A70 manual mode vs aperture priority

[roberthd]

Thx to all for feedback. I apologize for all the posts but I am really using the A70 a lot and am looking for some help in order to really understand all its options.

Here's the dilemma. Today I took several flash shots in aperture priority mode. I noted the shutter speed chosen by this mode. The shot seemed OK. But when I switched to manual mode and dialed in the exact same aperture and shutter speed used in aperture priority mode, the camera gave me the red -1 1/2 warning, which means I am underexposed by 1.5 stops. How can this be?

thx

[stduc]

Did you have the flash turned on?
Did you have the correct flash power set?

[roberthd]

Thx for the reply...yes, I double-checked everything, incl. the flash power...which was at full. And it was turned on. I think I will reset the entire system to factory defaults and try again...don't know what else to do.

thx

[stopbath]

The camera will measure available light when measuring in manual. It will not add in the potential flash output.

Nothing is wrong with your camera.

[roberthd]

Thanks...I never thought of that, great answer, I appreciate it.