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SPEEDLITE
05 0EX
INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
MODE D'EMPLOI
MANUAL DE iNSTRUCCI01dES
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SPEEDLITE 5- 0EX
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Thankyou farpurchasing a Canon product. The Canon Speedlite58QfX is an EOS-dedicated, high-output flash unit autoflash . It automatically compatible with E-TTL II, E-TTL, andTTL canbe used in threedifferentwags : Asa normal on-camera flash, the master unit fora wireless, unit. multi-Speedlite flash system, or a slave this referring your camera's Read instruction manual whilealso to instruction manual . Before using the Speedlite, read this instruction manual and your camera's instruction manual
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Contents operation . .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . 7 Getting Started and Basic .. . . . . . .. 13 . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . . 2 Using Flash .----------- .------- Wireless Flash . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 31 3 .------- .--------- .-- .-- . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . 45 4 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . .------- .------- .-------- i
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Nomenclature -Catchlight panel [retractedy (p-79) Built-in wide pare (retraCled) (P.20] Flash hea_dl Wiraless tranerniffer emu:-S l' wireless sensor II`~ ~ ~ I E=terna3 power source socket C .ano71 ~ I Bracket fining AF-assistbeam emitter P'47) Contact cover _Locking ring [p .8] Mounting fool {p .9} , Lacking pin [p .9] Contacts Case Mini stand Shoe 8 Mini standpocket - I \l '. 4
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LCbpanel Bounce angle ,PUSH, f3oimrc lock release 6ufton[p.18] I I ~.~' ~SH~sn7 --- ~ r' High-Speed Sync(FPflash).+ -~i Shuttercurtain syncnroniial3on button (p t7"'26) a$:IC Fn: ~.CD panel illumination..' I ~ conrparlmem co+~:r Battery custom Furctiol setling I I ~ (p .8) h~itton [p.&~27] rel¢ssset Zoom blrttnnlWi -PILO7~ ____ . button (p.20r3B, 37.38, 39, f,ilo[ ~.+TestfiringlWireless lam 42) slava zino~croff cancel Button (p .i0+35y RUmcr switch (p.10) ,OFF> .' P~veroff Pcsver ON, : an Fleshe
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LCD Panel Manual ilashnufput level Zoom focal length Flash BxpDSUfeCampensation amounl FEBCompensationamounl Aperture FEB status Stroboscopic (12513 Grunt zoom ~19, manual Stroboscopic flaslt frequency Manualflash 113-stop irGmmen[ indica'vr ~IM~~High-speedsync_ ~ Custom Function Na . [FPflesh] Custom Functionsalting ~~~ FE6 Auto room e=> for image sFze i
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and Getting Started Basic Operation Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Attaching to the 14 Turn on the PowerSwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Flash Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fully Autoflash 9n the Using E-TTL II and E-TTL .
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Installing Batteries Install four size-AA batteries Open the cover. 4~~ o Slide the battery monE cover compart as - ' ~ shown by the arrow and open it . I I 7 `2 . ~~~ d[9 . Instal[ the batteries . '` ' Make sure the + and -battery contacts are correctly oriented as shown in the battery ~ ~ - - ~ . compartment . -rf= q & . Closethe cover, a Close the battery compartment coverand slide it as shown by thearrow. --~1- := Recycling Time and Flash Count (with size-AA alkaline batteries) Recycling Tim
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Attaching to the Camera Loosen the ring . locking '- w Turn the lacking ring as shown 6y the arrow -- -~~ to loosen it . Attach it to the camera . .x --~ s Slip theSpeedlite's mounting foot all the way into the hot shoe . /~'- , -_ - ._L , " Tighten . 3 --~~ A Turn the locking ring as shown by the arrow. The locking pin will protrude from ; the mounting foot to further secure the attachment . a To detach the Speedlite, loosen [he locking -J ring untilthelooking pin disengages . Then slip theSpee
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Turn on the PowerSwitch Set thepower switch td
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Fully Flash Shooting Automatic cps Whenyousetthe camera's shooting mode to
[ProgramAE] or Tlash will make it as easy as (Full Auto), E-TTL IIIE-TTL fUl1y autflmatic normal AE shooting . the SpEBdlite to [ETTL> . °`Set , TTY Zoom 5U'mm button so that Pressthe is displayed . --ETTL> i .5 z 3 s s 9 i3 19 m R.5 a' 1 the subject. `' Focus . focus .^. Press the shutter button halfway to .- The shutter speed and aperture will be set as displayed in the viewfinder . lit in [he 9 Check that the
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Using E-TTL IIand E-TTL Autoffash in theShooting Modes m Just setthe camera's shooting mode to c (aperture-priority AE), Av> a1'rr> [shutter-priorityAE], flr (manual) andyou can use E-7TL IIIE-TTL autaflash . Srk :rtthis mode when you want . manually to set the shutter speed The camera will Then automatically set [he apertura matching the shutter speed to obtain :i standard exposure . v ~, if the sparhure display Minks, i[ that means the background exposure will be underexposed oro+lerexpnsrs
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r Using Flash 14 Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flash Bracketing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 14fiFHB (Flash Exposure . . . . . 1s Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FE L FE Flash) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 mHigh-Speed Sync (FP . . . . 18 Bounce Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Flash CR Exposure Compensation can adjust You the flash output as easily as normal exposure compensation . Flash exposure compensation can be set up to ± 3stops fn 113-stop increments, {If the camera enables anly 112-stop increments,then only 112-stop increments can be set.} Press the button ¢0 . > so that the =- 7 <0> icon and flash exposure compensation amount blink . rr ~ i ~ . uy Set the flash exposure compensation amount. * Turn the<> dial to set the amount . " To cancel the flash exposure
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Bracketing) ~i Flash Exposure W,!3FEB changing the flash threeflash shotswhile automatically You can take in i13-stop increments {112-slap output fareach shat up to *3 stops increments}. This is called increments if the camera enables only 112-stop FED (Flash Exposure Bracketing) . thatthe Press the <~~> button so exposure icon and flash bracketing amount blink. the flash exposure bracketing Set amount . F)> amount . * Turn the r dial to set the - IJ ~- r Press the ¢~)>button . I~ I FEB wil
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FE L FE Lock FE (flash exposure) lock enables you to lock the correct flash exposure for any part of the picture . With< ETTL~dispEayed on the LCD panel. you pressthecamera's button . If tie camera does not have the -.FE button, pressthe L> cg(-a button . Focus the subject . Press the aFEL> button . {aTS} ,- Aim the viewfinder center over the subject --- and press the aFEL> button, s Apreflash will be fired to obtain a flash exposure reading for thesubject . ~ "FEI:' will be displyed on th
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mHigh-Seed Sync (FP Flash) with all shutterspeeds . This is With high-speed sync, you can use flash . portraits youwant to useaperture priority for fill-flash convenient when Press the C~HICC1ia Button so that -er7 ~ zoom 5~mm -~ is displayed . a Check that thea~Ha icon is lit in the viewfinder, A7 1 1.5 2 3 4 6 9 13 16 m 03 I flashcannot be set, s Stroboscopic maximum flash s if you set a shutter speed that isth0 same or slower than the camera's sync speed, 4fH> wil not he displayed in the
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Bounce Flash By painting theflash head towardawall or ceiling, the flash will trounce off the surface before illuminating thesubject . This can soften shadows behind the subject fora more natural-looking This shot . is called bounce flash . Set the Bounce Direction Holddown the buttonand turn theflash head . It the flash coverage is setautomatically, the flash coverage will be set to 50mm . TheLCD panel will also c- display -> mm . a You can also set the flash coverage manually- w If 0
