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Model 283
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Description
of Controls
Calculator
@llluminated Dial @ ntfatineBattery Holder
@SensorSocket @ Remote Sensor Cord
a n dS e n s oHr o l d e*r
@ B o u n cA
e n g l eS c a l e
@Removable Sensor
@ SutficientLightIndicator
@ vooe Selector
@ Calculator DialLightButton
@ eatteryCompartment Cover @ SensorHolderShutter
CordSocket
@ SnuterCordSocket
@ Detachable
Shutter
@ nC nOapter
Receptacle Cord
@on-oft switch
@ ReadyLight/Open
FlashButton
@ Mounting
FootLockLever
' Optional accsssory in some countries
@ Mounting
Foot
IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
Whenusingyourphotographic equipment,
basicsafetyprecautions
shouldalwaysbe
followed, thefollowing:
including
allinstructions.
1. Readandunderstand
when
is necessary
2. Closesupervision
anyequipment is usedby or nearchildren.
Do notleaveequipment while
unattended
in use.
3. Caremustbe takenas burnscanoccur
fromtouchinghotparts.
4. Do notoperateequipment witha
damagedcordor if the equipment has
beendroppedor damaged-untilit has
beenexamined by a qualified
serviceman.
5, Do notletcordhangoveredgeof table
or counteror touchhotsurfaces.
cordis necessary,
6. lf an extension a cord
witha suitable currentratingshouldbe
used.Cordsratedforlessamperage than
theequipment mayoverheat.Careshould Tableof Contents
be takento arrangethecordso thatit will 2-3 S h o r tC o u r s eo f l n s t r u c t i o n s
notbetriPPed overor Pulled. 4-5 BatteryOperation
B a t t e r yS a v i n gC i r c u i t
7.Alwaysunplugequipment fromelectrical W h e nt o C h a n g et h e B a t t e r i e s

outletwhennotin use.Neveryankcordto 5-7 AutomaticOperation

T h eS e n s o r
pullplugfromoutlet.Graspplugandpullto T h e M o d eS e l e c t o r
T h y r i s t oCr i r c u i l
disconnect. T h eS u f f i c i e nLt i g h tI n d i c a t o r
7 - B T h e l l l u m i n a t eC d a l c u l a t oDr i a l
8. Letequipment coolcompletelybefore B - 9 F o r m i n gT h e C a p a c i t o r
puttingaway.Loopcord looselyaround 9 - 10 AttachinY g o u rF l a s ht o t h e C a m e r a
equipment whenstoring. 1 0 - 1 6 S h o o t i n gA u t o m a t i c a l l y
On-CamerD a i r e c tF l a s h
O n - C a m e rA a u t o m a t iB c o u n c eF l a s h
9. Toprotectagainstelectricalshock O f f - C a m e rD a ireca t n d O f f - C a m e rB a o u n c eF l a s h
hazards,do nottmmerse thisequipment In T h e B o u n c eC o m p e n s a t oCri r c u i t
1 6 -1 9 S h o o t i nM g anually
wateror otherliquids. D i r e c tF l a s h
M a n u aB l o u n c eF l a s h
10.Toavoidelectricshockhazard,do not 1 9 C a m e r aW s i t hB u i l t - i nA u t o m a t i F
c l a s hC o n t r o l
disassemble thisequipment, buttakeitto a 2 0 A f t e rY o u ' v eF i n i s h e d Shooting
R e m o v i n tgh e F l a s h
qualified
serviceman whensome Batteries
serviceor repairworkis required.Incorrect 20-23 HelpfulHints
O f f- C a m e r aD ir e c tL i g h t i n g
reassembly cancauseelectricshock B o u n c eL i g h t i n g
hazardwhentheequiPment is used U s i n gt h e S u f f i c i e nLt i g h tI n d i c a t o r
N/i rrors
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INSTRUCTIONS 2 4 - 2 5 M o d e l2 8 3 S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
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providesthe automaticoperatingrangeor depthof field
you desire.(Seepage8)
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"ON" position.
M o u n t h e f l a s ho n c a m e r a S l i d et h e O n - O f fS w i t c h@ t o t h e R E D
r o r dt o f l a s hu n i ta n d " X " t e r m i n aol n
A t t a c hS h u t t eC Focuscamera.lf desired,f ire a testf lashafterthe Ready
c a m e r a(. S e ep a g e9 ) L i g h tg l o w s .l S e ep a g e6 )

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s h o o t i n ga n g l e ,( S e ep a g el 2 ) a n dt h e nt a k et h e p i c t u r e .
2
 BatteryOperation Whento Changelhe Batteries
T h e b a t t e r i essh o u l db e r e p l a c e d w h e nt h e R e a d yL i g h tf a i l s
1
I t o g l o wa f t e r3 0 s e c o n d so r w h e nn o s o u n dc a n b e h e a r d
S e tt h e f l a s hh e a dt i l tt o 0 o a n d r e m o v et h e B a t t e r yC o m p a r l w h e nl h e u n i ti s s w i t c h e do n . l t ' sa g o o di d e at o p e r i o d i c a l l y
m e n tC o v e r@ b y s l i d i n gi t a w a yf r o mt h e b o d yo f t h e f l a s h c l e a nb o l he n d so f t h e a l k a l i n eb a t t e r i easn d a l l o t h e r
u n i t .A s t o pi s p r o v i d e do n t h e c o v e rs o y o u c a n l o a dt h e b a t t e r yc o n t a c t so n l h e B a t t e r yH o l d e ra n d i n s i d el h e B a t t e r y
b a t t e r j ew
s i t h o u ct o m p l e t e l rye m o v i n g
t h e c o v e ri f d e s i r e d . C o m p a r t m e nwti t ha o e n c i le r a s e r .

z AutomaticOperation
R e m o v et h e A l k a l i n eB a t t e r yH o l d e r
( ' ) f r o mt h e B a t t e r yC o m p a r t m e n t
* .:| The Sensor
Y o u rV i v i t a2r 8 3 E l e c t r o n iF c l a s hi s e q u i p p e dw i t ha
a n d i n s t a l4l A A a l k a l i n be a t t e r i e s R e m o v a b lSe e n s o r@ t h a tm e a s u r etsh e l i g h tr e fl e c t e df r o m
a c c o r d i n gt o t h e d i a g r a mo n t h e H o l d e r l.f t h e b a t t e r i eas r e t h e s u b j e c at n d o t h e rr e f l e c t i vseu r f a c e sn e a rt h e s u b j e c t .
n o t i n s l a l l e dc o r r e c t l tyh e f l a s hu n i tw i l l n o tf u n c t i o n . T h i si n f o r m a t i oins i n t e r p r e t ebdy a s o l i ds t a t ec o m p u t e irn
C A U T I O N : B e w ao r ef b a r g a i n sBl e s tr e s u l t sa n d t h eS e n s o w r h i c hp r o g r a m tsh ef l a s h1 op r o v i d ej u s tt h e r i g h t
o e r f o r m a n cteo s p e c iifc a t i o n sa r e b a s e do n t h e u s eo f f r e s h amouno t f l i g h tr e q u i r e df o r a p e r f e cet x p o s u r eT, h e p r a c t i c a l
1.5V AA alkaltne balteries. a d v a n t a gies t h a ty o u d o n ' th a v et o c h a n g et h e f - s t o po n
e y o u rc a m e r al e n sw n e ny o u m o v ec l o s e rt o a s u b j e c ot r
f a r t h e ar w a y .A s l o n ga s y o u rs u b j e c it s w i t h i nt h e a u t o m a t i c
I n s e rt h e B a t t e r yH o l d e ri n t ot h e operating r a n g eo f t h e f l a s hf o r t h a tf - s t o p ,t h e c o m p u l e r
B a l l e r yC o m p a r t m e nmt ,a k i n gs u r e a u t o m a t i c a lm l ya k e st h e a d j u s t m e nf o t ry o u
t h p s n r r a r c d - n { fe n r n p r n f l h e H o l d e r
a l i g n sw i t ht h e s q u a r e d - o cf fo r n e r To removelhe Sensorf rom the f lash,
p u l li t s l r a i g hot u l f r o mt h e b o d yo f t h e
o f t h e B a t t e r yC o m p a r t m e n t .
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t h ef l a s h ,a l i g nt h e b l a c kr i d g ea t t h e
Tn ronleno iho ^^\/ar ^rel' b a c ko f t h e S e n s o w r i t ht h e q r o o v ei n
b a t t e r i eisn t ot h e f l a s hs l i g t h e S e n s o rS o c k e t@ a n d p u s ht h e S e n s o r f i r m li yn t ot h e f l a s h
s l i d et h e c o v e rf o r w a r du n l The Mode Selector
f i r m l ys e a t e dl.f t h e c o v e rI T h eM o d eS e l e c t o@ r onthe
c o m p l e t e l rye m o v e da, l i g ni t w i t ht h e b o d yo f t h ef l a s hu n i t , S e n s o ar l l o w sy o ut o s e tt h e 2 8 3
m a k i n gs u r et h e e d g e so f t h e c o v e ra r e i n s l o t s T. h e ns l l d e for " m a n u a l "
j t i n t op l a c e . o p e r a l i o no, r f o r
a u t o m a t ioc p e r a t l o w n i t hf o u r
BatterySavingCircuit differentf-slopson your camera
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p r o l o n gb a t t e r yl i f e .W h e nt h i sc i r c u i ti s i n o p e r a t i o nt h
,e m e a n sf o r c o n t r o l l i ntgh e d e p t ho f j i e l di n y o u r p h o t o g r a p h s .
B e a d yL i g h t@ w i l lB L I N K . Because t h ef o u rf - s t o p sa r ed e t e r m i n e bd v t h e s o e e do f
T h i sB a t t e r yS a v i n gC i r c u i ot n l yw o r k sw i t hA l k a l i n eo r N i C a d t h ef i l my o u a r eu s i n g ,e a c ha u t o m a t j m c o d ei s a s s i g n e da color
b a t t e r i e sT h e R e a d yL i g h tw i l l r e m a i no n ( n o tb l i n k i n gw ) h e nt h e T h eM o d eS e l e c t om r a yb e s e t t o a n y o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g
unit is beingoperatedwith AC (SB-4)or HighVoltageBattery f i v eo o s i t i o n s
Pack. l h
 M " M a n u a l "- i n t h i s p o s i t i o ny o u rf l a s hw i l l p r o v i d e
m a x i m u ml i g h to u t p u tr e g a r d l e sosf t h e f l a s h - t o - s u b j e c t
d i s t a n c e(.S e ep a g e 1 6 )
Y E L L O W- U t i l i z e tsh ew i d e s tI e n so p e n i n gf o r r e l a t i v e l y
shallowdepthof field,and providesthe greatestautomatic
operatingrange.Automaticoperatingrange:5 to 43 feet
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accordingly.Automaticoperatingrange:4 to 30 teet
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of f ield.Automaticoperatingrange:2 to 1Sfeet
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depthof field.Automaticoperatingrange:2 to 'l 1 feet
t ( 0 . 6m t o 3 . 4 m )
Thyristor Circuit
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s y s t e mc a l l e da t h y r i s t ocr i r c u i tT
. h i sc i r c u i ts a v e st h e e x c e s s
e n e r g yn o t n e e d e df o r a p r o p e re x p o s u r e
t h e r e b yp r o v i d i n g
i n c r e d i b lfya s tr e c y c l i n ga n d a g r e a t e n
r u m b e ro f f l a s h e s
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c h a r g ev a r i e sd e p e n d i n go n t h ef l a s h - t o - s u b j edcits t a n c eA. s
you movethe flashcloserlo the subject,the 283 recycles
f a s l e r a, n d i s c a p a b l eo f p r o v i d i n gm o r ef l a s h e sp e rs e t
of batteries.
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T h e S u f if c i e n tL i g h tl n d i c a t o r@ o n y o u rV i v i t a 2r 8 3 l e t s
y o u k n o wb e f o r ey o u t a k ea p i c t u r ei f t h e l i g h to u t p u tw i l l b e
s u f fi c i e n tf o r a g o o de x p o s u r el .t m a y b e u s e dw h e ns h o o t i n g
i n a n yo f t h e f o u r a u t o m a t i m c odesa , n d i s e s p e c i a l lhy e l p f u l
i n b o u n c el i g h ts i t u a t i o nns o r m a l l yr e q u i r i n gc o m p l e x
e x p o s u r ec a l c u l a t i o n T s .o t e s ta n e x p o s u r eu s j n gt h e
S u f f i c i e nLt i g h tI n d i c a t o r :
1 DIN 27 26 25 24 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 9
P o s i t i o ny o u rc a m e r af,l a s h ,a n d s u b . j e cj ut s ta s y o u w i s h
f o r t h e f i n a lp i c t u r e .
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desiredautomaticmode.
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S w i t c ho n t h ef l a s hu n i t .A f t e rt h e R e a d yL i g h tg l o w s f, i r et h e
f l a s hb y p u s h i n gt h e R e a d yL i g h t / O p e nF l a s hB u t t o n@ .
l f t h ef l a s he x p o s u r ei s a d e q u a t et ,h e g r e e nS u f if c i e n tL i g h t
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f i r i n gt h e f l a s h .l f t h e l i g h tg l o w s y, o u c a n b e s u r eo f g e t t i n g
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p h o t oe q u i p m e nitn t h e s a m ep o s i t i o nM . a k es u r ey o u w a i t
for the ReadyLightto glow beforeshootingthe actual
o icture.
N O I E ;T h e S u f f i c i e nLt i g h tI n d i c a t oirs f o r u s ei n a n yo f t h e
f o u rA u t o m a t i M c o d e sa , n dw i l l n o t l i g h ti f t h e S e n s o ri s
s e to n m a n u a "l M , " o r i f t h e S e n s o ri s n o t c o n n e c l e d
t h ef l a s h .
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W h e nt h e R e a d yL i g h to n t h e f l a s hi s g l o w i n gt,h e C a l c u l a t o r
D i a lc a n b e i l l u m i n a t efdo r e a s yr e a d i n gb y p u s h i n gt h e
C a l c u l a t oDr i a lL i g h tB u t t o n@ o n t h e b a c ko f t h ef l a s h .
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cartridge,or on lhe datasheetthat comespackedwith the
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a p p r o x i m a tm e a x i m u mo p e r a t i n gr a n g ef o r e a c h p o s i l i o nw h e nu s i n gt h e A C A d a p t e r .
automaticmode.
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I n d i c a t opro i n t st o t h e2 5 o n t h eA S AS c a l e( 1 5o n t h eD I N A f t e rt h e R e a d yL i g h tg l o w s f, i r et h e
S c a l e )T . h ef o u ra u t o m a t i fc- s t o p sw h i c hn o w a l i g nw i t h f l a s h5 t i m e su s i n gt h e O p e nF l a s h
t h e c o l o r e dt r i a n g l e as r e .Y e l l o wM o d e- f 1. 4 ,R e dM o d e- B u t t o n@ , a l l o w i n gl h e R e a d yL i g h t
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e a c hf l a s h .
N O f E : T h ea u t o m a t i o cperating r a n g ef o r e a c ho f t h ef o u r
a u l o m a t i cm o d e sr e m a i n st h e s a m er e g a r d l e sosf t h et y p e W i l he i t h e rm e t h o dy o u rc a p a c i l ow r i l lt h e nb e f o r m e da n d
of film being used.Onlythe carrespandingl-slopschange. y o ua r er e a d yt o b e g i ns h o o l i n g .
R e f e r1 0p a g e2 4 f o r t h e e x a c tr a n g e si n f e e ta n d m e t e r s .
Attaching your Flash to the Camera
p u r p l et r i a n g l e f - s t o ps c a l e
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l o " r e s t "f o r 4 m i n u t e sb e t w e e ns e r i e s . d i s t a n c eb e t w e e nt h ef l a s h ,t h e r e f l e c t o ra,n d t h e s u b i e c t .
T o i n s u r ep r o p e r l ye x p o s e dp i c t u r e w s h e nb o u n c i n go f f l i g h t
ManualBounceFlash
absorbing s u r f a c e so, p e ny o u rl e n s1 a d d i t i o n af -l s t o p
Y o u r2 8 3 c a n b e u s e di n t h e m a n u a l o v e rt h es e l t i n gd e t e r m i n e bd y a n yo f t h e a b o v em e l h o d s .
"M"
m o d ef o r b o u n c ef l a s ha t
d i s t a n c eb s e y o n dl h e m a x i m u m Gameraswith Built-lnAutomatic
a u t o m a t i oc p e r a t i n g
range
F i r s ts e tt h e M o d eS e l e c t oor n t h e 2 8 3t o m a n u a "l M " .
FlashControl
Todelermine t h e p r o p e re x p o s u r ew h e nu s i n gb o u n c ef l a s h S o m ec a m e r a sh a v ea f e a t u r ew h i c ha u t o m a t i c a lsl ye t st h e
i n t h em a n u am l o d e ,u s ea n y O N Eo f t h ef o l l o w i n gm e t h o d s : c o r r e c It e n sa p e r t u r efso r f l a s ha s y o u f o c u s .F o rt h e c a m e r a
II a n dy o u rV i v i t a2r 8 3t o o p e r a t ep r o p e r l yt o g e t h e yr ,o u m u s t :
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I n r o o m so f a v e r a g es i z ea n d c o l o r ,a g o o dg e n e r arl u l ei s t o I
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t h e r e f l e c t i n sgu r f a c et o t h e s u b j e c tT. h e n ,d i v i d et h a tt o t a l i n d i c a t e idn t h e S p e c iifc a t i o n s ,
d i s t a n c ei n t ot h ef l a s hg u i d en u m b e rf o r t h ef i l my o u a r e Page24.
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 midpointon the ceilingbetweenthe flashand the subject.
After you've Finished Shooting
Removingthe Flash Using the Sufficient Light Indicator
l f t h e g r e e nS u f f i c i e nLt i g h tl n d i c a t odr o e sn o tg l o wu p o n
T o r e m o v et h e f l a s hf r o mt h e c a m e r am
, o v el h e M o u n t i n g
firinga testf lash,you will haveto makeadjustments that
Foot Lock LeverC all the way to the left (unlockposition)
allow more lightto reachthe subject.Severalalternatives
and slidethe flashoff the accessorV shoe.
are listedbelowwhlch may be usedaloneor in combination
Batteries with one another.
A. To conservebalterypower,it is recommended thatyou 1
t u r no f ft h e u n i tw h e nt h e r ei s m o r el h a n a 2 o r 3 m i n u t e I
delaybetweenpictures. Setthe ModeSelectorto an automaticmodethat utilizesa
B . l f y o u ' r en o t g o i n gt o u s ey o u rf l a s hu n i tf o r s e v e r a l w i d e rf - s t o po p e n i n ga, n d s e ty o u rc a m e r al e n sa c c o r d i n g l y .
weeks,or if the batteriesappearweak,removethem. rr
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Shortenthe distancethe lightmusttravelto reachthe
s u b j e c tT. h i sm a y b e a c c o m p l i s h ebdy m o v i n gt h ef l a s h ,t h e
subject,the reflector(if usingbounceflash)or by a
combinationof the three.
HelpfulHints
e
Off-Camera Direct Lighting
Bouncethe lightoff a more reflectivesurface(e.9.a white
S h o o t i n gw i t ht h e f l a s ho f f - c a m e r h a e l p se l i m i n a t e
harsh wall ratherthan a whitecurtain).
shadows,washed-outforegrounds,and "red-eye."When
u s i n gd i r e c tl i g h t i n gt,r y h o l d i n gt h e f l a s ha b o v ea n d s l i g h t l y NOIE; The indicatordoes not f unctionin the manualmode.
to the rightor leftof your subjectto producebetter
modeling.You can diffusedirectlightto achievea softer Mirrors
t o n eb y p l a c i n ga h a n d k e r c h i eo fv e rt h ef l a s hh e a d ,m a k i n g Nevershootflashpicturesstraightinto mirrors,glassor
s u r et h e S e n s o ri s l e f tu n c o v e r e d . otherhighlyrellectivesurfaces,as the resultinglight
reflectionsmay ruin your pictures.Standat an angleso that
Bounce Lighting any reflectionswill be directedawayfrom the camera.
S o f tl i g h t i n gw i t ha m i n i m u mo f h a r s hs h a d o w si s a c h i e v e d Hint:lf you can'tsee yourselfin the mirror,you'resafe.
by bouncingthe lightoff a reflectivesurfaceonto your
s u b j e c tL. i g h tc o l o r e dw a l l s ,c e i l i n g sl,a r g es h e e t so f p a p e r , Simulatingsunlight
or evenbed sheelsmakeidealreflectors. Thistype of Therearetimeswhen the sun disappears,but the picture
l i g h t i n gi s s i m i l a tro s o f t ,h a z ys u n l i g hot r w i n d o wl i g h t . callsfor sunlight.Yourelectronicf lashcan then be used
W h e nu s i n gc o l o rf i l m ,b e c a r e f ual b o u t h e c o l o ro f t h e a s t h e m a i nl i g h ta n dv e r ys u c c e s s f u l lsyi m u l a t es u n l i g h t .
reflectivesurface,as the bouncedlightwill takeon the color W h e ny o uw i s hl o s i m u l a t es u n l i g hot u t d o o r si n d u l l
of the reflector.Unlessyou are tryingfor specialeffects, weather,firstdeterminethe properexposurefor the natural
it's a good ideato use a gray or light-coloredsurface. daylightand then stop down one f ull f -stop.Determinethe
As a generalrulewhen usingbouncef lash,setthe flash corresponding flash-to-subject distancefor thatf -stop.
h e a dt i l to n t h e 2 8 3 s o t h a tt h e l i g h ti s d i r e c t e da t t h e Setyourllash at that distance.The f lashwill then serveas
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the dominantlightsource,and the naturallightwill serve Hereis a simpleprocedurewhichyou can modifyaccording
a s f i l ll i g h t . to your preference. Setyour camera'sshutterspeedand
Be sureto set the ModeSelectorof your 283 to manual f-stopfor a properexposureof the subjectwithoutflash.
"M" Keepin mind thatonly someshutterspeedscan be
f o r s i m u l a t i n sgu n l i g h t .
synchronized with the flash.Dividethe flashguide number
Open llash for the film you are usingby the f-stopyou haveset.This
T h i st e c h n i q u ei n v o l v e fsi r i n gt h e f l a s hm a n u a l l w y h i l et h e will giveyou the flash-to-subject distancefor a brightfill.
camerashutteris open.You can use it for a varietyof Fora normalfill, movethe flashback halfagainthe distance;
creativeeffects.Forexample,whilethe shutteris openthe for a weakerfill (not recommended with color slidef ilm)
f i l m r e c o r d sb o t ht h e i m a g el i t b y t h e e x i s t i n gl i g h ta n d doublethe brightfill distance.
the imagelit by the f lash.You can captureboth a sharp "M" for
Setthe ModeSelectorof your 283 to Manual
and a blurredimagein the same pictureto createa feeling f l a s hf i l l .
of movement.Or, in a largedark interioryou can openthe
shutterand f ire severalelectronicf lashesfrom different
positionu s n t i ly o u h a v el i t t h e e n t i r es c e n e .
Synchronizalionspeed
Whentakingpictureswith your Vivitarelectronicflash,
alwaystry to use the fastestshutterspeedthat provides
full electronicflashsynchronization (referto your camera
i n s t r u c t i o nf so r t h i s i n f o r m a t i o nT) n
. i sw i l le l i m i n a t e
"ghosts" or
blurryimagesof brightlylit objectsin the
background.
Group shots
W h e np h o t o g r a p h i nggr o u p so f p e o p l e b, o u n c el i g h t i n g
givesan evenand pleasingcoverageof the subject.
Arrangethe groupso that everyoneis aboutthe same
distancef rom the camera.lf you'renot careful,people
closestto the camerawill be overexposed or "washedout,"
and thosefurthestawaywill be underexposed becausenot
e n o u g hl i g h tr e a c h e dt h e i rs p o ti n t h e p i c t u r eB
. e s u r et o
m o v ew e l lw i t h i nt h ef l a s hr a n g ei n d i c a t e d onthe
CalculatorDialand rememberto estimateIhe entirebounce
d i s t a n c ei f y o u a r e u s i n gb o u n c ef l a s h .
Flash fill
E l e c t r o n ifcl a s hc a n b e u s e do u t d o o r st o ' f i l l - i n 's h a d o w
areas.lt softenshard shadowsresultingfrom brightsunlighl
andis particularu l ys e f uw
l i t hc o l o rs l i d ef i l m ,w h i c hc a n
recordonly a limitedcontrastrange.
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ManualOperation
ColorTemperalure: 5500oKelvin
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A S A F i l mS p e e d 2 5 6 4 B 0 10 0 1 2 5 16 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0
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M N 1 5 0 0E, v e r e a dE y 9 1o r e q u i v a l e n t )
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N i C a d b a t t e r i e-s o p t i o n aVl i v i t a N r C-3
F l a s hG u i d eN o . 1 8 2 9 3 2 45 c l 72 100
batterypack
AulomalicOperation A C - O p t i o n aVl i v i t aS r B - 4A C A d a p t e r( 1 0 5 - 1 2 5 A VC)
A u t of - s t o ps e t t i n g tso t h e c l o s e sht a l f s t o p F/ashesper PowerSource:
F i l mS o e e d : A S A 2 5 6 4 ' 8 0 . 1 0 0 . 1 2 5 " 1 6 0 ' 2 0 0 . 4 0 0 800 Source Auto* Manual
DrN 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 30 AlkalineBatteries 75-800 75
Y E L L O WM o d e 1.4 2 4 2.4 2.8 3.5 3.5 4 5.6 NiOads(optional) 45-750 45
RED Mode 2 3 5 3 5 4 4 7 4 7 5 6 8 1 1 AC (optional) inf in ite i n fi n i t e
' N u m b e ro f l l a s h e si n t h e a u t o m o d ed e p e n d so n f
B L U EM o d e 4 6.767 B 95 95 1 1 1 6 22 ashto subject
d r s t a n c er,o o m r e l l e c t i v i l ay r d a u t o f - s t o ps e t t i n gu s e d .
PURPLE N / o d e 5 . 6 I 5 9 . 5 11 14 14 16 22
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ASA I m speeds drlier by only ,: of an l-slop The resu ting
Camera/ElectronicF lashSynchrontzation Connecttons:
change n expos'!fe s so sirqhl that a change n the a!lo f-slop may S h u t t eC r o r d ,H o tS h o e ,S e n s o rH o l d e r
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Weightwithoti Batteries:14 oz (400g)
Automaticoperatingranges.
Y E L L O WM o d e ,5 l t t o 4 3 f t . ( 1 . 5m t o 1 3 m ) Dimensions:
R E DM o d e ,4 f t t o 3 0 f t . ( 1 . 2m t o I m ) 5 7 h txt3 y 2 t yt 1 t / e t(t1 4 9m m x 8 9 m m x 4 8 m m )
B L U EM o d e ,2 f t . t o 1 5f t . ( 0 . 6m t o 4 5 m ) ( l e s st h e m o u n t i n g f o o ta n d s e n s o r )
P U R P L EM o d e ,2 f t . t o 1 1f t . ( 0 6 m t o 3 . 4 m ) Accessories lncluded:RemovableSensor,1.2 Meter
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