Micro Four Thirds High Speed Sync Off Camera Flash Tutorial Part 1 ► Panasonic 580 Flash FP Mode

Ever wondered how to turn day into night; to use high speed sync (aka high speed flash, aka FP mode) to get dramatic light photos at high noon in the full sun? Check out part one of this two-part show!

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[d.l.mcluvin]

Finally ! Somone who can explain this to me and make sense. Thank you !

[vimalneha]

I have seen many videos but you have shown in yet another great way! Learned something useful.

[Carlosjr]

luv this tutorial. you really taking your time to explain it. step by step

[shawns]

Great explanation of how HSS works.
Personally if I am using HSS it is to not have a darker background but to balance the light of the subject with the background while using a fast aperture. This either means that I put the subject in the shade but the background is in full sun or the subject is backlit by the sun often around sunset. This gives are more natural appearance to the image how your eyes would see the scene.

One thing I feel you should mention is your aperture really needs to be no slower than about f5.6 as it will also have a large effect on the flash light. I would say about every photo that you are likely to be using HSS with you are trying to isolate your subject from the background so a faster shutter is always going to be better too.
The other thing that might be worth mentioning is the light modifiers that come with the flash and how the will change the results.

[marcocorzani]

Learned something new, thank you! Just tried it with my GH5 and Metz strobe. Perfect!

[danielhorvathofficial]

ahah you are my man! I like this simple 'kitchen language' explanation. That is how I teach my stuff too!!! Cool to see there is st else with super simple and understandable ideas!!!

[waldemarwinkler]

FP mode: Focal Plane. A flash mode used in older cameras. My 1978 Pentax MX film camera had a special socket labled “FP” which I recall was specifically for use with flash bulbs. I never used it, nor did I lean any of the techniques that would have been associated with its use. Perhaps another reader might know more.

[bjnslc]

FWIW, HSS works with Godox TT685O on my Lumix G9. Bridging between the HSS and Godox topics.

[videodrome]

Does the GH5 have a pc sync cable to connect to a NEO 2 and sync the flash?
It'd be nice to save the money and not buy a transmitter

[bobmoore]

FP mode - Focal Plane? OK, so I'm a bit It makes sense because the flash is adapting to the movement of a focal plane shutter.

[bobf.morinsr.]

Hi, I would like to use the unit for shooting video in low light. Manual does not give any info on this. Could you explain. Is it a viable way to use the flash? Bob

[rileymelvin]

What if I don't want to spend $400 on a Panasonic flash and I want to do high speed sync with a cheaper $50 flash from Neewer or Yongnuo? How do I force the GH5 into FP mode? What about with flashes that do not have TTL mode?

[brjukva]

What about using HSS for shooting video (one weak flash per frame)? :)

[knowitallandtravel]

can you do fast bursts with the flash on? I have the gx8 and it does not do bursts with flash on :(

[SullyCortez]

i found out the GH5 can handle 1/320 sec with the Godox HSS flash for panasonic cameras (TT350o i think it's called... at least I didn't see any shutter lag in the image [black bands]) Also I think FP comes from the leica&minolta 'Full Pulse' modes. Could be wrong tho...

[singgihwidiatmoko]

Is hss works too on gx85 ? (Using godox) And the mode, can you use hss with manual power or just hss with ttl only ?

[Dominic]

Do you now how i can activate the HSS mode in the GH5 for the Godox flash?

[fabianfrank]

Hi, you make great videos about Lumix stuff - I learned quite a bit. I have a hard time to figure out what one menuitem (in my GH5) in the flashmenu is doing. I am talking about the "Auto Exposure compensation" function. May you shed some light on this? And I noticed that I can not enter the menu "firing mode" even if I have a TTL compatible flash mounted. All is about my GH5. Would be greate to get some insight. Thanks. F.

[rw]

Everything but setting for the camera???

[fmrlproductions]

HELP! When I'm in manual mode / photo (M) mode (on GH5) and i'm focusing, the screen goes bright (basically showing me what 3200 ISO would look like) and blinds me :( ..where do I turn that craziness off? Thanks man!