Settings That Can Be Changed With Personal Functions - Canon SPEEDLITE EL-1 Advanced User's Manual

Settings that can be changed with Personal Functions

P.Fn-01:
You can select the AF-assist beam projection method.
0: (Infrared AF-assist beam)
1: (Intermittent flash firing method)
Fire the AF-assist beam using the intermittent flash firing method (
Caution
The AF-assist beam is not projected during live view shooting.
When a color filter is fitted, the AF-assist beam will not be projected by the (
intermittent flash.
For the EOS R series, an AF-assist beam is projected by the intermittent flash
regardless of the projection method of the AF-assist beam and whether a color filter
is fitted. However, an AF-assist beam may be projected by the camera instead of
the flash depending on the surrounding brightness. Also, when a color filter is fitted
and the setting is set to [1:
beam is projected by the camera.
For the EOS M series, an AF-assist beam is not projected by the flash.
P.Fn-02:
You can set whether or not to fire the flash (fire the quick flash) when the flash-ready lamp is
flashing in red (before the flash is fully charged) to shorten the charge waiting time.
0: ON (Enabled)
1: OFF (Disabled)
Caution
When Quick flash (
occur since the flash output decreases.
(AF-assist beam projection method)
(Intermittent flash firing method)], an AF-assist
(Quick flash)
) is fired during continuous shooting, underexposure may
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).
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