Modeling Flash - Canon SPEEDLITE EL-1 Advanced User's Manual

Modeling Flash

When you press the aperture button on the camera, the flash fires continuously for about 1
second. This function is called "modeling flash". This is useful for checking shadows cast on
the subject by the flash light and the lighting balance during wireless flash shooting (
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Press the depth-of-field preview button on the camera.
Caution
To avoid degrading and damaging the flash head due to overheating, set the
number of modeling flashes to 55 or less. After firing the modeling flash for the
above listed number of times, allow a rest time of at least 50 minutes.
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 will activate and flash
firing restriction will be carried out. 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.
During Live View shooting, firing the modeling flash (by operating the camera) is
not possible.
Modeling flash cannot be fired (by an operation on the camera side) when the flash
is used in combination with the EOS R6, EOS R5, EOS RP, EOS R,
EOS M6 Mark II, EOS M50, EOS M6, EOS M5, EOS M3, EOS M2, EOS M,
EOS Elan II/Elan II E/50/50E, EOS REBEL 2000/300, EOS REBEL G/500N,
EOS REBEL K2/3000V, EOS REBEL XS N/REBEL G II/3000N/66, EOS IX, or
EOS IX Lite/IX7. Set C.Fn-02 to 1 or 2 (
modeling flash.
Note
During normal flash shooting or when using the flash as the sender unit in radio
transmission / optical transmission wireless shooting, you can fire the modeling
flash with the test flash button (C.Fn-02).
The flash fires continuously for approx. 1 sec.
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