10.5 Section 10: Hardware Limitations (Camera Profiles)

Flash Sync Speed Awareness

The app knows your body's max sync speed and reminds you.

Where to find it

Flash exposure dialog Advisory row; MultiFlashDialog

Summary

The maxFlashSyncSec is parsed from cameras.json and stored in CameraSpec (e.g. Nikon F3 = 1/80s). The FlashSyncAdvisoryRow composable is shown at the top of FlashDialog and MultiFlashDialog to warn when a shutter speed exceeds safe sync.

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How it works

Your camera body has a maximum shutter speed at which the flash will fire safely. The F3 syncs at 1/200. Some older cameras only sync at 1/125. If you try to fire a flash at a speed faster than your body can handle, the flash may not light the whole frame.

The advisory

When you open the Flash dialog and your current shutter speed is faster than your body's sync limit, a warning row appears at the top. It shows the safe limit and the current speed, so you can adjust before you shoot.

Multi-flash

If you're using multiple flash units, the same advisory applies. The warning covers all of them at once.

What to do

Slow the shutter down to the body's limit, use ND to compensate if needed, or switch to ambient-only metering.

Implementation notes (for developers)
maxFlashSyncSec parsed from cameras.json and stored in CameraSpec (e.g. nikon-f3 = 1/80s); FlashSyncAdvisoryRow composable shown at top of FlashDialog and MultiFlashDialog

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