Flash In Other Picture-Taking Modes - Canon Speedlite 420EX Instruction Manual

Flash in Other Picture-Taking Modes

You can also use TTL autoflash with the camera set to <
priority AE), < > (shutter speed-priority AE), or < > (manual).
Shutter Speed and Aperture Settings According to Mode
Mode
(Program AE)
(Aperture-priority AE)
(Shutter speed-priority AE)
(Manual)
• Manually set: Set by you.
• Automatically set: Set by the camera.
• 1/x sec.: Camera's fastest sync speed. (→page 52)
• When you press the shutter button completely, the flash is fired and the picture is
taken. The flash output is controlled by TTL autoflash (off-the-film flash metering
cuts off the flash when the correct exposure is obtained) based on the aperture set.
• The background exposure is set according to the shutter speed and aperture
combination.
• With Type-B cameras, the <
• If flash is used in the <
using flash in the < > (Program AE) mode.
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Shutter Speed
Automatically set (1/60 sec. - 1/x sec.) Automatically set
Automatically set (30 sec. - 1/x sec.)
Manually set (30 sec. - 1/x sec.)
Manually set (buLb, 30 sec. - 1/x sec.)
> switch does not function.
> (depth-of-field AE) mode, it will be the same as
> (aperture-
Flash Aperture
Manually set
Automatically set
Manually set