Anague exposure meter

[Alex]

Hi all,

I'm a bit puzzled. I have a question regading the analogue exposure meter - the one shown in viewfinder with vertical bars indicating over or under exposure. It is very useful in M mode, of course.

What puzzles me is the bars appear in the A mode, when i activate the in-built flash. Why? They seem to be affected by exp. comp. and by aperature change (although why would it be since the shutter speed should be adjusted automatically).

Thanks for any clues.

Alex

[MattC]

Alex,

If the meter usually reads under when the flash is up, this would be caused by the slowest shutter speed of 1/60s (default) when the shutter is popped. The flash has to make up for the difference that you see.
If the meter goes over, that would be because of insufficient flash sync speed.

Cheers

Matt

[Alex]

Thanks a lot, Matt.
Clear now.

Cheers
Alex