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Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX Instructions Manual

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Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX User Manual
Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX User Guide
Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX Online Manual

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  • 8. Stroboscopic Flash With stroboscopic flash, a rapid series of flashes is fired. It can be used to record multiple images of a moving subject in a single photograph for later study. You can set the firing frequency (the number of flashes per sec. expressed as Hz) from 1 Hz to 199 Hz. The firing frequency can be set in 1-Hz increments from 1 Hz to 20 Hz, in 5-Hz increments from 25 Hz to 50 Hz, an

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, Wireless E-TTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio OFF Check for the following icons on the master unit’s LCD panel: • displayed • not displayed • displayed Make sure the master unit’s pilot lamp is lit and the slave units are ready. Press the pilot lamp to test the wireless transmission. Focus the subject and take the picture. ● Master Flash OFF + Slave Unit(s) 61 1 2 3 4 For indoors For outdoors 15 m / 49.2 ft 10 m / 32.8 ft 12 m / 39.4 ft 8 m / 26.2 ft 80° 05. F073-E (51~) 02.4.1 2:12 PM Page 61

  • Stroboscopic Flash Press the < > button to select the firing frequency, flash count, or flash output display. When selected, the respective item blinks on the LCD panel to indicate that it can be altered. Pressing the < > button changes the blinking item in the following loop: Press the < > or < > button to set the desired value for the blinkin

  • Wireless Flash Range Check that the master unit’s pilot lamp is lit and that the slave unit(s) are recharged and ready. • When a slave unit is ready, its AF-assist beam blinks once per second. Press the master unit’s pilot lamp (test firing button) to fire a test flash. • When the wireless transmission works, the slave units fire at 1/64 output in the following slav

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 125 *4 Enabled in shutter-speed AE mode. ●: Available. ×: Not available. *4*4*4*3 s Flash Wireless Flash FP Flash FE Lock Flash Exposure Compensation FEB Flash Ratio Modeling 2nd-Curtain TL M/MULTI w/550EX w/camera Control Flash Sync ● ×××××××● ● ×××××××● ××××××××× ××××××××× ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● ● ××●●● ××● ● ××● × ● ××● �

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 9. Second-Curtain Synchronization Normally, the flash fires in synchronization with the first shutter curtain when the shutter is fully open. With second-curtain synchronization, the flash fires immediately before the second shutter curtain closes at the end of the exposure. With second-curtain synchronization and a slow shutter speed, you can create a trailing blur (illuminated by ambient light) that trails a moving subject (illuminated by the flash) to give a natural-looking illusion of motion. Set the desired picture-taking mode

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 114 Canon Speedlite 550EX System 1 9 q 2 3 7 6 5 4 8 t r y u e The accessories on the left enable wired, multi-Speedlite TTL autoflash. e TTL Hot Shoe Adapter 3 r TTL Distributor t Off-Camera Shoe Adapter OA-2 y Connecting Cord 60 u Connecting Cord 300 0 w 08. F073-E (99~) 02.4.1 2:16 PM Page 114

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, Using Flash in Other Camera Modes ● Balanced Flash Exposures In low-light situations, the exposure level can be balanced between the subject and background by using a slow sync speed. You can obtain balanced flash exposures automatically by setting the camera’s picture-taking mode to Av . The camera then sets the sync speed automatically to suit the background. Using a tripod is recommended to prevent camera shake. 28 Balanced flash exposure. Flash exposure in the Full Auto mode. • To disable automatic balanced flash exposures, set the camera's picture-taking mode to M. You can then set the desired shutter speed and apert

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 1. High-Speed Sync (FP Flash) When you set the synchronization mode to high-speed sync (FP flash), the camera can synchronize with the 550EX at all shutter speeds. When high- speed sync has been set, is displayed in the viewfinder. • High-speed sync can be used in the E-TTL and M flash modes. • High-speed sync is especially effective for fill-flash portraits in daylight since you can: (1) Obtain better background blur with a larger aperture. (2) Create a catchlight in the subject’s eyes. (3) Sof

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 122 Specifications ● Maximum Continuous Flashes • When the flash count is , the maximum flash count will be as follows regardless of the flash frequency. Hz 12345678910 Flash Output 1/4 7654433332 1/8 14 14 12 10 8 6 6 5 5 4 1/16 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 8 1/32 60 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 1/64 90 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 1/128 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 Hz 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Flash Output 1/4 2222222222 1/8 4444444444 1/16 8 8 8 8888888 1/32 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 16 1/64 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, • For Type-A cameras, see pages 10 to 76 and 112 to 125. • For Type-B cameras, see pages 10 to 22 and 77 to 125. 5 [2] Wireless E-TTL Autoflash ....60 1. Wireless E-TTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio OFF .......................60 2. Wireless E-TTL Autoflash With Flash Ratio ON .........................63 [3] Wireless Manual Flash ....71 1. Wireless Manual Flash With Uniform Flash Output ...............71 2. Wireless Manual Flash With Varied Flash Output..................72 [4] Wireless Stroboscopic Flash

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, Using Flash in Other Camera Modes (2) Tv: Shutter Speed-Priority AE and E-TTL Autoflash By selecting the shutter speed, you can obtain various effects with flash. You can set the shutter speed from 30 sec. to the top sync speed. The camera then sets the aperture automatically to obtain a correct exposure for the background. The E-TTL autoflash system controls the flash exposure based on the camera-selected aperture. Set the camera’s picture-taking mode to Tv and set the desired shutter speed anywhere from 30 sec. to the top sync speed. Set the 550EX’s flash mode to . Focus the subject. Check that the subject distance is within the flash range d

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 8. Using the Zoom Button and Wide Panel 7. Flash Exposure Confirmation When a correct flash exposure has been obtained, the flash exposure confirmation lamp on the back of the Speedlite lights in yellow-green for 3 sec. If the flash exposure confirmation lamp does not light after the flash fires, the picture may have been underexposed. Move closer to the subject and try again. The Speedlite’s flash head zooms automatically to provide adequate flash coverage for the current lens focal length. The Speedlite can provide adequate flash coverage for 24mm to 105mm lens focal lengths. If a zoom lens is zoomed, the flash head also zooms to suit the lens focal length. The flash head’s zoom settin

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 3. Attaching the Speedlite to the Camera Loosen the locking collar by turning it as shown by the arrow. Slip the Speedlite’s mounting foot into the camera’s hot shoe until it stops. Turn the locking collar as shown by the arrow and tighten. (The mounting foot’s locking pin will extend into the hot shoe.) • To detach the Speedlite, turn the locking collar in the opposite direction until it stops. (The locking pin retracts into the mounting foot.) 13 1 2 3 Although the hot shoe on the EOS 650, EOS 620, EOS 750, and EOS

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 103 4. Setting the Slave ID With multiple slave units, a slave ID can be assigned to distinguish a slave unit as being the main flash or fill flash. A flash ratio can thereby be set. Three slave IDs are available: A, B, and C. To set a slave unit’s slave ID, press the < > button and select . • Pressing the < > button changes the selection in the following loop: Press the < > or < > button to set the slave ID (A, B, or C). Press the < > button. • The icon and slave ID will be displayed.

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, Using the Zoom Button and Wide Panel ● Using the Wide Panel PUSH Pull out the built-in wide panel and flip it down to cover the flash head. The flash head’s zoom setting will be set to 17mm automatically. • Using the wide panel disables the < > button. • Use the wide panel with flash head at the normal or 7° downward tilt position. 20 • If the built-in wide panel is used and the flash head is turned or tilted for bounce flash, the flash result may look uneven. The LCD panel display will blink as a warning. • Do not pull out the wide panel too hard. Otherwise, the wide

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 2. FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) With FEB, you can obtain bracketed flash shots of the subject while the background exposure level remains the same. Three bracketed flash shots can be taken: Correct exposure, decreased exposure, and increased exposure. The three shots can be bracketed up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (or 1/2-stop increments with some cameras). After all three bracketed flash shots are taken, FEB is canceled automatically. Press the < > button and select . • Pressing the < > button changes the blinking setting in the following loop: • The icon and flash exposure bracketing display will bli

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, 109 [3] Wireless Stroboscopic Flash After setting up the wireless flash system, you can set stroboscopic flash with the master unit for wireless stroboscopic flash. • The firing frequency and flash count will be the same for all slave units. They can be set by following the procedure on page 97. • Set the flash output of the slave units in the same way as for wireless manual flash. See page 93. • To determine the proper exposure, take test shots and experiment. Wireless Manual Flash With Varied Flash Output Press the < > or < > button to set the flash output for B. Press the < > button. • C and the flash output display will blink. Press the < >

  • Canon SPEEDLIGHT 550EX, [2] Wireless E-TTL Autoflash Wireless E-TTL autoflash with multiple Speedlite 550EXs can be used in one of two ways: (1) OFF : All slave units fire at the same flash output. (2) ON : Slave units with different slave IDs (A, B, or C) can be fired at different flash outputs to produce a flash ratio. • A flash ratio can be set only with the EOS-1D, 1V, 3, D60, D30, ELAN 7/7E, and 30/33. • With the EOS ELAN II/ELAN IIE, 50/50E, 300/REBEL 2000, 500N/REBEL G, 3000N/66/REBEL XSN, IX, and IX 7/IX Lite, a flash ratio cannot be set with the master unit. If no flash ratio is desired, the slave ID does not matter. It can be A,

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