Metered Manual Flash Exposures - Canon SPEEDLITE 320EX Instruction Manual

Metered Manual Flash Exposures
When the Speed lite is attached to an EOS-1 D series camera, you can
also set the flash exposure level manually.
1
Set the camera and Speed lite settings.
• Setting the camera's shooting mode to <
Av
> or <
M
> is
recommended.
• Set [Flash mode] to [Manual flash] for the Speedlite.
2
Focus the subject.
• Focus manually.
3
Set up an
18o/o
gray card.
• Place the gray card at the subject's position.
• In the viewfinder, the entire spot metering circle at the center should
cover the gray card.
4
Press the
<FE L>
button. (
816)
.._. The Speedlite will fire a preflash and the required flash output for the
subject is retained in memory .
..,_ On the right side of the viewfinder, the exposure level indicator will
show the flash exposure level for the correct flash exposure.
5
Set the flash exposure level.
• Adjust the Speedlite's manual flash level and the camera
aperture so that the flash exposure level aligns with the
standard exposure index.
6
Take the picture.
• Remove the gray card and take the picture.
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