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Flash exposure compensation, Flash exposure, Compensation – Canon 550 EX User Manual

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3. Flash Exposure Compensation

Flash exposure compensation with the 550EX can be set up to ±3 stops in
1/3-stop increments (or 1/2-stop increments with some cameras). You can
also use flash exposure compensation in combination with normal exposure
compensation (to control the background’s exposure level) in a flash picture.

Press the <

> button and

select .

• Pressing the <

> button changes

the blinking setting in the following loop:

• The

icon and flash exposure

compensation display blink.

Press the <

> or <

> button to set

the desired flash exposure
compensation amount.

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Press the <

> button or

press the shutter button halfway.

• The

icon and flash exposure

compensation amount will stop blinking and
remain displayed.

1

(Off)

2

3

Focus the subject.

• When the shutter button is pressed halfway,

the flash exposure compensation amount is
displayed on the viewfinder's right and the

icon is displayed on the viewfinder

bottom.

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