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CANON INC.30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan
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Conventions Used in this Booklet
Contents
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Nomenclature
Front
Nomenclature
Rear
Nomenclature
LCD Panel
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1. Installing Batteries
Installing Batteries
Recharging Time and Available Flashes
2. External Power Sources
Recharging Time and Available Flashes
3. Attaching the Speedlite to the Camera
4. Wireless Selector
Wireless Selector
5. Main Switch
6. Pilot Lamp and Test Firing
Set the Speedlites main switch to .
To test the Speedlite, press the pilot lamp (test firing button) to fire a test flash.
About Quick Flash
8. Using the Zoom Button and Wide Panel
7. Flash Exposure Confirmation
Automatic Flash Head Zooming
Manual Flash Head Zooming
Using the Wide Panel
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12. AF-Assist Beam
Automatic Reversion to Default Settings
Basic Flash Photography
1. Using Flash in Full Auto Mode
Fill Flash
2. Using Flash in Other Camera Modes
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Balanced Flash Exposures
(2) Tv: Shutter Speed-Priority AE and E-TTL Autoflash
(3) M: Manual Exposure and E-TTL Autoflash
Advanced Flash Photography
1. High-Speed Sync (FP Flash)
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2. FE Lock
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3. Flash Exposure Compensation
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4. FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing)
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5. Bounce Flash
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Creating a Catchlight
6. Close-Distance Flash Photography
7. Manual Flash Mode
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8. Stroboscopic Flash
Setting the Firing Frequency, Flash Count, and Flash Output
Shooting With Stroboscopic Flash
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9. Second-Curtain Synchronization
10. Modeling Flash
Wireless Flash Photography
[1] Wireless System Setup and Testing
1. Setting the 550EX as the Master Unit
2. Setting the 550EX as a Slave Unit
3. Setting the Master/Slave Channel
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4. Setting the Slave ID
5. Master Flash ON/OFF
6. Wireless Flash Range
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Press the master units pilot lamp (test firing button) to fire a test flash.
[2] Wireless E-TTL Autoflash
Master Flash ON + Slave Unit(s)
1. Wireless E-TTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio OFF
Master Flash OFF + Slave Unit(s)
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2. Wireless E-TTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio ON
Setting the Flash Ratio for Two Slave Units: A and B
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Setting the Flash Ratio for Three Slave Units: A, B and C
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Slave Groups
Wireless High-Speed Sync (FP Flash)
Wireless FE Lock
Wireless Flash Exposure Compensation
Wireless Flash Exposure Bracketing (FEB)
[3] Wireless Manual Flash
1. Wireless Manual Flash With Uniform Flash Output
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[4] Wireless Stroboscopic Flash
[5] Manual or Stroboscopic Flash With a Slave Unit
1. Setting Manual Flash With a Slave Unit
2. Stroboscopic Flash With a Slave Unit
Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 (Sold separately)
Basic Flash Photography
1. Using Flash in Full Auto Mode
Fill Flash
2. Using Flash in Other Camera Modes
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Balanced Flash Exposures
(2) Tv: Shutter Speed-Priority AE and TTL Autoflash
(3) M: Manual Exposure and TTL Autoflash
Advanced Flash Photography
1. Flash Exposure Compensation
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2. FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing)
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3. Bounce Flash
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4. Close-Distance Flash Photography
5. Manual Flash Mode
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6. Stroboscopic Flash
Setting the Firing Frequency, Flash Count, and Flash Output
Shooting With Stroboscopic Flash
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7. Second-Curtain Synchronization
Wireless Flash Photography
2. Setting the 550EX as a Slave Unit
[1] Wireless System Setup and Testing
1. Setting the 550EX as the Master Unit
3. Setting the Master/Slave Channel
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4. Setting the Slave ID
5. Master Flash ON/OFF
6. Wireless Flash Range
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[2] Wireless Manual Flash
1. Wireless Manual Flash With Uniform Flash Output
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[3] Wireless Stroboscopic Flash
[4] Manual or Stroboscopic Flash With a Slave Unit
1. Manual Flash With a Slave Unit
2. Stroboscopic Flash With a Slave Unit
Setting a Custom Function
Custom Functions
Custom Functions
Custom Function Settings
Canon Speedlite 550EX System
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Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Guide
Specifications
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Guide No.
Maximum Continuous Flashes
AF-Assist Beam Emission Preconditions
Cameras Flash-Related Exposure Warnings
Speedlite 550EX Feature Availability
*4 Enabled in shutter-speed AE mode.
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
E
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INSTRUCTIONS
English Edition
CANON INC.30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan