Canon Speedlite EL-5, Advanced User'S Manual

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Modeling Lamp
Pressing the < > button illuminates the modeling lamp for 5 min. To turn it off,
press the button again.
This is useful for checking subject shadows created by the Speedlite.
Pressing the camera shutter button completely turns off the modeling lamp.
Caution
Avoid looking directly at the modeling lamp at close range, which may cause visual
impairment.
Shooting with the modeling lamp on from a camera in <
> shooting mode may
cause underexposure.
When the flash does not fire, such as when the flash is disabled or when shooting a
movie, the modeling lamp does not turn off automatically even if you press the
shutter button fully.
A warning appears when the modeling lamp becomes hot (
).
The modeling lamp may dim or turn off if the ambient temperature around it
becomes too high.
Note
You can change how the modeling lamp is activated in C.Fn-18 .
Brightness of the modeling lamp can be adjusted in P.Fn-06 .
You can select how long the modeling lamp remains on in P.Fn-07 .
The light is dimmer when a wide panel is used.
The modeling lamp of connected sender/receiver units (
) turns on and off in
response to pressing the < > button when the Speedlite is a sender in
radio transmission wireless flash photography.
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