Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AF 360 FGZ Pentax
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AUT O ZOOM ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT OPERA TING MANUAL Please read this operating manual carefully first for proper use..
Thank you for p urchasing th e PENT AX Auto-flash AF360FGZ. In addition t o easy dayligh t sync photogra phy with TTL au to, the AF360FGZ al so allows wir eless TTL auto (P-TTL auto) phot ography and h igh-speed sy nc. It is a clip-on ty pe flash wh ich enables a ccurate foc us adjustmen ts even in dark locatio ns with built- in AF-assist spotbeam.
1 FOR THE SAFE USE OF YOUR FLASH UNIT Although we hav e carefull y produced thi s flash unit fo r safe operat ion, please be sure to especi ally follow wa rnings and cautions given on page 2. WA R N I N G This symbo l indicat es that viol ating this item coul d cause serious pe rsonal inju ries.
2 W ARNING The flash contains el ectronic c ircuits that operate at high vol tages . Do not at tempt to disassem ble the fl ash unit yo urself, as there is danger of an el ectric shoc k. If internal p arts of the fla sh unit becomes exposed due t o impact, etc.
3 Precautions for Y our Flash Unit ● Never use orga nic solvents such as paint thinner, alcohol or benzene to cl ean the flash unit. ● Avoid leaving the flash unit for extended period in places wher e the humidit y and temperatu re are very high such as in a car.
4 ■ Cautions Rega rding Batteries ● This flash uni t uses four AA alk aline, lithi um, or nickel metal hy dride batte ries. Do not use an y other type of batteries.
5 Content s FOR THE SAFE USE OF YOUR FLASH UNIT ................................................................. 1 Precautions for Your Flash Unit ....................... 3 Cautions Reg arding Batt eries ............. ................ 4 Names of Parts .
6 Names of Part s Bounce angle adjustment LCD panel Flash mode butto n Select butt on Adjustment dial LCD panel illuminatio n button/ Format button Zoom button/ Channel but.
7 @ T Y (Inner pin) > S V G R " W [ K Q.
8 ■ LCD Panel Indicator Zoom indicator : A.Zoom ➝ M.Zoom xxmm = 20, 24, 2 8, 35, 50, 70 , 85 (35 mm for mat) 35, 45, 55, 70 , 100, 135, 150 (645 format ) 55, 60, 70, 90 , 120, 180, 190 (67 for.
9 When in poorly l it locations and the LCD panel canno t be seen, pres sing the LCD p anel illumination button (LIGHT) will illuminate the p anel for about 10 se conds.
10 Inserting the Batteries Slide the batte ry chamber co ver as shown in the figure to open. Insert four AA batteri es, making sur e the plus/ minus markings ( + , - ) match the diag ram inside the ba ttery chamber cover .
11 T ypes of Batt eries This flash un it uses four AA batt eries of the same type, as shown below . - Alkaline batt ery (LR6) - Lithium battery (FR6) - Nickel- Metal Hydride batte ry (Ni-MH) (Nickel mangane se (Ni-Mn) and nick el cadmium (Ni- Cd) batteri es cannot be us ed.
12 Mounting to Camera Remove the hot shoe cover from the camer a. Attach the flash unit to th e camera. Turn the locking leve r of the flas h unit in th e directio n opposite to that indica ted by (FIX ➝ ) (clockwise fr om the direc tion of the LCD panel).
13 T urning the Power On Sliding the power switch to the (ON) p osition will tu rn on the power . The rea dy lamp will light up when the flash is cha rged. Slidi ng it to th e (OFF) posi tion will turn off the power . If charging time takes more than 20 se conds, the batteries a re exhausted and s hould be repl aced with new batte ries.
14 ■ Auto Power Off Function When the flash unit is left unused for about 3 minute s with the power sw itch set to the (ON) position, i t automatically turns of f to save the power . ● In the auto fla sh mode (A), the power will turn off after about 6 minutes.
15 Select Button (S)/Adju stment Dial Functions 4 types of sett ings are avai lable as show n on the follo wing pages for th e select butt on (S) and the a djustment di al. Procedure Press t he select b utton (S) s o that the number to adjust blinks .
16 After ad justment, pr ess the select bu tton (S) and stop the blin king. Adjus t the other it ems below using the same pr ocedure. ● When using multiple flash units set to P-TTL or TTL Auto and adju sting the amount of light at the same time, use the camera’s exposure compensation.
17 Camera Form at and Flash Coverage Angle The AF360F GZ’ s flash cov erage angle can be adju sted to match the ang le of view of the lens being used, which enables effective distr ibution of th e flash light .
18 Zoom position (Flash cover age angle) set ting Next, set th e zoom (fl ash coverage angle) to match the foca l length of the l ens you are usi ng. Auto Zoom (A.
19 Zoom Positions by Camera format * With the wi de-angle panel ● When the wide-angle panel is used, the zoom button (ZOOM) will not work. (The wide-angle panel is i n a slit on the top of the flash head. Pull it out so that i t covers the front of the fl ash head.
20 35mm Camera 645 Camera 67 Camera Digital Camera (K series, *ist D) Digital Camera (645D).
21 ● In the (A.Zoom) mode, the flash cov erage angle will be adj usted automati cally to suit the lens focal leng th when you press the shutte r releas e button half way , and the camera exp osure metering ti mer is on. ● A warnin g signal a ppears as follows when the flash cannot cov er the focal length of the camera.
22 Using the Flash Modes The AF360F GZ has th e followi ng flash mod es. Select the mode best suit ed for the subject . Before pho tographing , confirm t he follo wing. 1. Whet her your camera supp orts the desired flash mode. ➝ Cameras that Support Eac h Flash Mode (page 57) 2.
23 ■ P-TTL Auto Flash Refer to page 22 for the fe atures and conditions of use of this flas h mode. Procedure Turn on the flash unit. Press the f lash mode button (MOD E) until (P-TTL) is di splayed on the LCD p anel.
24 ■ TTL Auto Flash Refer to p age 22 for th e features and condi tions of use of this flas h mode. Procedure T urn on t he flash unit. Press the flash mo de button (MODE) until (TTL) is display ed on the LCD pa nel.
25 ■ Auto Flash Refer to page 22 for the fe atures and conditions of use of this flas h mode. .
26 Procedure T urn on the power sw itch. Press the fla sh mode button (M ODE) until (A) is displayed on the LCD panel. Set the apert ure value and IS O. Press the s elect butto n (S) so that (f/st op) on the LCD panel blinks . T urn the ad justment di al to set th e apertur e value.
27 ■ Manual Flash Refer to page 22 for the fe atures and conditions of use of this flas h mode. Procedure Turn on the power switch. Press the flash mode b utton (MODE ) to displa y (M) (1/xx) o n the LCD panel. ● Y ou can set th e flash out put from 1/1 to 1/3 2.
28 Confirm that th e subject is wit hin the effective flash rang e and the re ady lamp is l it. Then take a picture. ● In the followin g cameras, if the co rrect flash output is obtained, the flash mode indicator and ( ) in the vi ewfinder will blink.
29 Using the Sync Mode The AF360FGZ has t he following sync mo des. Select the mode b est suited f or the subj ect. Before ph otographin g, confir m the followi ng. 1. Wh ether your camera su pports the desired sync mode. ➝ Ca meras that Suppor t Each Sync Mode (pa ge 59) 2.
30 ■ Leading Curt ain Sync Mode Refer to p age 29 for th e features and condi tions of use of this sync mode . Procedure Set the po wer switch to the (ON) position. Set the sync mode switch to leadi ng curtain sync () . Confirm that th e subject is wit hin the effective flash rang e and the re ady lamp is l it.
31 ■ High-S peed Sync Mode Refer to page 29 for the fe atures and conditions of use of this sync mod e. ● As can be seen in th e table on p age 81, the guide number beco mes smaller as th e shutter speed becomes faster in high-s peed sync mode. Accordin gly , it should be not ed that the distance for taking pictures would become shorter.
32 Check the fl ash range by looking a t the bar gr aph on the LC D pane l. Confirm that th e subject is wit hin the effective flash rang e and the re ady lamp is l it. Then take a picture. ● Please read the camera operating manual for camera operation.
33 ■ Contrast Co ntrol Sync Flash Refer to page 29 for the fe atures and conditions of use of this sync mod e. ● Refer to “Connecting the AF3 60FGZ with the Extension Cord” on page 56 on using the AF360FGZ detached fro m the camera. Procedure Turn on the power switch.
34 With a si ngle flash ● If you ar e using a single fl ash unit , you ca n only perform leading curtain sync photo graphy when the sync mode swit ch is set to contr ast-control () .
35 Advanced Functions ■ Wireless Mode With the AF360F GZ, you can take phot ographs with the flash unit sep arated from the camer a wireles sly in P-TTL mode. Combine the fl ash unit with the built-i n flash unit of the camera or another AF 360FGZ att ached to the camera.
36 ● Control Flash and Main Flash The purpose of the control f lash of the wireless mode is to send informatio n to the other flash unit before taking a picture. The main flash discharg es at the actual time a picture is t aken in the same manner as t raditionally done.
37 ● The AF360FGZ can be used in combin ation with a built-in flash unit only when used with the following cameras. *ist D, *ist, MZ-S, MZ-L/ZX- L/MZ-6, K10D (NOTE), K20D, K200D, K- x, K-7, K-m/K2000 (NOTE) However , this requires th e firmware to b e updated to V e rsion 1.
38 Firstly , se t the wireles s mode and channe l of the AF360FGZ, and re gister the c hannel on the camera. Turn the camera off and then attach th e AF360FGZ to the hot shoe of the camera. Set the po wer switch of the flash unit t o (WIRELESS).
39 (Prepar ation of Flash Unit Att ached to Camera) Firstly , se t the wireles s mode and channe l of the AF360FGZ attached to t he camera, and regi ster the channel on the camera. Attach the AF360FGZ to th e hot shoe of the camera af ter turning the camera off.
40 When you turn t he camera on and pr ess the shutter re lease button ha lfway down, t he channel o f the flash uni t is registe red on the camera. (Prep aration of Sep arated Flash Unit) Next, set th e channel of the se parated (wireless ) flash unit t o the same channe l as the flash unit attached to the ca mera.
41 (Prep aration of Flash Unit Att ached to Camera) Firstly , set the wireles s mode and channel of the AF360FGZ at tached to the camer a, and register the channel on the camera. Attach the AF36 0FGZ to the ho t shoe of the camera after tur ning the camer a off.
42 Slide the s etting switc h back up to the (white dot). When you turn t he camera on and pr ess the shutter re lease button ha lfway down, t he channel o f the flash uni t is registe red on the camera.
43 (Using the AF360FGZ in Combination with a Built-in Flash Unit) Firstly , set the wireles s mode and channel of the AF360FGZ, and register th e channel on th e camera. Turn the camera off and then attach the AF360FGZ to the hot shoe of the camera.
44 When you tu rn the camer a on and pr ess the shutter re lease button ha lfway down, t he channel is regi stered on the came ra. Next, remove the flash uni t from the camera and place it in the d esired posit ion. ● Press the flash mode but ton (MODE) to display (P-TTL) if the flash mode was set to th e modes other than P-TTL.
45 (Using the AF360FGZ in Combi nation with another AF360FGZ) First, set t he wireless mod e and channel of th e AF360FGZ at tached to the camer a, and register the channel on the camera. Turn the camera off and then attach the AF360FGZ to the hot shoe of the camera.
46 When you tu rn the camer a on and pr ess the shutter re lease button ha lfway down, t he channel is regi stered on the came ra. Next, set the chan nel of the s epar ated (wire less) flash unit to the sa me channel as the flash unit attached to the ca mera.
47 ■ Slave With the AF360F GZ, you can take phot ographs with the flash unit sep arated from the camer a wireles sly in auto or ma nual mode. Combine the fl ash unit with the built-i n flash unit of the camera or another flas h unit at tached to the ca mera.
48 Set the zo om position to suit th e subject a nd place the fl ash unit at the de sired locat ion. ● When sett ing up a f lash uni t sep arately from the camera, use the off-camera shoe a dapter F when using a trip od, or the off- camera sho e clip CL-10 when setting up i n another locatio n such as ta bletop, chair , etc.
49 ■ Slave Mode Setting T o properly c ontrol th e slave flash , it is n ecessary to set the slave mode s ettings. Procedure Slide the s etting swit ch up. Press the LCD pa nel illuminat ion butto n (LIGHT) for 2 second s or more. SLA VE1 will be displ ayed.
50 ■ Slow-Spee d Sync Photography When using a normal fla sh to phot ograph a su bject in a night or even ing setting, the backgroun d will appear very dark beca use a normal flash light can not suffic iently light it.
51 ■ Bounc e Flash With the AF3 60FGZ, you can t ilt the flash h ead to aim at the ceili ng or wall to bo unce the flash be fore it reaches th e subject. Doin g so creates softer light and shadows to make t he picture look more natural. Bouncing the flash will decr ease the flash i ntensity by the time it re aches the subj ect.
52 ● A click stop is provided for each bounce angle. ● T o change the ang le, move the fl ash head of the flash unit while pr essing the bounce lock release button. ● When using bounce flash, ( ) will be displayed on the LCD panel. ● The effecti ve flash range will blink only when the bounce angl e is set at -10 ° .
53 ■ AF Spotbea m The AF360FGZ feat ures a built- in red spotbea m projector to assist t he autofocus system in di m light and low-contra st conditio ns. When using t he flash with autofocus c amera in dar k conditions, the spotb eam will be projected automatic ally depend ing on the ambie nt lighting c onditions .
54 ■ Wide-Angle Panel and Catchlight Panel The AF360F GZ has a built-in wi de-angle pane l and catchligh t panel at the top of t he flash head. Execute the f ollowing if ne cessary . Pull out both th e wide-angle pane l and catchlig ht pan el . S t ore the panel you are no t using.
55 ■ Modeling Flash/T est Flash Before taking th e picture, fir ing a modeling fl ash helps you to see how shadows are cast on the subject . Modeling Flash Slide the se tting switch down (yellow dot ). Check that the ready lamp is lit, then press the modeling bu tton (MODELING) .
56 ■ Connecting the AF360 FGZ with the Extension Cord When using the AF360FGZ separate ly from the camera connec ted by an extens ion cord, use the optional ext ension cord F5P /F5P L.
57 Supported Functions for PENT AX Cameras ■ Cameras that Support Each Flash Mode Cameras that su pport each of the flash modes are listed belo w . Please not e that function s related to eac h flash mode differ . Refer to "Functions Related to Eac h Flash Mode" (p age 61 - 68).
58 TTL Auto Flash (TTL) 67 2 - In trail ing curtain sync or contrast con trol sync mode , the flash mode will automat ically be swi tched to (TTL) when you press t he shutter release butt on halfway dow n, even if you ha ve set it to man ual (M).
59 ■ Cameras that Support Eac h Sync Mode Cameras that su pport each of the sync modes ar e listed belo w . Please note t hat the conditi ons under whic h they can be use d differ depending on camera type and se ttings. For detail s, refer t o the restri ctions reference p ages.
60 ■ Cameras that Support W ireless Mode (NOTE) For the K1 0D, the firmware must be updated to Version 1.10 or later (page 37 ). Y ou can use the sl ave flash inst ead, if your camera does no t support wi reless mode. In this case , the avail able flash modes are auto and ma nual (page 47).
61 ■ Cameras that Support Slow-S peed Sync Mode ■ Functions Related to Each Flash Mod e Supporte d flash mode s and sync modes dif fer for each camer a model.
62 1. Cameras that Support P-TT L Auto Flash Mode * 1 : Depending on the type of camera, if AE Metering is swit ched on, the fla sh mode switche s to [P-TTL] or [TTL]. For details, see page 57. * 2 : *ist D, K10D (the firmware mus t be updated t o V ers ion 1.
63 2. Cameras that Support TTL Auto Flash Mode <Film cameras ( 35mm autofocu s single l ens reflex ca meras)> * 1 : Only when combined w ith cameras provided w ith red-ey e reduction . (Exclu ding the MZ- 5N, Z-1P , an d Z-5P .) * 2 : Only when the AF360F GZ is detached from the camera and connected by an e xtension co rd.
64 <Film cameras ( medium format )> T ype D: 67 2 T ype E: 645 N 2 , 645 N T ype F: 645 Flash Mode (P-TTL) P-TTL auto flash photo graphy (TTL) TTL auto flash photography (A) auto flash photograp.
65 <Film cameras (35mm ma nual focus singl e lens reflex came ras)> T ype G: L X T ype H: Super A/Super Program Flash Mode (P-TTL) P-TTL auto flash photography (TTL) TTL auto flash photograph y .
66 3. Cameras that Does not Support P-TTL an d TTL Auto Flash Mode <Film cameras ( 35mm autofocu s single le ns reflex ca meras)> T ype A: SF7/ SF10 Flash Mode (P-TTL) P-TT L auto flash photogra.
67 <Film cameras ( 35mm manual focus singl e lens reflex camera , 67 camera)> * 1 : Slow-sp eed sync with B (B ulb Expo sure) for th e A3Date and A3Dat eS.
68 T ype E: 35mm single reflex c ameras other tha n those in T ype A to D, 67 camera Flash Mode (P-TTL) P-TT L auto flash photography (TTL) TTL auto flash photograph y (A) auto f lash photography (M) .
69 ■ Sync Mode Restrictio ns Leading Curtain Sync Photography ( ) This sync mode can b e used wit h all PENT A X single le ns reflex cameras pr ovided with a hot sho e. Howeve r , there are restric tions depend ing on camera ty pe and settin gs. T railing Curt ain Sync Photog raphy ( ) Cameras that su pport this sync mode are as follows .
70 *1: The minimum shut ter speed varie s dependin g on the focal lengt h of the lens you are us ing. *2: The minimum shut ter speed varie s depending on ambient light.
71 Contrast Control Sync Photo graphy ( ) Flash units that support this sync mode are as f ollows. However , the flash modes , cameras, and ca mera shutter sp eeds that can be us ed differ depending on the flash unit. Set the sh utter spee d to the sp eed shown in the shut ter speed c olumn below .
72 *1: The minimum shut ter speed varie s dependin g on the focal lengt h of the lens you are us ing. *2: The minimum shut ter speed varie s depending on ambient light.
73 High-Speed Sync Mode Ph otography ( ) Cameras that s upport this sync mode are as follows. Be sure to set your ca mera accor ding to the following s ettings: - Shutter speed: faster than flash unit.
74 Slow-Sp eed Sync Photo graphy Restrictio ns Be sure to s et the ca mera as follo ws. Y ou cannot perform sl ow-speed sync photography with settings o ther than B (Bulb Exposure) wit h the following.
75 645D, K-7, K20D , K10D, *ist D Green (exc ept 645D) , Hyper Program (when progra mmed AE is a ctivated) a nd Av (Aperture Prio rity) modes, Sv ( except *ist D) Y ou can perform slow-s peed sync photography using the fol lowing method when the ca mera is in Hyper Program mode.
76 ■ Precautions When Phot ogra phing with a Slav e Flash ● Be sure to set the camer a as follows: - Exposure mode: M (man ual) or B (B ulb Exp osure) * Exposur e modes othe r than thos e above ar e not comp atible with this pho tographic me thod.
77 Flash Effective Range ■ Calculating the Flas h Effective Range When setting the lens to manual f/s top, calcul ate the guide number at full flash wit h the use of fl ash's zoom position a nd ISO. Div ide the resu lting guide n umber by the apertur e in use.
78 The shooting distance parameters wil l be displaye d on the LCD p anel. Make sure tha t you are w ithin the flash effec tive range be fore taki ng pictures. ● The effectiv e flash range is di splayed for the following camera and lens combinations.
79 ■ Guide Number (GN) Guide numbers i ndicate flash light inte nsity . The la rger the number, the farther you can reac h with your fl ash. From the guide n umber , y ou can easily ob tain the proper apert ure setting re quired for an optimum exposure.
80 *With the wi de-angle panel at tached ISO Flash light intensity Camera format Zoom posi tion 35mm 85mm 70mm 50mm 35mm 28mm 24mm *20 mm 645 150mm 135mm 100mm 70mm 55mm 45mm *35 mm 67 190mm 180m m 120mm 90mm 70mm 60mm *55 mm DIGIT AL 58mm 48mm 34mm 24mm 19mm 16mm *13m m 645D 106mm 87mm 62mm 43mm 35mm 30mm *25 mm ISO200 1/1 50.
81 High-Speed Sync Guid e Number *With th e wide-angl e panel attached ISO Shutter speed Camera format Zoom position 35mm 85mm 70mm 50mm 35mm 28mm 24mm *20mm DIGIT AL 58mm 48mm 34mm 24mm 19mm 16mm *13mm 645D 106mm 87mm 62mm 43mm 35mm 30 mm *25mm ISO100 250 16.
82 ■ P-TTL and TTL Auto Flash Effec tive Range (Unit: m) Camera format Zoom position ISO 100 ISO 200 35mm 20mm 24mm 28mm 35mm 50m m 70mm 85mm 20m m 24mm 28mm 35 mm 50mm 70mm 85mm 645 35mm 45mm 55mm .
83 (Unit: m) Camera format Zoom position ISO 400 35mm 20mm 24mm 28mm 35mm 50mm 70mm 85mm 645 35mm 45mm 55mm 70mm 100mm 135mm 150mm 67 55mm 60mm 70mm 90mm 120mm 180mm 190mm DIGIT AL 13 mm 16mm 19mm 24mm 34mm 48mm 5 8mm 645D 25mm 30mm 35 mm 43mm 62mm 87mm 1 06mm f/stop f/1.
84 Optional Accessories A number of dedi cated access ories are avai lable for t his flash unit . Off-camera Shoe Clip CL-10 Setting clip for using the A F360FGZ as a wireless sla ve flash. Hot Shoe Adapter F G Adapter fo r using the AF360FG Z as a sep arate flash unit using th e extensio n cord F5P/ F5P L.
85 Specifications Ty p e Clip-on, TTL auto zoom flash unit with series control Guide No. ISO 100 ISO 200 Maximum 36 (ISO 100/m) In manual mode, six-step adjustment fro m M1/1 to M1/32. The focal lengt hs in the table below are for 35 mm single lens reflex cameras.
86 (ISO 400) Flash duration (1/2 peak each) (M1/1) flash: Approx. 1/1200 sec. (TTL) Fastest duration t ime: Approx. 1/2 0000 sec. Recycling time/T ot al number of flashes Consecutive Discharge Approx.
87 Flash modes P-TTL auto, TTL auto , auto, manual. Flash exposure compensation In P-TTL mode, -3.0 to +1.0 levels (0.5 step increments ) Flash output setting Wireless master, slave: (1/1 ➝ 2/3 ➝ .
88 MEMO.
89 MEMO.
90 MEMO.
91 W arranty Policy All PENT AX camera accessories purchased through authori zed bona fide photographi c distribution channels are guarant eed against defect s of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of purchase.
92 This warranty policy does not affect customer’s statutory rig hts. The local warranty policies availabl e from PENT AX distributo rs in some countries can s upersede th is warranty policy .
93 Information for Users on Collection and Di sposal of Old Equipment and Used Batteries Used electrical/electronic equipme nts and batteries must be treated separ ately and in accordance with legisla tion that requires proper treatme nt, recovery and recycling of these products.
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