recommended to use the flash’s manual mode. You can also adjust the flash output even when the camera is set to the E-TTL automatic flash exposure compensation mode by changing the flash exposure compensation setting. In this situation, the +2 step setting fires the flash at full intensity.

To shoot with the flash, you are recommended to

set the white balance to the (Flash) setting.

Other Canon Flashes

•Since other flashes fire at full strength, set the shutter speed and aperture accordingly. Set the shutter speed to 1/250 second (maximum flash synchro shutter speed) or slower, and set the aperture to a value appropriate to the flash’s guide number and the distance to the subject. You are recommended to set the white balance

to (Flash) to shoot.

4Pressfocus.the shutter button halfway to

• The flash is charged when its pilot lamp lights up.

5Press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image.

•The flash will not fire in , or continuous mode.

•The AEB mode cannot be used for flash photography. If the flash fires, only one image gets recorded.

•Please note that proprietary high-voltage flashes with multi contacts or flash accessories made by other manufacturers may cause a camera malfunction.

•The following functions can be used with a Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX or 550EX.

-Auto Exposure (Use the E-TTL mode with a 550EX)

-FE Lock (Not available in mode)

-Daylight Synchro

-Slow Synchro

-Flash Exposure Compensation (When Speedlite 550EX is used, the 550EX’s flash exposure compensation setting takes precedence when the flash is set to E-TTL mode and a flash exposure compensation value other than 0 is set. The camera’s flash exposure compensation setting will not activate unless the 550EX’s flash exposure compensation is set to 0.)

-Auto Zoom (Not available with the 220EX)

124Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Optional)