Slave unit
A flash accessory, also known as a slave cell thats used to fire another flash remotely so that multiple flash set ups can be arranged without cables and all synchronised with the cameras shutter.
Slave unit
Techniques Glossary Slave unit
A flash accessory, also known as a slave cell thats used to fire another flash remotely so that multiple flash set ups can be arranged without cables and all synchronised with the cameras shutter.
Slave Unit
Accessory flash "slave" units are available to fire multiple flash units without multiple electrical connections to the camera.
SLAVE UNIT - A light-sensitive triggering device that is built in or attached to an electronic flash unit, causing the flash to fire simultaneously with another flash unit. Also called a "photo slave." ...
Slave unit
A light sensitive trigger device used to synch strobes and flashes without an electronic synch cord. Accessory flash "slave" units are available to fire multiple flash units without multiple electrical connections to the camera.
Slave unit. An accessory flash unit that supplements the main flash, usually triggered electronically when the slave senses the light output by the main unit.
Slide. A photographic transparency mounted for projection.
Slave Unit (Electronic Flash)
A unit that, like a perfect assistant, responds in a flash to the Master.
Slow Motion (video and film)
The stretching of real time for technical or lyrical reasons. See: Frame Rate.
Slave Units
If you have one or more external flash units, you can make them into mini strobes using remote flash triggers.
Slave unit - mechanism which fires other flash sources simultaneously when a photo-electric cell is activated by the illumination emitted by a camera linked flash.
Slide - alternative term for a projection transparency.
Any slave units in group B fire a preflash and the camera records this light output.
The master flash instructs group C slaves to issue a preflash.
Any slave units in group C fire a preflash and the camera records this light output.
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Slave units usually have self-contained power sources and are fired with a photoelectric cell when light from a master flash unit strikes the cell of the slave unit.
The slave units can be SB-600/800, or the new R-200 macro. The number of slave units is essentially unlimited. You can also divide your slave banks into 3 different groups with 3 independently adjusted outputs.
Robbie rarely uses a tripod when he’s using infrared slave units.
Nikon now sells a wireless TTL slave unit (similar to the Ike-Lite product). It's called the SU-4 and sells for about $70US.
Slave units are also available to trigger a regular strobe.
Some digital cameras need special slave strobes because they fire a pre-flash before the actual flash for the picture.
The lack of a hotshoe doesn't mean that you can't add a flashgun to the S95 though - the optional High Power Flash HF-DC1 is a small (and contrary to its name, relatively low-powered) slave unit which attaches to the S95 via a bracket screwed into ...
It is also quite easy to use more than one flash through the use of slave units.Try taking your photos at different times during the day and in different lighting conditions.
Best way for illumination is with a couple of flashes, the first one on camera hot shoe faced to a white card and the second one (an slave unit) faced to another card on the opposite side.
Several flash units can also be used with flashes that include a slave unit. Auto off is also a good feature, but not essential. It turns off your flash automatically if you forget, and saves battery.
 See also: Slave, Camera, Light, Flash, Photograph
  
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