Backscatter Smart Control TTL LED Nauticam Flash Trigger for Sony
The Backscatter Smart Control Optical TTL Flash Trigger is available in different configurations depending on your camera and housing. The universal triggers for Sony and Olympus/OM System are designed to fit into most housings and can use either single or dual LED trigger lights. The dual LED trigger lights are perfect for housings that accept LEDs in built-in optical ports or when used with the included foam blocks on a clear housing window. The single LED Trigger Light can be used with the optional bulkhead for a more direct fit. Utilizing built in LED trigger lights, the Nauticam Sony Trigger is custom designed for an exact fit in Nauticam full-frame Sony housings.
Sea Tech has the Smart Control TTL LED Nauticam Flash Trigger for Sony in stock. If you require any other Backscatter triggers, and we can make arrangements for you. Installing the Backscatter Smart Control Optical TTL Flash Trigger Nauticam Sony Trigger Installation
The Nauticam Sony Trigger was custom designed to fit directly into Nauticam full-frame Sony housings. To install it, simply slide the trigger onto the camera’s hot shoe, then load the camera into the housing. The LED trigger lights align with the optical ports inside the Nauticam housing for triggering.
The Backscatter Smart Control Optical TTL Flash Trigger for full-frame Sony Nauticam housings is a direct fit.
PRO TIP: For the best data transmission, only use 613 multicore Fiber Optic Cables with the Backscatter Smart Control Optical TTL Flash Trigger, such as those made by Backscatter, Nauticam, and Sea & Sea.
The Backscatter Smart Control Optical TTL Flash Trigger provides super-accurate, automatic flash exposures with Sony cameras using Backscatter strobes. The Sony trigger is TTL compatible with the Hybrid Flash. The Backscatter Smart Control Optical TTL Flash Trigger is more than just a TTL trigger, it also can be used for manual triggering, rapid firing over 30 frames per second, and HSS (high speed sync), all built into a self-contained USB-C rechargeable unit.
Smart Control Optical TTL for the Most Accurate Results
Underwater systems utilize different methods to achieve TTL through a camera, housing and strobe, including hardwired TTL, digital optical TTL, and S-TTL (slave or mimic TTL). The Backscatter TTL trigger uses a digital optical system in the form of Smart Control Optical TTL, which is a proprietary TTL system, to achieve accurate results.
Here are the different TTL systems explained: Direct Electronic Connection (Hardwired) and Digital Optical TTL
Direct electronic connection (hardwired) and digital optical TTL are the most accurate methods of automatic flash exposure. With these two types of TTL, the camera has a direct line of communication to the strobe. Hardwired TTL uses electronic cables and bulkheads, while digital optical TTL sends a computer code signal from the flash trigger through a Fiber Optic Cable to the flash. This works similarly to fiber optic telecommunications systems.
Since digital optical TTL uses Fiber Optic Cables, it is less maintenance intensive than hardwired systems, as you do not need to clean, grease and inspect multiple cable o-rings to prevent leaks that could compromise the system. Fiber Optic Cables are also inexpensive, lighter and far more common compared to electronic sync cables. Backscatter’s Smart Control TTL mode uses digital optical TTL for accurate results. Smart Control Macro mode brings an even higher level of accuracy for close up TTL shooting. Other TTL systems, both topside and underwater, can sometimes struggle with accurate exposures at closer distances (eighteen inches and closer) especially with wide-open apertures.
Slave or Mimic TTL
Slave or mimic TTL copies the duration of the camera’s built-in flash or duration of the LED trigger. While this can get into the ballpark of an accurate exposure, it is not as consistent as direct electronic connection or Smart Control Optical TTL. Strobes that use slave or mimic TTL are not compatible with the Backscatter TTL trigger, since it uses digital optical TTL language. Smart Control - Perfect Flash Power For Scenes Big and Small
Smart Control (SC and SC Macro) are the TTL modes for the Mini Flash 2 and Hybrid Flash. Standard Smart Control mode is perfect for wide angle and larger subjects, while Smart Control Macro will tailor the flash output specifically for macro shooting. Smart Control Macro mode is unique to the Mini Flash 2 and Hybrid Flash. Other TTL systems struggle to accurately expose close-up subjects, typically resulting in an overexposed image. With Smart Control Macro mode, both the Mini Flash 2 and Hybrid Flash will precisely light the closest scenes and smallest subjects, without blowing out the image.
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