Canon 30D1785 Full Auto Flash, Taking Flash Pictures in Each Shooting Mode, Pilot lamp is on

Flash Photography with the EOS-Dedicated 550EX Speedlite

Full Auto Flash

This section describes how to use Full Auto E-TTL flash with 〈 〉 (Program AE) mode. For instructions for operating the 550EX Speedlite, see the 550EX User’s Guide.

1 Set the Mode Dial to 〈 〉 .

MODE	SELEC	2	Make sure the 550EX Speedlite’s
	H		pilot lamp is on.

PILOT

3 Focus the subject, and take the picture.

● Make sure the flash-ready indicator 〈 〉 is on, and check the shutter speed and aperture value before taking the picture.

Taking Flash Pictures in Each Shooting Mode

Even in 〈 〉 , 〈 〉 , and 〈 〉 modes, E-TTL autoflash is as easy as normal picture-taking without flash.

(1)Press the shutter button down halfway to have the camera automatically set the shutter speed or aperture value, just as in normal picture-taking without flash.

Mode	Shutter speed setting	Aperture (flash aperture) setting
(Shutter-priority AE)	Manual (30 to 1/200 sec.)	Auto
(Aperture-priority AE)	Auto (30 to 1/200 sec.)	Manual
(Manual exposure)	Manual (30 to 1/200 sec.)	Manual

(2)Press the shutter button down fully for E-TTL autoflash, using preflash evaluative metering based on the aperture value set in (1).

(3)The background exposure is determined by the shutter speed and aperture value.

● Flash photography in 〈 〉 mode operates the same as in 〈 〉 mode.

● In the Easy Shooting zone (→20), the 550EX Speedlite operates in Full Auto mode, with the same functions as the built-in flash.

You can set the camera to apply a fixed shutter speed of 1/200 for flash photography in aperture-priority AE mode. (C.Fn-6 →126)

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