Meter almost never shows red dot in colour meter tabs

[Anonymous]

#46627

Hi, I am using the iOS version of the app. Whenever I use a flash, the exposure readings work fine, but the colour temperature tabs don’t show the flash output. The red dot almost never comes up and the flash Kelvin number stays – almost always – empty. I have firmware 906 and sensitivity set at 7; I tried other settings but that doesn’t help.

When I turn off continuous ambient metering, the white dot does seem to react to the flash.

Hope you can suggest something to fix this.

Cheers,
Erik

[rguttosch]

#46629

Hi Erik,
Nice to hear from you again. This might be due to the amount of light. You need enough light for ISO 100, F5, and a suitable shutter speed (say, 1/160 or so) to get a reading. Then it will consistently give readings, and the red dot. Also, to get a good reading from for color from a strobe, put the meter pretty close to the source.
Please let me know if you need anything else.
Rudy

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