Canon PowerShot G2 (PC1015) Reference Manual page 126

• The flash will not fire in
• The AEB mode cannot be used for flash photography. If the flash fires, only one
image gets recorded.
• Please note that proprietary high-voltage flashes with multi contacts or flash
accessories made by other manufacturers may cause a camera malfunction.
• The following functions can be used with a Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX or
550EX.
- Auto Exposure (Use the E-TTL mode with a 550EX)
- FE Lock (Not available in
- Daylight Synchro
- Slow Synchro
- Flash Exposure Compensation (When Speedlite 550EX is used, the 550EX's
flash exposure compensation setting takes precedence when the flash is set to
E-TTL mode and a flash exposure compensation value other than 0 is set. The
camera's flash exposure compensation setting will not activate unless the
550EX's flash exposure compensation is set to 0.)
- Auto Zoom (Not available with the 220EX)
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Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Optional)
recommended to use the flash's manual mode.
You can also adjust the flash output even when
the camera is set to the E-TTL automatic flash
exposure compensation mode by changing the
flash exposure compensation setting. In this
situation, the +2 step setting fires the flash at
full intensity.
To shoot with the flash, you are recommended to
set the white balance to the
Other Canon Flashes
• Since other flashes fire at full strength, set the
shutter speed and aperture accordingly. Set the
shutter speed to 1/250 second (maximum flash
synchro shutter speed) or slower, and set the
aperture to a value appropriate to the flash's
guide number and the distance to the subject.
You are recommended to set the white balance
to (Flash) to shoot.
Press the shutter button halfway to
4
focus.
• The flash is charged when its pilot lamp lights up.
Press the shutter button all the way to
5
shoot the image.
, or continuous mode.
mode)
(Flash) setting.