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16.Linked shooting with radio transmission*

Slave unit camera

Master

unit

camera

Linked shooting is a function that automatically releases the shutter of a
slave unit camera by linking it to a master unit camera. You can shoot
with linked shooting for up to 16 units, including both master units and
slave units. This is convenient when you want to shoot a subject from
multiple angles at the same time.
To shoot with linked shooting, attach a flash(such as YN968EX-RT) that
supports the

linked shot

function or the speedlite transmitter(such as YN-

E3-RT ) to the camera.

1).Set to linked shooting mode.(only set on mode)

Lon

ress the

[ ]

button continuously until

[LINKED SHOT]

is displayed

on the LCD panel .Linked shooting mode’s “Slave unit”is set.
Press the

[ ]

button again to set“Master unit” of the linked shooting

mode.

2).Set the channel and ID.
3).Set the camera’s shooting functions.
4).Set all the transmitters or flash.

Repeat steps 1 to 3 and set al l the transmitters or flashes to “Master unit”
or “Slave unit” in the l inked shooting mode.
When pressing the

[ ]

button to change the setting of a unit from ”Slave

unit” to “Master unit,” the other transmitters (or Speedlites) that were set
to “Master uni t ” until then automatically switch to “Slave unit”.

5).Set up the slave unit cameras.

Check that the

[LINK]

lamp of the slave unit is lit in green.

6).Take the picture.

Check that the

[LINK]

lamp of the master unit is lit in green and take the

picture.
The slave unit cameras are released in coordination with the master unit
camera.
After shooting with linked shooting, the

[LINK]

lamp of the slave unit is briefly

lit in orange.

Zoom

MENU1

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MASTER

LINKED SHOT

REL

Zoom

MENU1

ETTL

SLAVE

LINKED SHOT

*This function is only for the EOS digital cameras(such as EOS-1D X)
released after 2012, it does not need the shutter release cable.

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