User manual METZ MECABLITZ 54 MZ-4I

[. . . ] En jouant sur l'ouverture du diaphragme ou sur le niveau de puissance, la distance affichée pourra être ramenée à la valeur de la distance réelle de prise de vue. Lorsque le mecablitz est utilisé avec un adaptateur SCA 3xx2 sur un appareil photo qui transmet automatiquement la distance focale de l'objectif au mecablitz, la position de la tête zoom motorisée du mecablitz est asservie automatiquement à la distance focale de l'objectif. Il se peut que l'adaptation automatique à la distance focale (AUTO-ZOOM; CZ) soit désactivée sur le mecablitz et que l'on ait choisi sur le réflecteur une distance focale qui est supérieure à celle de l'objectif. Exemple : distance focale de l'objectif 70 mm, distance focale du réflecteur 85 mm. [. . . ] Please note when selecting the camera's autofocus mode that most cameras only support the AF measuring beam in the , , Single AF" or , , One-Shot AF" mode (see operating instructions for the camera)!The AF measuring beam is activated by the camera electronics when the ambient lighting conditions are insufficient for automatic focusing. The AF beam projects a striped pattern on to the subject, and the camera uses this pattern to focus automatically.  Some autofocus cameras have several AF metering fields in addition to the central AF metering area in the camera's viewfinder. the striped pattern of the AF measuring beam only supports the camera's central AF sensor. Consequently it may be necessary to adjust the central AF sensor manually on the camera (see the operating instructions for the given camera and the SCA adapter). The special functions of the mecablitz can be called, one after the other, by depressing the Select button (Fig. 1), and they can be set, switched off and stored with the setting disk (Fig. It enables the photographer to concentrate fully on the subject without being distracted by the need to observe additional visual status displays!) uninterrupted bleep signal immediately after shooting indicates that exposure was correct and that flash readiness continues. If there is no bleep signal immediately after shooting the picture was underexposed. An intermittent bleep signal immediately after shooting confirms correct flash exposure, but flash readiness will only be re-established after a subsequent (3 sec. A short bleep as an acoustic alarm is generated in the auto flash mode of the mecablitz if the selected aperture and ISO setting exceed the permissible light control range. The auto aperture of the mecablitz is then automatically adjusted to the next permissible value. This setting will be stored when the setting disk is briefly pushed in the direction of the arrow. The selected setting will be automatically stored after 5 seconds if the setting disk is not pushed. Push the setting disk briefly in the direction of the arrow to store this setting. The selected setting is automatically stored after 5 seconds if the setting disk is not pushed. The key function locks the Mode and Select buttons, as well as the setting disk, from inadvertent resetting. To lock the Mode and Select buttons press them simultaneously for approx. to unlock the Mode and Select buttons press them simultaneously for approx. To protect the batteries from unintentional discharge, the mecablitz can be set to automatically switch off 1 minute or 10 minutes after the flash was activated for the last time (flash shot, setting procedure or tripping the camera's shutter release). [. . . ] Possible cause: Various cameras and camera systems do not support the mecablitz flash exposure correction setting when in TTL mode. Since flash bracketing operates with exposure correction values, selection of flash bracketing is suppressed right from the outset in the mecablitz menu. However, "Fb" flash bracketing in "A" automatic mode of the mecablitz can be set and executed with most system cameras (Minolta is the exception!(Pe) No flash readiness is indicated in the camera's viewfinder even though the mecablitz flash ready signal is illuminated. [. . . ]