Can Yongnuo YN560 IV flashes be forced into high-speed sync?
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I bought four Yongnuo YN560 IV flashes and a YN560-TX for use with my Canon camera, then realized the YN560 IV does not support HSS. Even at low power and 1/250s, my setup can still be too bright in a small indoor space where I can’t move the lights farther away.
Is there any way to force or hack HSS with the YN560 IV system? I also own a Canon 580EX II, so I wondered whether using that on-camera could somehow trigger the Yongnuos in a way that works above normal sync speed. If not, what are the practical alternatives?
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No. There's no way to get HSS from a Yongnuo YN-560 IV.
HSS requires camera/flash communication along the flash foot pins that the YN-560IV doesn't have (being single-pin. That pin is for the sync/fire signal). And the built-in radio transceiver of the YN-560IV & YN-560-TX combo doesn't accommodate HSS signalling over radio, like the Godox TT600 & X1T or Cactus RF60 & V6II (also single-pin manual-only flashes) can.
With Yongnuo gear, the only triggering systems that accommodate HSS are the 622 triggers/lights (e.g., YN-685 & YN-622-TX), and the -RT triggers/lights (e.g., YN-600EX-RT II & YN-E3-RT).
Theoretically, if you hooked the YN-560IVs up via PC to YN-622C triggers, you might be able to do tail-syncing (aka hypersync, supersync, etc.), but I was never successful getting my YN-560 (I) to do that, only my 580EXII (which of course is kind of a pointless exercise, since the 580EXII does HSS).
The ND filter trick may be your only way to get thin DoF in bright ambient with fill flash, but remember, you're still not actually getting a faster shutter speed. So if your HSS requirement was for freezing fast action in bright ambient, that's still not going to work.
You can, however, buy a single ND filter in the largest size you need, and then use step-up rings to fit it to smaller lenses. The problem is knowing how much ND darkening you'll need in a given situation. Variable ND filters is one way, getting a set of NDs of different concentrations and then stacking them is another.
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No. The YN560 IV cannot be forced into true HSS.
HSS requires camera-to-flash communication through dedicated hot-shoe contacts, and the YN560 IV is a manual single-pin flash. The YN560-TX/YN560 IV radio system also does not carry HSS signaling.
One community suggestion was to use an HSS-capable Canon flash such as the 580EX II on-camera as an optical master and trigger the YN560 IVs via their optical slave mode. In some situations this may fire them in sync, but it is not true HSS and is not a reliable substitute for a flash system designed for HSS.
Practical alternatives:
- lower flash exposure by increasing distance, adding diffusion, or bouncing
- use ND filters to stay at or below normal sync speed
- switch to a Yongnuo system that supports HSS, such as YN-622 or RT-based gear
So the short answer is: no real hack for HSS with YN560 IVs; use ND or different flashes/triggers if you need dependable high-speed sync.
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