Canon Speedlite 299T Manual page 18

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4) Compose the picture and focus the subject.
5) Press the shutter button halfway to activate
t h e v i e w f i n d e r i n f o r m a t i o n d i s p l a y
T 9 0 : W h e n t h e " | " m a r k , t h e a p e r t u r e v a l u e
a n d t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d l i g h t u p , y o u c a n
take the picture
T 7 0 : W h e n t h e " t " m a r k a n d t h e s e l e c t e d
a p e r t u r e v a l u e l i g h t u p , y o u c a n t a k e
the picture.
T 5 0 a n d T B 0 : W h e n t h e " f " a n d " P " m a r k s
l i g h t u p , y o u c a n t a k e t h e
pictu re.
6 ) l f t h e r e a r e n o w a r n i n g s , p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r
button all the way to take the picture
7 ) T u r n t h e m a i n s w i t c h O F F w h e n f l a s h p h o -
t o g r a p h y i s f i n i s h e d
Notes
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lf the subject is too far away, the viewf inder warn-
i n g d i s p l a y i s a s n o t e d b e l o w ,
T 9 0 : T h e a p e r t u r e v a l u e a n d t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d
b l i n k
f 7 0 : T h e f u l l a p e r t u r e v a l u e o f t h e l e n s y o u a r e
u s i n g b l i n k s r a p i d l y ,
T 5 0 a n d T B 0 : T h e " P " m a r k b l i n k s r a p i d l y
I n t h i s c a s e r e m o v e y o u r f i n g e r f r o m t h e s h u t t e r
b u t t o n a n d m o v e c l o s e r t o t h e s u b j e c t , u n t i l w h e n
t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n i s p r e s s e d a g a i n , t h e a p e r t u r e
v a l u e o r " P " l i g h t s u p s t e a d i l y O n c e y o u h a v e
f o u n d a s u i t a b l e s h o o t i n g p o s i t i o n , b e s u r e t o , r e -
focus the subject Then you can take the picture. lf
y o u d o n o t r e m o v e y o u r f i n g e r f r o m t h e s h u t t e r
b u t t o n , e x p o s u r e w i l l b e i n c o r r e c t s i n c e e x p o s u r e
i s s e t a n d h e l d o n e a c h t i m e t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n i s
pressed halfway.
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P l e a s e k e e p i n m i n d t h a t t h e c l o s e s t a u t o m a t i c
f l a s h s h o o t i n g d i s t a n c e i n t h e P R O G R A M m o d e i s
O 7 m ( 2 3 f t )
.
W h e n t h e " o " m a r k o n t h e l e f t e n d o f t h e a p e r t u r e
scale on the back of the f lash glows, correct expo-
s u r e i s i m p o s s i b l e b e c a u s e o f l a c k o f l i g h t .
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D o n o t u s e t h e b o u n c e m e c h a n i s m i n t h e
P R O G R A M m o d e b e c a u s e e x p o s u r e w i l l b e i n c o r -
r e c t . l f t h e 2 9 9 T i s s e t u p f o r b o u n c e f l a s h , t h e
b o u n c e w a r n i n g i n d i c a t o r t o t h e r t g h t o f
" P R O G R A M "
w i l l b l i n k t o w a r n v o u
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