Phottix Mitros TTL Flash for Canon Parts
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1. A B Groups A and B can be set by Flash Ratio see below Group C is not adjustable and does not fire The EV compensation of Groups A and B can be adjusted 1 Press the 6 button after exiting the Flash Ratio Setting Screen 2 Press the eps or lt gt buttons to adjust up or down EV for Groups A and B HSS SCS Setting and Adjusting Ratio Modes ETTL Modes 1 Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode ZOOM 2 Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between Master with flash Master without flash Slave OS and Off modes 3 Select Master with flash or Master without flash 4 Pressing 1 button will change the highlighted selection from Master to Channel and Ratio 5 Select the transmission channel 6 Select the Ratio mode Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between A B C A B and A BC modes 7 When A B or A BC are highlighted pressing the o button will highlight the ratio adjustment selection below the ratio ZOOM 8 Pressing the lt 2 button will change the ratio from 1 1 to 1 8 in steps of ELS E2 13 14 16 18 9 Pressing the lt gt button will change the ratio from 1 1 to 1 5 1 2 1 3 1 41 6 1 81 S 10 Press the Ge button to confirm and exit the screen Manual Modes A B C In manual mode all three groups fire at the same output level This power level can be set A B C The output level of each group is individually adjusted2. 3 Never use the flash near combustible gases gasoline solvents etc 4 Do not expose the flash or batteries to dripping splashing water or high hu ZZ Nile midity e N 4 wis i 5 5 Do a leave the flash or batteries in a hot location direct sunlight in a closed Sr eZ GE G 6 car etc e Sede 8 i 6 Remove batteries from the flash when not being used for an extended period of time 7 Change the batteries when required Use undamaged batteries in good con dition Do not mix battery types or new and used batteries Arrow Adjustment Buttons 8 Do not put opaque objects in front of the flash lens when firing the flash The energy emitted by the flash may cause objects to burn or cause damage to the flash tube or fresnel lens 1 Up Arrow Zoom Adjustment Mode Button 2 Right Arrow Wireless Flash Mode Button 3 Down Arrow HSS SCS Button 9 Use caution in touching the flash head after use It may be hot and can cause 4 Left Button Custom Functions Button burns ZOOM 10 The flash contains high voltage electronic parts Do not disassemble or at tempt to repair the flash Never touch the flash s internal components 11 Do not touch the External Power Port contacts with any metal objects this can cause electric shock and serious injury HSS SCS Front Right Side Table of Contents 1 Bounce Card 2 Wide Angle Diffuser 3 Flash Head 4 Wireless Signal Receiver Area 5
3. AF Assist Light 6 Hot Shoe 7 Battery Compartment Parts and FUNCTIONS ccccccosccssccsssccssccssscsssccssccsssccescoese cece Wires Tiggo carain CUSTOM FUNTION aaa TECHNIC SDE Enna 2 MO OES in A 9 1 Phettix Mitros JE Ph ttix Photography Specialists Please note These instruction assume 1 Both the flash and camera are switched on 2 The flash and camera are set to the same settings as this manual 3 Camera menu and flash custom functions menu are set to default values 4 The flash is being used with a compatible Canon DSLR Installing batteries 1 Press the battery cover in while pushing it towards the bottom of the flash The battery cover will open and raise 2 Insert AA batteries as shown by the diagram inside the battery compartment 3 Lower the battery cover and push back towards the top of the flash locking it in place Please note Please use four standard high quality batteries of the same brand Make sure all batteries are at similar powers levels Batteries can get hot when the flash is being used Use caution when chang ing batteries If you do not use the flash for an extended period of time store with bat teries removed Attaching the flash to a camera Turn off both the camera and flash 1 Align the flash hot shoe with the camera hot shoe 2 Slide the flash into the camera hot shoe until fully inserted 3 Lock the flash in position
4. by pushing the locking lever to the right until the lock engages with a click 4 To Unlock press the locking release button on the locking lever and slide to the left Turning the Flash On Off 1 To power on the flash move the power switch to the on position 2 To power off the flash move the power switch to the off position Battery Level Indicator The Battery Level Indicator on the LCD see below will display an approximate indication of how much power remains in the batteries in the flash Use this as a rough guide as to when a battery change is needed If flash recycling time has become very long 30 seconds change the batteries En INSTRUCTION MANUAL Raising and Rotating the Flash Head 1 The flash head will elevate from 7 to 90 degrees with stops at 7 0 45 60 75 and 90 degrees Gently raise or lower the flash head into the required position 2 The flash head will rotate 180 degrees in either direction with stops at 60 75 90 120 150 and 180 degrees Gently rotate the flash head into the required position 3 When the flash head is raised or rotated from the 0 degree standard forward position the flash zoom will set itself to 50mm will be displayed on the LCD Flash zoom when the head is raised or rotated can be changed in MZoom mode see below 4 At 7 degrees the flash zoom will act the same as 0 degree it will not change any settings Using the Bounce Card or Wide Angle Diffuser The Phot
5. by the user see below Each group is independent one not affecting the other A B Groups A and B power level can be set individually by the user see be low Group C is not adjustable and does not fire Setting and Adjusting Manual Modes 1 Press the e button to change the flash into Manual M Mode 2 Press and hold the s button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode ZOOM 3 Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between Master with flash Master without flash Slave OS and Off modes 4 Select Master with flash or Master without flash Mjs 5 Pressing button will change the highlighted selection from Master to Channel and Ratio 6 Select the transmission channel ZOOM 7 Select the Ratio mode Pressing the lt gt and between A B C A B and A B C modes buttons will cycle HSS SCS 8 Press the e button to confirm and exit the screen 9 Press the button to adjust power levels ZOOM 10 Pressing the lt lt gt or lt gt 1 1 to 1 128 in 1 3rd stops buttons will change the Flash Power Level 11 Pressing the button will change the Groups from A to B to C the cm button from C to B to A if applicable 12 Press the Se button to exit power level adjustment mode Multi Mode A B C All three groups fire in Multi Mode at the same power level frequen cy and flash count A B C The output level of each group is adjusted individually by the user see below The f
6. displayed on the flash LCD Full pressing the camera shutter button or pressing the Mas ter flash test button will wake up flashes in idle mode Slave Idle Timer can be changed from 60 minutes to 10 minutes see C Fn 10 below The flash will go into Slave Auto Off Mode after 8 hours if no buttons have been pressed or it has not been fired after IDLE is displayed on the flash LCD Pressing the test button on the flash will wake it up Slave Auto Off can be changed from after 8 hours to after 1 hour see C Fn 11 below Modeling Flash 1 Pressing the camera depth of field preview button if available will fire the flash continuously for 1 second This Modeling Flash is useful in seeing lighting effects and balance on the subject 2 Modeling Flash is available in all modes ETTL Multi and Manual 3 Modeling Flash can be used in both normal and wireless shooting and can be set see C Fn 02 below Please note 1 Overheating and damage can result from excessive use of the Modeling Flash Do not use more than 20 times in succession 2 When overheating the flash will automatically increase charging time until the flash temperature has decreased Autofocus AF Assist Light 1 In low light contrast situations the Phottix Mitros built in Auto Focus Assist Light will illuminate to assist with AF The AF Assist Light on the front of the flash will project a focusing target on the subject 2 AF Assist Light functions can be set
7. from the pre vious setting 4 Flash Zoom can be adjusted when the head is raised or rotated by switch ing to Mzoom mode and making desired adjustments Setting High Speed Sync or Second Curtain Sync The Phottix Mitros flash has both High Speed Sync and Second Curtain Sync functions See further details under High Speed Sync and Second Curtain Sync later in this manual To set 1 Press the lt gt button 2 The L gt button will cycle between HSS SCS and turning both off HSS SCS Please note HSS and SCS are available in ETTL and Manual modes but not in Multi mode Test Button Pressing the test button will trigger the flash This can be used for metering in manual mode only In Wireless Master Mode pressing the test button will fire slave flashes on the same channel being controlled by the Master flash Test but ton output levels can be configured see C Fn 07 below Auto Idle Functions To save battery power the Phottix Mitros TTL Flash is equipped with Idle and Auto Off modes 1 In Non Wireless Slave Modes The flash will go into Auto Idle mode after 90 sec if no buttons have been pressed or it has not been fired The flash LCD will go blank Half pressing the camera shutter button or pressing the test button on the flash will wake up the Phottix Mitros 2 In Wireless Slave Mode the flash will go to Slave Idle Mode after 60 minutes if no buttons have been pressed or it has not been fired IDLE will be
8. Specialists Wireless Triggering Mode The Phottix Mitros TTL Flash is equipped with wireless triggering Using pulses of light a flash on the camera adjusts and fires remote flashes The Phottix Mitros can also be triggered as an Optical Slave OS In OS mode other nearby fired flashes will trigger the Mitros in manual mode only A flash set in Master mode must be attached to the camera or the camera pop up flash used if compatible Remote flashes must be set to slave mode Wireless triggering is achieved by pulses of light fired by the Master flash All flashes must be in line of sight The Wireless Signal Receiver Area must be able to see signals from the Master flash This system may not perform well outdoors or in brightly lit areas For increased performance and power control consider using the Phottix Odin TTL Flash Trigger with your Phottix Mitros flash The Phottix Odin controls and fires TTL flashes via radio signals not pulses of light and is less limited in all environments Optical Slave OS Mode In Optical Slave OS Mode the Phottix Mitros will fire when it optically sees another nearby flash fire The Mitros will fire in manual mode at the power levels it was set to To Set OS Mode 1 Press and hold the 2 Press lt gt button to cycle to OS mode button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode 3 Press the Ge button to confirm and exit the screen 4 The flash will change to Manual M mod
9. ation C Fn icon Aperture f stop flash range and High Speed Sync HSS Second Curtain Sync SCS icon flash ratio FEB Group Power Level EV Multi Mode indicators Frequency and Flash Count Ph ttix Photography Specialists Auto Save Functions The Phottix Mitros will remember flash settings Mode power levels etc will be retained in the flash if it is turned off and then back on Setting Flash Zoom The Phottix Mitros Flash has two flash head zoom modes Auto Azoom and Manual Mzoom Auto zoom will dynamically change flash head zoom as a camera s zoom lens is changed to provide optimum lighting Manual zoom al low the user to set the zoom of the flash head To set 1 Press the lt 2 button 2 The Zoom area on the LCD will be highlighted and flash ZOOM 3 Press the lt gt or lt gt buttons to set the flash head zoom to Azoom or the desired Mzoom manual level 4 Press the Se button when the zoom is properly set Please Note 1 When in Azoom and the flash head is raised or rotated from the 0 degree standard forward position the flash zoom will set itself to 50mm will be displayed on the LCD The flash zoom will not change if the head is lowered to 7 degrees 2 Azoom will work ONLY when the flash head is set to either 0 or 7 degrees 3 When in Mzoom and the flash head is raised or rotated from the 0 degree standard forward position the flash zoom will not be changed
10. bo Please note scopic Mode variables use the following formula SCS functions will not work in Wireless or Multi modes Number of flashes Frequency Shutter Speed Example 5x number of flashes 10 Hz Frequency 5 second shutter speed Manual M Mode This is a rough guideline You may need to increase or decrease the shutter In Manual Mode the flash will fire at the power level you set The Phottix Mitros speed to get the desired result TTL Flash can be adjusted from 1 1 full power to 1 128 8 stops of adjustments in 1 3rd stop increments Aperture shutter soeed and ISO on the camera needs Multi Stroboscopic Mode Output Chart to be manually adjusted For best results use M Manual mode on the camera To use 20 MODE a fs5il4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 Press the C button until M is displayed on the flash LCD eee HHHH 1 16 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 a a 8 8 8 8 2 Press the Ge button to enter the power adjustment screen The power 1 32 60160160 50150140 30 20 201 20 18 16 12 level will flash and be highlighted 1 64 90 90 90 80 80 7060 50 40 40 35 30 20 1 128 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 60 50 40 40 3 Press the D gt or L lt buttons to adjust the flash power HSS SCS 4 Pressthe button to exit the power adjustment screen If the number of flashes is displayed as N the maximum number of flashes ee will be as shown by the table below regardles
11. de to single and ensure the flash is fully recharged before taking the second and third photos Some cameras have custom functions to change stop adjustments from 1 3 to 1 2 stop increments for FEB and FEC If camera custom functions are changed the Phottix Mitros will adjust levels in 1 2 stop increments Flash Exposure Lock FEL Flash Exposure Lock FEL can be used to lock the flash exposure before a photo is taken This is useful when manual spot metering is being used in a scene with different lighting conditions While in ETTL mode press the camera s FEL button the button to use this function See your camera user manual for more information on FEL functions and usage Pressing the FEL Button will cause the flash to fire a pre flash that will be used to calculate flash power during the exposure This will be retained in the camera memory The FEL icon will be displayed in the camera viewfinder Each time the FEL button is pressed a pre flash will fire and a new exposure cal culated When the shutter button is fully pressed the flash will fire at the locked exposure Please note If the subject is too far away underexposure will result the FEL icon will blink for approximately 0 5 sec in the camera viewfinder If the subject is too small in the viewfinder FEL may not be effective High Speed Sync HSS In HSS mode the camera flash maximum sync speed can reach the camera s maximum shutter s
12. e 5 Set the desired power level Please note Do not place any obstacles between the master unit and slave unit s Obsta cles can block signal transmissions Ensure the slave flash s Wireless Signal Receiver Area faces toward the trig gering flash TTL pre flashes will set off a flash set to OS mode The flash will fire before the exposure Do not mix OS mode with other flashes using TTL Unlike other Wireless Mode Optical Slave OS does not use channels A flash set in OS mode will fire when it sees any flash trigger Wireless Settings Flashes must be set to Master or Slave mode A Master flash is needed on the camera to control remote slave flashes The same transmission channel needs to be set on both Master and Slave flashes Groups need to be set for Slave flash es Group Ratio functions needs to be set for Master flashes To set Master Mode 1 Press and hold the ZOOM 2 Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between Master with flash Master without flash Slave OS and Off modes 3 Select Master with flash or Master without flash s button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode 4 Pressing e button will change the highlighted selection from Master to Channel and Ratio 5 Select the transmission channel 6 Select the Ratio mode see below 7 Press the 6e button to confirm and exit the screen Master with Flash mode The Master flash on the camera will fire when a phot
13. lash 1 Press and hold the e and Ge buttons for 3 seconds 2 The flash will reset to factory default settings 3 All custom functions will be reset to factory defaults Flash Information Display For technical support or firmware upgrade checking the Phottix Mitros infor mation may be need To display the hardware software icon library and serial number display 1 Press the L button as the flash is turned on 2 Press any button to cancel this display and enter the LCD screen Changes to the flash capacitor If the flash is not used for some time physical changes will take place within the flash s capacitor Make sure to turn on the flash a minimum of 10 minutes every three months to prevent any physical changes Technical Specification Modes E TTL and E TTL II Manual and Multi Stroboscopic Guide No 58 190 at 105mm focal length ISO 100 in meters feet Flash coverage 24 105mm 14mm with wide angle diffuser panel Auto zoom Flash coverage automatically adjusts to match the lens focal length Manual zoom Zoom can be adjusted by changing setting on the flash cam era Rotation 360 degrees Up Down 7 to 90 degrees FEC Flash exposure compensation Manual FEB Flash exposure bracketing 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments Manual flash exposure compensation and FEB can be combined Sync modes First Curtain Sync Second Curtain Sync and High Speed Sync Stroboscopic flash 1 199Hz Flash exposure confirmati
14. n to exit FEC Adjustment Mode Please note Some cameras have custom functions to change stop adjustments from 1 3 to 1 2 stop increments for FEB and FEC If camera custom functions are changed the Phottix Mitros will adjust levels in 1 2 stop increments Flash Exposure Bracketing FEB Flash Exposure Bracketing FEB can be used to automatically change flash pow er over a series of photos The camera will record three images with different exposures one exposed as per camera calculations one over exposed and another under exposed Over and under exposure levels can be set by the user FEB is useful in run and gun situations as well as when shooting scenes with different lighting conditions to help ensure a properly exposed photo It can also be used for HDR photography Some cameras have flash exposure storage function see your camera user man ual for more details To Set FEB 1 Pressthe button 2 Press the 3 Press the lt and lt gt buttons to adjust the exposure bracketing a m 0 u nt HSS SCS 4 Press the Ge button to confirm the setting button FEB 0 will be displayed and highlighted on the LCD Please note By default FEB will be cancelled after three photos are taken FEB can be set in the Custom Functions screen see C Fn 03 below FEB shooting sequence can be changed see C Fn 04 below FEB can be used with FEC and FEL see below For best results set the camera drive mo
15. nnels The Phottix Mitros Wireless system has four transmission channels 1 2 3 and 4 Signals from the Master flash are sent to Slave flashes on these channels If Mas ter and Slave flashes are set to different channels the Slave flashes will not fire Using Wireless Triggering With a flash in Master mode on the camera and remote flashes in Slave mode pressing the shutter button will fire the Master flash if set to Master with flash and flashes set to Slave mode within the range of the Master flash The camera and flash will meter the scene and fire flashes in TTL mode to properly expose the scene Ratio Modes Slave flashes can be controlled by the master flash in different ratio modes Available modes are Phettix Photography Specialists ETTL Modes A B C All three groups fire at an average of the total calculated output A BC Groups A and B can be set by Flash Ratio see below Group C is inde pendent with its flash output level assigned by the camera The EV compensation of Groups A and B can be adjusted 1 Press the 6 button after exiting the Flash Ratio Setting Screen 2 Press the or lt gt buttons to adjust up or down EV for Groups A and B HSS SCS 3 The EV compensation for Group C can also be adjusted Mjs 4 Pressing the button after setting the flash ratio will move the high lighted selection to EV adjustment for Group C 5 Press the D gt or lt gt buttons to adjust the EV for Group C
16. o is taken Master without Flash mode The Master flash on the camera will not fire when a photo is taken The flash will emit a short burst of light to communi cate with slave flashes but this light will not be part of the exposure To set Slave Mode 1 Press and hold the ZOOM 2 Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between Master with Flash Master without Flash Slave OS and Off modes e button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode 3 Select Slave 4 Pressing the button to change the highlighted selection from Slave to Channel and Group 5 Select the Transmission Channel 6 Select the group A B or C 7 Press the 6 button to confirm and exit the screen 8 When Slave flashes are ready to shoot the AF Assist light on the front of the flash will blink once every 1 second 20 MODE 9 To set Multi or M modes for the Slave press and hold the C button for approximately 2 sec 10 Set Power Levels or Multi Strobe Frequency Flash Count using the arrow buttons Please note Make sure the Master and Slave flashes are set to the same transmission channel 1 4 Do not place any obstacles between the master unit and slave unit s Obsta cles can block signal transmissions When using wireless bounce flash please ensure the slave flash Wireless Sig nal Receiver Area faces toward the Master flash When using only one flash set Wireless Mode to Off Transmission cha
17. on Blue LED lamp lights up in E TTL mode Flash Recycling with size AA alkaline batteries Recycling time Flash ready indicator Normal flash Approx 0 1 5 sec Red LED indicator lamp lights up Quick flash Approx 0 1 2 5 sec Green LED indicator lamp lights up Internal power Four size AA alkaline batteries or size AA Ni MH batteries External battery Compatible with Phottix Battery Pack and Canon compact battery pack CP E4 through specific adapter Power saving Non wireless slave modes 90 seconds Wireless slave mode 60 minutes Wireless flash Transmission method Optical pulse Channels 4 Wireless options OFF Master Slave and Optical Slave Transmission range Approx Indoors 12 16m 39 36 52 48 ft Outdoors 7 9m 22 96 29 52 ft Reception angle 40 horizontal 30 vertical Controlled slave groups 3 A B and C Flash ratio control 1 8 1 1 8 1 Standby current lt 100uA in sleep mode Dimensions L x W x H 202 8x77 5x58 3 mm Weight 427g flash only excluding batteries www phottix com
18. ons ZOOM 13 Pressing the lt lt Sor lt gt buttons will allow changes to be made to frequency and flash count These setting can only be changed on Group A and will be applied to Group B or C if applicable 14 Press the 6 button to exit power level adjustment mode Ph ttix Photography Specialists Custom Functions The Phottix Mitros TTL Flash comes with a number of programmable custom 3 Press th functions To edit these functions below 1 Press the O button for 2 seconds to enter the C Fn Menu Screen 2 Press the o or ag buttons to cycle through the menu items C Fn Oto 15 Custom Functions Chart Custom Function No C Fn 00 C Fn 01 C Fn 02 Distance units Auto Idle Modeling flash FEB auto cancel FEB sequence Quick flash L AF assist light Auto zoom Slave Idle timer Slave auto OFF Recycle power Auto backlight TTL Pref 0 Meters m 1 Feet Ft 0 Enable 1 Disable 0 Depth of field 1 Test firing key 2 Both 3 Disable 0 Enable 1 Disable 0 0 gt gt Q0 gt 0 Disable 1 Enable 0 1 32 1 Full output 0 Enable 1 Disable 0 For sensor size 1 Disable 0 60 minutes 1 10 minutes 0 After 8 hours 1 After 1 hour 0 Int and Ext source 1 External Power 0 Enable 1 Disable 0 Enable I I 1 Disable EV rm lt e gt or lt gt buttonsto change the function within the menu 4 Pressthe Ge button to exit
19. peed This is useful when using aperture priority mode or to limit ambient light HSS may vary with different camera models see your camera user manual for details To use HSS mode 1 Press the lt gt button 2 The HSS icon will be displayed on the flash LCD 3 Set shutter speeds higher than the camera s flash sync speed and take photos To exit HSS mode 1 Press the L gt button twice 2 It will cycle from HSS to SCS and back to regular FCS mode Please note Check that the HSS icon is displayed in the viewfinder HSS drastically reduces flash power battery power and range Phettix Photography Specialists Second Curtain Sync SCS The Phottix Mitros Second Curtain Sync function makes the flash fire at the end 5 Press the Ge button to exit the adjustment screen of an exposure not the beginning This can be useful with slow shutter speeds for capturing special effect Please note 7 1 Overheating and damage can result from excessive use of the Multi Strobo UMAR scopic Mode Do not use more than 20 times in succession 1 Press the button twice This will cycle from FCS to HSS and then 2 When overheated the flash will automatically increase charging time until the SCS mode the flash temperature has decreased 2 To cancel Press the lt gt button once This will return to standard FCS mode Stroboscopic Mode and Shutter Speeds To determine the proper camera shutter speed to be used with various Stro
20. requency and flash count of the multi strobe of each group are same and can only be adjusted on Group A A B Groups A and B can be set by power level individually by the user see below The frequency and flash count of the multi strobe of Groups A and B are same and can only be adjusted on Group A Group C is not adjustable and does not fire Setting and Adjusting Multi Mode 1 Press the e button to change the flash into Multi Mode 2 Press and hold the ZOOM 3 Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between Master with flash Master without flash Slave OS and Off modes 4 Select Master with flash or Master without flash ws button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode M S 5 Pressing button will change the highlighted selection from Master to Channel and Ratio 6 Select the transmission channel 7 Select the Ratio mode Pressing the lt gt and lt gt buttons will cycle between A B C A B and A B C modes 8 Press the 6 button to confirm and exit the screen 9 Press the 6 button to adjust power levels 10 Pressing the lt 2 gt or lt gt buttons will change the Flash Power Level 1 1 to 1 128 in 1 3rd stops 11 Pressing the buttons will change the Groups from A to B to C the t button from C to B to A if applicable and allow power level to be changed on these groups 12 Pressing the button after cycling through the groups will move to the frequency and flash count selecti
21. s of the firing frequency 5 When the flash ready light is illuminated red the flash is fully charged and ready to fire Flash Output 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 1 64 1 128 6 Pressing the button will fire the flash at the manual power level you som e e elo ae set This is useful when taking meter readings 2 4 12 20 40 Please note Half pressing the shutter button will display the effective manual flash pow er range on the Flash LCD Multi Stroboscopic Mode With Multi Stroboscopic mode a series of rapid flashes will be fired The flash count frequency and power of these flashes can be programmed on the Phottix Mitros Multi mode is useful for capturing multiple images of a moving subject in the same photo and other special effects The frequency of the effect in Hz number of flashes per second the total number of flashes and output levels can be set To use 1 Press the 5 button until Multi is displayed on the flash LCD 2 Pressthe Ge button to adjust Multi settings Displayed from left to right on the LCD Power Frequency HZ and Flash Count Power is highlighted and flashing upon entering the adjustment screen 3 Press the E and buttons to change between Power Frequency HZ and Flash count ZOOM 4 Pressthe lt gt and lt gt buttons while the setting is highlighted to adjust Power Frequency HZ and Flash count to the desired levels Ph ttix Photography
22. shes in a short amount of time will trigger this protection A Hot Icon will appear when the overheating protection circuit is in operation To avoid further overheating or possible damage the flash will increase the re cycling time to assist in lowering the flash temperature Wait 10 minutes before using the flash If the flash continues to be used after the Hot Icon appears and the flash does not cool down a Stop icon will appear on the LCD Cease using the flash and wait 10 minutes for it to cool down Sync and USB Ports 1 The 3 5mm Sync Port can be used with a 3 5mm sync cable to trigger the flash from a flash trigger or camera This port is input only flash signals are not output from this port 2 The USB port is used for firmware upgrades Firmware announcements and instructions will be made available on Phottix websites Status LED Left LED Flash ready indicator In Quick Flash Mode the LED will flash green when the flash has the minimum recycle charge It will flash red when fully charged Right LED Flash exposure confirmation lamp If a standard flash exposure is ob tained the flash exposure confirmation lamp will light blue for approximately 3 seconds If the flash exposure confirmation lamp doesn t light move closer to the subject or increase the camera ISO setting External Battery Port The External Battery Port is a proprietary Phottix design for use with Phottix flash cables The external por
23. sy _ Phettix Photography Specialists Phottix Mitros TTL Flash for Canon SS __ lt Sg a SS SSS SS geen S SS Ss a SS i O ra N WAV O74 j REE A OA ZZ lt EZ ge S ann ee ie a OSN SEA ge ae ee ee SS INSTRUCTION MANUAL BENUTZERHANDBUCH MANUEL D UTILISATION MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES INSTRUKCJA OBS UGI ISTRUZIONI D USO PYKOBOACTBO MOJIb3OBATEJIA iA Phottix Photography Specialists INSTRUCTION MANUAL Phottix Mitros TTL Flash for Canon Note To start immediately using this flash please refer to the quick start guide Parts For advanced features please read this manual and be familiar with your camera manual and operations Back Left Side The Phottix Mitros TTL Flash for Canon is designed to work with Canon DSLR 1 LCD Display cameras and features ETTL I II Manual Multi modes as well as Wireless Master Slave triggering 2 Mode Button 3 Test Button 4 Power Switch 5 Ready Light 6 Arrow Adjustment Buttons see below 7 Set Button 8 Locking Lever 9 3 5mm Sync Port 10 USB Port 11 External Power Port Warnings 1 Use your flash safely Do not fire the flash into the eyes of people or animals at short distances damage and or blindness can occur 2 Be careful using the flash in or around cars buses motorcycles or other mov ing vehicles as accidents can result
24. t is compatible with the Canon CP E4 compact bat tery pack or compatible models when the included adapter is used Please note Batteries must be used in the flash even when an external battery pack is used Never use non Canon compatible battery packs Ph attix Photography Specialists The LCD Display 14mm 105mm E Azoom inl 3 0EV C will i be displayed on inn flash LCD when camera s EV setting is Wa ETIL M2oom 105mm DO preferred Fa HS FEB1 3 0e0 8 1 1 1 1 8 r rrrnwv Y FEB Information Flash range Shots taken FEB amount in meters feet Multi Azoom 10 Hzoom 105mm seu A 17128 1H ai i HASTER CHi A B C CFn S 5 6 15m Hss Haste h SE ca i Master cna ABC crn eS F5 26m The LCD display on the Phottix Mitros flash contains important information re In ETTL mode HSS SCS FEB EV garding flash settings and functions Top Line In M mode HSS SCS Group Power Level In Multi mode Group Power Level Frequency Flash Count 1 Flash Mode Indicates the set mode of the flash ETTL Manual Multi M slave Third Line mode Multi slave mode 2 Zoom Indicates auto or manual flash head zoom and distance Beep Signal Icon 7 icon Master Slave Triggering Area displays channel master slave mode group information 3 Battery Level Indicator Hot Stop Fourth Line Second Line Flash and Exposure inform
25. the C Fn menu Settings and descriptions Ph ttix Photography Specialists Quick Flash Function The Quick Flash function allows the flash to fire at 1 6 to 1 2 of the full output Quick Flash recycle times are faster It helps for snap photography for near sub jects Quick flash can be used for continuous drive modes quick flash for continuous shot function can be enabled or disabled see C Fn 06 above Please note The Quick Flash Function makes flash firing a priority Under exposure could result if the subject is located to far from the camera Auto Backlight The backlight will light up for 8 seconds and then go off if no buttons are pressed When the auto backlight function is enabled pressing any button will light it up after it goes off When the auto backlight function is set to disable pressing the mode button will light it up TTL Pref TTL may vary slightly when using the flash on different cameras TTL Pref C Fn 15 setting allows users to adjust EV from 3 to 3 in 1 3rd stops to compensate for these slight variations This adjustment is a personal preference based on camera standard TTL and will be stored in memory When this EV level prefer ence is set this compensation will be used for images taken in TTL mode This EV compensation will not be displayed on the LCD during regular use Resetting to Factory Defaults The Phottix Mitros Flash can reset to factory defaults To reset the f
26. tix Mitros Flash comes equipped with a white bounce card and wide angle diffuser panel in the flash head 1 The wide angle diffuser panel will cause the flash to spread light to a 14mm equivalent 2 The white bounce card can be used when the flash head is in a raised position to bounce light forward to assist with catch lights in a subject s eyes To use 1 Gently pull the diffuser panel and bounce card from the flash head using the ridge on the bottom of the diffuser panel 2 If using the diffuser panel it will drop into position over the flash head Gen tly push the bounce card back into the flash head if not needed 3 If using the bounce card only gently push the diffuser panel back into the flash head Using the Flash Head Diffuser The Phottix Mitros TTL Flash comes with an attachable diffuser that can be add ed to the front of the flash head when needed It is good for softening light reducing hot spots and shadows and better coverage for macro photography To use 1 Align the diffuser with the flash head with the UP mark on the diffuser facing up 2 Snap one side of the diffuser mount into the corresponding flash head mount 3 Repeat step 2 on the other side of the diffuser Ph ttix Photography Specialists Overheating Protection The Phottix Mitros contains an overheating protection circuit that will slow flash recycle time to avoid overheating related damage Approximately 20 full power fla
27. to on or off see C Fn 08 below Adjustments The Phottix Mitros will adjust levels in 1 3 stop increments Some cameras have custom functions to change stop adjustments from 1 3 to 1 2 stop increments for FEB and FEC If camera custom functions are changed the Phottix Mitros will automatically adjust levels in 1 2 stops Ph ttix Photography Specialists Flash Modes The Phottix Mitros has three flash modes ETTL Manual M and Multi Strobo scopic To change modes 1 Press the S button 2 The flash modes will cycle through ETTL Manual M and Multi modes 3 The current mode will be displayed in the top left corner of the LCD ETTL Mode ETTL Meoom 105mm 0 HSS FEE1 3 0eu aD e i HASTER cHi ABC C F mw TP FSG 2615 1 In ETTL Mode the flash and camera will work together to calculate the correct exposure for recorded images When the shutter button is fully pressed the flash will fire a pre flash that the camera will use to calculate exposure and flash pow er the instant before the photo is taken Flash Exposure Compensation FEC The Phottix Mitros Flash offers Flash Exposure Compensation FEC functions and adjustements from 3 to 3 in 1 3 stops This is useful in situations where fine tuning of the TTL system is needed based on the environment To set FEC 1 Press the Ge button to enter FEC Adjustment Mode 2 Press the gt or L gt buttons to adjust FEC up or down 3 Press the Ge butto
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