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Canon
SPEEDLITE
SBOEX
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MODE D'EMPLOI
DE INSTRUCCIONES
MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The Canon Speedlite 580EX is an EOS-dedicated, high-output flash unit automatically compatible with E-TTL II, E-TTL, and TTL autoflash. It can be used in three different ways: As a normal on-camera flash, the master unit for a wireless, multi-Speedlite flash system, or a slave unit. Read this instruction manual while also referring to your camera's instruction manual. Before using the Speedlite, read this instruction manual and your camera's instruction
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Contents 1 Getting Started and Basic Operation 7 2 Using Flash 13 3 Wireless Flash 31 4 Reference... 45 Conventions Used in this Manual The <@> symbol in the text refers to the Select Dial. The <@> symbol in the text refers to the Select/Set button. The operation procedures in this instruction manual assume that both the camera and Speedlite's power switches are ON. Icons are used in the text to indicate the respective buttons, dials,and settings. They match the same icons found on the camera an
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Nomenclature Flash head/ Wireless transmitter Wireless sensor I.---H-- External power source socket Canon SPEEDLITE S80EX AF-assist beam emitter (pA7) _~~I!t~t~i---- Locking ring (p.9) Mounting foot (p.9) Case Mini stand 4
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LCD panel Bounce angle Bounce lock release button (p.18) .------+-i-7::~- <~H /~ > ~~~~I High-speed sync (FP flash)/ Shutter curtain synchronization button (p.17/26) * <;.~.:/C.Fn> LCD panel illumination/ Custom Function setting button (p.6/27) Pilot lampfTest firing/ Wireless slave auto power off cancel button (p.1 0/35) Flash exposure confirmation lamp (p.11) <@> Select Dial Flash model Slave setting button (p.11, 22, 24/42, 43) Wireless selector (p.9, 34) * <@> Select/Se
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LCD Panel Manual flash output level Zoom focal length Flash exposure compensation amount FEB compensation amount Aperture FEB status Stroboscopic flash count <~ > Manual zoom Stroboscopic flash frequency Manual flash 1/3-stop increment indicator <'!I> High-speed sync Custom Function No. (FP flash) Custom Function setting <~ > Auto zoom for image size E-ITL (II)/ITL autoflash <~> ~TLI I .'~'/Z~OI~~~,?~mn§ ----+1-(2 TO 0 :S8 .OOT.O.OHz Flash exposure M r----',-- Slave 10 compensation Ul
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Getting Started and Basic Operation Installing Batteries 8 Attaching to the Camera 9 Turn on the Power Switch 10 Fully Automatic Flash Shooting............................ 11 Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes 12 (» To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire rapid bursts of more than 20 continuous flashes. After 20 continuous flashes, allow a rest time of at least 10 min.
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Installing Batteries Install four size-AA batteries. 1 Open the cover. %1 ~. Slide the battery compartment cover as shown by the arrow and open it. Install the batteries. Make sure the + and - battery contacts are correctly oriented as shown in the battery compartment. Close the cover. Close the battery compartment cover and slide it as shown by the arrow. Recycling Time and Flash Count (with size-AA alkaline batteries) Recycling Time (Approx.) Flash Count(Approx.) Quick Flash .... Normal Flash
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Attaching to the Camera ~t Loosen the locking ring. ~~~~' .•.•••••..•..I .ii] WI Turn the locking ring as shown by the arrow to loosen it. Attach it to the camera. @@ Slip the Speedlite's mounting foot all the way into the hot shoe. Tighten. Turn the locking ring as shown by the arrow. The locking pin will protrude from the mounting foot to further secure the attachment. @ To detach the Speedlite, loosen the locking ring until the locking pin disengages. Then slip the Speedlite out of the hot sh
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Turn on the Power Switch ttMt Fjd H' liPi @E~~Z6OJ~-~~ 1 Set the power switch to . , l> The flash will start recycling. Check that the flash is ready. ~ The pilot lamp will first turn green (ready for quick flash), then red (fully recycled or flash ready). ~ To fire a test flash, press the pilot lamp. About Quick Flash Quick flash enables a flash to be fired before flash-ready, when the pilot lamp is still green. Although the Guide No. will be 1/6 to 1/2 that of the full output, quick flash
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Fully Automatic Flash Shooting When you set the camera's shooting mode to
(Program AE) or <0> (Full Auto), E-TTL II/E-TTL fUlly automatic flash will make it as easy as normal AE shooting. 1 Set the Speedlite to . Zoom SOmm ru. ~ Press the button so that is displayed. 0.5 0.7 1 1.5 2 3 4 6 9 13 18 m Focus the subject. IS}, Press the shutter button halfway to focus. ~\}o The shutter speed and aperture will be set as displayed in the viewfinder. Check that the <~ > icon is l
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Using E-TTL II and E·TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes Ii Just set the camera's shooting mode to (aperture-priority AE), (shutter-priority AE), or (manual) and you can use E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash. Select this mode when you want to set the shutter speed manually. The camera will then automatically set the aperture matching the shutter speed to obtain a standard exposure. Tv @ If the aperture display blinks, it means that the background exposure will be .. underexposed or overexpo
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Using Flash ~ Flash Exposure Compensation....................... 14 ~ FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing)........... 15 FE L FE Lock 16 ~ High-Speed Sync (FP Flash) 17 Bounce Flash 18 ZOOM Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel..................................................... 20 M Manual Flash.................................................. 22 MULTI Stroboscopic Flash................................... 24 ~ Second-Curtain Sync..................................... 26 C.Fn Setting C
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~ Flash Exposure Compensation You can adjust the flash output as easily as normal exposure compensation. Flash exposure compensation can be set up to ± 3 stops in 1/3-stop increments. (If the camera enables only 1/2-stop increments, then only 1/2-stop increments can be set.) 1 Press the<~> button so that the <~> icon and flash exposure compensation amount blink. Set the flash exposure compensation amount. $f Turn the <€» dial to set the amount. %# To cancel the flash exposure compensation, set t
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~ FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) ii&:W You can take three flash shots while automatically changing the flash output for each shot up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (1/2-stop increments if the camera enables only 1/2-stop increments). This is called FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing). 1 Press the <® > button so that the <~> icon and flash exposure bracketing amount blink. E""C1iL, , I , ZO -~-O- '.'''1' Set the flash exposure bracketing amount. & Turn the <@> dial to set the amount. 3 Press the
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FE L FE Lock FE (flash exposure) lock enables you to lock the correct flash exposure for any part of the picture. With displayed on the LCD panel, you press the camera's button. If the camera does not have the button, press the <*> button. 1 Focus the subject. Press the button. (816) 0000000 lJf: Aim the viewfinder center over the subject 000BODO oo 000 000 and press the button. 000 0 ~ 00000 ~ A preflash will be fired to obtain a flash ,- exposure reading for
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~ High-Speed Sync (FP Flash) With high-speed sync, you can use flash with all shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture priority for fill-flash portraits. Press the<~H/~> button so that Ell ~ Zoom 50mm <~> is displayed. ~ Check that the <~H> icon is lit in the viewfinder. 0.5 0.7 1 1.5 2 3 4 6 9 13 18 m s;} Stroboscopic flash cannot be set. [i/0 If you set a shutter speed that is the same or slower than the camera's maximum flash sync speed, <~H > wi! not be displayed in t
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Bounce Flash By pointing the flash head toward a wall or ceiling, the flash will bounce off the surface before illuminating the subject. This can soften shadows behind the subject for a more natural-looking shot. This is called bounce flash. Set the Bounce Direction Hold down the button and turn the flash head. If the flash coverage is set automatically, the flash coverage will be set to 50mm. The LCD panel will also display <- -> mm. 15)1 You can also set the flash coverage manually_ $ I
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Creating a Catchlight With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the subject's eyes to add life to the facial expression. 1 Point the flash head upward by 90°. (I Pull out the wide panel. l? The catchlight panel will come out at the same time. Push in the wide panel. #P Push in only the wide panel. ~ Follow the same procedure as for bounce flash. 0 U @ Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward by 90 • The catchlight will not work if you swing the flash head left or right
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ZOOM Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel III The flash coverage can be set to match the lens focal length from 24mm to 105mm. The flash coverage can be set automatically or manually. Also, with the built-in wide panel, the flash coverage can be expanded to 14mm wide-angle lenses. Press the button. ETTL mil Zoom 2l.f mm 11&) Turn the <@> dial to change the flash coverage. ~ When the flash coverage is set 0.5 0.7 1 1.5 2 3 4 6 9 13 18 m automatically, <1m> is not displayed.
