Wireless E-TTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio ON

Setting the Flash Ratio for Three Slave Units: A, B and C

With three wireless slave units, slave unit A is the main flash, slave unit B is the fill flash, and slave unit C is a supplemental flash. Thus, slave units A and B serve to illuminate the subject for a proper exposure while slave unit C illuminates the background to eliminate shadows. Even with three slave units, the E-TTL autoflash system controls the flash to obtain a correct exposure.

In addition to setting the A:B flash ratio, a flash ratio of (A:B):C can also be set. This is done by adjusting slave unit C’s flash exposure compensation amount.

 

 

15 m / 49.2 ft

 

 

C

 

 

10 m / 32.8 ft

For indoors

A

B 12 m / 39.4 ft

For outdoors

8 m / 26.2 ft

 

 

80°

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Canon 550EX manual Setting the Flash Ratio for Three Slave Units A, B and C