G10 external flash sync

[Ghostfly]

If I remember correctly - the flash sync (external flash / hot shoe) on the G9 was 1/500 - much faster than any medium price range SLR. Does anyone know what the flash sync is for a G10? I don't see it in any specs online.

[sidfrisby]

Hi there

page 266 in the owners manual says "The maximum flash syncro shutter speed is 1/250second."

best wishes

[Ghostfly]

Thanks! it says that for the G9 as well, but it gets a little faster.

Check this out:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-sync-canon-g9-at-12500th-of-sec.html

[Piet]

Thanks! it says that for the G9 as well, but it gets a little faster.


I'll confirm your original post.
At least the german manual says on page 97 (description of the Av mode), that the internal flash is synced to 1/500s (which definitly works) and the 1/250s is it for external flashes.
So here we stay again: what about the G10? :confused:

[Gary W. Graley]

Is there a way to attach a PC cable to the G10?
I tried on the G9 but my hot shoe adapter I used
did not trigger my studio strobes, I had a safety
device in line to protect the camera, no worries there
but the camera would not trigger?
I had done this sucessfully with a Fuji S7000, but not with
the G9 or G7
G2

[Ghostfly]

Is there a way to attach a PC cable to the G10?
I tried on the G9 but my hot shoe adapter I used
did not trigger my studio strobes, I had a safety
device in line to protect the camera, no worries there
but the camera would not trigger?
I had done this sucessfully with a Fuji S7000, but not with
the G9 or G7
G2

Not sure Gary - good question (I'd love to know the answer too), but why not start another thread instead of hijacking this one?

[Gary W. Graley]

Well, the thread is about flashes on the G10, didn't want to start more
threads in the same vein. I had started one before for the G9 and never
got an answer, sorry if this cluttered up your thread...
G2

[mattograph]

Hey Gary

Shoot Lon an email at flashzebra.com. He will have the answer.....

PS -- Your avitar looks like Keith Olbermann!:)

[psykon99]

Is there a way to attach a PC cable to the G10?
I tried on the G9 but my hot shoe adapter I used
did not trigger my studio strobes, I had a safety
device in line to protect the camera, no worries there
but the camera would not trigger?
I had done this sucessfully with a Fuji S7000, but not with
the G9 or G7
G2

I was using my Skyport trigger on my G10 the other day with no fail.

[ANov]

G10 internal flash sync at 1/500 and external sync at 1/250. This is from trying with a 580EX II, also on pg 267 on the manual.

[GordonSBuck]

G10 internal flash sync at 1/500 and external sync at 1/250. This is from trying with a 580EX II, also on pg 267 on the manual.

Of course, faster sync speeds are possible by switching the 580EXII to high speed sync.

With my G9 - and I suspect for the G10 - if the camera does not recognize the flash as being a Canon flash then very high sync speeds are possible. Here's a post from my blog in which I used a Nikon flash and synced at 1/2500 sec! This is a popular feature of the G9 because you can have the flash override the sun!

http://lightdescription.blogspot.com/2008/01/g9-flash-sync-speed.html

[Ghostfly]

Your have an interesting blog, I'll definitely check back again. The strobist article you reference is what I was looking for.

[maxsoul]

I believe you can use shutter speed over 1/1000 sec ( since all P&S are not dslr with mirror and curtain mechanism) if you set your camera and flash in manual mode. BTW if you have a canon flash you can cover the 4 smaller contact on the hotshoe with plastic sheet and it will think this is a non-canon flash