Canon 9443a002 Instruction Manual - Page 99

Metered Manual Flash Exposure For closeup flash photography, you can set the flash exposure manually. With an EX-series Speedlite having a manual flash mode, follow the procedure below: 1 Set the camera and Speedlite settings. ¡ Set the camera's shooting mode to or . ¡ Set the Speedlite to manual flash. 2 Focus the subject. ¡ Focus manually. 3 Aim the center spot metering circle over the subject, then press the button (8). s The Speedlite will fire a preflash and the required flash output is retained in memory. s In the viewfinder, the exposure level indicator will indicate the currently-set flash exposure level relative to the standard exposure index. 4 Set the flash exposure level. ¡ Adjust the Speedlite's manual flash level and the camera aperture so that the flash exposure level indicator is aligned with the standard exposure index. 5 Take the picture. TTL and A-TTL Autoflash Speedlites ¡With TTL and A-TTL autoflash Speedlites (EZ-, E-, EG-, ML-, TLseries) set in the TTL or A-TTL autoflash mode, the flash will be fired only at full output. If you set the camera's shooting mode to manual or aperture-priority AE, you can adjust the aperture and fire the flash at full output. Meanwhile, the Speedlite will remain in the TTL or A-TTL autoflash mode. ¡When the 580EX or 550EX is set to C.Fn-03-1, the flash will always be fired at full output even in the TTL autoflash mode. 99