Speedlite 580EX Manual
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... the 580EX with preflash reading) 3. Before using the camera's built-in three different wags : As a normal on flash photography will refer to cameras having 3 (compatible with the camera's flash metering mode {E-TTL II, E-TTL, and TTL} . E-TTL autoflash (evaluative flash metering with a Type-A camera . This instruction manual assume that you far purchasing a Canon product. The Canon Speedlite 58QfX...
... the 580EX with preflash reading) 3. Before using the camera's built-in three different wags : As a normal on flash photography will refer to cameras having 3 (compatible with the camera's flash metering mode {E-TTL II, E-TTL, and TTL} . E-TTL autoflash (evaluative flash metering with a Type-A camera . This instruction manual assume that you far purchasing a Canon product. The Canon Speedlite 58QfX...
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... 37 .38, 39, 42) RUmcr switch (p.10) ,OFF> '. f,ilo[ lam~.+Testfiringl Wireless slava zino ~croff cancel Button (p . P~veroff ON, : Pcsver an .MO QE~ Flash modelSla~ sei ti nqUuttan [p. :1 22,2442,43] c`) n ScI ccVSet button ~(b~ , Select Dial Wire selector [p.9, 34] LC bpanel Bounce angle a$:IC Fn : ~ .CD panel ...illumination..' custom Furctiol setling h~itton [p .&~27] --- ,PUSH, f3oimrc lock release 6ufton [p.18] I I ~.~' ~ r' -~i ~SH~sn7 High-Speed Sync (FPflash).+ Shuttercurtain syncnroniial3on button (p t7"'26) I~ II~ Batteryconrparl mem co+~:r (p.8) -PILO7~ ____ .
... 37 .38, 39, 42) RUmcr switch (p.10) ,OFF> '. f,ilo[ lam~.+Testfiringl Wireless slava zino ~croff cancel Button (p . P~veroff ON, : Pcsver an .MO QE~ Flash modelSla~ sei ti nqUuttan [p. :1 22,2442,43] c`) n ScI ccVSet button ~(b~ , Select Dial Wire selector [p.9, 34] LC bpanel Bounce angle a$:IC Fn : ~ .CD panel ...illumination..' custom Furctiol setling h~itton [p .&~27] --- ,PUSH, f3oimrc lock release 6ufton [p.18] I I ~.~' ~ r' -~i ~SH~sn7 High-Speed Sync (FPflash).+ Shuttercurtain syncnroniial3on button (p t7"'26) I~ II~ Batteryconrparl mem co+~:r (p.8) -PILO7~ ____ .
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After20 continuous flashes, allow a rest time of more than 20 continuous flashes . Getting Started and Basic Operation Installing Batteries Attaching to the Camera 9 Turn on the Power Switch 14 Fully Automatic Flash Shooting 11 Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash 9n the Shooting iviodes 12 H To avoid over9ieating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire rapid bursts of at least 10 min .
After20 continuous flashes, allow a rest time of more than 20 continuous flashes . Getting Started and Basic Operation Installing Batteries Attaching to the Camera 9 Turn on the Power Switch 14 Fully Automatic Flash Shooting 11 Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash 9n the Shooting iviodes 12 H To avoid over9ieating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire rapid bursts of at least 10 min .
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...AA batteries 4~~ -' II ~ 7 `2. ~~~ d[9 . Instal[ the batteries . ' Make sure the + and -battery contacts are correctly oriented as shown by the arrow and open it . '` - - ~ ~.~ -rf= & q. When replacing batteries, replace all four batteries al the same time- Recycling Time and Flash Count (with size... and type . o Site-AA Ni~MFf or lithium batteries can also be fired before flash-ready [p.79] . o Slide the battery compart monE cover as h Count (aRProx~) 0.1 -3 0.1 -6 100 -70o ~ Based pn new sire-AA alkarine batteries and Canon's testing standards . Open the cover.
...AA batteries 4~~ -' II ~ 7 `2. ~~~ d[9 . Instal[ the batteries . ' Make sure the + and -battery contacts are correctly oriented as shown by the arrow and open it . '` - - ~ ~.~ -rf= & q. When replacing batteries, replace all four batteries al the same time- Recycling Time and Flash Count (with size... and type . o Site-AA Ni~MFf or lithium batteries can also be fired before flash-ready [p.79] . o Slide the battery compart monE cover as h Count (aRProx~) 0.1 -3 0.1 -6 100 -70o ~ Based pn new sire-AA alkarine batteries and Canon's testing standards . Open the cover.
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...fUl1y autflmatic Tlash will be displayed on the LCD panel . [9, A preflash is fired right before the shot is taken, then the main flash is displayed . Press the button so that the subject is within the effective range displayed on the LCD pane[ even if the camera is... compatible with E-TTL II . ~. Take the picture. ~~ Check that --ETTL> is fired . .' l Focus the subject. .^. You can also increase the camera's ISD speed . 11 R.5 a' 1 i .5 z 3 s s 9 i3...
...fUl1y autflmatic Tlash will be displayed on the LCD panel . [9, A preflash is fired right before the shot is taken, then the main flash is displayed . Press the button so that the subject is within the effective range displayed on the LCD pane[ even if the camera is... compatible with E-TTL II . ~. Take the picture. ~~ Check that --ETTL> is fired . .' l Focus the subject. .^. You can also increase the camera's ISD speed . 11 R.5 a' 1 i .5 z 3 s s 9 i3...
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...:d anti aprrturp combination you want to set the shutter speed m. Standard exposure of the AY m ain subject is obtainn:d with the flash, while a standard exposure of [lie background is recommended. .: If the shutter speed display blinks, i[ means that the background exposure ...sec .] Manual (bulb, 30 sec . - a I[ you use E-7TL IIIE-TTL autaflash . Spocd . Aperture Setting Automatic Automatic Manual Manual 12 Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoffash in the Shooting Modes m Just set the camera's shooting mode to c Av> (aperture-priority AE), a1'rr> [shutter-priority AE], flr...
...:d anti aprrturp combination you want to set the shutter speed m. Standard exposure of the AY m ain subject is obtainn:d with the flash, while a standard exposure of [lie background is recommended. .: If the shutter speed display blinks, i[ means that the background exposure ...sec .] Manual (bulb, 30 sec . - a I[ you use E-7TL IIIE-TTL autaflash . Spocd . Aperture Setting Automatic Automatic Manual Manual 12 Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoffash in the Shooting Modes m Just set the camera's shooting mode to c Av> (aperture-priority AE), a1'rr> [shutter-priority AE], flr...
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... for later study. doom uin Press the < M0oEa button so chat is fired. You can be set the firing frequency {number of flashes, and the flash output . It can set will blink. s After you set . ~ Press the < ~~y button to setthe setting, then press the... < %:> button . expressed as Hz}, the number of flashes per sec. asa.v , rs z s a s s is is m Ii fl I + =:. 1 ?kL,C. '=-,>>, y ":sm 5Fi m+y i 1 I2 B -- -inz J.~ .. . _ a-. ~~ ~~~~.-s~=,"P:a,1nrr28~--i-{-Om.m~N~ Select the item...
... for later study. doom uin Press the < M0oEa button so chat is fired. You can be set the firing frequency {number of flashes, and the flash output . It can set will blink. s After you set . ~ Press the < ~~y button to setthe setting, then press the... < %:> button . expressed as Hz}, the number of flashes per sec. asa.v , rs z s a s s is is m Ii fl I + =:. 1 ?kL,C. '=-,>>, y ":sm 5Fi m+y i 1 I2 B -- -inz J.~ .. . _ a-. ~~ ~~~~.-s~=,"P:a,1nrr28~--i-{-Om.m~N~ Select the item...
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Wireless Flash About Wireless Flash 32 Fully Automatic Wireless Flash 34 Flash Ratio with E-TTL II 38 Wireless Manual Flash with Varied Flash Output 42 Setting Manual Flash and Stroboscopic Flash with the Slave Unit 43 31
Wireless Flash About Wireless Flash 32 Fully Automatic Wireless Flash 34 Flash Ratio with E-TTL II 38 Wireless Manual Flash with Varied Flash Output 42 Setting Manual Flash and Stroboscopic Flash with the Slave Unit 43 31
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... 10m [32 .8ft .] J 8m (26.2ft .) 12m (39 .4tt.) P Any clash exposure compensation amount, high-speed sync {FP flash}, FE lock, FE 8 amount, manual flash, and stroboscopic flash settings set with Type-A cameras prior to the Cfl5-10 Mark 11 and EOS ELAfV 7N E/ FLAN 7N/30V/33V, E-Tf'L autoflash... the "master unit" will refer to the slave units which are also transmitted to a 580Ex se[ as slave units, elf will be enabled (p.34) . About Wireless Flash With multiple Canon Speedlites having the wireless flash feature, you can also he controlled by wireless by vrireless . a Even with the same...
... 10m [32 .8ft .] J 8m (26.2ft .) 12m (39 .4tt.) P Any clash exposure compensation amount, high-speed sync {FP flash}, FE lock, FE 8 amount, manual flash, and stroboscopic flash settings set with Type-A cameras prior to the Cfl5-10 Mark 11 and EOS ELAfV 7N E/ FLAN 7N/30V/33V, E-Tf'L autoflash... the "master unit" will refer to the slave units which are also transmitted to a 580Ex se[ as slave units, elf will be enabled (p.34) . About Wireless Flash With multiple Canon Speedlites having the wireless flash feature, you can also he controlled by wireless by vrireless . a Even with the same...
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Wireless flash with two slave groups [p.38] 1sm (49-21 t.) Outdoors Sm [26.2ft.] 12m (39 .4ft .) Wireless flash with three slave groups (p.40) Indoors outdoors C 15m [49 .2ft.] ' lOm (32 .8f1.) yS I 8m (26 .2f1 .) 12m [39 .4ft .] 33 Multi-5peed[ite, Wireless Lighting Configurations You can crate t%yo or three slave groups and set the flash ratio fn r E-TTL II autafiiash shooting (p.38 - 42).
Wireless flash with two slave groups [p.38] 1sm (49-21 t.) Outdoors Sm [26.2ft.] 12m (39 .4ft .) Wireless flash with three slave groups (p.40) Indoors outdoors C 15m [49 .2ft.] ' lOm (32 .8f1.) yS I 8m (26 .2f1 .) 12m [39 .4ft .] 33 Multi-5peed[ite, Wireless Lighting Configurations You can crate t%yo or three slave groups and set the flash ratio fn r E-TTL II autafiiash shooting (p.38 - 42).
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J rETTL 0200F 2Ymm -01 5o lect the flash ratf0 . Set the Master Unit ~ETTL LTUI24- ~a FF= ,r ~ 1lI -°L=~ 1 ~4 Set the wireless selector to select c A : $ >, thin press thQ Turn the dial to ` . (p.34) Disable the master unit's flash ~J firing . [p.3s] ~' Press the C ZOO MI'z+7 button so ~' that < ~> blinks . 3 Set the slave In . s Turn [he dial to select rA>, then press the c I button . * Repeat siepsl to 3 to set c ga for [he other slave unit .
J rETTL 0200F 2Ymm -01 5o lect the flash ratf0 . Set the Master Unit ~ETTL LTUI24- ~a FF= ,r ~ 1lI -°L=~ 1 ~4 Set the wireless selector to select c A : $ >, thin press thQ Turn the dial to ` . (p.34) Disable the master unit's flash ~J firing . [p.3s] ~' Press the C ZOO MI'z+7 button so ~' that < ~> blinks . 3 Set the slave In . s Turn [he dial to select rA>, then press the c I button . * Repeat siepsl to 3 to set c ga for [he other slave unit .
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... press it to ¢A> for three Speedlites, all three 5peedlites will be overexposed . You can fire the modeling flash for example, if you fire the modeling flash 90 consecutive limes, allow the Speedlita to avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head. About Slate-Group Control Slave group... A ------ /r }, Id ~ ` \ for both wireless and normal flash shooting . Modeling Flash If the camera has a depth-of flashes . H Do not fife the modeling flash more than 10 consecutive limes....
... press it to ¢A> for three Speedlites, all three 5peedlites will be overexposed . You can fire the modeling flash for example, if you fire the modeling flash 90 consecutive limes, allow the Speedlita to avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head. About Slate-Group Control Slave group... A ------ /r }, Id ~ ` \ for both wireless and normal flash shooting . Modeling Flash If the camera has a depth-of flashes . H Do not fife the modeling flash more than 10 consecutive limes....
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... c C a will blink . z`II , ~ _ -rte 1~~ J G9 zoom,2%m ~an.z .7=~, Select the flash ratio . ~: Turn the dial to set the flash output far , then press the button . D room 24mm Press the ¢MQQEa Button so that ¢~> blinks . - All settings are done with Varied Flash Output m With manual flash and multiple Speedlites, you can set the flash output for each...
... c C a will blink . z`II , ~ _ -rte 1~~ J G9 zoom,2%m ~an.z .7=~, Select the flash ratio . ~: Turn the dial to set the flash output far , then press the button . D room 24mm Press the ¢MQQEa Button so that ¢~> blinks . - All settings are done with Varied Flash Output m With manual flash and multiple Speedlites, you can set the flash output for each...
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... set automa[ically for lens snca! length and image size] " Manual zoom " Flash head swing (bounce Flash) Normal flash : 1 .2 ms or shorterQuick flash : 2 .3 ms or shorter Flash color )omperature information Transmitted to 3 sec . i Green pilot lamp Ii g hts - B EDS camaras [77L autoflash) 581190 (at 105mm focal length, 1$0 100 in F13-stop increments {Manual and FEB can...
... set automa[ically for lens snca! length and image size] " Manual zoom " Flash head swing (bounce Flash) Normal flash : 1 .2 ms or shorterQuick flash : 2 .3 ms or shorter Flash color )omperature information Transmitted to 3 sec . i Green pilot lamp Ii g hts - B EDS camaras [77L autoflash) 581190 (at 105mm focal length, 1$0 100 in F13-stop increments {Manual and FEB can...