Using the Full
Range of Features
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For SLR-style flash photography, attach a
Canon Speedlite 220EX, 380EX or 550EX to
the camcorder’s accessory shoe.
Attach/remove the Speedlite 380EX and
550EX with their locking collars as in the
illustration. Attach/remove the Speedlite
220EX with its hot shoe lock release.
Set the camera to record pause mode. Turn
on the Speedlite using its main switch, and
wait for it to charge. When you press the
PHOTO button halfway down, the camera
sets the autofocus and the exposure is locked.
Pressing the PHOTO button fully down
releases a pre-exposure flash that sets the flash intensity, exposure and white
balance. The main flash is then sent out.
• In dark recording situations during autofocus, a supplementary light beam is
sent out by the Speedlite for approx. eight seconds to illuminate the subject
while you hold the camera’s PHOTO button halfway down.
Flash Charging
While the Speedlite is charging, a white
S
flashes in the display.
When the Speedlite is fully charged a green
S
lights up constantly in the display.
• Although it is possible to record a still image while the Speedlite is still
charging, the flash will not go off. In addition, the Speedlite cannot charge
while you are holding the PHOTO button halfway down.
•
S
disappears from the display while the camera records the still picture.
• If the
S
mark does not appear in the display when you turn the Speedlite on,
make sure that the Speedlite unit is slid fully onto the accessory shoe.
• For full details of how to use the Speedlite, refer to its instruction manual.
• Set the shutter speed (in the camera menu) to any speed between 1/60 and
1/2000.
• You cannot use the Speedlite with the exposure lock (
S
goes out if you press the
EXP button. It reappears when you turn the lock off, by pressing the EXP
button again.)
• Turn the Speedlite unit off when you do not require a flash.
• You are unable to use the bounce flash on the 380EX and 550EX Speedlites
with the OPTURA Pi.
• You cannot use the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 for the 550EX.
• You cannot use the 550EX’s multiple speedlite control.
Using a Canon Speedlite for Flash Photography (optional)
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