Canon Speedlite 380EX Instruction Manual - Page 19

IV.

Other

Applications

When

used

with

a

Type

-A

or

B

camera,

Speedlite

380EX

enables

slow

-

speed

sync.

bounce

flash,

multiple

-flash

configurations,

and

flash

-

exposure

compensation.

1.

Slow

-Speed

Sync

Slow

-speed

sync

is

a

slow

shutter

speed

you

use

with

flash.

By

using

a

slow

shutter

speed,

you

can

expose

the

background

correctly

while

the

flash

exposes

the

subject

correctly.

You

can

use

slow

-speed

sync

in

the

picture

-taking

modes

below.

I!.

Taken with

a

slow

sync

speed.

Taken

v.

! I f

normal

sync

speed.

When

using

slow

-speed

sync,

use

a

tripod.

(1)

Av

(Aperture

-priority AE)

Automatic

Slow

-Speed

Sync

1.

Set

the

camera

to

Av

and

set

the

aperture.

2.

Focus

the

subject.

3.

Check

that

nothing

is

blinking

in

the

viewfinder

and

take

the

picture.

•

With

a

Type

-A

camera,

the

flash

exposure

is

automatically

controlled

by

the

E-TTL

auto

flash

system.

With

a

Type

-B

camera,

the

flash

exposure

is

automatically

controlled

by

the

TTL

auto

flash

system.

IV.

Other

Applications

(2)

Tv

(Shutter

speed

-priority

AE)

Slow

-speed

sync

1.

Set

the

camera

to

Tv.

2.

Focus

the

subject.

3.

Set

the

shutter

speed

so

that

a

correct

exposure*

will

be

obtained.

4.

Check

that

nothing

is

blinking

in

the

viewfinder

and

take

the

picture.

(3)

M

(Manual

exposure)

Slow

-speed

sync

1.

Set

the

camera

to

M.

2.

Focus

the

subject

and

compose

the

shot.

3.

To

obtain

the

correct

background

exposure,*

set

the

shutter

speed

and

aperture

so

that

the

exposure

level

indicator

is

at

the

center

of

the

exposure

level

scale

in

the

viewfinder.

If

your

camera

viewfinder

has

-

and

+

symbols

instead,

set

the

shutter

speed

and

aperture

until

both

symbols

light.

4.

Check

the

information

in

the

viewfinder

and

take

the

picture.

*

Balancing

the

exposure

between

the

subject

and

background

•

In

shutter

speed

-priority

AE

mode

Use

a

slower

shutter

speed

until

the

aperture

value

stops

blinking.

•

In

manual

exposure

mode

Set

the

shutter

speed

and

aperture

so

that

the

exposure

level

indicator

is

at

the

center

of

the

scale.

In

a

room

with

fluorescent

lighting,

a

greenish

color

cast

may

result

in

the

picture.

If

there

is

tungsten

lighting,

there

will

be

an

orange

color

cast.

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