Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock)

Mode Dial

You can obtain the correct exposure with flash photography regardless of the location of your subject in the composition.

1 Presson. the DISPLAY button to turn the LCD monitor

2 Press the (Flash) button and set the flash to fire (p. 64).

zIf you are using an externally mounted flash, please refer to its manual for setting instructions.

3 Focus the AF frame or the spot metering frame on the subject on which you wish to lock the flash exposure setting and press the shutter button halfway.

4 While pressing the shutter button halfway, press the button.

zThe exposure setting locks (FE lock) and the icon appears on the LCD monitor.

zThe flash will fire a pre-flash and lock the flash exposure to the required intensity to illuminate the subject.

zEach time you press the button, the flash exposure fires a pre-flash and locks at the required intensity for that composition.

zUsing any button or lever other than the main dial cancels the FE lock.

5 Recompose the image and shoot.

Shooting – Selecting Particular Effects

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Canon CEL-SE65A210 manual Locking the Flash Exposure Setting FE Lock, Recompose the image and shoot, 107