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Hi! I am Fred Norwood on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this clip we are going to discuss the use
of an auxiliary flash on your 35 mm SLR camera. Portable flash units greatly enhance the quality
of your personal pictures. Flash units vary in price, power and features that are built
into them. Some flash units are dedicated to the body of the camera that you are using
which means once you connect the flash to the camera, internal connections make all
the settings automatically and you are ready to take your pictures. Some units need to
be adjusted manually and require much more practice to make sure that you have a proper
exposure. Some flash units use batteries only, others allow you to connect the auxiliary
battery pack to the flash units which greatly increases the number of flashes you can take
before recharge. Different types of settings that you can change on a flash include TTL
which measures light off the inside of the camera and is much more accurate, automatic
which uses an external sensor that measures light bouncing off the subject and changes
the flash power accordingly and manual where you set the films speed and F stop on the
flash unit and it will tell you how far away you need to be from the camera to make a proper
exposure. If you are serious about your photography, I highly recommend that you purchase an auxiliary
flash for your camera.