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Why do we charge our flashes?

The peak power at work when a flash is being discharged is extreme. Example: a classic Metz 45CT (a large but still handheld unit) on full manual power delivers around 90 watt-seconds of electrical ...
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What is this strange ghosting effect and how can I remove it?

To be a bit more specific, this is the superposition of a very short exposure with flash, the clear sharp part overlaid by an underexposed long exposure shot (the blurry part) However, the amount of ...
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Why does a lens hood plus built in flash cause shadows on the photo?

Lens hoods attached to super-zoom kit lenses contain a shadow monster that is released when exposed to light from the built-in flash. Remove the hood to avoid letting the monster escape into your ...
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What is this strange ghosting effect and how can I remove it?

For me this is motion blur. And because is the same on all the objects edges it is caused by slow shutter speed. Try to use 1/100, 1/160. Also you should know internal flash usually have very ...
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My Lumix GH4 flash has stopped working — what can I do?

You ask for any advice, so I'm going to provide that. Your built-in flash seems like it's broken. So, you should ignore it and get a shoe-mount flash, since your camera comes with a standard hot shoe. ...
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How to interval shoot in a pitch black room?

Angle the flash to bounce off the ceiling or a grey card by blocking the flash with a mirror. Simply shutter a bit slower or bump the ISO to account for the decrease in intensity. If it's a thin ...
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How do I activate the built-in flash on the Canon Powershot G5 X?

I can't figure out how to activate the flash... Page 91 of your PowerShot G5 X manual explains that you activate the flash by lifting it up. Other cameras have a button or switch that you can use to ...
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Is the flash on a Nikon D5600 supposed to pop up and fire automatically, if so what camera settings to achieve this

Only in auto mode will the flash automatically pop up. If you are in the manual type modes, you have to hit the flash button on the top left side of the camera to pop the flash up.
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How can I set three flashes at different output levels with a camera with only two flash groups?

Get more groups, or at least different triggers. Just me, but consider getting some additional gear. Picking up a cheap 3rd party CLS-capable flash, such as a Yongnuo YN-586EX (make sure you get the ...
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How can I set three flashes at different output levels with a camera with only two flash groups?

one behind the subject over exposing a white background by one stop It sounds like you don't necessarily have to adjust this one as frequently as the other two. If you set this background flash to ...
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Can I use burst mode with the pop-up flash on a Nikon DSLR?

Not with the internal flash. In continuous shutter mode, the internal flash will fire only once each time that you press the shutter button. Most of the Nikon manuals specify those exact words, but ...
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Can I use burst mode with the pop-up flash on a Nikon DSLR?

With some cameras it can theoretically be yes. With most Nikon DSLR cameras the flash is limited to one discharge per shutter button press. With pretty much all DSLRs with built in flashes it is, ...
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Why does a lens hood plus built in flash cause shadows on the photo?

The 2-cent flash diffuser, made by wrapping a piece of paper around the built in flash. Sample images:
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Why does a lens hood plus built in flash cause shadows on the photo?

Because the built-in flash is too close to the camera body, and therefore the lens blocks its light in the frame, causing a shadow. The lens hood can't be made smaller, or else it would not be ...
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My Lumix GH4 flash has stopped working — what can I do?

You have two basic options: Send it to a repair center to see if the flash can be fixed. Continue using the camera without the internal flash. Since the GH4 has a hot shoe, you can use an external ...
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Why doesn't my D3100 take photos when the built in flash is popped up?

I'm guessing that the exposure settings are significantly different (darker) when the flash is up because it is expecting the flash to add a lot of light. If the exposure settings are dark enough that ...
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Unable to trigger my Speedlite YN565EXIII via optical trigger using a Canon 750D (Rebel T6i)

I think one possible issue is that you have the camera's "wireless master" settings set to expect you have a Canon EX speedlight mounted on the camera's hotshoe as your optical master: ...
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Why won't my D3400 take flash pictures even when focused?

It seems, for whatever reason, that your camera can not detect when the flash signals a confirmation that is is charged and ready to take a shot. This may be an issue with the confirmation circuitry, ...
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How do I activate the built-in flash on the Canon Powershot G5 X?

Yeah i got it... There was a plastic cover on the flash mount that was some kind of blocking the onboard flash. Removing the plastic cover unlocks all flash features.
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Use Built-in Pop up flash to focus in Manual Mode, Canon 1300D

Yes, there is a setting. You can use your pop-up flash as a focus aid while in manual exposure if you enable it in your Custom Function menu. There are also some other options which may not be quite ...
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Can I use a Canon 430EX III-RT without firing a pop-up flash?

If you don't have any additional triggering gear to get the 430EXIII-RT off-camera, then, yes, you have to fire the T6i's pop-up flash to trigger it in optical TTL slave mode. Without firing the pop-...
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Why doesn't my Nikon D5200 pop-up flash fire in manual mode?

The internal flash should fire in A,S,P,M modes anytime you have opened it. If open, and if A,S,P,M modes, that is instruction that it should fire with the shutter, regardless. Why it might not is ...
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Why doesn't my Nikon D5200 pop-up flash fire in manual mode?

You'd have to consult your manual, but the pop-up flash probably pops up automatically only in scene modes, and possibly "A" mode. With other modes including manual, it will not pop-up ...
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Why does my camera choose a higher ISO even when the flash is on?

The camera is behaving this way because the built in flash is relatively weak compared to most external flashes. Even if you are shooting at closer distances, where the built in flash does have enough ...
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Why does my camera choose a higher ISO even when the flash is on?

Use a hot shoe flash. The D7200 is one of the later models with the latest way that Nikon Auto ISO reacts with flash (there have been three methods on iTTL models). If a hot shoe flash is used (a ...
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Why can't I fire the built-in flash on my Lumix GH4?

In short, this mode tends to assume you do not want to take flash photos, but use the flash only as fill light such as when there is strong backlight and you need to see a darker subject in front. ...
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Duration of Canon DSLR pop-up flash?

Keep in mind that the flash duration varies according to the flash power, and it is not easy to directly control flash power for a built-in flash. Usually, at lowest power, the flash duration will be ...
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How can I use only the external flash on slave mode without firing the built-in flash?

Yes. Use radio triggers. If you want to avoid firing the pop-up flash completely, then use a radio transmitter in the hotshoe that triggers a radio receiver attached to your off-camera flash, usually ...
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How can I use only the external flash on slave mode without firing the built-in flash?

I have the same camera as you. Under built-in flash settings in the menu you need to select the "custom wireless function" and select only the external flash (and NOT the easy wireless flash setting)....
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