Locking The Flash Exposure Setting (Fe Lock) - Canon CDI-E075-010 User Manual

Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock)

You can obtain the correct exposure regardless of the location of your subject in
the composition.
1
Press the
2
Press the (Flash) button and set the flash to fire (p. 60).
If you are using an externally mounted flash, please refer to its manual for
setting instructions.
3
Focus the AF frame or the spot metering frame on the subject
on which you wish to lock the flash exposure setting and press
the shutter button halfway.
4
While pressing the shutter button halfway, press the
• The flash exposure compensation setting locks (FE lock) and the
appears on the Display Panel and on the LCD monitor.
• The flash will fire a pre-flash and lock the flash exposure to the required
intensity to illuminate the subject. (Each time you press the
flash exposure locks at the required intensity for that composition.)
• Using any button, lever or switch other than the main dial cancels the FE
lock.
5
Recompose the image and shoot.
• The FE lock only functions with the built-in flash, an externally mounted EX series
Speedlite, a Macro Ring Lite or a Macro Twin Lite.
• The FE lock function is not available when [Flash Adjust] is set to [Manual].
• Some settings are not available depending on the Shooting mode. Please refer to
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 208).
button to turn on the LCD monitor.
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