Canon 270EX SPEEDLITE 270EX Instruction Manual - Page 18

Troubleshooting Guide

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Troubleshooting Guide If a problem occurs, refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. The Speedlite does not fire. • Make sure the batteries are installed in the correct orientation. (p.5) • If the lamp does not light after 30 seconds, replace the batteries with new ones. (p.5) • Clean the electrical contacts of the Speedlite and the camera. The bottom of the picture looks dark. • You were too close to the subject. Keep at least 0.7 m/2.3 ft. away from the subject. • If a lens hood is attached, remove the lens hood. The periphery of the picture looks extremely dark. • After shooting with the flash head pulled forward, be sure to return the flash head to its original position before shooting again. The picture is really blurred. • When the shooting mode is set to mode for a dark scene, a slow sync speed is automatically set, and the shutter speed also becomes slower. Use a tripod or set the shooting mode to . 16

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If a problem occurs, refer to this Troubleshooting Guide.
•
Make sure the batteries are installed in the correct orientation. (p.5)
•
If the <
Q
> lamp does not light after 30 seconds, replace the batteries with new ones. (p.5)
•
Clean the electrical contacts of the Speedlite and the camera.
•
You were too close to the subject. Keep at least 0.7 m/2.3 ft. away from the subject.
•
If a lens hood is attached, remove the lens hood.
•
After shooting with the flash head pulled forward, be sure to return the flash head to its
original position before shooting again.
•
When the shooting mode is set to <
W
> mode for a dark scene, a slow sync speed is
automatically set, and the shutter speed also becomes slower. Use a tripod or set the
shooting mode to <
V
>.
Troubleshooting Guide
The Speedlite does not fire.
The bottom of the picture looks dark.
The periphery of the picture looks extremely dark.
The picture is really blurred.