Canon 580EX Speedlite 580EX Manual - Page 49

About, Color, Temperature, Information, Transmission, Reverting, Default, Settings, AF-Assist - instructions

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About Color Temperature Information Transmission When the flash fires, the color temperature information is transmitted to certain specific EOS digital camera . This feature optimizes the flash picture's white balance. When the camera's color balance is set to aM> or , it wilt work automatically. To see if this feature works with your camera, see the white balance specification in the "Major Specifications' of your camera's instruction manual . Reverting to 580E Default Settings If your EpS camera has the CLEAR > button, you can press it to revert the camera settings (except Custom Functions) to the default. About the AF-Assist Beam Under law-light or law-contrast conditions, the built-in AF-assist beam will be emitted automatically to make it eaasier to autofocus. The AF-assist beam works with al[ EDS cameras. The AF-assist beam is compatible with 28mm and longer lenses . The effective range is shown below. Position Center Periphery Effective Range (m 1 ft) 0 .6 - 10! 2 - 32 .8 0 .6 . 5 1 2 - 16.4- 47

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About
Color
Temperature
Information
Transmission
When
the
flash
fires,
the
color
temperature
information
is
transmitted
to
certain
specific
EOS
digital
camera
.
This
feature
optimizesthe
flash
picture's
white
balance
.
When
the
camera's
color
balance
is
set
to
aM>
or
<y
>,
it
wilt
work
automatically
.
To
see
if
this
feature
works
with
your
camera,
see
the
white
balance
specification
in
the"Major
Specifications'
of
your
camera's
instruction
manual
.
Reverting
to
580E
Default
Settings
If
your
EpS
camera
has
the
CLEAR
>
button,
you
can
press
it
to revert
the
camera
settings
(except
Custom
Functions)
to
the
default
.
About
the
AF-Assist
Beam
Under
law-light
or
law-contrast
conditions,
the
built-in
AF-assist
beam
will
be
emitted
automatically
to
make
it
eaasier
to
autofocus
.
The
AF-assist
beam
works
with
al[
EDS
cameras
.
The
AF-assist
beam
is
compatible
with
28mm
and
longer lenses
.
The
effective
range
is
shown
below
.
Position
Effective
Range (m
1 ft)
Center
0
.6
-
10!
2
-
32
.8
Periphery
0
.6
.
5
1
2
-
16
.4
-
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