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Manual flash shooting – Canon 540EZ User Manual

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2. Manual Flash Shooting

The 540EZ provides eight manual flash settings ranging from full po\wer

to 1/128 power, adjustable in 1-stop increments.

• When shooting continuous flash exposures in manual flash mode, prevent the

flash head from overheating by limiting the number of continuous flashes accord-

ihg to the power setting, as follows:

(1) 1/1, 1/2 power:

Not more than 15 continuous flashes

(2) 1/4, 1/8 power:

Not more than 20 continuous flashes

(3) 1/16, 1/32 power: Not more than 40 continuous flashes

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Set

the

camera’s

shooting

mode to aperture-priority AE
mode (Av) or manual expo­

sure mode (M).

Set the flash mode to manual

(M).

• If a shooting mode other than

aperture-priority AE (Av) or
manual exposure mode (M) is

set, the minimum aperture

value of the lens will blink in the

camera's LCD panel when the
shutter

button

is

pressed

halfway.

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