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Can M100 trigger an external flash?

Started Apr 7, 2018 | Questions thread
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drusus Contributing Member • Posts: 917
Can M100 trigger an external flash?

I am between camera systems (gave my Panasonic GF1 and lens away to my niece). I am tempted by the Canon M100 instead of the natural replacement for the GF1, i.e. the Panasonic GX85. I like how compact the M100 is while still allowing physical control with one wheel. I shoot family photos (mostly scenes of daily life and travel) almost exclusively, alternating between shutter priority and aperture priority depending on whether I need to have several people in focus or freeze their motion.

I am wondering how much I would miss the hot shoe. I would use the hot shoe 1-2 times a year for the rare occasion when a flash is necessary and acceptable, like selected school functions. I would be willing, for those rare occasions, to mount a speedlight on a bracket that screws onto the camera's tripod mount. Can the M100 drive a flash in this manner? Either remotely via its built-in flash, or via a cable? (do flashes still connect to cameras via cable? Last time I did that was in the days of film).

Thanking in advance anyone with information on this,

Drusus

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