Canon Speedlite 300TL Instructions Manual

Canon
Speedlite
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INSTRUCTIONS
Engn.h Edition
INTRODUCTION
Exc lu sively designed for the Canon T90, the
Canon Speed lite 300TL is a high-performance, au-
tomatic TTL control flash unit with the following
modes.
1. Th e P (P rog ram) Mode provides fully automatic
flash photography by me rely setting the mode
selector and pressing th e shutter button .
2. The A- TTL mode provides simple, fully auto-
matic opera ti on under any cond itions from
total darkness to fill -in flash .
3. The FE Lock mode inco rporates the AE lock
concept into fl as h photography using spot
metering.
4. Two manual modes , Hi an d Lo, can be
selected in accordance with the exposure con-
ditions.
The 300TL is also equipped with the bui lt-i n zoom
mec han ism that covers th e foca l length of the
lens down to 24mm without a wide panel , and a
bounce flash mechanism, plus automatic slow-
sync flash mechanism.
In addition, fully automatic TTL multiple flash pho-
tography using up to four Canon Speedlite 300TL
or Canon Macro Ring Lite ML-2 units and the sec-
ond curta in sync fl ash photography are also pos -
sible.
For a full understanding of the 300T L, please read
this instruction bookle t ca refu ll y before usi ng the
fl ash.
TTL Co ntro l System
The sensor inside the camera body measures
the light refle cted from the film surface and
c uts off flash emission au tomatically when the
subject has been properly exposed . Since only
the light which has passed through the lens is
measured it is not necessary to make any ex-
posure compe nsation, and more accurate ex-
posure can be ob tained.
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