Sony HVL-MT24AM Manual

On-Camera Flash Basics

What is it?

Fires flash multiple times in same 
exposure to capture movement.

How to use it?

• Use a tripod

• Set your camera to Manual

•  Press the MULTI function on your 

flash (check the manual as flash 
setting change by model). Then 
set the number of flashes you 
want to fire and the duration 
between each flash.

•  Set a longer shutter speed based 

on the number of flashes/Hz

•  Shoot this in a dark room or 

outside at night with minimal 
ambient light

Where to use it?

Use it when you want to capture 
multiple images showing your 
subject in motion.

To capture the subject in motion, you can set your flash to trigger multiple times 
during a single exposure when the subject is moving.

Multi Flash will only work in Manual Mode, you should set your shutter speed 
based on the speed that your subject is moving and the desired number of 
times you want to freeze the action in a single exposure.

When setting the Flash to Multi, set the number of times you want the flash to 
fire and the hertz (time delay) between each flash. For the photo to the left, the 
flash was set to fire 5 times at 3hz, which gave us a shutter speed of 1.6 seconds.

Total exposure: 1.6 SEC

Flash

3Hz

3Hz

3Hz

3Hz

Final Shot

Elegant sequence showing progression of an athlete. 

F8, 1.6 SEC, ISO 100. Flash at 1/8 power.

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