Using a Canon Speedlite for Flash Photography (optional)

For SLR-style flash photography, attach a Canon

 

 

Speedlite 380EX to the camera using the optional

 

FA-100 Flash Adaptor. Attach its hot shoe cube to

 

the XL1’s accessory shoe, and the flash cable to

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the flash adapter terminal.

 

Use the camera in exactly the same way as you

 

would normally in photo mode (p. 29). Turn on the

 

Speedlite using its main switch, and wait for it to

 

charge. When you press the PHOTO button

 

halfway down, the camera sets the autofocus and

 

the zoom is locked. Pressing the PHOTO button

 

fully down releases a pre-exposure flash that sets

 

the flash intensity, exposure and white balance.

 

The main flash is then sent out.

 

• In dark recording situations, a supplementary

 

light beam is sent out by the flash for approx.

 

 

seven seconds to illuminate the subject, while

 

you hold the camera’s PHOTO button halfway

 

down. This supplementary light only operates

 

during autofocus.

 

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 shutter-priority (Tv), you can choose any shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/1000.

In the aperture-priority (Av), you can choose any F number, but an F number of less than f/8 gives the best results.

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 SA-1 Adapter Bracket.

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 FA-100 Flash Adaptor contains a special cable. Do not use other cables to attach a flash unit.

You cannot use a flash with an EF lens attached to the XL1.

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Canon XL1 instruction manual Using a Canon Speedlite for Flash Photography optional, Flash Charging