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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction The Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI is an EOS-dedicated external Speedlite, compatible with E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash systems. The Speedlite can be used as an on-camera flash that attaches to the hot shoe of the camera (normal flash photography), and as a receiver unit during optical transmission wireless flash photography.

  • Page 3: Chapters

    Chapters Introduction Getting Started and Basic Operations Preparing for flash photography and basic flash photography Advanced Flash Photography Advanced shooting utilizing the flash functions Bounce Flash Photography Flash photography using the AI bounce flash functions and bounce adapter Setting Flash Functions with Camera Controls Setting the flash functions from the camera’s menu screen Wireless Flash Photography: Optical Transmission Wireless (receiver) flash photography using optical transmission...

  • Page 4: Conventions Used In This Manual

    Functions of the camera are at their default settings. All figures such as the number of flashes are based on the use of four AA/LR6 alkaline batteries and Canon’s testing standards. In this manual, the words “master” and “slave” used in previous manuals have all been replaced by the words “sender”...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Chapters ...................3 Conventions Used in this Manual .............4 Contents.................... 5 Index to Features ................7 Safety Precautions................8 Nomenclature..................10 Getting Started and Basic Operations Installing the Batteries..............18 Attaching and Detaching the Speedlite to and from the Camera..20 Turning on the Power..............
  • Page 6 Contents Bounce Flash Photography X AI Bounce Flash ..............42 W AI.B Full-Auto................ 46 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting ............48 V AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting ............56 m Manual Bounce Flash Photography ........61 q Combined Use with the Bounce Adapter ....... 63 Setting Flash Functions with Camera Controls Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen ......

  • Page 7: Index To Features

    Index to Features Power Source Flash coverage p.34 • Wide panel p.35 Batteries p.18 Clearing settings Firing interval/count p.18 (Reverting to defaults) p.40 Power ON/OFF p.21 Flash function settings p.65 Flash ready p.21 Flash firing restriction p.96 Quick flash p.21 Type-B camera p.110 Auto power off...

  • Page 8: Safety Precautions

    Make sure to thoroughly understand and follow these precautions before using the product. If you experience any malfunctions, problems, or damage to the product, contact the nearest Canon Service Center or the dealer from whom you purchased the product. Follow the warnings below. Otherwise, death or Warnings: serious injuries may result.
  • Page 9 Safety Precautions Keep the equipment out of the reach of children and infants, including when in use. Straps or cords may accidentally cause choking, electrical shock, or injury. Choking or injury may also occur if a child or infant accidentally swallows a part or accessory. If a child or infant swallows a part or accessory, consult a physician immediately.

  • Page 10: Nomenclature

    Nomenclature AI.B distance measurement sensor Wide panel (Retracted, p.35) Flash head (Light-emitting unit) Bounce adapter detector Optical transmission wireless sensor AF-assist beam emitter (p.27) Mounting foot (p.20) Locking pin Contacts...
  • Page 11 Nomenclature Bounce adapter attachment (p.63) <X> Bounce mode switch (p.42) <0°> : Flash head <z> forward-facing Bounce angle position setting button <Y> : AI.B semi-auto (p.45, 54, 57) <Z> : AI.B full-auto Battery compartment cover (p.18) LCD panel Power switch (p.21) <K>...

  • Page 12: Lcd Panel

    Nomenclature LCD Panel E-TTL II/E-TTL Autoflash (p.24) 2: First-curtain sync G : Charge indicator (p.21) (Normal flash photography, L : Automatic setting p.68) d : Manual setting (p.34) r : Second-curtain sync (p.33, 68) e : Zoom display (p.34) c : High-speed sync N : Wide panel + bounce (p.32, 68) warning...
  • Page 13 Nomenclature Manual Flash (p.36) q : Manual flash Manual flash output Manual flash level Optical Transmission Wireless Shooting (p.71) Receiver unit : : Optical x : Receiver transmission setting (p.74) wireless shooting (p.74) Individual receiver (p.79) h : Receiver icon Firing group (p.78) * : Transmission...
  • Page 14 Nomenclature Bounce Shooting (p.41) m : Bounce (p.49, 56, 61) H : Bounce adapter attached (p.63) Flash head rotation angle Horizontal direction W : AI.B full-auto (p.48) V : AI.B semi-auto (p.56) Flash head upward angle Upward direction The rotation angle of the flash head is displayed in 5 increments. If the camera’s orientation is horizontal during AI.B full-auto shooting, the bounce angle in the upward direction is displayed up to 180°.
  • Page 15 Nomenclature Accessories Provided Mini stand Attachment pocket Mini stand Speedlite case (p.73) Bounce adapter SBA-E4 (p.63)

  • Page 17: Getting Started And Basic Operations

    Getting Started and Basic Operations This chapter describes the preparations before starting flash photography and the basic shooting operations. Cautions for firing continuous flash To avoid degrading and damaging the flash head due to overheating, limit firing the flash continuously at full output up to 30 times.

  • Page 18: Installing The Batteries

    Normal Flash Approx. 0.1 to 3.9 seconds Approx. 0.1 to 5.5 seconds Approx. 115 to 800 times Based on new AA/LR6 alkaline batteries and Canon’s testing standards. The Quick flash function enables flash photography before the flash is fully charged (p.21).
  • Page 19 Installing the Batteries CAUTION Do not use “AA/R6 lithium batteries”. Note that certain AA/R6 lithium batteries may become extremely hot in rare cases during use. Due to safety reasons, do not use “AA/R6 lithium batteries”. When performing continuous flash, do not touch the flash head, batteries, or the area near the battery compartment.

  • Page 20: Attaching And Detaching The Speedlite To And From The Camera

    Attaching and Detaching the Speedlite to and from the Camera Attach the Speedlite. Slip the Speedlite’s mounting foot all the way into the camera’s hot shoe. Secure the Speedlite. Slide the mounting foot lock lever to the right. When the lock lever clicks in place, it is locked.

  • Page 21: Turning On The Power

    Turning on the Power Set the power switch to <K>. The flash recharge starts. During recharging, <G> is displayed on the LCD panel. When flash recharge is complete, this indicator disappears. Check that the flash is ready. The status of the flash-ready lamp changes from off to green (Quick flash ready) to red (fully charged).

  • Page 22: Auto Power Off

    Turning on the Power Auto Power Off Function To save battery power, the power will turn off automatically after approx. 90 sec. of idle use. To turn on the Speedlite again, press the camera’s shutter button halfway or press the test flash button (flash-ready lamp). When set as the receiver unit for optical transmission wireless flash shooting (p.72), the time until auto power off takes effect is approx.
  • Page 23 Turning on the Power The flash settings will remain in effect even after the power is turned off. To retain the settings when replacing the batteries, replace the batteries after turning off the power switch. You can fire a test flash while the power switch is set to the <a> position.

  • Page 24: A: Fully Automatic Flash Photography

    a: Fully Automatic Flash Photography When you set the camera’s shooting mode to <d> (Program AE) or a fully automatic mode, you can shoot in E-TTL II/E-TTL fully automatic flash mode. Set the flash mode to <a>. Press the <E> button of the <S>...

  • Page 25: E-Ttl Ii/E-Ttl Autoflash By Shooting Mode

    E-TTL II/E-TTL Autoflash by Shooting Mode Simply by setting the camera’s shooting mode to <s> (shutter-priority AE), <f> (aperture-priority AE), or <a> (manual exposure), you can execute E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash suitable for each shooting mode. Select this mode when you want to set the shutter speed manually. The camera will then automatically set the aperture matching the shutter speed to obtain the standard exposure based on the metering of the camera.
  • Page 26 E-TTL II/E-TTL Autoflash by Shooting Mode Auto Zoom Adjustment to Image Sensor Size EOS DIGITAL cameras have three sizes of image sensors, and the effective shooting angle of view of the attached lens varies depending on the size of image sensor. 470EX-AI automatically recognizes the image sensor size of the EOS DIGITAL camera and automatically sets the flash coverage that is ideal for the effective shooting angle of view of a lens for the focal length range of 24-105mm.

  • Page 27: Af-Assist Beam

    E-TTL II/E-TTL Autoflash by Shooting Mode AF-Assist Beam When it is difficult to autofocus on the subject in low-light or when contrast is low during viewfinder shooting, the infrared AF-assist beam built into the flash is automatically emitted to help autofocus.

  • Page 29: Advanced Flash Photography

    Advanced Flash Photography This chapter describes advanced shooting operations utilizing the flash functions. When the camera’s shooting mode is set to a fully automatic mode or a Basic Zone mode, the operations in this chapter are not available. Set the camera’s shooting mode to <d/s/ f/a/bulb(B)>...

  • Page 30: Flash Exposure Compensation

    f Flash Exposure Compensation With a similar procedure as exposure compensation, you can adjust the flash output. The flash exposure compensation amount can be set up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments. Press the <O> button. Press the <O> button of the <S> cross keys.

  • Page 31: 7: Fe Lock

    7: FE Lock The FE (Flash Exposure) lock locks the correct flash exposure setting for any part of the subject. With <a> displayed on the LCD panel, press the camera’s < > button. For cameras without a < > button, press the <A>...

  • Page 32: High-Speed Sync

    c High-speed Sync With high-speed sync, you can shoot with a flash even at shutter speeds that exceed the maximum flash sync shutter speed. This is effective when you want to shoot in the aperture-priority AE <f> mode (open aperture) with background blur in locations such as outdoors in daylight.

  • Page 33: Second-Curtain Sync

    r Second-curtain Sync Shooting with a slow shutter speed and second-curtain sync captures the trail of the light sources of a moving subject, such as car lights, in a natural way. The flash fires right before the exposure finishes (shutter closes).

  • Page 34: H: Setting The Flash Coverage

    H: Setting the Flash Coverage Flash coverage (the range covered by the flash light) can be set automatically or manually. With <L> (automatic setting), the flash coverage is adjusted automatically according to the focal length (shooting angle of view) of the lens in use and the image sensor size (p.26).

  • Page 35: Wide Panel

    H: Setting the Flash Coverage Wide Panel When you use the flash’s built-in wide panel together with the flash, you can perform flash photography covering the angle of view of an ultra- wide angle lens with a focal length as wide as 14 mm. Pull out the wide panel.

  • Page 36: A: Manual Flash

    a: Manual Flash You can set the flash output from 1/1 full output to 1/128 power in 1/3- step increments. Use a flash meter (commercially-available) to determine the required flash output to obtain a correct flash exposure. Setting the camera’s shooting mode to <f>...

  • Page 37: Flash

    a: Manual Flash Metered Manual Flash Exposure When using an EOS-1D series camera, the flash exposure level can be manually set before shooting. This is effective when you are close to the subject. Use an 18% gray reflector (commercially available) and shoot as follows.

  • Page 38: Modeling Flash

    Modeling Flash When the camera’s depth-of-field preview button is pressed, the flash fires continuously for approx. 1 sec. This feature is called “modeling flash”. This is useful for checking shadows cast on the subject by the flash light. Press the depth-of-field preview button on the camera.
  • Page 39 Modeling Flash To avoid degrading and damaging the flash head due to overheating, limit firing the modeling flash up to 20 times. After firing modeling flash for 20 times, allow a rest time of at least 10 min. If you fire the modeling flash for the above listed number of times, and then fire the flash again repeatedly at short intervals, the safety function may activate and restrict flash firing.

  • Page 40: Clearing Speedlite Settings

    Clearing Speedlite Settings You can revert the settings of the Speedlite shooting functions and wireless shooting settings to their defaults. Display the Clear Settings screen. Press the <1> button. Turn <9> to select <B>, then press <8>. A confirmation screen is displayed. Clear the settings.

  • Page 41: Bounce Flash Photography

    Bounce Flash Photography This chapter describes functions related to the bounce flash function, such as flash photography that uses the AI.B full-auto function, AI.B semi-auto function, manual bounce, and bounce adapter. Cautions for the AI Bounce Flash Function During AI.B full-auto and AI.B semi-auto shooting, the flash head moves and fires automatically.

  • Page 42: Ai Bounce Flash

    X AI Bounce Flash By pointing the flash head toward a ceiling, you can utilize the reflection of the flash light off the surface for flash photography, making it possible to soften the shadows of the subject for a more natural-looking shot. This shooting technique is called “Bounce flash photography”.

  • Page 43: Ai.b Full-Auto

    X AI Bounce Flash W AI.B Full-Auto This mode is geared for beginners. In this mode, the camera performs the bounce flash photography automatically, requiring only simple operations. When the <X> AI.B full-auto distance measurement start button is pressed, the flash fires briefly (preflash) to measure the distance to the subject and the distance to the ceiling for bouncing the flash light.
  • Page 44 X AI Bounce Flash Note if you change the orientation (position) of the camera, double- clicking the camera’s shutter button (pressing the shutter button halfway two times in a row within a short period) makes the flash head move automatically, resetting the bounce angle to substantially the same angle as before you changed the orientaion of the camera.

  • Page 45: Ai.b Semi-Auto

    X AI Bounce Flash V AI.B Semi-Auto This mode is geared for intermediate and advanced photographers. You can store (register) the bounce angle in the Speedlite by pressing the <z> button after setting the orientation (bounce angle) of the Speedlite’s flash head as desired. For AI.B semi-auto shooting, see pages 56-59.

  • Page 46: W Ai.b Full-Auto

    AI.B full-auto shooting cannot be performed. For information on the latest cameras supporting the AI.B full-auto function, refer to the Canon Web site. When using an EOS DIGITAL camera released in or after the second half of 2017 not equipped with the depth-of-field preview button, you can assign the depth-of-field preview function to a button with the camera’s...
  • Page 47 W AI.B Full-Auto EOS DIGITAL cameras released from the second half of 2014 up to the first half of 2017 When using EOS-1D X Mark II, EOS 5DS/5DS R, EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS 7D Mark II, EOS 80D, EOS 77D, EOS REBEL T6S/760D, EOS REBEL T7i/800D, or EOS REBEL T6i/750D, you can perform full- auto bounce flash photography by performing operation 1.

  • Page 48: W Ai.b Full-Auto Shooting

    W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting Before performing AI.B (AI bounce flash) full-auto shooting, check if the camera used supports full-auto bounce flash photography (p.46). For an overview of AI.B full-auto shooting, see page 43. Additionally, before performing AI.B full-auto shooting, review the “Safety Precautions”...
  • Page 49 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting AI.B Full-Auto Shooting Set the <X> switch to the <Z> position With the Speedlite attached to the camera, check that both the camera and the Speedlite are turned on. Set the <X> bounce mode switch to the <Z> position. When the flash head is not in the forward-facing position, the flash head moves and is automatically set...
  • Page 50 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting Take the picture. Focus on the subject and take the picture in the same way as with normal flash photography. The flash fires at the automatically set bounce angle and the picture is taken. Play back the image, then check the result.
  • Page 51 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting What To Do When You Change the Camera Orientation (Position) Note that if you change the orientation (position) of the camera after pressing the <X> button, etc. and executing AI.B full-auto distance measurement, double-clicking the camera’s shutter button (pressing the shutter button halfway two times in a row within a short period) activates the flash head to move...
  • Page 52 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting When the shooting distance to the subject changes Press the <X> button or the like (p.49) and re-measure the shooting distance to the subject. When a warning appears on the Speedlite LCD panel Warning Solution Attach the Speedlite to the camera, then press the AI.B <X>...
  • Page 53 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting The flash head does not move when the camera’s depth-of-field preview button is pressed. To check whether or not the camera’s depth-of-field preview button can be used to start distance measurement in AI.B full-auto mode (checking if the camera is compatible), see page 46. The bounce angle is not automatically corrected even when the orientation (position) of the camera is changed.
  • Page 54 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting X AI.B Lamp Depending on the state of the flash head during AI.B full-auto shooting, the display (lit/blinking) of the blue <X> lamp changes. Lamp Status Before AI.B full-auto shooting is started High-speed AI.B full-auto distance measurement in progress or bounce blinking angle correction in progress Distance measurement is complete (AI.B full-auto shooting...
  • Page 55 W AI.B Full-Auto Shooting General Cautions for AI.B full-auto Shooting When the <X> is switched to another mode or when the power switch is set to <J>, the bounce angle stored (registered) in the Speedlite is cleared. When using the FE lock or self-timer, double-click the shutter button, and once the flash head is reset (automatic correction) to the stored (registered) position, perform the FE lock operation or shooting.

  • Page 56: Ai.b Semi-Auto Shooting

    V AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting For an overview of AI.B (AI bounce flash) semi-auto mode, see page 45. AI.B semi-auto shooting can be performed with all the EOS cameras. Before performing AI.B semi-auto shooting, review the “Safety Precautions” (p.8), “General Cautions for AI.B Full-Auto Shooting and AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting”...
  • Page 57 V AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting Press the <z> button. After you determine the bounce angle in step 2, press the <z> button to store (register) the bounce angle in the Speedlite. To re-register the bounce angle, perform steps 2 and 3 again. Take the picture.
  • Page 58 V AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting When the shooting distance to the subject changes, adjust (reset) the bounce angle. When you want to re-register the adjusted bounce angle, press the <z> button once again. Note that when the shutter button is pressed halfway without pressing the <z> button once again, the bounce angle is set to the original value.
  • Page 59 V AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting X AI.B Lamp Depending on the state of the flash head during AI.B semi-auto shooting, the display (lit/blinking) of the blue <X> lamp changes. Lamp Status Bounce angle not registered (before AI.B semi-auto shooting is started) High-speed AI.B semi-auto operation in progress or bounce angle blinking...
  • Page 60 General Cautions for AI.B Full-Auto Shooting and AI.B Semi-Auto Shooting If the camera is held at too steep an angle after a change of orientation (position), automatic bounce angle correction may not be performed. In addition, automatic bounce angle correction will not be performed when the change of orientation makes it impossible to reset to the stored bounce angle.

  • Page 61: Manual Bounce Flash Photography

    m Manual Bounce Flash Photography When you want to perform manual bounce flash photography, perform the following settings and then adjust the orientation of the flash head. Set to P.Fn-09-1. See page 92, then set the Personal function P.Fn-09 (manual bounce setting) to 1.
  • Page 62 m Manual Bounce Flash Photography When P.Fn-09 is set to 0 (p.92), you cannot manually set the bounce angle (the flash head automatically returns to the 0° position when the shutter button is pressed halfway even when you manually set the bounce angle).

  • Page 63: Combined Use With The Bounce Adapter

    1.5 m/4.9 ft., at ISO 100 with f/2.8), further suppressing the shadow on the subject. When shooting portraits, the catchlight effect can also be obtained. Attach the bounce adapter. “Canon” logo Attach the adapter securely to the flash head until it clicks in place, as shown.
  • Page 64 q Combined Use with the Bounce Adapter When the bounce adapter is attached, or when the bounce adapter and the wide panel are used together, underexposure may result since the flash output decreases. Take necessary countermeasures such as increasing the ISO speed on the camera or applying flash exposure compensation (p.30).

  • Page 65: Setting Flash Functions With Camera Controls

    Setting Flash Functions with Camera Controls This chapter describes how to set the flash functions from the camera’s menu screen. When the camera’s shooting mode is set to a fully automatic mode or a Basic Zone mode, the operations in this chapter are not available.

  • Page 66: Flash Control From The Camera's Menu Screen

    Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen When using EOS DIGITAL cameras released in and after 2007, you can set flash functions or Custom Functions from the camera’s menu screen. For camera operations, refer to the camera’s Instruction Manual. Flash Function Settings Select [External Speedlite control].

  • Page 67: Flash Photography

    Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen Settings Available on the Flash Function Settings Screen EOS DIGITAL cameras released in and after 2007 On the camera’s [Flash function settings] or [External flash func. setting] screen, you can configure normal flash photography settings.

  • Page 68: Flash Photography

    Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen Flash firing To perform flash photography, set to [Enable]. To use the flash’s AF- assist beam only, set to [Disable]. E-TTL II flash metering For normal exposures, set it to [Evaluative]. If [Average] is set, the flash exposure will be averaged for the entire scene metered by the camera.
  • Page 69 Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen Zoom (flash coverage) You can set the Speedlite flash coverage. When [Auto] is selected, the flash coverage is set automatically according to the focal length of the shooting lens and the image sensor size of the camera (p.26). Clear settings When [Clear flash settings] or [Clear external flash set.] is selected, you can revert the settings of Speedlite to their default...
  • Page 70 Flash Control from the Camera’s Menu Screen Flash Custom Function Settings You can set Custom Functions for the Speedlite from the camera’s menu screen. The details displayed vary by the camera. If C.Fn-21 to 23 are not displayed, set them by operating the Speedlite. For the Custom Functions, see pages 82-87.

  • Page 71: Wireless Flash Photography: Optical Transmission

    Wireless Flash Photography: Optical Transmission This chapter describes wireless flash photography using the optical transmission wireless receiver function. For the accessories required for optical transmission wireless shooting, see the system map (p.94). When the camera’s shooting mode is set to a fully automatic mode or a Basic Zone mode, the operations in this chapter are not available.

  • Page 72: Optical Transmission Wireless Flash Photography

    : Optical Transmission Wireless Flash Photography Using a Canon device equipped with an optical transmission wireless sender function and 470EX-AI set as a receiver unit, you can easily take pictures with wireless multiple flash lighting in the same way as normal E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash photography.

  • Page 73: Optical Transmission Wireless

    : Optical Transmission Wireless Flash Photography To avoid interfering with transmission, do not place any obstacles between the sender unit and receiver unit. The transmission distance differs according to the sender unit used. Refer to the Instruction Manual of the device that is equipped with the sender function.

  • Page 74: Wireless Settings

    Wireless Settings To perform flash photography using the optical transmission wireless receiver function, configure the settings as follows. Receiver Unit Setting Set to <:x>. Operate and set the flash you want to set as the receiver unit. Press the <I> button of the <S> cross keys.

  • Page 75: Memory Function

    Wireless Settings Turn <9> to select a channel from Transmission channel Ch. “Y” to “[”, then press <8>. If the transmission channels of the sender unit and receiver unit are different, the receiver unit will not fire. Set both to the same number. Memory Function You can save the wireless settings to the receiver unit and recall the settings later.

  • Page 76: A: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Photography

    a: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Photography This section describes basic fully automatic wireless shooting when using a device (sender) equipped with the optical transmission wireless sender function and a 470EX-AI set as a receiver unit. For details on optical transmission wireless flash shooting and sender unit operation procedure, refer to the Instruction Manual of the sender device.
  • Page 77 a: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Photography Check that the flash is ready. When the receiver unit is ready, the AF-assist beam emitter blinks at approx. 1-second intervals. Check that the sender unit’s flash- ready lamp is lit. Check the performance. Fire a test flash from the sender unit.
  • Page 78 a: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Photography Advanced Shooting with Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Since the following functions set on the sender unit will be set automatically to the receiver units on this wireless system, you do not need to operate the receiver unit(s). For this reason, you can perform wireless flash photography in the same way as normal flash photography.

  • Page 79: A Manual Flash Setting On A Receiver Unit

    A Manual Flash Setting on a Receiver Unit You can directly operate the receiver unit to manually set the manual flash. This function is called individual receiver. This is useful when, for example, you use the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 (sold separately) to perform wireless manual flash.

  • Page 81: Customizing The Speedlite

    Customizing the Speedlite This chapter describes how to customize the Speedlite with the Custom Functions (C.Fn) and Personal Functions (P.Fn). When the camera’s shooting mode is set to a fully automatic mode or a Basic Zone mode, the operations in this chapter are not available.

  • Page 82: C / >: Setting Custom And Personal Functions

    C / >: Setting Custom and Personal Functions You can make precise adjustments to various flash functions to suit your picture-taking preferences. The functions used to do this are called the Custom Functions and Personal Functions. The Personal Functions are customizable functions unique to the 470EX-AI. C: Custom Functions Display the Custom Functions screen.
  • Page 83 C / >: Setting Custom and Personal Functions Custom Function List Number Function Page C.Fn-00 Distance indicator display " C.Fn-01 Auto power off p.85 C.Fn-02 Modeling flash C.Fn-08 AF-assist beam firing C.Fn-10 Receiver auto power off timer p.86 C.Fn-11 Receiver auto power off cancel C.Fn-13 Flash exposure compensation setting C.Fn-21...

  • Page 84: Clear All

    C / >: Setting Custom and Personal Functions Clearing All the Custom/Personal Functions You can clear all Custom Functions or Personal Functions by selecting <C> or <D> on the screen on the left, then selecting <;>. Even if you clear all Custom Functions, C.Fn-00 will not be cleared. You can set or clear all Custom Functions of the Speedlite on the camera’s menu screen (p.70).

  • Page 85: C: Setting Custom Functions

    C: Setting Custom Functions " C.Fn-00: (Distance indicator display) You can select meters or feet for the distance indicator display on the LCD panel. 0: m (Meters (m)) 1: ft (Feet (ft)) C.Fn-01: (Auto power off) When the Speedlite is not operated for approx. 90 seconds, the power turns off automatically to save energy.
  • Page 86 C: Setting Custom Functions C.Fn-08: (AF-assist beam firing) 0: ON (Enabled) 1: OFF (Disabled) This disables the emission of the AF-assist beam from the Speedlite. The flash icon displayed when C.Fn-08 is set changes according to the P.Fn-04 (AF-assist beam emission method, p.89) setting. C.Fn-10: (Receiver auto power off timer) When set as an optical transmission wireless receiver unit, the time until...
  • Page 87 C: Setting Custom Functions C.Fn-21: (Light distribution) You can change the flash light distribution (flash coverage) of the Speedlite in relation to the shooting angle of view when the flash coverage is set to <L> (automatic setting). 0: j (Standard) The optimum flash coverage for the shooting angle of view is set automatically.

  • Page 88: Setting Personal Functions

    >: Setting Personal Functions P.Fn-01: (LCD panel display contrast) You can adjust the contrast of the LCD panel in 5 levels. P.Fn-02: (LCD panel illumination color: Normal flash photography) You can set the color of the LCD panel illumination for normal flash photography (on-camera flash photography).
  • Page 89 >: Setting Personal Functions P.Fn-04: (AF-assist beam emission method) You can select the AF-assist beam emission method. 0: K (Infrared) An infrared AF-assist beam is emitted (p.27). Focusing on the subject with the subject positioned at the viewfinder center is recommended. 1: J (A series of small flashes) AF-assist beam, which uses intermittent flashes (a series of small flashes), is emitted.
  • Page 90 >: Setting Personal Functions P.Fn-06: (Dial setting changes) When <8> is pressed and the screen displays the settings as shown on the left, you can set whether or not the following functions can be directly set by simply turning <9>. 0: OFF (Disabled) Set the function using the normal operation procedure.
  • Page 91 >: Setting Personal Functions P.Fn-08: (Automatic bounce angle correction) You can set how the bounce angle is to be automatically corrected when the orientation (position) of the camera changes during <W> AI.B full- auto shooting or <V> AI.B semi-auto shooting. 0: Q When the shutter button is double-clicked (pressed halfway two times in a row within a short period), bounce angle correction is performed.
  • Page 92 >: Setting Personal Functions P.Fn-09: 0° (Manual bounce setting) When the <X> bounce mode switch is set to <0°>, you can set whether or not the bounce angle can be set manually. 0: 0° Manual bounce shooting (setting the bounce angle manually) cannot be performed.

  • Page 93: Reference

    Reference This chapter provides a system map and troubleshooting guide, and describes the use of the Speedlite with Type-B cameras.

  • Page 94: 470Ex-Ai System

    Speedlite equipped Camera/Speedlite/ Transmitter equipped with receiver function with sender function " & " Speedlite 470EX-AI # Bounce adapter SBA-E4 (provided with 470EX-AI) $ Mini stand (provided with 470EX-AI) % Device equipped with optical transmission wireless sender function 600EX II-RT, 600EX-RT, 600EX, 580EX II, 580EX, 550EX, 90EX,...
  • Page 95 470EX-AI System & Speedlite equipped with optical transmission wireless receiver function 600EX II-RT, 600EX-RT, 600EX, 580EX II, 580EX, 550EX, 430EX III-RT, 430EX III, 430EX II, 430EX, 420EX, 320EX, 270EX II ' Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3 Enables the 470EX-AI to be connected to the camera up to approx. 60 cm / 2 ft.

  • Page 96: Flash Firing Restrictions Due To Temperature Increase

    f Flash Firing Restrictions due to Temperature Increase When continuous flash or modeling flash is repeatedly fired in short intervals, the temperature of the flash head, batteries, and the area near the battery compartment may increase. When you perform firing repeatedly, the firing interval increases in steps to avoid degrading or damaging the flash head due to overheating.
  • Page 97 f Flash Firing Restrictions due to Temperature Increase CAUTION When performing continuous flash, do not touch the flash head, batteries, or the area near the battery compartment. When continuous flash or modeling flash is repeatedly fired at short intervals, do not touch the flash head, batteries, or the area near the battery compartment.

  • Page 98: Troubleshooting Guide

    Troubleshooting Guide If a problem occurs with the flash, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. If this Troubleshooting Guide does not resolve the problem, contact your dealer or nearest Canon Service Center. Normal Flash Photography The power does not turn on.
  • Page 99 Troubleshooting Guide Pictures are underexposed or overexposed. If the main subject looks very dark or very bright, set flash exposure compensation (p.30). If there is a highly reflective object in the picture, use FE lock (p.31). With high-speed sync, the faster the shutter speed, the lower the guide number becomes.
  • Page 100 Troubleshooting Guide The flash coverage is not set automatically. Set the flash coverage to <L> (automatic setting, p.34). Insert the mounting foot into the camera’s hot shoe all the way, slide the lock lever to the right, and secure the Speedlite to the camera (p.20).
  • Page 101 Troubleshooting Guide Bounce Flash Photography The flash head moves on its own. When Speedlite is first started and the shutter button on the camera is pressed halfway with the flash head in a position other than the forward-facing (0°) position, the flash head automatically moves to the forward-facing (0°) position.
  • Page 102 Troubleshooting Guide A warning is displayed. For warning displays, see page 52. The flash coverage cannot be set manually. The flash coverage cannot be manually set in AI.B full-auto shooting, with the bounce adapter attached, or with wide panel used. The bounce angle cannot be set manually.
  • Page 103 Troubleshooting Guide Modeling flash does not work. Depending on the camera used, the camera’s depth-of-field preview button may function as the <X> full-auto distance measurement start button. For details, see pages 46 and 85.
  • Page 104 Troubleshooting Guide Optical Transmission Wireless Flash Photography The receiver unit does not fire. Set the receiver unit to <:x> (p.74). Set the transmission channels of the sender unit and receiver unit to the same numbers (p.74). Make sure the receiver unit is within the transmission range of the sender unit (p.72).

  • Page 105: Specifications

    Specifications Type Type: E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash Shoe-mount Speedlite Compatible cameras: Type-A EOS cameras (E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash) * Autoflash is not possible when using Type-B EOS cameras. Flash Head (Light-emitting unit) Guide No.: Approx. 47/154.2 (at 105 mm flash coverage, ISO 100, in meters/feet) * Without bounce adapter Flash coverage:...
  • Page 106 Specifications Exposure Control Exposure control E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash, Manual flash system: Effective flash metering Normal flash: Approx. 0.7 - 23.5 m / 2.3 - 77.1 ft. range: Quick flash: Approx. 0.7 - 14.4 m / 2.3 - 47.2 ft. (with EF50mm f/1.4 lens (at Guide No.
  • Page 107 Approx. 385 g / 13.6 oz. (Speedlite only, excluding batteries) Operation Environment Working 0°C - 45°C / 32°F - 113°F temperature range: Working humidity: 85% or less All specifications above are based on Canon’s testing standards. Product specifications and the exterior are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 109: Manual Flash

    Specifications Guide Number (ISO 100, in approx. meters/feet) Normal Flash (Full Output)/Quick Flash Flash Coverage (mm) Normal Flash (Full Output) 14.0 / 45.9 25.0 / 82.0 26.0 / 85.3 29.0 / 95.1 Quick Flash Equivalent to approx. 1/2 - 1/6 of full output Flash Coverage (mm) Normal Flash (Full Output) 33.0 / 108.3 40.0 / 131.2 42.0 / 137.8 47.0 / 154.2...

  • Page 110: Using With A Type-B Camera

    Using with a Type-B Camera This section describes the available and unavailable functions when using the Speedlite 470EX-AI with a Type-B camera (EOS film camera supporting A-TTL/TTL autoflash). When the Speedlite is attached to a Type-B camera, <a> is displayed on the LCD panel of the flash. Autoflash metering cannot be performed.
  • Page 111 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual.
  • Page 112 WEEE scheme or your household waste disposal service. For more information regarding return and recycling of WEEE products, please visit www.canon-europe.com/weee. Graphical symbols placed on the equipment Direct current DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO LOCAL...

  • Page 113: Index

    Index Numerics 12 sec., 16 sec. timer......4 C.Fn........82, 83, 85 18% gray reflector......37 Case ..........15 Clear all ........70, 84 Clearing settings (Reverting to Accessory ........15 defaults)........40, 69 AF-assist beam .....27, 86, 87, 89 Color temperature information AI bounce flash ......41, 42 transmission ........
  • Page 114 Index Flash exposure level...12, 30, 37 Lock function ........22 Flash firing restriction......96 Flash function settings ....65 M (Manual exposure) ..... 25 Flash head (Light-emitting unit) ..10 M (Manual flash) ......36 Flash metering ........68 Manual bounce......61, 92 Flash mode .....12, 13, 24, 36, 68 Manual flash......
  • Page 115 Index Recharging........21 Wireless settings ......74 Wireless shooting ......71 Safety precautions ......8 Second-curtain sync .......33 Zoom ..........34 Semi-auto (AI.B-S)....42, 45, 56 Shooting distance ....36, 48, 63 Shutter speed........25 Shutter sync settings.......68 Stand..........15 Sync speed .......25, 68 System map ........94 Temperature increase .....96 Test flash........21, 77 Transmission channel .....74...
  • Page 116 The descriptions in this Instruction Manual are current as of December 2017. For information on the compatibility with any products introduced after this date, contact any Canon Service Center. For the latest version Instruction Manual, refer to the Canon Web site.

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