Vivitar 283 Automatic Flash

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CONGRATULATTONS. . ANDWELCOME o the ever-increasing umberof photogtaphers ow en oyingVivitarelectronic lash.ThisOwner'sManual s a handy eterenceguideand wesuggestyou reler to it wheneve rguestionsariseon the useand care of your tlash.Yourne w Model283 lashunit s the heartof an extensivesysfen ot uniquean dsophisticaled ccessorlesha tai lowyou to exerciseyour creativity o its tullestpotential.Asyour experiencewith electronictlashexpands, ook toVivitar ot qualityproducts that help you takepictutes withthat " protessi nal ouc ."We hank you lor selecting thisproduct and hope that heversatilityol the entire V vitar 283 F/ashSystembringsyoumanyyearsol picture-takingenioyment.

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IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDSWhen sing ourphotographicquipment,basicsafety recautionshould lways efol lowed,ncludinghe ol lowing:1.Read ndunderstandl l nstructions.2.Close upervisions necessaryhenanyequipments used yor near hi ldren.Do not eave quipmentnattendedhileinuse.3.Caremustbe aken s burns anoccurfrom ouching otparts.4. Donotoperate quipment ithadamaged ordor f heequipmentasbeendropped r damaged-until t hasbeen xamined ya qualifiederviceman.5, Donot etcordhangoveredgeof ableor counter r ouchhotsurfaces.6. fanextensionord snecessary,cordwith suitableurrentating hould eused.Cordsatedor ess mperagehan


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theequipment ayoverheat.are houldbe akenoarrangehecordso hat twillnotbe riPPedver rPul led.7.Always nplug quipmentrom lectr icaloutlet hennot nuse.Never ank ord opul l lug rom utlet. rasp lug ndpul l todisconnect.8.Letequipmentoolcompletelyeforeputting way. oopcord oosely roundequipmenthen toring.9.Toprotect gainst lectricalhockhazards,onot mmersehis quipmentnwater rotheriquids.10.Toavoid lectric hock azard, onotdisassemblehis quipment,ut ake t oaqual i f iedervicemanhen omeservice rrepair ork srequired.ncorrectreassemblyancause lectric hockhazard hen heequiPments usedsubsequentlY.SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Tableof Contents2-3 Shor tCourse f ns t ruc t ions4-5 BatteryOperat ionBat tery av ing i rcu i tWhen o ChangeheBat ter ies5-7 Automat icOperat ion

TheSensorTheModeSelec torThyr is tor i rcu i l7-BB-9

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TheSuf f ic ientight ndicatorThe l luminatedalculator ia lForming heCapac i torAt taching ourF lasho heCameraShoot ing utomat ica l lyOn-Camera i rec t lashOn-Camera utomat ic ounce lashOf f -Camera i rec t ndOf f -Cameraounce lashTheBounceCompensatori rcu i t

16 - 9 Shoo t i ng anua l l yDi rec t lashManual ounce lash19 Cameras i thBui l t - in utomat ic lashCont ro l20 Af ter ou 've in ished hoot ingRemovingheFlashBatteries

20-23 HelpfulHintsOf f Camera i ec tL ight ingBounce ight ingUsing heSuf f ic ientight ndicatorN/ ro sSimulat ingunl ightOpenFlashSynchronizat ionpeedGroupShotsF lash i l l

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ShortGourse f InstructionsI ISet he ashhead ilt at 0", slidebackBatteryCompartmenlCoverand nsertbatteries.Se epage4)

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camerao correc t hut ter oeed ore lec t roniclash.

ATSet i lm peed nCalcu latorial .See age )

cMount he lash n cameraAt tach hut ter ord o lash n i tand X" terminal ncamera.See age )

Aim he ash nd/orset lash ead i l t o hedes i redshoot ing ngle, See age 2)2

-TIPlug heSensor@ into he lash. See age )

,{Select n automatic stop om he Calculator ial hatprovideshe automatic perating angeor depthof ieldyo udesire. Se epage8)

\JvSet he ModeSelector n the Sensor o the correspondingn n l n r / Q a o n r n o ( \

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10Setcamera ens o th eauto -stopyo uselectedrom heCalculator ia l .

11t lS l ide heOn-Of f w i tch@ to heRED

ON" pos i t ion.Focus amera. f desired, rea test ashafter he ReadyL igh t lows.Seepage6)

4 . 1t zl f Suf fc ient ight ndicator lows, a i t o r heReady ightand hen ake hepic ture.


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BatteryOperation1ISet he lash ead i l t o 0oand emoveheBat tery ompar lmentCover@ by s l id ingt away om hebodyof he ashuni t .A s top s prov ided n hecover o youcan oad hebat ter jes i thout omplete lyemovinghecover f des i red.zRemoveheAlkal ine at tery o lder( ' ) f rom heBat tery ompartmentand ns t a l l AAa l k a l i nea t t e r i esaccordingo hed iagram n heHolder .f hebat ter iesrenot ns la l led orrec t lyhe lash n i tw i l lno t unct ion.CAUTION:Bewaref bargains l es t esul ts ndoer formanceo spec i fcat ions rebased n heuseof esh1 5V AA alkaltne balteries.eInser theBat tery o lder nto heBa l l e r y om pa r t m en t ,ak i ng u r et 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 ral ignswi th hesquared-of fo rnerof heBat tery ompartment . Fhn r o n l e n o i h o ^ ^ \ / a r ^ r e l 'bat ter iesnto he ash l igs l ide hecover orward nlf rmly eated.f hecovercomplete lyemoved, l ign t w i th hebodyo f he ashuni t ,mak ing ure heedges f hecover re n s lots . hen l ldej t n t o l ac e .BatterySavingCircuitYour lashunitha sa built-in ircuit hat actslo signit icantlypro long at teryi fe .When h isc i rcu i t s n operat ion,heBeady i gh t@ w i l lBL I N K .ThisBat tery av ing i rcu i t n lyworkswi thAlkal ine r NiCadbat ter ies heReady ightwi l l emain n (notb l ink ing) hen heunit s beingoperatedwithAC (SB-4) r HighVoltage atteryPack. l

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When o Change he BatteriesThebat ter ieshould e replaced hen heReady ight a i lsto glowaf ter 0 seconds r whenno sound anbe heardwhen he uni t sswi tched n. t ' sa good dea o per iodical lyc lean o lhendsof healkal ine at ter iesnda l lo therbat tery ontac ts n he Bat tery o lder nd ns idehe Bat teryCompartmenti tha oenc i l raser .AutomaticOperationTh eSensorYourViv i tar 83Elec t ronic lashsequipped i thaRemovableensor@ thatmeasureshe ight ef ec tedromthesubjec t ndother ef lec t iveur faces ear hesubjec t .This nformat ions nterpretedy a sol id tate omputerntheSensor hichprogramshe ash oprov ideust he ightamount f ight equi redora per fec t xposure,hepract ica ladvantages hat oudon ' thave o changehe -s top nyour ameraenswnen oumove loser o a subjec t rfar ther way. s ongasyour ubjec tswi th in heautomat icoperat ingange f he ash or hat s top,thecompulerautomat ica l lyakesheadjus tmentoryouTo removehe Sensor om he ash,pul l t s l ra ight u l om hebodyof hef lash. o mount heSensor ackonthe ash, l ign heblack idge t hebackof heSensor i th heqrooventheSensor ocket@ andpush heSensor f i rmlynto hef lashThe Mode SelectorTheModeSelec tor@ on heSensor l lows ou o set he283for manual"operal ion, r orautomat icperat lon i th ourdifferent-slopson yourcameralens. hrs rov idesouwi thameansorcont ro l l inghedepth f ie ldinyourphotographs.Becausehe our -s tops redeterminedv hesoeed fthe i lm ouareus ing, achautomat jc ode sass igned colorTheModeSelec tor aybeset o anyoneof he o l lowingf ive os i t ions h


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M "Manual"- in h ispos i t ion our lashwi l lprov idemaximumigh t utput egardlessf he ash- to-subjec td is tance.See age16)YELLOW Ut i l izeshewidest ens peningor e lat ive lyshallow epthof f ield,an d provideshegreatest utomaticoperating ange.Automatic perating ange:5 to 43 feet( .1.5 to 13.1 )RED Ut i l izes medium ens peningorsomewhat oredepth f e ld. heautomat icperat ingange sshoneneoaccordingly. utomatic perating ange: to 30 teet(1.2m to 9 .1m)BLUE Ut i l izes smal lerens peningorgreater epthof f eld.Automatic perating ange: to 1S eet(0.6m to 4. 5 m)PURPLE Ut i l izeshesmal les tens peningormaximumdepthof f ield.Automatic perating ange: to 'l 1 eet(0.6m to 3.4m)Thyristor CircuitYourViv i tarModel 83hasa un ique ower onservat ionsystem al led thyr is tor i rcu i t . h is i rcu i t aves heexcessenergy otneededora proper xposurehereby rov id ingincredib lyast ecyc l ing nda greater umber f lashespercharge. he ecyc leimeand henumber f lashes ercharge ar ies epending n he lash- to-subjec tis tance. syo u move he lashcloser o thesubject, he283 recyclesfas ler , nd scapable f prov id ing ore ashes erse tof batteries.Th eSullicientLight ndicatorTheSuf fc ient ight ndicator@ onyourViv i tar 83 etsyouknowbefore ou akea pic turef he ight utput i l lbesuf fc ient ora goodexposure.t maybe usedwhenshoot ingin anyof he ourautomat ic odes, nd sespec ia l lye lpfu lin bounceigh t i tuat ionsormal lyequi r ing omplexexposure alculat ions.o estanexposure s jng heSuf f ic ient ight ndicator :1Posi t ion our amera,lash, ndsub. jec tus tasyouwishfo r he na lp ic ture. 6

2Setboth our ameraens nd heModeSelec tor@ to hedesired utomaticmode.eSwitch n he lash n i t .Af ter heReady igh t lows, re hef lash ypushingheReady ight /Open lash ut ton@ .l f he lash xposuresadequate,hegreenSuf fc ient ightIndicator i l lg low orabout secondsmmediate lyf terf i r ing he lash. f he ight lows, oucanbesure f get t inga goodexposure rov ided oukeep our ubjec t ndyourphoto quipmentn thesamepos i t ion. ake ure ouwai tfor he ReadyLight o glowbefore hooting he actualo ctu e.NOIE;TheSuf f ic ientight ndicators oruse n anyof hefourAutomat ic odes, ndwi l lnot ight f heSensorsseton manual M," or f heSensors notconnec ledothe lash.

The lluminatedCalculatorDialThe l luminatedalculator ia lonyourViv i tar 83prov idesyouwi th i ta l n format ionta glance hi le hoot ing.When heReady ight n he lash sglowing,heCalculatorDia l anbe l luminatedoreasy eading y pushingheCalculator ia lL igh tBut ton@ on hebackof he lash.Toset heCalcula lor ia l or heASAor DINnumber f hef lmyouareus ing,urn heouter dgeof hedia lw i thboththumbs nt i l heappropr iateumber n heASAor DINScalesoppos i teheblackFi lmSpeed ndicator .heASAorDINnumber fyour lmcanbe ound n he lmbox,cartridge, r on he datasheet hatcomespackedwith hef i lm. f heASAor DINnumber f your i lm s noton hecalculatoria l , se he i lmspeed cale hown o ind tslocat ion ndset heblack ndicatoro hecorrespondingoton hed ia l .F ILIVSPEEDSCALEDIN

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Af ter heDia l s proper ly et , he ourcoloredr iangles n heDja l ineup below he ourautomat ic-s tops or he j lmyouareus ing. f a l ter et t inghe lmspeed n heCalculatorDia l , ach o loredr iangleal lsbetweenwodi f ferentf -s tops, efer o he Autof -s top et t ings" har t n page24of heSpec i fcat ionsor hebest s topto use. henumDerswi th in ach r ianglendicaten both eet ndmetersheapprox imate ax imum perat ingange oreachautomaticmode.EXAMPLE: s ingASA25 r lm DlN15) , hebtack i lmSpeedI nd i c a t o ro i n t so he25on heASASc a l e 15on heD I NScale) . he ourautomat ic-s tops hichnowa l ignwi ththecoloredr iangles re.Yel lowMode f1 4,RedModef2,BlueMode f4,PurpleMode f5.6NOfE:Theautomat icperat ingange oreachof he ouraulomat ic odes emainshesame egardlessf he ypeof i lm beingused.Only he carrespanding-slopschange.Refer 0page 4 for heexact angesn eet ndmeters .

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FormingheCapacitorWhen our lash s newor when l hasnotbeenused or along ime, hecapac i toroses omeof tsabi l i t y o to reelec t r ic i ty . hen h isoccurs , oucan form"thecapac i loras oi lows:'lIP l ug heSens o r@ i n t o he l as handset heModeSelec tor@ to hem anua l M pos i t i on S ee age )

zlnser thebat ter iesnds l ide heOn-Of f wi tcho heRED ON"pos i t ion. r p lug heopt ionalSB-4AC Adaolerntoboth he lash nd hewal lout le t .NOfE:The lash 's n-O{f w i tchmustbe n he OFF'pos i l ion henus ing heACAdapter .

3Af ter heReady ight lows, re hef ash t imes s ing heOpenFlashBut ton@ , al lowingheReady ightto glow 15 to 20 seconds f tereach lash.Wi lhei thermethod our apac i lor i l l henbe ormed ndyouare eadyo begin hool ing.Attachingyour Flash o the Camera1Move heMount ing oot ockLeverO al l heway o he ef t unlockpos i t ion) .2lnser t theMount ing oot@ intotheaccessoryhoe n hecameraand ighten y movingheMount ingFoot ockLevero he ight nt i li t c l icks nto he

LOCK"pos i t ion.3l fyour amera asa ho tshoe, t s no tnecessaryo use heDetachablehut ter ord nc luded i th our ash ni t .Once t tachedo hecamera,he ash s u l ly ynchronizedwi th hecamerahroughheconlac tsn heshoe.

NOfE:Whenusing he lashon a camera ot shoe, heSensor@ must e connectedo he ash r he ashwi l lnot i rewhen hecamera 's hut ler e leases pressed.


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ATl f yourcamera oesnothave hotshoe, lug hepointed ndof heDetachablehut ter ord@ intotheShut ter ordSocket@ on hef lash. lug heother ndof hecordinto hecameralash erminalmarked X." (Refero your amerains t ruc t ionsorspec i f icnformat ionregardingourcamera 's lec t ronic ash ynchronizat ion. )ShootingAutomaticallYOn-CameraDirecl FlashThismethod f operat ion i th our283 lash l lows ou o photographsubjec ts t max imum is tancesf r om he l as h h i l e t i l lm a i n t a i n i ngautomat iclash xposureont ro l .1Mount heSensor@ onto he ronlof he lash. See age )2Set our amerao hecorrec tshut ter peed orelec t ronic ash.(Referoyour ameranst ruc t ions. )3Set heASAor DINnumber f he lmyouareus ing n heC a l c r l a t o r i a l se e age T he ou r o l o . edr i ang l esnt hed i a l ow i ne p be l owh e ou r u t ona t i c- s t opsf o r he i l m oua r eus i no .ASelec t nyoneof he ourautomat icf s tops n heCalculator ia l hatprov idesheautomat icperat ing. a1ge . dep t h f i e l d oudes i , e .

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5T u r n hek nu r l ed i a l n heM odeSe l ec t o r un t i l he o l o r ha t 'correspondso he -s toP ous e l ec t edns l ep : 4 abov e PPea t sin hewindow n hes ideo f theSele6Set our ameraens o heautof s top ouselec tedn s tep 4.7Set he ashhead i l t o he0(s t ra ighthead) os i t ion.EXAMPLE FON-CAMERA IRECTFLASH:You rsh o photographsubjec t 5 feet way rom he lashanddes i remoderale lyreat epthof ie ld.Us ingASA25 i lm, ettheModeSelec loro heBluepos i t ion,ndse tyour ameralens o 4.Yourautomat ic perat ingange s om2 to 15 eelBSl ideheOn-Of f wi tcho heRED"ON" pos i t ion. ocushecamera.l fdes i red,es t heexposure s i^gtheSuf fc ient ight ndicatorsee age ) .Take hepic ture f ter heReady igh t lows.Your ash n i tw i l lautomat ica l lyeternr ineorrec texposures i thoutur ther d jus tmentss ongasyou remainwi th inheautomat icange ouhave e lec ted.On-Camera utomalicBounceFlashWhenmounted n-camera,our283al lows ou o bounce ight f fthecei l ing r o ther ef ec t ivesurfaces bove he lash or extras o f t l l um i na t i on ,h i l em a i n t a i n i ngtheconveniencef automat iclash xposrr reorr t ro l

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1l v lountheSensor@ onto he rontof he lash. See age5)2Set ourcamerao hecorrec tshut ter peed ore lec t roniclash.(Refero your ameranst ruc t ions. )3Se t heASAor D I N i l m peed ntheCalculator ia l (See age7)4Af ter os i t ion ingour ubjec t , imthe lashhead or hedes i redbounce ngle. headjus tableeadof he283 i l ts pward 0 f om he0 ' (s t ra ighthead) os i t ion, i thc l ick tops t0 , 45 , 607 5 , and 90 ( See ' H e l p f u li n t s ' , age20 )5Select nyoneof he ourautomat icf s tcps n heCalculator ia l hatprov idesheautomat icperat ingrange r depth f e ld oudes i re.Rememberhat heautomatic perattngangemustbesuf icient o nclude he entire ash-to-rellector-to-subiectdistance.6Turn heknur led ia lon heModeSelec tor@ unt i l hecolor hatcorrespondso he -s top ouselec tednstep; :5above ppearsi n hew i ndow n h e i deof heSelec tor .

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7Set our ameraens o heautof s top ouselec tedn step 5above.EXAMPLE F ON.CAMERA UTOMATIC OUNCEFLASH:Using SA25 lm ,bounc inghe ight f fanB oo twhi lecei l ing ntoa subjec t ta ota l lash- to- ref lec tor- to-sub jec td is tance f 20 eel om he ash, nddes i r ingelat lve lyshal low epth f i e ld ;I Se t he ashhead i l t o heappropr iatengleI Se t heModeSelec toro RED! Set our ameraens o 2.BSl ide heOn-Of f w i tcho heRED"ON" pos i t ion. ocushe camera.l fdes i red,es t heexposure s ingtheSuf fc ient igh t ndicatorsee age ) .Take hepic tureaf ter heReady ight lows.Your ashuni tw i l lau lomat ica l lyetermineorrec texposures i thoutur ther d jus tmenlss ongasyouremain i th in heautomat icange ouhave e lec led.Off-CameraDirect and Off-CameraBounceFlashAn ent i re ly ew ealm f photo-graphy pens p o youwhen ouuse ourViv i tar 83of f hecameraformorepleas ing i rec t ight ing rfor extra of tautomatic ouncef lash ight lng. ecauseheSensoron he lashma ybe removed ndmounled nyour amera,he ashcanbeaimed i ther i rec t ly tthe subject r at manydifferenttypes f reflectiveurfaces uchascei l ings, a l ls r photo mbrel lasandst i l lmainta inul ly utomat icexposure ontrol.Fo rmaximum onveniencen a widevariety f off-camera


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appl ica l ionst s recommendedhat oumount our ashon heopt ional iv i tar u ickRelease is to l r ip , va i lab lea tyour ocalViv i tar ealer .

J"tuou'camera'"tn"'"'iii:r.,m-:hut ter peed ore lec t roni(Refer o our ameranst rzSet heASAor DIN i lmspeed ntheCalculator ia l See age )eRemoveheSensor r f rom hef lash y pul l ing ts t ra ight ut omthebodyof he lash.A '.lN4ountheSensor n heSensorH o l de r@ bya l i gn i ngheb l ac kr idge t hebackof heSensor i ththegrooven he ront f heSensorH o l de r ndpus h i ngheSens o rf r m l yn t o heH o l de r .cP l ug he m a l l ndo f heSens o rCord@ into heSensor ocket ron he ontof he ash,mak ings u r e he i dge n hep l ug l i gns i t hlhegrooven heSensor ocket .6 .Sl ide heSensor o lder@ ontoyour amera 'slash ccessoryhoewi th heSensorac ing orward.l f your amerasequipped i thahotshoe, u l l lash- to 'camera' Optonal accessoryn some countiles j -l

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synchronizat ions nowachievedthroughheSensor ord. f yourcameras notequipped i tha hotshoe, lug hepointed ndof heDetachablehut ter ord@ intotheSensor older hul ter ordSocket on hes ideof heSensorHolder , ndplug heother nc j f heShut ter ord n to he"X" terminal nyour amera.Referoyour amerains t ruc t ionsors l )ecr f rcnformat ionegardingour ameraI lash vnchon ' t r n . )7Select nyoneof he ourautomat ic, L ^ ^ ^ r ^ , , , ^ ' ^ r n i a l l h a l- 5 t u p ou r r r r r s a r u u r a r u ruprov idesheautomat icperat ingrange r depth f ie ld oudes i re.Bememberhat heautomatic peratingangemustbesuffcient o nclude he entire lash-to-rellectar-ta-subiectdistance.8Turn heknur led ia lon heModeSelec tor@ unt i l hecolor hatcorrespondso he -s top ouselec tedn step#7 above ppearsin hewindow n hes ideof heSelec tor .ISet our ameraens o heautof q t n n v n i l q F l p e ' c d i n s l c n : 7 ..tnI \,'Af ter os i t ion ingour ubjec t , imthe lash or hedes i redight ingeffect. headjustable eadof he283 i l ts pward 0' f rom he0 '(s t ra ighthead) os i t ion, i lhc l icks tops t0- , 45 ' , 60 '75 "and 0 " . ( See H e l p f u lH i n t s , " a ge 0 )EXAMPLE FOFF.CAMERAUTOMATIC OUNCE

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FLASH. s ingASA25 i lm, ouwish o use ide ight ing nyour ubjec tora dramat ic f fec t . he ota l ounce is tancef rom he lash o hewal l o h esubjec ts 12 eetandyouwant e lat ive lyreat eplh f e ldtr Set heModeSelec toro BLUE automatrcperal ingrange -15 feet ) .I Se t our ameraens 0 4.! Aim he lash t hemidpoint n hewal lbetweenhef lash nd hesubiec t .11Sl ide heOn-Of f w i tcho heRED"ON" pos i t ion. ocus hecamera.l f des i red,es t heexposure s ingthe Suf fc ient i ght ndicatorsee age ) . Take hepic tureaf ter heReady ight lows.Your lash n i tw i l lautomat ica l lyetermineorrec texposures i thoutur ther d jus tmentss ongasyou emainwi th in heautomat icange ouselec ted.The BounceCompensator ircuitYou r i v i t a r83has bu i l t - i nBounceCompensatori rcu i t(BCC) ha tautomat ica l lyncreasesthe ight utput f he ashwhenthe283 s set o he45 ' 60 , o r 75 ' pos i t ions n heBounceAngleScale9, . Thesehree os i t ions reenc losedn hered ec tanglen heScale. heBCC eature uppl iesheext ra ower sual lyequi redo compensateor ightd ispers ion henbounc ingight f f hecei l ing r otherref lec torsbove he lash.NOfE:TheBCC unct ions i thanyof he ourautomat icmodes, nddoesnotact ivate henshool inqn hemanuar" M " m ode .ShootingManual ly

DirectFlashShould ouwish o use our283 n heManualmode for

tak ing itures eyondheautomat icash ange rwhenus i ngm u l t i p l eas h i gh t i ng ) ,r oc eed s o l l ow s :1Mount heSensorG) on lo he ashuni t . See age )2Set heModeSelec tor9 to heManual M" pos i t ion.

l*fi,ri*::;1#ffi*,fi :IflI 4Set heASAor DIN i lmspeed ntheCalcula lor ia l . See age )5Focus our amera ndest imatethedis tancerom he lash o hesubjec t . oucanusual ly o his by6ye"oryoucan efer 0 hedis tancendicated n hecameraensbarre l f ter ocus ing.iltrri*fi*!l"1{,*'ffit-stop ndicated bove ha td is tance.Disregardhecoloredr iangles n heDia lwhenshoot ingn hemanualmode. )EXAMPLE:f yo uare45 feet romyoursubject nd are usingASA 4 i lm. etvour ens -s top o 2.

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7Sl lde heOn-Of f wi tcho heRED"ON" pos i t ion. ocushecamera.Take he picture fter he ReadyL igh t lows.CAUTION:Forapid equencelash ic turesn hemanualmode, oumay i reyour283as soonas heReady ightg lows.However ,o prevent oss ib le amage voidcont inuouser ies f more han25 ashes ndal low heuni tlo " res t "for4 minutes etween er ies .ManualBounceFlashYour 83canbe used n hemanual"M" mode orbounce ashatd is tances eyondhe max imumautomat icperat ingangeFirs t et heModeSelec tor n he283 o manual M" .Todelermineheproper xposure henus ing ouncelashin hemanualmode, seanyONEof he o l lowing ethods:I IIn rooms f average ize ndcolor , goodgeneral u le s oopen our ens f s topswjder han f youwere hoot ingd ect.ORzAf ter et t ingheproper SAnumber n heCalculator ia l ,f nd he ota l ash- to- refec tor- to-subjec tis tance n heCalculator ia landnote he stop ndicated bove hatd is tance. pen our ens1 f s topwider han ndicated nt hed i a l .EXAMPLE:Photographingsubjec t 0 eet rom he lashwi thASA100 lm, etyour ens o 4 .OR\tl f he ota l ounce is tance oesnolappear n heCalculator ia l , i rs tmeasurehedis tancerom he lash othe ef lec t ingur faceo hesubjec t . hen, iv ide hat ota ld is tancento he lash uidenumber or he i lm ouare1 8

us ing. ote he esul t ing umber rounded f f o heneares lf -s top) , ndopen our ens f s topwider .EXAMPLE: s ing SA25 l lmat a tota l ash- to- ret lec tor- to-s ub j ec t i s t anc ef20 ee t . . Gu i de o . 0 - : 20 : 3(approx.2.B) , pen our ens o 2 .NOfE:When igur inglash- to-subjec tis tance s ingmanual ounce lash, e sure o cons iderhe ightabsorbt ionf he ef lec t iveur face. ounc ing f fsur facessuchas cur ta ins ,orexamDle, i l ladd o heef fec t ivedis tance etweenhe lash, he ef lec tor ,nd hesubiec t .To nsure roper l y xposed ic tures henbounc ing f f ightabsorbingur faces,pen our ens1 addi t ional-s topover hesel t ing eterminedy anyof heabovemelhods.Gameras ithBuilt-lnAutomaticFlashControlSome ameras ave eature hichautomat ica l lye ts hecorrec tens per turesor lash syou ocus. or hecameraandyourViv i tar 83 o operate roper lyogether ,oumust :1ISet hecorrec t ash uidenumberor he i lmyouareus ingon heGuideNumber cale f your amera referoyourcameranst ruc t ionsor he ocat ion f heGu ideNumberCont ro l ) :ndzMake ure heModeSelec lor , isset o manual M" ; andeMounthe ash n hecamera ndt i l t he ash ead o 0 ' (d i rec tf lash) . heproper ash uidenumbers orrespondingo bo lhASA ndDIN i lmspeeds reindicatedn heSpec i fcat ions,Page24 . i s


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After you've FinishedShootingRemoving he FlashTo emovehe lash rom hecamera, ove he Mount ingFootLockLeverC all hewa y o the eft unlockposit ion)and sl ide he lashoff he accessorVhoe.BatteriesA. To conserve a ltery ower, t s recommendedhatyo uturnof f heuni twhen here s more hana 2 or 3 minutedelaybetween ictures.B . l f you ' re otgoing o use our ashuni t orsevera lweeks, r if he batteries ppearweak, emove hem.

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midpoint n the ceil ingbetweenhe lashand hesubject.Using he Sufficient Light Indicatorl f hegreenSuf f ic ientight ndicator oesnotg lowuponf ir inga test ash, ouwill have o makeadjustmentshatal lowmore ight o reach he subject. everal lternativesare istedbelowwhlchma ybe usedaloneor n combinationwithon eanother.1ISet he ModeSelectoro an automaticmode hatutil izeswider -s top pening, ndse tyour ameraens ccordingly .rrIShortenhe distancehe ightmust ravel o reach hesubjec t . h i smaybeaccompl ishedy mov inghe lash, hesubject,he reflector i f usingbounce lash)or by acombination f he hree.eBounce he ightoff a more ef ective urface e.9.a whitewall ather hana whitecurtain).NOIE; The ndicator oesnot unction n themanualmode.MirrorsNever hoot lashpictures traightnto mirrors, lassorotherhighly elle ctive urfaces, s he result ingightreflections ay uinyour pictures. tandat an angleso hatany ef ections il l be directed way rom he camera.Hint: f yo ucan'tse eyourself n the mirror, ou'resafe.SimulatingsunlightThere re imeswhen he sundisappears, ut hepicturecalls or sunlight. ourelectronic ashca n hen be usedas hemain ight ndvery uccessfu l lyimulateunl ight .When ouwish o s imulate unl ight utdoorsn dul lweather,irstdetermineheproperexposureor henaturaldaylight nd he nstopdownone ull stop.Determinehecorrespondinglash-to-subjectistance or hat stop.Setyour lashat hatdistance. he ashwil l henserveas21


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Vivi tarModel283Specif icat ionsManualOperat ion9r,!S rl r!S'. q!4:l99llAS AF i l mS pe ed 2 5 6 4 B0 100 125 160 200 40 0 80 0F lashGude No . 60 96 108 120 135 150 170 240 340

F ashDu ation approx1/ .1 00second manual )1 1000 o 1 30,000 econd automat ic )ColorTemperalure:500oKelvinAngles t l luminat ion;45"er t ica l , 0 hor izonta lPowerSources ( 35m m ens )DC Four 1.5vol t izeAA alkal ine at ter iesMal loryMN1500, veready 91or equivalent )Ni Cadbat ter ies opt ional iv i tar C-3battery ac kAC Opt ional iv i tar B-4AC Adapter 105-125VC)F/ashes er PowerSource:Sou ce Auto*

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Weightwithoti Batteries: 4 oz (400g)Dimensions:57ht t3y2t t 1t /et t149mmx 89 mmx 48 mm)( lesshemount ingootandsensor)Accessoriesncluded:Removable ensor, .2MeterSensor ord , Viv i tar C-112" Shut ter ordS p e c i f i c a t i o n su b j e c t oc h a n g ew i t h o u t o t i c e .' Optional accessory n sme countias

80 030 M anua lAlkal ineBat ter ies 75-800NiOads(opt ional ) 45-750BLUEMode

2 3 5 3 5 4 4 7 4 7 5 6 8 1 1 AC (opt ional ) in n te4 6 . 7 6 7 B 9 5 9 5 1 1 1 6 22PURPLE /ode 5 . 6 I 5 9 .5 11 14 14 16 22

' T h e s e AS A I m s p e e d s d r l i e r b y o n l y , : o f a n l - s l o p T h e r e s u t i n gc h a n g e n e x p o s ' ! f e s s o s i r q h l t h a t a c h a n g e n t h e a ! l o f - s l o p m a yn o t b e i n d r c a t e dAutomatic perating anges.YELLOW ode, l t to 43 t . 1 .5m to 13m)REDMode, f t to 30 t . 1.2m to m)BLUEMode, f t . o 15 t . 0 .6m to 4 5 m)PURPLE ode, f t . o11 t . 0 6 m to 3.4m)

GeneralSpecifcationsBCPS tseanCandle ower econdsJ ',900 manua

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