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Canon Speedlite EL-100 User Manual

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Setting Flash Functions from the Camera

Settings Available on the Flash Function Settings Screen

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Flash firing

To perform flash photography, set to

[Enable]

. To use the flash’s AF-

assist beam only, set to

[Disable]

.

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E-TTL II flash metering

For normal exposures, set it to

[Evaluative]

. If

[Average]

is set, the

flash exposure will be averaged for the entire scene metered by the

camera.

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Slow synchro

You can set the flash sync speed for flash photography in aperture-

priority AE mode or Program AE mode.

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Flash synchronization speed in Av mode

You can set the flash synchronization speed when shooting in

aperture-priority AE mode.

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Safety FE

To avoid overexposure from the flash firing during the day or at

close range, the camera can automatically reduce the ISO speed for

suitable exposure when set to ISO Auto.

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Flash mode

You can select

[E-TTL II flash metering]

(p.18),

[Manual flash]

(p.33), or

[MULTI flash (stroboscopic)]

(p.35).

[Continuous

shooting priority mode]

(p.37) is also available on some

cameras.

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Shutter sync settings

(p.31)

You can select the flash firing timing/method from

[First-curtain

synchronization]

,

[Second-curtain synchronization]

, or

[High-

speed synchronization]

.

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Flash exposure compensation

(p.38)

With a similar procedure as exposure compensation, you can adjust

the flash output.