How can I capture LED lighting and flash together in one photo on a Sony camera?
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I want to photograph furniture with built-in LED lighting and also use flash in the same shot, without combining images later in Photoshop. Is there a specific Sony camera setting for this, or is it done with normal exposure settings? What settings should I start with to make both the LED light and the flash visible in a single image?
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Rahul Kandani
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There is nothing special about recording an LED with flash... it is the same as recording no light along with flash, incandescent light with flash, or daylight with flash. All flash images are in effect a double exposure, ambient plus flash (whichever is brighter is "on top").
The main thing you will want to do is use a long enough ambient exposure so as to avoid recording the LED pulses/banding. A longer SS will also allow more of the LED exposure to build up which will be necessary to avoid being buried by the flash exposure.
IMO, your best bet is to start with the LED exposure (settings) to get the effect/amount/exposure you want, then add the flash on top (TTL/fill).
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There isn’t a special Sony-only setting for this. You’re combining ambient light (the LEDs) with flash in a single exposure.
A good approach is:
- Set the exposure first for the LED lighting alone, so it looks the way you want.
- Use a shutter speed long enough to avoid visible LED pulsing/banding and to let the LED light build up in the exposure.
- Then add flash as fill light on top of that exposure, adjusting flash power or using TTL if available.
In practice, flash mainly affects the subject it lights, while shutter speed mostly affects how much ambient/LED light appears. If the LEDs disappear, use a longer shutter speed or reduce flash influence. If you see banding from the LEDs, use a longer shutter speed.
So the key is not a special mode, but balancing ambient exposure and flash exposure in one shot.
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