Canon 0585C006 Instruction Manual page 48

' Radio Transmission Wireless Flash Shooting
Shooting in a Different Flash Mode Set for Each Group
E-TTL II
E-TTL II
Manual flash
Difference between Radio Transmission and Optical Transmission
Wireless shooting using radio transmission has advantages over wireless
shooting using optical transmission, such as being less affected by
obstacles, and not having to point the receiver unit's wireless sensor
toward the sender unit. The main functional differences are as follows.
Function
Transmission distance
Firing group control
Receiver unit control
Channel
Wireless radio ID
Test flash firing
Receiver
Modeling flash
operations
Release
*1-3: Some restrictions apply depending on the camera used.
(See p.49 and 63 for *1, p.65 for *2, and p.66 for *3.)
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E
B
A
* The flash mode settings are indicated only as an example.
Radio Transmission Optical Transmission
Approx. 30 m/98.4 ft.
Up to 5 groups*
(A, B, C, D, E)
Up to 15 units
Auto, Ch. 1 - 15
0000-9999
D
Manual flash
C
Manual flash
Approx. 15 m/49.2 ft.
1
k
2
k*
3
k*
(p.63)
Ceiling
(indoors)
Up to 3 groups
(A, B, C)
No restriction
Ch. 1 - 4
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