Yongnuo YN565EX User Manual
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I. Warning
To avoid fire or electrical shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.
To avoid short circuit, be sure the batteries contacts are securely packed and in accordance with local provision
when handling the batteries.
Please place the batteries and the parts which can be swallowed mistakenly away from children. Contact a
doctor immediately when it occurs.
To avoid possible injury to eyes, do not use the flash light in a short distance from the eyes.
To avoid possible safety accident, do not use the flash light on the people who need a high degree of attention.
Please take out the batteries and stop using immediately in case of below.
● This product is dropped or shocked seriously and the inner part of the product is bared.
● If the battery leaks corrosive liquids, please take out the battery with gloves.
● The product gives off strange smell, smokes or heats.
Do not disassemble or maintain this product. Touching the internal high voltage circuit will cause electric
shock.
Remove batteries during long periods of non-use.
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  • Page 1 I. Warning To avoid fire or electrical shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. To avoid short circuit, be sure the batteries contacts are securely packed and in accordance with local provision when handling the batteries. Please place the batteries and the parts which can be swallowed mistakenly away from children. Contact a doctor immediately when it occurs.
  • Page 2 GN58@ ISO100, 105mm; which reaches the level of the mainstream hot shoe flashes, supports TTL/M/Multi mode. MULTIPLE TRIGGER MODE SUPPORTED The YN565EX can be triggered by hot-shoe, flash command slave mode, optical S1, and S2 (pre-flash-canceled mode). SUPPORTS AUTO/MANUAL ZOOMING The YN565EX covers a focal length range of auto, and 24 to 105mm, supports full-frame/half-frame camera.
  • Page 3 PC PORT PROVIDED YN565EX provides PC port,you can make the flash synchronously by connecting to the PC port. SOUND PROMPT SYSTEM Turn on the sound prompt function, different sounds indicate working situations help you focus on shooting. MODELING LIGHT FUNCTION Press down the camera’s depth-of-fired preview button, the YN565EX will send out continuous flash lasting...
  • Page 4 4. Long press on [Fn] button to set the function of advanced option of speedlite. See the section of “advanced setting” for the content. 5. Operate the YN565EX through function setting of external speedlite on the menu of Canon camera. 6. Press the [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] and [RIGHT] buttons to adjust the parameters of speedlite quickly at the current mode.
  • Page 5 IV. Nomenclature 1.Reflection board 2.Wide-angle diffuser 3.Flash head 4.External power pack socket (It can be connected to the SF-18C or SF-17C external power pack) 5.PC port(for input) 6.Contact cover 7. Wireless sensor 8.Battery chamber’s cover 9. AF-assist beam emitter 10.Locking ring 11.Hot shoe stand 12.Hot shoe contact 13.
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  • Page 7 14. LCD panel: It will display the status of function settings. 15. Rear-curtain sync hotkey: The speedlite will be switched between rear-curtain sync and front-curtain sync in circle for each press. 16. ZOOM button: It is applied to set focal length coverage of speedlite and relevant parameters of slave unit. Use the [ZOOM] and [LEFT], [RIGHT], [UP], [DOWN] and [OK] button for operation.
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  • Page 9 V. Installation Instruction 1. Install Batteries Slide the batteries chamber’s cover in the direction of the arrow. Insert the batteries according to the label inside battery chamber. Make sure the direction of the batteries’ polarity is correct. Close the battery chamber cover in the direction of the arrow. 2.
  • Page 10: Basic Operations

    VI. Basic Functions 1. Basic Operations Component Operation Power switch of the flash light. The power of the flash light can be turned on or turned off by holding this button [Power Switch] for 2 seconds. It is suggested that the battery shall be taken out after the power of the flash light is closed through this button. A short press on this button makes the speedlite enter electric zoom setting state.
  • Page 11 3. ETTL MODE Just set the camera’s shooting mode to [AV] (aperture-priority AE), [TV] (shutter-priority-AE), or [M](manual), and you can use ETTL autoflash. Under the ETTL mode, YN565EX supports FEC, FEB, Rear-sync, FEV, Modeling, Canon camera menu accessable. 4. M mode You can set the flash output from 1/128 to 1/1 full power in 1/3-stop increments.
  • Page 12 5. MULTI mode With MULTI mode, a rapid series of flashes is fired. It can be used to capture multiple images of a moving subject in single photograph. The speedlite will flash according to the output power, flash times and frequency you set. Use [LEFT], [RIGHT] and [OK] buttons to adjust output power, flash times and frequency.
  • Page 13 9. Power Saving Mode YN565EX provides shrinkable power-saving mode; this power-saving mode can set through long press on [Advanced option] button. Long press the [Advanced option] to enter the setting state and select the option with number 01 through [up] and [down] buttons.
  • Page 14 Scope of Power saving mode Fn NO. Setting options Application All modes Power saving mode is closed SL EP Power saving mode is open SL/S1/S2 Power automatic off of the slave unit is 60 minutes SL Sd Power automatic off of the slave unit is 10 minutes SL/S1/S2 Slave auto power off cancel within 1 hours SL OFF...
  • Page 15 Manually set the zooming position: Press the [ZOOM] button to adjust the flash coverage, if <M> is displayed, pressing the [LEFT] [RIGHT] or [UP] [DOWN] buttons, the coverage focal length of the flash will switch in circle of (24, 28, 35, 50, 70, 80, 105mm).
  • Page 16 Sound prompt before turn off Normal 13. Modeling Light Function Press down the camera’s depth-of-fired preview button, the YN565EX will send out continuous flash lasting one second. 14. PC synchronous port (for input) By connecting to the PC port synchronous port, you can make the flash synchronously.
  • Page 17 VII. Wireless Flash System YN565EX has wireless remote flash systems as slave unit, the YN565EX can be triggered by 580EX II, SB-900/800/700, 7D/60D/600D, Nikon c-command and ST-E2, wireless TTL or manual lighting can be achieved. cn: Indicating that it can receive wireless signal from Canon system as well as Nikon system at the same time.
  • Page 18 (2). Wireless flash with three YN565EX speedlites Wireless option setting: cn, c, n Channel setting: 1, 2, 3, 4 Groups setting: Set three YN565EX speedlites as group A, group B and group C respectively. Setting master and shooting: Please select the ratio<A: B C>.
  • Page 19 NOTE: If ratio <A: B> is set, the slave unit in group C will not fire. If you have the slave group set to <A> for three slave units, all three slave units will be controlled as if they were one speedlite in slave group A. GRP=A GRP=A GRP=A...
  • Page 20 4. Setting Manual Flash and Stroboscopic Flash with Wireless You can also lock the flash mode when YN565EX is used as slave unit. Manual flash: Press the [MODE] button for 2 sec. or longer until <M> display, then you can set the output level by pressing [LEFT] [RIGHT]...
  • Page 21 YN565EX can receive remote wireless signal. The longest distance used indoors is 25 meters and the longest distance used outdoors is 15 meters. Please note that the YN565EX’s wireless sensor should be faced to master unit, and make sure it is within the effective range of transmission.
  • Page 22 This function helps you improve the success rate of photo taking. The setting method on the YN565EX speedlite: Press the [UP] [DOWN] button to adjust the exposure bracketing amount. NOTE: For FEB, set the camera’s drive mode to single shooting. Be sure the flash is ready before shooting.
  • Page 23 7. Advanced Setting The YN565EX provides advanced settings, you can customize speedlite feature to suit your shooting preferences. Set the advanced settings through hotkey of speedlite or menu accessable. Setting method of hotkey: Press the [advanced setting] button for 2 sec. or longer until the item to be set displays; for example, <01 SL EP --> is displayed.
  • Page 24 ● Fn NO.: 03 ● Fb CL on:FEB auto cancel is enabled ● Fb CL --: FEB auto cancel is disabled ● Fn NO.: 08 ● AF L on:AF-assist beam firing is enabled ● AF L --: AF-assist beam firing is disabled -56-...
  • Page 25 ● Fn NO.::09 ● AP S – A1:Automatic identification is enabled ● AP S – --:Disable Fn NO.: 10 ● SL Sd 60:Power automatic off of the slave unit is 60 minutes ● ● SL Sd 10:Power automatic off of the slave unit is 10 minutes ●...
  • Page 26 ● Fn NO.: 14 ● SO nd on: Sound prompt function is enabled ● SO nd --: Sound prompt function is disabled ● Fn NO.: 15 ● SEOFF 3/5/10/30/1H/2H/3H/5H:Keeping idle for 3/5/10/30 minutes or 1/2/3/5 hours will enter the dormancy mode ●...
  • Page 27 8. The use of external charging box You can buy YONGNUO external charging boxes like SF-18C or SF-17C and connect it to the charging port of the speedlite. After flash, the charging box will charge the speedlite. 9. High-speed continuous shooting 10.
  • Page 28 11. Use Reflection Board to Take Photos With the reflection board flash, draw the reflection board and the wide-angle diffusion board out from the light head at the same time and then push the wide-angle diffusion board back. In such case, if this product is being used to take photos, it will produce a highlighted point on the eyes of the subject and thus make the eyes charming (catch light).
  • Page 29 External interface hot shoe, PC port and eternal charging port External power YONGNUO external charging boxes like SF-18C, SF-17C Additional features Rear-curtain sync, FEC, FEB, FEV, modeling flash, manual zoom, auto zoom, sound prompt, advanced setting, automatically saving setting, PC port, power saving mode...
  • Page 30 1/128 X. Possible problems during use and solutions 1. The YN565EX can’t flash Check whether the batteries are installed in the correct orientation: Please install the batteries in the correct orientation. Check whether the speedlite is attached to the camera: Slip the speedlite hot shoe stand into the camera hot shoe stand hard.
  • Page 31 Check the slave unit setting: The YN565EX must be set to SLAVE. Check the slave unit’s situation: Please position the YN565EX(s) within the master’s wireless transmission range. Adjust the slave unit’s angle toward the master unit and distance from the master unit.
  • Page 32 7. The state of YN565EX is abnormal. Please try to turn off the power supply YN565EX and camera. After YN565EX is installed on the hot shoe of camera, turn on the power supply again. If it is still unusual, please replace the batteries.

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