Quick Navi screen, and then select [ON].
- Press the Fn button on the controller unit, select the wireless group (CTRL/RMT/RMT2) for which you want to change the flash power level ratio on the Quick Navi screen, and then specify the ratio.
As shown above, when the flash power level ratio for TTL flash photography is displayed as [4:2:1] on the LCD panel, the flash unit in each group fires with a fraction of the total flash power: 4/7, 2/7, and 1/7, respectively.
Hint
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You can set the remote units (off-camera flash units) into 2 wireless groups (RMT and RMT2). On each remote unit, press the Fn button, select the setting item for wireless group selection for this flash unit on the Quick Navi screen, and then change the group.
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If you do not want the controller unit to fire, press the Fn button on the controller unit, select
(CMD flash setting) on the Quick Navi screen, and then select [OFF]. -
When the controller unit is in MANUAL flash mode, it fires with the flash power specified on the controller unit.
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When the remote unit is in MANUAL flash mode, it fires with the flash power specified on the remote unit.
