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Canon Speedlite EL-5 User Manual

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Flash Exposure Compensation

±3 stops, in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop*¹ increments.

* The Speedlite's flash exposure compensation takes precedence if flash exposure

compensation is performed by both the Speedlite and the camera. Users who prefer to
enable flash exposure compensation by the camera should set flash exposure
compensation by the Speedlite to 0.

*1: Corresponds to exposure level increments on the camera.

FEB

±3 stops, in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop*¹ increments.

* FEB is automatically deactivated after three shots.
* Can be used with flash exposure compensation and FE lock.
*1: Corresponds to exposure level increments on the camera.

FE Lock

Supported

FE Memory

Supported

• Stores the flash output of E-TTL II / E-TTL autoflash and automatically sets the stored

output level if users switch the flash mode to manual flash.

* Flash output may vary slightly between E-TTL autoflash and manual flash.

• Colors may vary between E-TTL autoflash and manual flash under the following conditions:\

* When the color temperature of the Speedlite light differs greatly from that of ambient

lighting and flash exposure compensation is set toward the negative end.

* When E-TTL balance is set to [Ambience priority].

• Differences in colors between E-TTL autoflash and manual flash may be reduced by taking

one of the follow steps:

* Using the provided color filter.
* Setting white balance to an option other than AWB.

Set in P.Fn-0

4

0: Off

Disabled

1: On

Enabled

2: On / Mode ETTL - M

Enabled/ One-touch switching between E-TTL autoflash and

manual flash

Number of Flashes

Approx.

350

–2,

450

flashes.

* With a fully charged

Battery Pack LP-EL.

* Based on Canon Testing Standards.

Recharge Time

Power Supply

Recharge Time (approx.)

Flash count

(approx.)

Normal Flash

Quick Flash

Min.

Max.

Speedlite EL-

5 w/LP-EL

0.1

-1.0

sec.

335

2345

0.1 sec. 0.6 sec. 01. sec.

0.5 sec.

560

3920

0.1 sec.. 0.4 sec. 01. sec. 0.35 sec.

680

4760

Flash Range

Effective flash range with EF 50mm f/1.4 lens at ISO 100 [Light distibution: Standard]

1)

Normal Flash: Approx. 1.6–

100.1

ft./0.5–

30.5

m

2)

Quick Flash (Flash-ready lamp: blinking): Approx. 1.6–

61.0

ft./0.5–1

8.6

m

3)

High-speed Sync (at 1/250 sec. shutter speed): Approx. 1.6–4

4.9

ft./0.5–13.

7

m

0.1

-1.2

sec.

*

Based on Canon Testing Standards