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Canon 550EX User Manual

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Flash Exposure Compensation

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Check that the subject is within the

flash range displayed on the 550EX’s

LCD panel.

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Check that the

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and icons are

displayed in the viewfinder, then take
the picture.

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- Flash exposure compensation set with the 550EX overrides any flash exposure

compensation set with the camera

• If the subject is smaii and the background is dark, flash exposure compensation may

not give the desired result. In such a case, use the manual flash mode See page 44.

Effect on exposure of each type of compensation

Effect

E-TTL flash exposure compensation

Changes the flash exposure of the main subject.

AE exposure compensation

Changes the exposure of the background

Compensating the exposure by
changing the film speed setting

Changes both the flash (main subject) exposure!
and the background exposure by the samet
amount.

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