Canon 2478A002 manual Basic Wireless E-TTL Autoflash Operation, Positioning of ST-E2 and slave

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4.Basic Wireless E-TTL Autoflash Operation .

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After t h e ST-E2a n d s l a v e a r e ready, they can work w i t h i n t h e a r e a shown below for easy wireless E-TTI.autoflash.

For explanatory purposes, t h e EOS-3 will be used a s t h e sample camera here.

(I) Positioning of ST-E2 and slave

Attach t h e slave to t h e mini s t a n d (equipped with tripod socket) which comes with t h e 550EX.

Turn t h e Speedlite's body (bounce feature) so t h a t t h e slave sensor fhccs toward t h c ST-EZ.

Indoors, the slave position need not be so precise since the light will also bounce off the walls.

After positioning t h e c a m e r a a n d slaves, be s u r e to t e s t t h e wirclrss control before taking a picture.

Do not place any obstructions between t h e ST-EPand slaves. Otherwise, remote transmission may not bc achieved.

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Contents Page Thank you for purchasing a Canon product Contents Nomenclature Front RearInstalling the Battery Attachment to the CameraTurning On the Power Readying the 550EX Slave Setting Channel Setting1 Slave settingIPower on 2 Channel settingBasic Wireless E-TTL Autoflash Operation Positioning of ST-E2 and slaveCamera operation Taking the picture and flash confirmation AF-assist beamWireless Multi-Flash E-TTL Autoflash Operation Sample Multi-Flash Setup with Uniform Flash OutputSample Multi-Flash Setup with Slave ID and Flash ti settings Setting the Slave ID About Slave Group ControlSetting the AB Flash Ratio 3Camera and Slave PositionsApplications Troubleshooting Specifications Fi2Page Canon