Canon EOS Rebel XT Instruction Manual page 99

Using the Built-in Flash
*
FE lock*
FE (flash exposure) lock obtains and locks the correct flash exposure
reading for any part of a subject.
Check that the <
~
> icon is lit.
Press the <
~
> button to pop-up the
built-in flash.
Press the shutter button halfway and
look in the viewfinder to check that
the <
~
> icon is lit.
Focus the subject.
Press the shutter button halfway. Keep
pressing the shutter button halfway until step 4.
Press the <*> button. (816)
Aim the viewfinder center over the
subject where you want to lock the flash
exposure, then press the <*> button.
The Speedlite will fire apreflash and the required
flash output is calculated and retained in memory.
In the viewfinder,
"FE~'
is displayed
for a moment and <*> will light.
Each time you press the <
*
> button, a
preflash is fired and the required flash
output is calculated and retained in memory.
Take the picture.
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button fully.
The flash is fired to take the picture.
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If the subject is too far away and beyond the effective range of the flash, the
<
~
>
icon will blink. Get closer to the subject and repeat steps 2 to 4.
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