Digital Concepts 318-AF Digital Slave Flash with Flash Bracket

I suppose you already know that the flash output of most compact digital cameras is limited or you wouldn't be looking at this slave flash.

The flash works well right out of the box. The trick, for me, was to set the camera properly. It turns out these digital cameras are pretty smart. If you leave them in any kind of "auto" mode, be it fully auto, aperture or shutter, the camera will compensate for the extra flash and it will seem like the slave flash has no effect.

The way to make the extra flash work is to set your camera to manual exposure. You then have to set an f-stop and shutter. Taking a queue from the old days of mechanical cameras, I set the shutter at 1/60. From there, you may have to bracket the aperture for the exposure you want.

The slave flash helps significantly, and a bonus for Canon Powershot users is that the cycle time on the Canon, which is notoriously slow, is much quicker because it doesn't have to spend as much energy flashing by itself. If you're really into photography, you can use the slave to soften shadows.

We considered the slaves that have aim-able lenses, but really, if you hold this slave in your hand, you can aim it where you want and accomplish the same thing. Too, the larger flash units use four batteries compared to two, and consequently weigh more.

Our slave came with a bundle which sweetened the deal. A battery charger, rechargeable batteries, a case and a cute little tripod. Good deal. Another happy Amazon customer.
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