Using A Canon Speedlite For Flash Photography (Optional) - Canon Vistura User Manual

Using a Canon Speedlite for Flash Photography
For SLR-style flash photography, use a
Canon Speedlite 220EX or 380EX
with the camera. Use the camera in
exactly the same way as you would
normally in photo mode (p. 36). Turn
on the Speedlite using its main switch,
and wait for it to charge. When you
press the start/stop button halfway
down, the camera sets the autofocus
and the zoom is locked. Pressing the start/stop button fully down releases a pre-
exposure flash burst that sets the flash intensity, exposure and white balance.
The main flash is then emitted.
• Be sure to turn off the camera and the Speedlite, when you attache the
Speedlite.
Flash Charging
While the flash is charging, a white S flashes in the display.
When the flash 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 start/stop button halfway down.
• S disappears from the display while the camera records the still picture.
• If the flashing white S does not change to green S , remove and attach the
Speedlite again (with both the camera and the Speedlite turned off), or replace
the batteries in the Speedlite.
Notes:
• For full details of how to use the Speedlite, refer to its instruction manual.
• If you use the Speedlite in the Auto and FlexiZone mode, you can choose any
shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/2000, but a shutter speed of 1/100 gives the
best results.
• 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 once more).
• Turn the Speedlite unit off when you do not require the flash.
• You can use the Speedlite's internal automatic zoom function.
• You cannot use the Speedlite 380EX's bounce flash with VISTURA.
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