Flash exposure confirmation – Canon 540EZ User Manual

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Cover

the

subject

with

the

viewfinder’s

frame

and

press

the

shutter

button

haifway.

•

When the shutter button is

pressed halfway, the camera

focuses the subject and the

540EZ fires a pre-flash to deter

mine the optimum aperture vaiue

• The camera automaticaily sets a

flash-synchronizing shutter speed

of 1/60 - 1/250 sec (the X-sync
speed of the camera). The fastest
flash-synchronizing shutter speed

differs depending on the camera
model.

After

checking

that

the

indicator

the

viewfinder

lights and the aperture and

shutter speed values do not

blink, take the picture

If flash is used in Depth-of-Field AE

(DEP)

mode, the camera takes a

flash picture in the same way as in

Program AE mode.

Flash Exposure Confirmation

MODE +

SEU8ET ZOOM

0 ^ 0 0 0

PILOT

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If the flash exposure is correct,

the

flash

exposure

confirmation

lamp lights for approx. 2 seconds.

If the flash exposure confirmation

lamp does not light, there is a
possibility

that

the

picture

was

underexposed. In this case, wait
for the ready lamp to light red,
then take the picture again from a
position closer to the subject.