Flash Control from Camera’s Menu Screen

Settings Available in [Flash function settings]EOS digital cameras released since 2012

When using the flash with cameras such as EOS-1D X, you can set the functions for “Normal shooting”, “Radio transmission wireless shooting” or “Optical transmission wireless shooting” in the [Flash function settings] screen.

EOS digital cameras released from 2007 to 2011

You can set the functions for “Normal shooting” or “Optical transmission wireless shooting” in the [Flash function setting] screen. To use “Radio transmission wireless shooting”, set the functions by operating the flash.

The settable functions are as follows. The available settings vary depending on the flash mode or wireless function setting.

 

Function

Reference Page

Flash firing

Enable / Disable

 

E-TTL II flash metering

Evaluative / Average

 

Flash synchronization

speed in Av mode

 

 

E-TTL II (autoflash) / Manual flash /

 

Flash mode

MULTI flash / Auto external flash

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metering / Manual external flash

 

 

metering / TTL (autoflash)

 

Shutter

1st curtain / 2nd curtain / Hi-speed

 

synchronization

 

 

 

Flash exposure compensation

 

FEB

 

 

Zoom (flash coverage)

 

 

Wireless functions

Radio transmission wireless /

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(setting)

Optical transmission wireless

 

Clear Speedlite function

settings

 

[Flash firing] and [E-TTL II flash metering] are displayed in step 2 or step 3 on the preceding page (depending on the camera).

When [Flash sync. speed in Av mode] is not displayed, it can be set with the camera’s Custom Function.

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