Canon 580EX II

1Attach the Speedlite.

Slip the Speedlite’s mounting foot into

the camera’s hot shoe all the way.

2Secure the Speedlite.

On the mounting foot, slide the lock

lever to the right.

XWhen the lock lever clicks in place, it

will be locked.

3Detach the Speedlite.

While pressing the lock-release

button, slide the lock lever to the left

and detach the Speedlite.

Attaching to the Camera

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Contents

Main Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. Contents Conventions Used in this Manual 1 2 3 4 Nomenclature A65_00.fm Page 4 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Case Mini stand A65_00.fm Page 5 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM LCD Panel A65_00.fm Page 6 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Getting Started and Basic Operation 1 2 3 Installing the Batteries Page 1 2 Turning on the Power Switch About Quick Flash About Auto Power Off 1 2 3 Fully Automatic Flash Shooting Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes Flash Sync Speeds and Apertures Used Using Flash 1 2 compensation amount. 3 f Flash Exposure Compensation 1 g 2 amount. 3 1 2 7: FE Lock Select <c>. c High-speed Sync Set the Bounce Direction Bounce Flash 1 2 3 H Press the <G> button. Using the Wide Panel : Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel Page 1 that <q> is displayed. 2 q: Manual Flash Flash Output Display 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 p: Stroboscopic Flash Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes r Second-Curtain Sync A65_02.fm Page 27 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:27 PM C: Setting Custom Functions 1 2 3 Page 1 2 External Flash Metering 3 Setting Speedlite functions Speedlite Custom Functions Clear All Speedlite Custom Functions Speedlite Control with the Cameras Menu Screen Wireless Flash About Wireless Flash Positioning and Operation Range x M Wireless flash with two slave groups Wireless flash with three slave groups Multi-Speedlite, Wireless Lighting Configurations 1 2 Wireless Settings Page 7 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 Flash Ratio with E-TTL II Page 1 Wireless Flash with Three Slave Groups 2 Modeling Flash About Slave Group Control 1 Setting the Flash Output for Each Slave 2 3 4 S etting Manual Flash and Stroboscopic Flash with the Slave Stroboscopic Flash Manual Flash Page 580EX II System Page Troubleshooting Guide The Speedlite does not fire. The slave unit does not fire. The power turns off by itself. The entire LCD panel blinks. The flash exposure is underexposed or overexposed. The picture is really blurred. Type A65_04.fm Page 52 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:28 PM Exposure Control Specifications Wireless Flash A65_04.fm Page 53 Monday, December 18, 2006 2:47 PM Custom Functions: AF-Assist Beam Power Source Dimensions Guide No. (at ISO 100, in meters/feet) Normal Flash (Full Output) and Quick Flash Manual Flash Using a Type-B Camera Features Available with Type-B Cameras Features not Available with Type-B Cameras