Full auto flash, Set the mode dial to
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Flash Photography with the EOS-Dedicated 550EX Speedlite
Full Auto Flash
Using the
(Program AE) mode with E-TTL autoflash is described below. Regarding the
operation of the 550EX, refer to the Speedlite's instructions.
Set the Mode Dial to
.
Make sure the 550EX Speedlite’s
pilot lamp is on.
Focus the subject, and take the
picture.
9) Make sure the flash-ready indicator <^ > is
on, and check the shutter speed and
aperture value before taking the picture.
Taking Flash Pictures in Each Shooting Mode
Even in
and
modes, E-TTL autoflash is as easy as normal picture-taking
without flash.
(1) Press the shutter button down halfway to have the camera automatically set the shutter
speed or aperture value, just as in normal picture-taking without flash.
Mode
Shutter speed setting
Aperture (flash aperture) setting
Tv
(Shutter-priority AE)
Manual (30 to 1/200 sec.)
Auto
Av
(Aperture-priority AE)
Auto (30 to 1/200 sec.)
Manual
M
(Manual exposure)
Manual (30 to 1/200 sec.)
Manual
* If
is set in low-light conditions, a slow shutter speed will be set. Therefore, use a
tripod to prevent camera shake.
(2) When you press the shutter button completely, a preflash will be fired based on the
aperture set in (1) and the picture will be taken with E-TTL autoflash.
(3) The background exposure is determined by the shutter speed and aperture value.
# Flash photography in mode. photography with the built-in flash. BSa ® You can disable the EX-series Speedlite from firing. (C.Fn-5-3^122) 9 You can set the camera to apply a fixed shutter speed of 1/200 for flash photography in aperture-priority AE mode. (C.Fn-6^124) 0) Crt zr T) zr o I—^ o CQ —i 03 TJ 93
# In the Basic Zone modes (^18), it will be automatic and as easy as flash