Canon 814XL - Manual (Page 75)

Interval Timer E
This is an electronic timer to shoot single frames
with certain given intervals. Plugged into the
remote control jack located at the side of the
camera body, the interval timer can be set by the
dial located in the center of the timer. This dial
can be adjusted from 1 second to 60 seconds.
This can be used for synchronized shooting with
a flash as well. To reset, it can be done in the
same way as after single frame shooting with the
remote switch.
Strobe Shooting
Since this camera has a flash synchronizing jack,
you can synchronize flash for single frame
shooting for titles or animation. Then, shooting
should be done with manual aperture control and
the exposure is calculated by the guide number
and the shooting distance, the same as regular
strobe shooting. The guide number is read in
either the instructions of the speedlite in use or
the calculation chart.
* Flash can be synchronized with both shutter
angle settings, either the H3 or the -JOc . Ex­
posure time coincides with the flash duration.
For strobe shooting, please make sure that ex­
posure is adjusted correctly in order to obtain a