Flash in full auto mode – Canon Speedlite 420EX User Manual
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With the 420EX attached to a Type-A camera set to <0> (Full Auto) or
(Program AE), flash photography will be fully automatic and as easy
as normal AE photography without flash. The camera sets the shutter
speed and aperture automatically to suit the lighting situation, whether it is
dark or daylight (fill flash). E-TTL autoflash thereby sets the flash exposure
automatically.
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Flash in Full Auto Mode
Set the camera to (Program AE). takes effect when any Basic Zone mode is set with the camera. • Set the high-speed sync switch to <•> Focus the subject. The shutter speed and aperture • The sync speed is set automatically anywhere from 1/60 sec. to the aperture is also set automatically, (-»page 52) Take the picture. • Check that the <4> icon is iit in the viewfinder, then take the picture. • Immediately before the picture is taken, a preflash is fired. The main flash then follows. The subject brightness metered with the preflash is used to determine the optimum output of the main flash. 18
Auto) or
• Fully automatic flash photography
settings are displayed in the
viewfinder and on the LCD panel.
camera's fastest sync (varies
depending on the camera). The