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Flash Control from the Camera's Menu Screen Flash firing To perform flash shooting, set to [Enable]. To use the flash's AFassist beam only, set to [Disable]. E-TTL II flash metering For normal exposures, set it to [Evaluative]. If [Average] is set, the flash exposure will be averaged for the entire scene metered by the camera. Flash exposure compensation may be necessary depending on the scene. This setting is for advanced users. Flash synchronization speed in Av mode You can set the flash synchronization speed when shooting in aperture-priority AE (W) mode with flash. Flash mode You can select [E-TTL II] or [Manual flash] according to your shooting objective. Shutter synchronization You can select the flash firing timing/method from [1st curtain], [2nd curtain], or [High-speed synchronization]. To perform normal flash shooting, set [1st curtain]. Flash exposure compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation, you can set exposure compensation for flash. The flash exposure compensation amount can be set up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments. Zoom (flash coverage) You can set the Speedlite flash coverage. When [Auto] is selected, the flash coverage is set automatically according to the focal length of the shooting lens and the image sensor size of the camera (p.22). [Flash firing] and [E-TTL II flash metering] are displayed in step 2 or step 3 on page 40. (Display layouts and procedures vary by camera model.) When [Flash sync. speed in Av mode] is not displayed, it can be set with the camera's Custom Functions. 42

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Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen
Flash firing
To perform flash shooting, set to [
Enable
]. To use the flash’s AF-
assist beam only, set to [
Disable
].
E-TTL II flash metering
For normal exposures, set it to [
Evaluative
]. If [
Average
] is set, the
flash exposure will be averaged for the entire scene metered by the
camera. Flash exposure compensation may be necessary
depending on the scene. This setting is for advanced users.
Flash synchronization speed in Av mode
You can set the flash synchronization speed when shooting in
aperture-priority AE (
W
) mode with flash.
Flash mode
You can select [
E-TTL II
] or [
Manual flash
] according to your
shooting objective.
Shutter synchronization
You can select the flash firing timing/method from [
1st curtain
], [
2nd
curtain
], or [
High-speed synchronization
]. To perform normal flash
shooting, set [
1st curtain
].
Flash exposure compensation
In the same way as normal exposure compensation, you can set
exposure compensation for flash. The flash exposure compensation
amount can be set up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments.
Zoom (flash coverage)
You can set the Speedlite flash coverage. When [
Auto
] is selected,
the flash coverage is set automatically according to the focal length
of the shooting lens and the image sensor size of the camera (p.22).
[
Flash firing
] and [
E-TTL II flash metering
] are displayed in step 2 or
step 3 on page 40. (Display layouts and procedures vary by camera
model.)
When [
Flash sync. speed in Av mode
] is not displayed, it can be set
with the camera’s Custom Functions.