Sometimes a photographer has to work in such conditions when the optical system cannot provide the required exposure with an adequate shutter speed, and the sensitivity of the CCD sensor is not high enough. The flash is used in such situations. It is built into almost all modern digital cameras. The flash is matched to the camera's metering device and provides a pulse of light when the camera's shutter is released.
Necessary
- - photo flash;
- - "shoe";
- - manual tripod.
Instructions
Step 1
Connect an external flash using the cable jack. This type of connection can be single-pin and multi-pin. The most standardized is the single-pin connection. Multi-pin connectors, like cable sockets, are developed by different companies, therefore they are incompatible with each other. The form of contact, and their number, depends on the manufacturer. The cameras are equipped with multi-pin sockets to maximize the potential of an external flash. They are connected to the camera using special cables.
Step 2
Connect an external flash using a so-called "shoe". This type involves attaching the flash directly to the camera itself. This connection method can also be multi-pin and single-pin. The latter is rare. But the dimensions of the camera may not always allow placing a multi-contact shoe on its top panel.
Step 3
Use a handheld tripod to connect the flash. It is designed to connect it to the camera and hold them with one grip. With its help, you can change the distance between the camera and the flash up to 110 mm, make vertical turns by 180 degrees and tilts by 90 degrees.
Step 4
Try using a camera attachment. It is designed to connect the flash to the camera and hold them together with the handle. The design looks like a modernized tripod and allows for very wide position changes in relation to the camera. You can rotate 180 degrees and tilt the flash + -90 degrees perpendicular and parallel to the lens axis. In principle, this is the same as a manual tripod, but a little more convenient to use and a little more "mobile". For example, you can lock the flash at 90, 135 or 180 degrees to cover many more exposure options.
