Table Of Contents - Canon Speedlite 550EX Instructions Manual

Table of Contents

Conversions3
Contents4
Nomenclature6
Front6
Rear7
Lcd Panel8
Before You Start9
Installing Batteries10
Battery Cautions11
Recharging Time And Available Flashes11
External Power Sources12
Attaching The Speedlite To The Camera13
Wireless Selector14
Main Switch16
Pilot Lamp And Test Firing17
About Quick Flash17
Memory Feature17
Flash Exposure Confirmation18
Using The Zoom Button And Wide Panel18
Automatic Flash Head Zooming19
Manual Flash Head Zooming19
Using The Wide Panel20
Flash Mode21
Setting The Film Speed21
Lcd Panel Illumination21
Af-Assist Beam22
Automatic Reversion To Default Settings22
Basic Flash Photography23
Using Flash In Full Auto Mode24
Fill Flash25
Using Flash In Other Camera Modes26
Shutter Speed And Aperture Settings For Picture-Taking Modes26
Aperture-Priority Ae And E-Ttl Autoflash27
Balanced Flash Exposures28
Shutter Speed-Priority Ae And E-Ttl Autoflash29
Manual Exposure And E-Ttl Autoflash30
Advanced Flash Photography31
High-Speed Sync32
Fe Lock34
Flash Exposure Compensation36
Feb38
Bounce Flash40
Creating A Catchlight42
Close-Distance Flash Photography43
Manual Flash Mode44
Stroboscopic Flash46
Setting The Firing Frequency, Flash Count, And Flash Output46
Shooting With Stroboscopic Flash47
Second-Curtain Synchronization49
Modeling Flash50
Wireless Flash Photography51
Wireless System Setup And Testing52
Setting The 550Ex As The Master Unit52
Setting The 550Ex As A Slave Unit53
Setting The Master/Slave Channel54
Setting The Slave Id56
Master Flash On/Off57
Wireless Flash Range58
Wireless E-Ttl Autoflash60
Wireless E-Ttl Autoflash With Flash Ratio Off60
Wireless E-Ttl Autoflash With Flash Ratio On63
Setting The Flash Ratio For Three Slave Units: A,B And C66
Slave Groups69
Wireless High-Speed Sync70
Wireless Fe Lock70
Wireless Flash Exposure Compensation70
Wireless Flash Exposure Bracketing70
Wireless Manual Flash71
Wireless Manual Flash With Uniform Flash Output71
Wireless Stroboscopic Flash73
Manual Or Stroboscopic Flash With A Slave Unit74
Setting Manual Flash With A Slave Unit74
Stroboscopic Flash With A Slave Unit75
Speedlite Transmitter76
Tv: Shutter Speed-Priority Ae And Ttl Autoflash83
Manual Exposure And Ttl Autoflash84
Canon Speedlite 550Ex System114
Troubleshooting Guide116
Specifications118
Guide No. In Meters121
Maximum Continuous Flashes122
Af-Assist Beam Emission Preconditions123
Camera's Flash-Related Exposure Warnings123
Speedlite 550Ex Feature Availability124