X1 flash max sync speed

[cpclee]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

Does anyone know? This is not in the brochure. If it syncs upto 1/2000s (its max shutter speed) this would be a huge advantage over M8/M9 for daylight portraits.

[h00ligan]

DPReview says it can sync at all speeds.

 

FTA -

 

"The X1's little built-in pop-up flash may have a modest guide number of just 5, but when you're using it as the main source of illumination the camera's reasonably fast F2.8 lens and broad usable ISO range means its effective working distance is actually quite respectable (about 3.6m at ISO 400). It's also got just about enough power for daylight fill - and because the X1 uses a leaf shutter in the lens, the flash can sync at all shutter speeds.

 

 

Flash exposure is generally pretty good, and color perfectly acceptable. Certainly for social snaps or a little fill-in for shadowed faces, it's far more useful than having no flash at all."