Fractional and Watt Second Equivalents for Power levels 9-1Updated 25 days ago
Each power level designates 1 stop or 1/2 the output of the level just above it.
Power level 9 is 1/1, 8 is 1/2, 7 is 1/4 and so forth down to level 1 which is 1/256 of the full output. Another example to help understand this is a situation when moving from power level 9 to 8, a one stop light change. If your camera was at f/5.6 at level 9, an equivalent exposure would be f4 at level 8.
Power Levels- FJ systems employ level 1 thru 9 with 9 being the highest. Each number represents 1 stop (½ or twice the previous numbered output).
Power Level | Fractional Output | 400ws | 200ws | 80ws |
9 | 1 | 400 | 200 | 80 |
8 | 1/2 | 200 | 100 | 40 |
7 | 1/4 | 100 | 50 | 20 |
6 | 1/8 | 50 | 25 | 10 |
5 | 1/16 | 25 | 12.5 | 5 |
4 | 1/32 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2.5 |
3 | 1/64 | 6.25 | 3.125 | 1.25 |
2 | 1/128 | 3.125 | 1.56 | 0.62 |
1* | 1/256* | 1.56* | 0.78* | 0.31* |
- Power Level 1 (1/256) not available in Canon RT