Getting Started And Basic Operations - Canon SPEEDLITE EL-1 Advanced User's Manual

Getting Started and Basic Operations

This chapter describes the preparations before starting flash photography and the basic
shooting operations.
Caution
Caution concerning continuous flashes
To avoid degrading and damaging the flash head due to overheating, set the
number of continuous full flashes to 55 or less. After firing continuously at full
output for the above listed number of times, allow a rest time of at least 10 min.
When the fan is stopped, the number of continuous full flashes decreases.
If you fire the flash continuously at full output 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. When the flash firing restriction level is 1, the firing
interval is automatically set to about 8 seconds. If this happens, allow a rest time of
at least 50 min.
For details, see the section on
Increase.
• Charging the Battery
• Insert the Battery
• Attaching and Detaching the Speedlite to and from the Camera
• Turning on the Power
• Fully Automatic Flash Photography
• E-TTL II / E-TTL Autoflash by Shooting Mode
• Checking the Battery Information
Flash Firing Restriction due to Temperature
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