
Using a Canon Speedlite for Flash Photography (optional)
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Speedlite 380EX to the camera using the optional |
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the XL1’s accessory shoe, and the flash cable to | @ |
the flash adapter terminal. |
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Use the camera in exactly the same way as you |
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would normally in photo mode (p. 29). Turn on the |
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Speedlite using its main switch, and wait for it to |
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charge. When you press the PHOTO button |
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halfway down, the camera sets the autofocus and |
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the zoom is locked. Pressing the PHOTO button |
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fully down releases a |
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the flash intensity, exposure and white balance. |
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The main flash is then sent out. |
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• In dark recording situations, a supplementary |
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light beam is sent out by the flash for approx. |
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seven seconds to illuminate the subject, while |
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you hold the camera’s PHOTO button halfway |
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down. This supplementary light only operates |
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during autofocus. |
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Flash Charging
While the flash is charging, a white flashes in the viewfinder.
When the flash is fully charged a green lights up constantly in the viewfinder.
•Although it is possible to record a still image while the Speedlite is still charging, the flash will not go off. In addition, the Speedlite cannot charge while you are holding the PHOTO button halfway down.
• disappears from the display while the camera records the still picture.
•If the mark does not appear in the viewfinder when you turn the flash on, make sure that the flash unit is slid fully home on the hot shoe cube.
Notes:
•For full details of how to use the Speedlite, refer to its instruction manual.
•If you use the Speedlite in the
•In the
•You cannot use the Speedlite with the:
-Manual recording program.
-Exposure Lock. ( goes out if you press the EXP. LOCK button. It reappears when you turn the lock off, by pressing the EXP. LOCK button.)
•Turn the Speedlite unit off when you do not require the flash.
•The Speedlite can not be used with an
•The 380EX Speedlite’s internal automatic zoom is set to 24 mm when attached to XL1. The guide number is set to 21.
•You are unable to use the Speedlite 380EX’s bounce flash with the XL1.
•The
•You cannot use a flash with an EF lens attached to the XL1.
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