124 Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Optional)
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.
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Press the shutter button halfway tofocus.
• The flash is charged when its pilot lamp lights up.
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Press 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)