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The shots are too dark.
• The subject is beyond the range of the flash unit.
Note: Using bounce flash reduces the range of the flash unit.
• The subject contains very bright or highly reflective areas. The
metering system of the camera or flash unit is deceived as a result.
Set a positive manual flash exposure correction, e.g., +1 EV.
The shots are too bright.
• In close-up shots, overexposure (shots that are too bright) may
result if the shutter speed is faster than the flash sync speed.
• The minimum distance (10% of maximum range) has not been rea-
ched.
• The subject contains very dark or low reflectance areas of the
image.
Through this circumstance, the measurement system of the camera
or flash unit is deceived.
Set a negative manual flash exposure, for example, -1 EV.
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