Flash Specifications; Self-Timer; Flash Sync Contacts; Flash Auto - Canon EOS 5D Service Manual

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Self-timer:

9-7 Self-timer operation
indicator:
9-8 Camera shake
warning:
10．Flash Specifications
10-1

Flash sync contacts:

10-2

Flash auto:

10-3 Flash exposure
compensation:
10-sec. delay
⑴ With C.Fn-12-1 (mirror lockup), the self-timer delay is 2-sec.
⑵ After starting, the self-timer can be canceled by pressing the
Drive button.
1) Self-timer lamp (Blinks at 2Hz for the first 8 sec., then blinks
at 8Hz for the last 2 sec.)
2) LCD panel (ISO speed indicator counts down from 10 to 1 in
1-sec. increments)
3) Beeper (Beeps at 2 Hz for the first 8 sec., then at 8 Hz for
last 2 sec.)
In the Full Auto mode, if the shutter speed (Tv-auto) is 0 to 0.5
stop slower than the reciprocal of the lens focal length, the
shutter speed display blinks.
1) Hot shoe: X-sync contacts
・ Locking pin hole provided to prevent Speedlite slippage.
2) Lower side terminal: PC terminal (no polarity)
⑴ Threaded terminal.
⑵ Both 1) and 2) can be used for simultaneous firing.
Enabled with the camera's Program AE mode
1) With EX-series Speedlites
E-TTL II autoflash, FE lock
2) With TTL and A-TTL external Canon Speedlites
Manual firing, stroboscopic flash, and external flash metering
enabled. When TTL or A-TTL is set, the flash is fired at full
output.
3) With non-Canon flash units:
・ An external flash unit connected to the hot shoe can
synchronize at 1/200 sec. or slower.
・ Large studio flash: Sync at 1/125 sec. or slower (Confirm
beforehand.)
1) Manual setting
⑴ Up to +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments.
⑵ If flash exposure compensation is set with both the camera
and Speedlite, the Speedlite's setting will override the
camera's setting and take effect.
2) FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing)
⑴ Enabled and set with the 580EX, 550EX, MR-14EX or MT-
24EX.
⑵ During continuous shooting, it stops automatically after
three shots.
⑶ When the flash is unable to fire anymore during FEB
continuous shooting, the shutter release locks.
⑷ The shutter release unlocks when the shutter button is let
go. While the flash is not ready, the AE mode takes effect
(SW-2).
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