Canon SBOEX About Color Temperature Information Transmission, Reverting to 580EX Default Settings

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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'scolor balance is set to <mw3> or <~>, it will work automatically.

To see if this feature works with your camera, see the white balance specification in the "Major Specifications" of your camera'sinstruction manual.

Reverting to 580EX Default Settings

If your EOS 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 low-light or low-contrast conditions, the built-in AF-assist beam will be emitted automatically to make it eaasier to autofocus. The AF-assist beam works with all EOS cameras. The AF-assist beam is compatible with 28mm and longer lenses. The effective range is shown below.

Position	Effective Range(m f ft)
Center	0.6 - 10 / 2 - 32.8
Periphery	0.6 - 5/2 - 16.4

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Contents Sboex Thank you for purchasing a Canon product Contents Nomenclature Push ~TLI Fully Automatic Flash Shooting Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash Shooting ModesClose the cover Installing BatteriesInstall the batteries Open the coverAttach it to the camera Wireless Selector SettingsAttaching to the Camera ~t Loosen the locking ringCheck that the flash is ready Turn on the Power Switch@E~~Z6OJ~-~~1 Set the power switch to on About Auto Power OffZoom SOmm 1 Set the Speedlite to ETTl Fully Automatic Flash ShootingUsing E-TTL II and E·TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes Using Flash Press the ~ button ~ Flash Exposure CompensationPress the @ button ~ FEB Flash Exposure Bracketing ii&WSet the flash exposure bracketing amount Focus the subject Press the FE L button FE L FE Lock~ is displayed ~ High-Speed Sync FP FlashSet the Bounce Direction Bounce FlashCloseup Flash Shooting Creating a CatchlightPoint the flash head upward by Pull out the wide panel Push in the wide panelPress the ZOOM/~ button Using the Wide PanelEttl Set the flash output Press the Mode button so thatManual Flash Is displayedFigures for decreased flash output -+ Displayed Flash Output FiguresMulti Stroboscopic Flash Max. Stroboscopic Flashes ~ is displayed ~ Second-Curtain SyncPress the ~H/~ button so that Change the setting Fn Setting Custom FunctionsCustom Setting FUItin Custom Function SettingsPage Page Wireless Flash Basic Wireless Settings & Setup About Wireless FlashWireless flash with three slave groups pAO Multi-Speedlite, Wireless Lighting ConfigurationsWireless flash with two slave groups p.38 Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Set the camera and shoot Check the flash operationThat the display blinks as shown on Disable the master unitsflash firingMaster UnitsFlash ON/OFF Press the ZOOM/~ button soPress the ZOOM/~ button so that ~ blinks Set the channel No Using Fully Automatic Wireless FlashSetting Communication Channel Press the ZOOM/~ button so That ~ blinks Set the wireless selector toFlash Ratio with E-TTL Set the Slave UnitMASTER. p.34 Set the slave units Wireless Flash with Three Slave GroupsAbout Slave Group Control Set the master unit and shootModeling Flash Set the flash output Wireless Manual Flash with Varied Flash OutputStroboscopic Flash Manual FlashPage Reference Speedlite 580EX On-camera/Master unit 580EX SystemAbout the AF-Assist Beam About Color Temperature Information TransmissionReverting to 580EX Default Settings Troubleshooting Flash range scale bars blink Type Major Specifications ....i..,Si.~Custom Functions Normal Flash Full Output and Quick Flash GNo Guide No. GNo. ISO 100, in meters/feetUsing a Type-B Camera -~Jt~d1lllll1llL Page Page Canon Canon Call0ll Canon !\UIlfJlJi!l~n&~pilJ