Sony a (alpha) slt-a33 User Manual

• The lens hood (sold separately) may block the light of the flash. Remove 

the lens hood when using the flash.

• When using the flash, shoot the subject at a distance of 1 m (3.3 feet) or 

greater.

• When shooting indoors or shooting nightscapes, you can use slow sync to 

shoot a brighter image of people and backgrounds.

• You can use rear sync to shoot a natural image of the trail of a moving 

subject such as a moving bicycle or a walking person.

• When using the HVL-F58AM/HVL-F42AM Flash (sold separately), you 

can shoot with the High-speed sync feature at any shutter speed. For 
details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the flash.

Notes
• Do not hold the camera by grabbing the flash emitter.
• Shooting conditions required to prevent shadows from appearing on an image vary, 

depending on the lens.

• When the exposure mode is set to AUTO, AUTO+, or Scene Selection, the [Slow 

Sync.], [Rear Sync.], and [Wireless] items cannot be selected.

• When the exposure mode is set to P, A, S, M, the [Flash Off] or [Autoflash] items 

cannot be selected. If you do not want to use the flash, push the flash down.

• If you use the flash with a stereo microphone or similar device attached to the Auto-

lock Accessory shoe, the flash may not pop up to the correct position and recorded 
images may have a shadow on their corners. Remove any device from the Auto-lock 
Accessory shoe.

Does not fire even the built-in flash pops up.

Fires if it is dark or against light.

Fires every time you trigger the shutter.

Fires every time you trigger the shutter. Slow sync shooting 
allows you to shoot a clear image of both the subject and the 
background by slowing the shutter speed.

Fires right before the exposure is completed everytime you 
trigger the shutter.

Fires an external flash (sold separately) that is off the camera 
and away from it (Wireless flash shooting).