Junior's G7
9th of July 2008 (Wed), 18:45
OK, so in Auto mode (which I rarely use), when it senses the flash is needed, it sets the Shutter Speed to 1/60. This is what I would expect: Flash on = 1/60.
In Program mode, with the flash set to On or Auto, it does not set the shutter speed to 1/60 - instead it uses whatever shutter speed it thinks it needs without the flash, and shoots the flash on top of that.
So in low light, in P, I might compose a shot and it says 0"6 F2.8 - I take the shot, it exposes it for the six tenths, and also fires the flash. This of course does no good (unless it's on a tripod, in which case I'd try it without the flash to begin with...).
I want it to know that when the flash is used, the shutter speed should default to 1/60. Without going into Tv and manually setting it to 1/60, (in which case the aperture will try to compensate), or M, in which case the same applies - the light meter isn't factoring in the flash - I would have thought that in P, the flash default would be the standard flash default - 1/60.
Am I missing something here?
It seems like the only mode it'll actually expect the flash and factor in its effect, is Full Auto.
In Program mode, with the flash set to On or Auto, it does not set the shutter speed to 1/60 - instead it uses whatever shutter speed it thinks it needs without the flash, and shoots the flash on top of that.
So in low light, in P, I might compose a shot and it says 0"6 F2.8 - I take the shot, it exposes it for the six tenths, and also fires the flash. This of course does no good (unless it's on a tripod, in which case I'd try it without the flash to begin with...).
I want it to know that when the flash is used, the shutter speed should default to 1/60. Without going into Tv and manually setting it to 1/60, (in which case the aperture will try to compensate), or M, in which case the same applies - the light meter isn't factoring in the flash - I would have thought that in P, the flash default would be the standard flash default - 1/60.
Am I missing something here?
It seems like the only mode it'll actually expect the flash and factor in its effect, is Full Auto.