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A65_00.fm Page 1 Friday, December 15, 2006 9:28 AM C OP Y English
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A65_00.fm Page 2 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The Canon Speedlite 580EX II is an EOS-dedicated, high-output flash unit automatically compatible with E-TTL II, E-TTL, and TTL autoflash. It can serve as an on-camera flash as well as a master unit or a slave unit in a wireless, multiple-Speedlite system. It has the same dust- and water-resistance as EOS-1D series cameras. Read this instruction manual while also referring to your camera’s ins
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A65_00.fm Page 3 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Contents 1 Getting Started and Basic Operation ................................ 7 2 Using Flash........................................................................ 13 3 Wireless Flash ................................................................... 33 4 Reference........................................................................... 47 Conventions Used in this Manual The <9> symbol in the text refers to the Select Dial. The <8>
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A65_00.fm Page 4 Friday, August 17, 2007 2:32 PM Nomenclature Catchlight panel (retracted) (p.19) Built-in wide panel (retracted) (p.20) Flash head/ Wireless transmitter Contact cover Wireless sensor External power source socket AF-assist beam emitter (p.49) External metering sensor (p.30) Mounting foot (p.9) PC terminal Bracket mounting Locking pin (p.9) Contacts hole Case Mini stand Shoe Mini stand pocket 4 C OP Y
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A65_00.fm Page 5 Friday, August 17, 2007 2:32 PM Bounce angle Bounce lock release LCD panel button (p.18) Flash mode/ Slave setting button (p.11, 22, 24/45, 46) High-speed sync (FP flash)/Shutter curtain synchronization button (p.17/26) * LCD panel illumination/ Battery compartment Custom Function setting cover (p.8) button (p.6/27) Battery compartment lock lever (p.8) Pilot lamp/Test firing/ Zoom button/ Wireless slave power Wireless selector/ ON button (p.
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A65_00.fm Page 6 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM LCD Panel <9> ISO speed Manual zoom Manual flash output level Aperture Flash exposure FEB status compensation amount Stroboscopic flash count FEB compensation amount Stroboscopic flash frequency Manual flash 1/3-stop High-speed sync increment indicator (FP flash) Custom Function No. Custom Function setting FEB Zoom focal length <8/a/b> Auto external Auto zoom metering/ for image size E-TTL (ll)/ TTL autoflash <8q> Manu
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A65_01.fm Page 7 Monday, January 22, 2007 2:22 PM Getting Started and Basic Operation Installing the Batteries ............................................ 8 Attaching to the Camera......................................... 9 Turning on the Power Switch................................ 10 Fully Automatic Flash Shooting............................. 11 Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes.................................................... 12 Cautions for firing continuous fl
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A65_01.fm Page 8 Friday, August 17, 2007 2:33 PM Installing the Batteries Install four size-AA batteries. Open the cover. 1 Use your thumb to press the battery compartment lock lever, then slide it as shown by the arrow to open the cover. Install the batteries. 2 Make sure the + and – battery contacts are properly oriented as shown in the compartment. Close the cover. 3 Close the battery compartment cover and slide it as shown by the arrow. When the cover clicks in place, it will
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A65_01.fm Page 9 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Attaching to the Camera Attach the Speedlite. 1 Slip the Speedlite’s mounting foot into the camera’s hot shoe all the way. Secure the Speedlite. 2 On the mounting foot, slide the lock lever to the right. When the lock lever clicks in place, it will be locked. Detach the Speedlite. 3 While pressing the lock-release button, slide the lock lever to the left and detach the Speedlite. 9 C OP Y
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A65_01.fm Page 10 Friday, August 17, 2007 2:33 PM Turning on the Power Switch Set the power switch to . 1 The flash recycling starts. Check that the flash is ready. 2 The pilot lamp will first turn green (ready for quick flash), then red (flash ready). Pressing the pilot lamp will fire a test flash. 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
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A65_01.fm Page 11 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Fully Automatic Flash Shooting When you set the camera’s shooting mode to (Program AE) or (Full Auto), E-TTL II/E-TTL fully automatic flash will make it as easy as normal AE shooting in the and modes. Set the Speedlite to . 1 Press the button so that is displayed. Focus the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfway to focus. The shutter speed and aperture will be displayed in the viewfinder. Check tha
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A65_01.fm Page 12 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:26 PM Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes 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. X If the aperture display blinks, it means that the ba
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A65_02.fm Page 13 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:27 PM Using Flash f Flash Exposure Compensation ...................... 14 g FEB................................................................ 15 7: FE Lock........................................................ 16 c High-speed Sync............................................. 17 Bounce Flash........................................................ 18 H: Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel ......................................
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A65_02.fm Page 14 Friday, August 17, 2007 2:36 PM f Flash Exposure Compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation, you can set exposure compensation for flash. The flash exposure compensation amount can be set up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments. (If the camera’s exposure compensation is in 1/2-stop increments, flash exposure compensation will be in 1/2-stop increments.) Select . 1 Press the <8> button so that is displayed. The icon and the flash exposure co
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A65_02.fm Page 15 Friday, August 17, 2007 2:36 PM g FEB 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). Select . 1 Press the <8> button so that is displayed. The icon and bracketing amount will blink. Set the flash exposure bracketing 2 amount. Turn the <9> dial to set the amou
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A65_02.fm Page 16 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:27 PM 7: FE Lock FE (flash exposure) lock locks the correct flash exposure setting for any part of the scene. With displayed on the LCD panel, you press the camera’s <7> button. If the camera does not have the <7> button, press the button. Focus the subject. 1 Press the <7> button. (3) 2 Aim the subject at the center of the viewfinder and press the <7> button. The Speedlite will fire a preflash and the required flash output for t
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A65_02.fm Page 17 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:27 PM c High-speed Sync With high-speed sync (FP flash), the flash can synchronize with all shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture priority for fill-flash portraits. Select . Press the button so that is displayed. In the viewfinder, check that the icon is displayed. If you set a shutter speed that is the same or slower than the camera’s maximum flash sync speed, will not be displayed in the vi
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A65_02.fm Page 18 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:27 PM 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 fixed to 50mm. The LCD panel will also display
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A65_02.fm Page 19 Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:27 PM Creating a Catchlight With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the subject’s eyes to add life to the facial expression. Point the flash head upward by 1 90°. Pull out the wide panel. 2 The catchlight panel will come out at the same time. Push the wide panel back in. 3 Push in only the wide panel. Follow the same procedure as for bounce flash. Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward by 90°. The catchlig
