Canon 550EX - Manual (Page 5)

For Type-A cameras, see pages 10 to 76 and 112 to 125,
For Type-B cameras, see pages 10 to 22 and 77 to 125.
6. Pilot Lamp and Test Firing....... 17
7. Flash Exposure Confirmation...18
8. Using the Zoom Button and
Wide Panel...................................18
9. Flash Mode................................. 21
10. Setting the Film Speed.............. 21
11. LCD Panel Illumination............. 21
12. AF-Assist Beam.......................... 22
Automatic Reversion to Default
Settings........................................22
(1) Av: Aperture-Priority AE and
E-TTL Autoflash...........................27
(2) Tv: Shutter Speed-Priority AE and
E-TTL Autoflash...........................29
(3) M: Manual Exposure and
E-TTL Autoflash........................... 30
4. FEB
(Flash Exposure Bracketing)...... 38
5. Bounce Flash................................40
6. Close-Distance Flash
Photography................................ 43
7. Manual Flash Mode.................... 44
8. Stroboscopic Flash.................... 46
9. Second-Curtain
Synchronization......................... 49
10. Modeling Flash.........................50
[2] Wireless E-TTL Autoflash
1. Wireless E-TTL Autoflash
With Flash Ratio OFF...............
2. Wireless E-TTL Autoflash
With Flash Ratio ON.. ..............
[3] Wireless Manual Flash
1 Wireless Manual Flash
...60 2.
...60 [4]
[5]
...63
...71 1.
...71 2.
With Varied Flash Output.......... 72
Wireless Stroboscopic Flash ....73
Manual or Stroboscopic Flash
With a Slave Unit ....74
Setting Manual Flash
With a Slave Unit........................ 74
(1) Av: Aperture-Priority AE and
E-TTL Autoflash.......................... 81
(2) Tv: Shutter Speed-Priority AE and
E-TTL Autoflash.......................... 83
(3) M: Manual Exposure and
E-TTL Autoflash........................... 84
4. Close-Distance
Flash Photography......................92
5. Manual Flash Mode......................93
6. Stroboscopic Flash......................95
7. Second-Curtain Synchronization...98
[2] Wireless Manual Flash ...107
1 Wireless Manual Flash
With Uniform Flash Output......107
2. Wireless Manual Flash With Varied Flash Output.. 108
[3] Wireless Stroboscopic Flash ...109
[4] Manual or Stroboscopic Flash
With a Slave Unit ...110
1. Manual Flash With a Slave Unit.110
2. Stroboscopic Flash With a Slave Unit ...111
Custom Functions...........................112
Canon Speedlite 550EX System.... 114
Troubleshooting Guide...................116
Specifications.................................. 118