Canon Speedlite 380EX Instruction Manual - Page 7

Mounting, Speedlite, Power, Switch, Flash

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IIL 2. Mounting the Speedlite Loosen the locking collar by turning it as shown by the arrow. 2 Slip the Speedlite's mounting foot on the camera's hot shoe until it stops. I n Turn the locking collar as shown by the arrow and tighten. (The mounting foot's locking pin extends into the hot shoe.) • To detach the Speedlite, turn the locking collar in the opposite direction until it stops. (The locking pin retracts into the mounting foot.) r7_7i Although the hot shoe on the EOS 650, EOS 620, EOS 750, and EOS 850 does not have a locking pin hole, Speedlite 380EX can still be mounted on these cameras. 3. Power Switch o o o o o 24 28 35 50 70 105 OPILOT CD 4. FP Flash Swr o o o o o 24 28 35 50 70 105 Oi r I TOD Set the power switch as follows: 0 : To turn off the power. I :To turn on the power. If the Speedlite is left unused for about 90 sec., it turns off automatically to save battery power. To turn on the Speedlite again, press the shutter button or press the test firing button. Use this switch to set highspeed sync. Q : For normal sync. '4i: For high-speed sync. When Speedlite 380EX is used with a Type-A camera and the switch is set for high-speed sync, using a shutter speed faster than the camera's maximum sync speed sets the highspeed sync mode and using a shutter speed slower than the maximum sync speed sets the normal sync mode. • When a Type-B camera is used, normal sync mode is set regardless of this switch's setting. 12 13

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2.
Mounting
the
Speedlite
3.
Power
Switch
I
Loosen
the
locking
collar
by
turning
it
as
shown
by
the
arrow.
2
Slip
the
Speedlite's
mounting
foot
on
the
camera's
hot
shoe
until
it
stops.
n
Turn
the
locking
collar
as
shown
by
the
arrow
and
tighten.
(The
mounting
foot's
locking
pin
extends
into
the
hot
shoe.)
•
To
detach
the
Speedlite,
turn
the
locking
collar
in
the
opposite
direction
until
it
stops.
(The
locking
pin
retracts
into
the
mounting
foot.)
r_
7
7i
Although
the
hot
shoe
on
the
EOS
650,
EOS
620,
EOS
750,
and
EOS
850
does
not
have
a
locking
pin
hole,
Speedlite
380EX
can
still
be
mounted
on
these
cameras.
o
o
o
o
o
24
28
35
50
70
105
PILOT
O
CD
4.
FP
Flash
Swr
o
o
o
o
o
24
28
35
50
70
105
Oi
r
I
TOD
Set
the
power
switch
as
follows:
0
:
To
turn
off
the
power.
I
:To
turn
on
the
power.
If
the
Speedlite
is
left
unused
for
about
90
sec.,
it
turns
off
automatically
to
save
battery
power.
To
turn
on
the
Speedlite
again,
press
the
shutter
button
or
press
the
test
firing
button.
Use
this
switch
to
set
high-
speed
sync.
Q
:
For
normal
sync.
'4i:
For
high-speed
sync.
When
Speedlite
380EX
is
used
with
a
Type
-A
camera
and
the
switch
is
set
for
high-speed
sync,
using
a
shutter
speed
faster
than
the
camera's
maximum
sync
speed
sets
the
high-
speed
sync
mode
and
using
a
shutter
speed
slower
than
the
maximum
sync
speed
sets
the
normal
sync
mode.
•
When
a
Type
-B
camera
is
used,
normal
sync
mode
is
set
regardless
of
this
switch's
setting.
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