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1200D / T5 HSS (High Speed Sync)

Started Sep 28, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP rjhp New Member • Posts: 2
Re: 1200D / T5 HSS (High Speed Sync)

Hello everyone and thank you for the kind replies.

From what I thought HSS compatibility was a feature that both the camera and the flash needed to support, but it seems that I was wrong on that.

Is HSS exclusive to E-TTL?

If I buy a manual flash that is advertised as supporting shutter speeds "1 / 200s ~ 1 / 20000s" can I expect to just set the flash time to 1/4000, my shutter speed accordingly to 1/4000 as well and be golden?

Does HSS only describe the ability to have your camera set flash times above 1/200 electronically via (E-)TTL?

Thanks to all of you lifesavers!

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Canon EOS 1200D Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II +1 more
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