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Advanced Guide
Basic Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
Before Use
Setting Option
Description
Flash exposure
compensation
Enables adjustment of exposure compensation
at the moment the flash fires. For details, refer
to the instruction manual of the flash unit. If flash
exposure compensation is set on the flash, it
cannot be set on the camera. If it is set on both
the camera and flash, the flash setting takes
precedence.
Flash output
level
Configure the flash output level. For details, refer to
the instruction manual of the flash unit. If it is set on
both the camera and flash, the flash setting takes
precedence.
Flash exposure
bracketing
Activates FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing), which
takes three shots while automatically changing
the flash output. For details, refer to the instruction
manual of flash units compatible with flash
exposure bracketing.
Flash count/
Flash frequency
Set the flash count and frequency when [Flash
Mode] is set to [MULTI].
Ratio control
Set the relative flash output level in wireless (multi-
flash) flash shooting or with the MR-14EX II.
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[Built-in flash settings] is not available when an external flash is
attached.
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Information displayed and available setting items vary depending
on the type of flash unit, current flash mode, flash Custom
Function settings, and other factors. For details on the functions
available with your flash unit, refer to the instruction manual of the
flash unit.
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With an EX-series Speedlite not compatible with flash function
settings, only [Flash Exp. Comp] can be adjusted. ([Shutter
synchronization] can also be set for some EX-series Speedlites.)
Setting Option
Description
Flash Mode
Choose a flash mode to suit your desired flash
shooting.
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[E-TTL II flash metering] is the standard
mode of EX-series Speedlites that can fire
automatically.
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Use [Manual flash] mode if you will decide the
[Flash output level] of the flash unit yourself.
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For details on other flash modes, refer to the
instruction manual of a flash compatible with
those modes.
Wireless Func.
Enables wireless flash shooting with multiple flash
units. When shooting with multiple flashes, you can
also configure the radio channel, optical channel,
and master flash firing. For details, refer to the
instruction manual of flash units compatible with
wireless flash shooting.
Flash zoom
(flash coverage)
With flash units that have a zooming flash head,
you can set the flash coverage. Normally, choose
[AUTO] to have the camera automatically set the
flash coverage to match the lens focal length.
Shutter
synchronization
Change the timing of the flash and shutter release
as follows.
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[
]: The flash fires immediately after the
shutter opens.
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[
]: The flash fires immediately before the
second curtain closes. If the shutter speed is
1/100 sec. or faster, first-curtain synchronization
is used automatically even if [Second-curtain
synchronization] is set.
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[
]: The flash can be used at all shutter
speeds. Especially effective when shooting
portraits using fill flash, to give priority to the
aperture setting.