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Need Sony a6500 Flash Help
Aug 18, 2017 07:58:29   #
PCB_smv
 
Yesterday I was shooting some photos using the on camera flash and when I depressed the button to take the picture the flash would flash 3 or 4 times and then take the photo. It never did that before. Have I changed a setting somewhere and what was happening. Thanks for any info.

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Aug 18, 2017 08:02:14   #
jmizera Loc: Austin Texas
 
Features like "red eye reduction" and "focus assist" can cause extra flashes to fire before the actual exposure is taken.

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Aug 19, 2017 07:09:19   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
PCB_smv wrote:
Yesterday I was shooting some photos using the on camera flash and when I depressed the button to take the picture the flash would flash 3 or 4 times and then take the photo. It never did that before. Have I changed a setting somewhere and what was happening. Thanks for any info.


It sounds like Red Eye Reduction, but also check to see if it's set for rear curtain sync. That's what happened to me last week.

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Aug 19, 2017 17:46:14   #
skylinefirepest Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
 
That's the red eye reduction thing...and it works.

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