Canon 430EX - Speedlite II - Hot-shoe clip-on... User manual

Canon
SPEEDLITE
430EX
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

Canon
SPEEDLITE
430EX
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The Canon Speedlite 430EX is amulti-feature flash unit for Canon EOS
cameras. It works automatically with E-TTL
II, E-TTL, and TTL
autoflash systems.
It can be used as an on-camera flash or as part of a
wireless flash system.
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 manual to familairize yourself with the Speedlite operations.
The basic operation is the same as with normal AE shooting.
When the 430EX is attached to an EOS camera, almost all automatic
exposure control for flash photography is handled by the camera.
Although the 430EX is an external flash unit, it works automatically and
seamlessly like the camera's built-in flash.
It is automatically compatible with the camera's flash metering
mode (EM TTL II, E-TTL, and TTL).
The camera controls the Speedlite automatically in the following flash metering
modes:
1. E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering with preflash reading/lens
distance information)
2. E-TTL autoflash (evaluative flash metering with preflash reading)
3. TTL autoflash (off-the-film metering for real-time flash metering)
Regarding the camera's available flash metering modes, refer to the
"External Speedlite" specification
in the "Specifications" of your
camera's instruction manual. The Speedlite's major specifications are
listed
in "External Flash Items."
The camera instruction manual's chapter
on flash photography will refer
to cameras having 1and 2as aType-A camera (compatible with E-
TIL II or E-TTL). And cameras having 3(compatible with only TTL) are
called Type-B cameras.
*This instruction manual assume that you are using the 430EX with aType-A
camera.
For Type-B cameras, see page 35.
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Contents r!lJIIlJIIJllllIll",11111111111111I'JJllllIJllJllJlflII/IIIIIJI'IIII'"'I'IIIIJII!JJJII!IIIIIIJI'IJIIIIIIIII"III!IIIlIIIIII'II.
Getting Started and Basic Operation 7
2Using Flash 13
3Wireless Flash 23
Reference 30
Conventions Used in this Manual
I 88 I- The <88> symbol in the text refers to the +/- button.
The <
~.2) >symbol in the text refers to the Select/Set
button.
fup 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 and
Speedlite.
•'The
(08) / ( (12) icons indicate that the respective function remains
in effect for 8sec. or 12 sec.
Reference page numbers are indicated by (p.**).
This instruction manual uses the following alert symbols:
o :The Caution symbol indicates awarning to prevent shooting
problems.
~ :The Note symbol gives supplemental information.
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Flash head
Wireless sensor
AF-assist beam emitter
(p.22)
~--- Built-in wide panel
(retracted) (p.18)
rBracket fitting
~ .. ~- Bracket mount
cover
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Contacts
Mini stand
[ShOe
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Bounce angle index
~~-~"y\
~ r ~-~ <PUSH>
\~===== __ 7§ ~ ~J )Bounce lock release
~I ~'Wl. .. button (p.17)
,.-----!I~~~ < ~H/~ >
LCD panel ~~'""=:§§~~~I~~~~/ --- High-speed sync (FP flash)/
rr======== IShutter curtain
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'.I?'/c.Fn >I lC :J synchronization button (p.16)
LCD panel
illu~ination/ I ~ Battery compartment cover
Custom Function
'B,:/C.Fn MODE ~H. tt> ZOOM/z. (p.8)
setting button (p.6/20) ~0 0
<ZOOM/~>
<PILOT> () ~~ ~ UJ Zoom button/
Pilot lamp/Test firing/
~ _e 'j i~Wireless set button
Wireless slave auto power
~~j OFF (p.18/27,28)
off cancel button (p.10/25) ~~o ~~~
~u~\5itR'1SLAV~ Power switch (p.1 0)
Flash exposure
HIT <OFF> :Power off
confirmation lamp (p.11)
-- <ON> : Power on I
<MODE> ---l
Flash mode/Slave setting button
(p.11,19/29)
*< ~.2) >SelecUSet button
-<88> +/- button
Wireless selector (p.9, 24)
<OFF> :Wireless off (for on-camera flash)
<SLAVE> :Slave unit
EiJ Asterisked buttons have atimer that keep the button's function active for 8
sec.
(08) after you let go of the button. The <:!?:> illumination lasts for 12
sec.
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LCD Panel
--Zoom focal length
,--Aperture
Max. flash range
Custom Function
No.
Custom Function setting
Manual flash output
level-
Flash exposure compensation
amount
<
aLI >Manual zooml
<ETTl/TTl> <§>Auto zoom
E-TTL (II)/TTL autoflash Ih for image size
<~> LLr ETT-L-m-'-"-Z-O-O-m-f"-I-Crl-:=-rl'--~llindicator(meters)
Flash exposure u:u --mm ~ 11
compensation I ~+B aIBB88+8B
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8f?Tlndicator(feet)
<'II> High-speed -~ [liD ~ 3K) ~
sync (FP flash) L~ __ z.~1 1 2 ~~ C
<M> Manual flash LSlave 10
<D> Custom Function <~> Slave
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<~>Channel
Firing mode -------'
Slave flash : ~~
ilft To illuminate the LCD panel, press the < :,t;>,: >button.
f$ The items actually displayed depend on the current settings.
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Getting Started and
Basic Operation
Installing Batteries 8
Attaching to the Camera......................................... 9
Turn on the Power Switch....
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Fully Automatic Flash Shooting 11
Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the
Shooting Modes
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U To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire
rapid bursts of more than 20 continuous flashes. After 20
continuous flashes, allow arest time
of at least 10 min.

Installing Batteries
Install four size-AA batteries.
Open the cover.
f' Slide the battery compartment cover
as shown by the arrow and open
it.
Install the batteries.
1" 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)
•Based on new size-AA alkarine batteries and Canon's testing standards.
oSince the shape of their contacts is not standardized, using non-alkaline
size-AA batteries may result
in faulty battery connection.
III ~,Use four new batteries ofthe same brand and type. Do not mix battery
types. When replacing batteries, replace all four batteries at the same time.
q/l/) Size-AA Ni-MH or lithium batteries can also be used.
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Attaching to the Camera IIIIIIII".,' ... 111111111 •• .",.
Loosen the locking ring.
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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. I
#$ To detach the Speedlite, loosen the
locking ring until the locking pin
disengages. Then slip the Speedlite
out
of the hot shoe.
oBefore attaching or detaching the Speedlite, be sure to turn offthe Speedlite.
Wireless Selector Settings
The wireless selector is for switching
between normal flash shooting and
wireless flash shooting.
For normal flash shooting, be sure to set
the wireless selector to <OFF>.
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Turn on the Power Switch 1II1111111'1I111"'!IIIIIJIIIIJIIIII!II!IIIIIIIII,IJ/IIIJlIfIIII"
Set the power switch to <ON> .
• ;,. The flash will start recycling.
Check that the flash is ready.
•When the pilot lamp lights in red, the
flash
is ready to fire.
@J To fire atest flash, press the pilot
lamp.
About Auto Power Off
To save battery power, the power will turn off automatically after 90 sec.
of idle use. To turn on the Speedlite again, press the shutter button
halfway. Or press the Speedlite's test firing button.
[lI Atest firing cannot be fired while the camera's operation timer 04 or 06
is active.
eli The Speedlite's settings will be retained in memory even after the power
is turned off.
To retain the Speedlite's settings when you replace the
batteries, replace the batteries within 1minute after turning offthe power.
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Fully Automatic Flash Shooting fllI.flllI"'III"'IIIII"".' ••
When you set the camera's shooting mode to <P>(Program AE) or
<0>(Full Auto), E-TTL II/E- TTL fully automatic flash will make it as I
easy as normal AE shooting.
ETTL Zoom 3Smm
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'11111t Set the Speedlite to <ETTL>.
"1 Press the <MODE> button so that
<ETTL> is displayed.
Focus the subject.
•Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
~II' The shutter speed and aperture will
be set as displayed in the viewfinder.
IffJ Check that the < ~ >icon is lit in the
viewfinder.
I:::~ Take the picture.
W/IIII'JIP
f) Take the picture.
~#II" Apreflash is fired right before the shot I
is taken, then the main flash is fired.
~$I!I' If astandard flash exposure was
obtained, the flash exposure confirmation
lamp will light for about 3
sec.
oIfthe lens focal length blinks on the LCD panel, the periphery of the flash
picture may turn out dark. Use the built-in wide panel (p.18).
III <ETTL>will be displayed on the LCD panel even if the camera is
compatible with E-TTL
II.
'fil Ifthe flash exposure confirmation lamp does not light, move closer to the
subject and take the picture again. With adigital camera, you can also
increase the camera's ISO speed.
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Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the Shooting Modes •
Just set the camera's shooting mode to < Av >(aperture-priority AE),
<Tv> (shutter-priority AE), or <M> (manual) and you can use E-TTL
IliE-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 astandard exposure.
III Ifthe aperture display blinks, it means that the background exposure will
be underexposed or overexposed. Adjust the shutter speed until the
aperture display stops blinking.
Select this mode when you want to set the aperture manually.
The camera will then automatically set the shutter speed matching the
aperture to obtain astandard exposure.
Ifthe background
is dark like anight scene, aslow sync speed will be used
to obtain astandard exposure of both the main subject and background.
Standard exposure
of the main subject is obtained with the flash, while a
standard exposure ofthe background is obtained with aslow shutter speed.
•Since aslow shutter speed will be used for low-light scenes, using a
tripod
is recommended.
•If the shutter speed display blinks, it means that the background
exposure will be underexposed or overexposed. Adjust the aperture until
the shutter speed display stops blinking.
Select this mode when you want to set both the shutter speed and aperture
manually.
Standard exposure
of the main subject is obtained with the flash. The
exposure of the background is obtained with the shutter speed and aperture
combination you set.
~ffffi Ifyou use the < DEP >or < A-DEP >shooting mode, the result will be the same as
using the <P>(Program AE) mode.
Flash Sync Speeds and Apertures Used
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PAutomatic (1/60 sec. - 1IX sec.) Automatic
Tv
Manual (30 sec. - 1IX sec.) Automatic
Av Automatic (30 sec. - 1IX sec.) Manual
MManual
(bulb, 30 sec. -1/X sec.) Manual
if#J/JJ 1/X sec. is the camera's maximum flash sync speed.
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Using Flash
~Flash Exposure Compensation 14
FE L FE Lock........................................................ 15
~ High-Speed Sync............................................. 16
~ Second-Curtain Sync..................................... 16
Bounce Flash 17
ZOOM Setting the Flash Coverage and Using
the Wide Panel..................................................... 18
MManual Flash.................................................. 19
C.Fn Setting Custom Functions 20
Custom Function Settings
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About Color Temperature Information Transmission.. 22
Reverting to 430EX Default Settings.................... 22
About the AF-Assist Beam................................... 22

~ Flash Exposure Compensation WIIIIII'II!!I!III1IJIIIIIJI'IIJII14
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. (Ifthe camera's exposure compensation is set in
1/2-stop increments, flash exposure compensation is set in 1/2-stop
increments.)
Press the <~.2» button until the
<~> icon and compensation
amount start blinking.
Set the flash exposure
compensation amount.
fj Press the < 88 >button to set the
amount.
I., To cancel the flash exposure
compensation, set the amount to +0.
':111: Press the <~.2» button.
WI//;)/
~II" The flash exposure compensation
amount will be set.
[l] If flash exposure compensation has been set with both the Speedlite and
camera, the Speedlite's flash exposure compensation amount will override
the camera's.
Using <88>
This is for setting various numeric settings. Pressing the <8>(plus)
button increases the number, while the
<8> (minus) button decreases
the number.
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FE (flash exposure) lock enables you to lock the correct flash exposure
for any part
of the picture.
With <ETTL> displayed on the LCD panel, you press the camera's
<FE L> button. If the camera does not have the <FE L> button, press
the <*>button.
~!JJJI Focus the subject.
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Press the <FE L> button. (816)
"Aim the viewfinder center over the
subject and press the <
FE L> button.
1j$/I' Apreflash will be fired to obtain a
flash exposure reading for the
subject.
~Jffl'" "FEL" will be displyed on the LCD
panel for 0.5 sec.
•Each time you press the <
FE L>
button, apreflash will be fired and a
new flash exposure reading will be
locked.
o •Ifthe subject is too far away and underexposure will result, the < ~ >icon
will blink
in the viewfinder. Move closer to the subject and try the FE lock
again.
ifffi If < ETTL >is not displayed on the LCD panel, FE lock will not be
possible.
fJll If the subject is too small, FE lock might not be very effective.
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mHigh-Speed Sync .IJ.~ J!IIIIIj~.[U.j .nn ...... rlu.m[rlm •• ~.m~.
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.
ETTL Zoom
SDmm
Press the <~H/~> button so that
< O!I >is displayed.
I. Check that the < ~H >icon is lit in the
viewfinder.
'$11 Ifyou set ashutter speed that is the same or slower than the camera's
maximum flash sync speed, <
~H >wil not be displayed in the viewfinder.
f# With high-speed sync, the faster the shutter speed, the shorter the
effective flash range will be. Check the LCD panel for the maximum flash
range for the respective shutter speed.
111- To return to normal flash, press the <~H/~> button so that <DB> icon
turns off.
With aslow shutter speed, you can create alight trail following the
subject. The flash fires right before the shutter closes.
ETTL Zoom SDmm
Press the <~H/~> button so that
<~> is displayed.
[l] 4##& Setting the shooting mode to "bulb" will make it easierfor second-
curtain sync.
#11 To return to normal flash, press the <~H/~> button so that the <~>
icon turns off.
•With E-TTL II/E-TTL, the flash will fire twice even with aslow sync speed.
The first flash is the preflash.
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Bounce Flash .i£a_.I.UrJlmrJj~~~.n.i m.~ •• 2.~.lnrJJl~.lli
By pointing the flash head toward awall or ceiling, the flash will bounce
off the surface before illuminating the subject. This can soften shadows
behind the subject for amore natural-looking shot. This is called bounce
flash.
Set the Bounce Direction I
Hold down the <PUSH> 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. (p.18)
"! You can also set the flash coverage manually.
o •Ifthe wall or ceiling is too far away, the bounced flash might be too weak
and result
in underexposure.
f#The wall or ceiling should be aplain, white color for high reflectance.
the bounce surface is.·not white, acolor cast
may result in the.picture.
After.you takethe.shot,
if the flash exposure confirmation lamp does not
light, use alarger aperture opening
and try again. With adigital camera,
you can alsoincrease the ISO speed. 17
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ETTl 1m Zoom 2Y mm
ZOOM Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel fl.
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 will be
compatible with ultra wide-angle lenses as short as 14mm.
Press the <ZOOM/~> button.
'.' Press the < 88 >button to change the
flash coverage.
#IP When the flash coverage is set
automatically, <
1m > is not displayed.
[il If you set the flash coverage manually, make sure it covers the lens focal
length so that the picture will not have adark periphery.
Using the Wide Panel
Pull out the wide panel and place it over
the flash head as shown.
~I# The <ZOOM/7+> button will not
work.
[il I#f& The flash coverage will not be compatible with the EF15mm f/2.8
Fisheye lens.
#!!f For the effective lens focal length (or crop factor), refer to the camera's
instruction manual.
o IIIP I.f you use bounce flash with the wide panel in place, the entire display on
the LCD panel will blink as awarning. Since the subject will be
illuminated by both the bounce flash and direct flash, it will look
unnatural.
•Pull out the wide panel gently. Using excessive force may detach the
wide panel.
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MManuaI FIash WIIIJ1I11If1'IIII1I!"IIIIIJlIIIIIIII.I',JIJI.,IIII!!II!'III1II1I111l1l1l1f1l1'lIIllJ
You can set the flash output from 1/64 power to 1 /1 full power in full-
stop increments.
Use a hand-held flash meter to determine the required flash output to
obtain acorrect flash exposure. Be sure to first set the camera's
shooting mode to
<Av> or <M>.
Zoom 3Smm
:II
'ijll Press the <MODE> button so
~ that <M> is displayed.
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Set the flash output.
"Press the < ~.2) >button.
~PI' The flash output display will blink.
•Press the <
88 >button to set the
flash output, then press the <
~.2) >
button.
~%t Press the shutter button halfway to
see the effective flash range
displayed.
Zoom SlJmm
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