Canon Speedlite 550EX Instructions Manual page 117

Troubleshoot1 ng Guide
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cause
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The
sWject
was towa n::lthe
The subjec1
was
no! COffectly
With
an
EOS
camII<8
roaving
edge
oj
the
picture and
~
exposed with the flash. muhlpta focusing points,
came 0U1 ov.rexposad,
selllCt" k>cusir>g poin1
whlch
covers 11111 subjec1
and 111..,
compoSllll1e
.hoI
before
~
taking tha picture,
Wllt\
an
"
EOS earners
~avlr>g
only
0l1Il
fowsinij
point, set a
sullable exposuo-e
compensation
amount on the
mmusside.
"
The subject was In Iront
of
II
The
Rash'.
,eflecljon
in
!he
PosiOOo yoursuK 0< the
window
and the
SUCjecfs
window
caused \he subject so thai tha ltaosh's
lace lumed ~
darl;.
unde,exposure.
,el lection in l he
wirdow dotl
M
not en1e, tho pictu,e. Or $(It
"
expolu,. campensation on
IhfI pl us
side.
" A llroup picture 0/
people
The Spe&dlita tried
to
Clbtain
Set ,"posu'. compensation
wearing btacIc ClOthing road a
C<lffl!CI
exposure 10< \he
on
the
I'I"inus
side.
"
overexposed
laces. blade
doIhiog
which lias
tow "
relleclaoce.
" The
IK'ripl>ery 0/ the pIctu,e
The
flash hea<f$
~oom
Sf!1 1he
fIa$h
helld
to
auto
cameoutdal1c,
sening that you
set
....-..ally
~ oom.
Ot manually sel II
gava inadaquate Ilash
zoom sening thai is sholt" '"
coverage lor Iha lens local IlIan Iha lens k>ca l ler.gth.
length.
" The picture
looks
Fla.sh '''POSU''
Caocel the llash exposure
~
ove,exposed or
com~lion
was
6t i ~
In comperlSllion
SlItting.
"
underexposlld. sHed.
" The picWta
~ WI
SOnce lhe
camera was sel
to
(1) Usir>g a tripod
is
blurred. lIN! Av mode and lhe scene
recommertded.
was dark. a stow shun" (2) Use the P
mcxIe.
"
speedwasSlltaulOma~ .
(3) Use the M mode on the
~
DYring the $low exposure,
,,-
eamers shake caund Ihe
blurry photog raph .
" The sieve
un~
dots nOI
~re .
The slIWa unit's
wireless
Seltha slaVil uflit's wireless
"
seIecIorisnol$8llO SLAVE . selector Ie SLAVE .
'"
The
SIaVil unit
is
not wilhin
Position the
slave
..nil
within
the
masler
un~'s
-.NeIass
the
wireless transmission
'"
Imnsmisslon
range.
,.,.
'"
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