Konica Minolta 5D Instruction Manual

The flash mode can be changed in section 2 of the recording
menu (p. 70). For the flash to fire, the built-in unit must be
manually raised; lower the flash to prevent it from firing. The
auto-white-balance setting gives priority to the flash’s color
temperature. If another type of white balance is used, priority is
given to the active setting’s color temperature.

Fill-flash - used as the main or supplementary light.
In low-light conditions, the flash acts as the main
source of illumination and overpowers the ambient
light. Under strong sunlight or in backlit situations,
the fill-flash can reduce harsh shadows.

Red-eye reduction - used when taking photographs of people or animals in low-light
conditions. The red-eye effect is caused by light reflected from the retina of the eye. The
camera fires several pre-flashes before the main flash burst to contract the pupils of the
subject’s eyes. 

Rear flash sync - used with long exposures to
make trailing lights or blurring appear to follow rather
than proceed the subject. The effect is not apparent
if the shutter speed is too fast and stops the
subject’s motion.

When the shutter is released, a pre-flash fires. This
pre-flash is not for exposure, but for  metering. The
flash fires again just before the shutter closes.

Wireless / Remote flash - allows the camera to control an off-camera flash unit without
the need of a cable. See page 76.

Fill-flash

Rear sync.

During the instant playback period, many of the playback functions
are available. The displayed images can be deleted using the
delete button (p. 36). An images can be magnified with the enlarge
button (p. 38). The information display can be turned off and on
with the display button, and the histogram can be displayed using
the up key of the controller (p. 35). When using continuous
advance or continuous-advance bracketing, use the left/right
controller keys or turn the control dial to display the frames in the
series; playback mode is active and all images on the memory
card can be viewed and the playback menu opened. 

After an image is captured, it can be displayed on the monitors for
two, five, or ten seconds before being saved. The last image of a
continuous-advance or continous-advance bracketing series is
displayed. Instant playback is activated and the length of the
playback period is set with the instant-playback option in section 1
of the recording menu (p. 70).

This function reduces the affect of dark noise with exposures of
one second or longer. Processing is applied to each image after it
is captured. The monitor remains blank during processing for a
maximum of 30 seconds. This can be turned off in section 1 of the
recording menu (p. 70). Noise reduction uses dark-frame
subtraction. Noise reduction is not applied to a continuous-
advance series.

Enlarge button

Delete button

Display button

Press the shutter-release button partway down or press the playback button to return to the
recording mode.