Canon Speedlite EL-5 Advanced User's Manual page 186

Exposure control
Flash modes and available functions
Flash modes
(exposure control
modes)
* 1: Set automatically when the camera shooting mode is set to Basic Zone modes
* 2: Can only be set when the Speedlite is used as a sender in radio transmission wireless operation
* 3: Only groups set to E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash
Dim interlocking range under the following conditions
• Sensor size: 35mm full-frame
• Flash coverage: 50 mm
• Aperture value: f/1.4
• ISO 100
Effective flash
• Light distribution: Standard
range
±3 stops (in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments)
Flash exposure
* Speedlite flash exposure compensation takes precedence if compensation is also set on the camera
compensation * Speedlite flash exposure compensation should be set to 0 to enable flash exposure compensation by the
camera
±3 stops (in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments)
FEB
* FEB auto cancel takes effect after three shots
* Can be used with flash exposure compensation and FE lock
FE lock Supported
FE memory Supported
Flash mode
1
E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash*
Manual flash
Stroboscopic flash
2
Group firing*
Custom flash mode
Firing conditions
Normal flash
(Flash-ready lamp: lit)
Quick flash
(Flash-ready lamp: blinking)
High-speed sync
(Shutter speed: 1/250 sec.)
Flash exposure compensation
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Following the registered flash mode
Effective flash range (approx.)
0.5–30.5 m / 1.6–100.1 ft.
0.5–18.6 m / 1.6–61.0 ft.
0.5–13.7 m / 1.6–44.9 ft.
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FEB FE lock Radio transmission wireless
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