Canon 580Ex II Manual

A SERVICE OF

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FEL:

FE

Lock

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FE

(flash exposure) lock locks the correct flash exposure setting for any

part

of

the scene.

With

<ETTL> displayed on the LCD panel, you press the camera's

<

FEL

>button. If the camera does not have the <

FEL

>button, press the

<*>

button.

Focus

the

subject.

Press

the

<FEL>

button.

(816)

Aim the subject at the center

of

the

viewfinder and press the

<

FEL

>

button.

The Speedlite will fire a preflash and

the required flash output for the

subject

is

retained

in

memory.

"FEL" will be displayed

in

the

viewfinder for 0.5 sec.

Each time you press the

<FEL>

button, a preflash will be fired and a

new flash exposure setting will be

locked.

o Ifthe subject is too far away and underexposure will result, the <

~

> icon

will blink

in

the viewfinder. Move closer to the subject and try the

FE

lock

again.

If

<ETTL> is not displayed on the LCD panel,

FE

lock cannot be set.

Ifthe subject is too small,

FE

lock might not be very effective.

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