Canon 580EX - Speedlite II - Hot-shoe clip-on... User manual

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SPEEDLITE
05 0 EX
INSTRUCTION MANUAL .
MODE D'EMPLOI
MANUAL DE iNSTRUCCI01dES

SPEEDLITE
5- 0 EX

Thank you far purchasing a Canon product .
The Canon Speedlite 58QfX 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 wags : 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
yourcamera's
instruction manual .
Before using the Speedlite, read this instruction manual and your camera's
instruction manual to familairize yourself with the Speedlite operations .
s The basic operation is the same as with normal AE shooting .
When the 58DEX
is attached
to
an
EMS camera ;
almost
all automatic
exposure control for flash photography is handled by the camera .
It is almost the same as using the camera's built-in flash if it has one .
Youcan think of the 580EX as a built-in, high-output flash .
It is automatically compatible with the camera's flash metering mode
{E-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
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 1 and 2 as a Type-A camera (compatible with E-TTL or
E-TTL II) .
And cameras having 3 (compatible with only TTL) are
called
Type-113 cameras .
This instruction
manual assume that you
are
using the
580EX with
a
Type-A camera .
For Type-B cameras, see page 53 .
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Contents
Getting Started and Basic
operation . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Usi ng Flash
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3
Wireless Flash
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4 Reference
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Conventions Used
in this Manual
o 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 .
s 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 .
9 The (C?8) 1 (cJ12)
icons indicate that the respWive function remains
in
effect
for
8
sec .
or
12 sec .
" Reference page numbers
are indicated by (p ."),
This instruction
manual uses the following alert symbols :
u ' The Caution symbol indicates a warning to prevent shooting
problems .
IV
'
The
Notesymbol gives supplemental information .
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Nomenclature
- Catchlight panel
[retractedy (p-79)
Built-in wide pare
(retraCled) (P .20]
Flash hea_dl
Wiraless
tranerniffer
emu :-S l'
wireless sensor
II`~ ~ ~ I E=terna3 power
source socket
C .ano71 ~ I
Bracket fining
AF-assist beam emitter
P'47) Contact cover
_Locking ring [p
.8]
Mounting
fool {p .9} ,
Lacking pin [p .9]
Contacts
Case Mini stand
Shoe
8
Mini stand pocket -
I
\l ' .
4

LCbpanel
Bounce angle
,PUSH,
f3oimrc lock release
6ufton [p .18]
I I ~ .~' ~SH~sn7
--- ~ r' High-Speed Sync (FPflash) .+
-~i Shutter curtain syncnroniial3on
button (p t7 " '26)
a$ :IC Fn :
~ .CD panel illumination . .'
I ~
Batteryconrparl
mem co+~ :r
custom Furctiol setling I I ~ (p
.8)
h~itton [p .&~27]
-PILO7~ ____ .
f,ilo[
lam
~ .+Testfiringl Wireless
slava zino ~cr off cancel
Button (p . i0+35y
Flesh exposure confirmation
lamp (P 11)
.MO
QE~
Flash
model Sla~
sei ti nqUuttan [p . :1
22,2442,43]
c `) n ScI ccVSet button
Zoo m blrttnnl Wi
rel¢ss set
button (p .20r3B, 37 .38, 39,
42)
RUmcr switch (p .10)
,OFF> '. P~veroff
ON, :
Pcsver
an
~(b~
,Select
Dial
Wire selector [p
.9,
34]
<DFF± :Wifelessoff[fnron-ramcraiiash]
:MASTERS : Master
Unit
SLAVE : : Slaw and
Asterisked buttons have a timer that keep the button's
function active for
8 sec . [c38] after you let go of the buttorr .
The
<:b~>
illumination lasts for
12 sec .

LCD
Panel
Manual ilashnufput level
Zoom focal length
Flash
BxpDSUfeCampensation amounl
FEB Compensation amounl
Aperture FEB status
Stroboscopic (12513 Grunt
~19 , manual
zoom
Stroboscopic flaslt frequency
Manual flash 113-stop irGmmen[
indica'vr
~IM ~~ High-speedsync _ ~
Custom Function Na .
[FPflesh]
Custom Function salting
~~~
FE6
e=>
Auto room
i
for image sFze
<ETTLITTL,
C " TTL (11)I TTL
avtoliash ~
I ' . . .
ETTL
D
Zoomi
mm
El
Flashexposure
r88
com~nsation
-MULT[ -~
~
Slave ID
1
z34 ~ .A :B
:cI
slave
io
8 :'1 . 4 :1 4 . 21
"7 :1 ;. T :2, " 7 :4 . 1 :8--~-~
underscore
~w r~ ~w~ ~
0 .5 0 .7 7 1 .5 2 3 4 6 9 13 78 m -l .
1 .7 23' 4 5 7 1 75 20 . 0 40 60 ft
I~ :~
Flash ratio '~ .. '
I- ManualMiMuinflaslis
. " '+rluli
{Siroboscopic) ttash
FI3511 fang
scale,
Fiasn raia scale
e~
i
Cu
Cd~
stom Function
Indicator [meters]
i
i
~ Ct~ >
Second- ;u rtai a sync Indicator (feel)
Firing mode
Master flash ON a tN
flash ratio
Master flash OFF - . .A
Slave flash
A> Slave
c9> Flash
Oaurtceindicator
` ~~5 Channel
(84nksfor7 dcsvn)
.TO
illuminate the LCD panel, press the < ;& > button,
.The items
actually displayed depend on the current settings .

Getting Started
and
Basic Operation
Installing Batteries ... .. . ... .. ... .. . . . . ... .. ... .. ... . ... .. ... .. . . . . . .
Attaching to the
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. ... .... .. ... .. . . . . . . 9
Turn on the Power Switch ... .. ... .. . . . . ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... .
14
Fully
Automatic Flash Shooting . ... .... .. ... ... .. . ... .. ... . 11
Using E-TTL II and E-TTL
Autoflash 9n the
Shooting iviodes
..
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. . . . . . 12
H To avoid
over9ieating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire rapid
bursts of more than 20 continuous flashes . After20 continuous flashes,
allow a
rest time of at least 10 min .

Installing Batteries
Install four size-AA
batteries
Open the cover .
4~~
- ' ~
I `2 .
o Slide the battery
compart
monE cover
as
shown by the arrow and
open it .
I 7
~~~
d[9 .
Instal[ the batteries .
'`
~ ~
.
' Make sure the + and -battery contacts are
correctly oriented as shown in the battery
- - ~
- rf=
&q
compartment .
.
Close the cover,
--~1-
:=
a 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 [A pprox .]
Fl h C t
a
QuickFlash
_
Normal F18sh as
oun
(
RProx~)
0 .1 -3 0 .1
-6 100 -70o
~ Based pn new sire-AA alkarine
batteries and Canon's testing standards
. Quick flash enables a
flash to be fired before flash-ready [p .79] .
N Sine the shape
of their contacts is not standardized, using non-alkaline size-AA
balterios may result in foully battery connection .
o Lice four
new batteries of the Sam E-brand and type . do not mix battery types . When
replacing batteries, replace all four batteries al the same time-
o
Site-AA
Ni~MFf or lithium batteries can also be used .

Attaching to the Camera
Loosen the
locking
ring .
'-
w Turn the lacking ring as shown 6y the arrow
-- - ~~ to loosen it .
.x
Attach it to the camera .
--~ s Slip the Speedlite's mounting foot all the
way into the hot shoe .
/~'-
"-
-_
._ L ,
,
3
Tighten .
-- ~~ A Turn the locking ring as shown by the
arrow . The locking pin will protrude from
; the mounting foot to further secure the
attachment .
a To detach the Speedlite, loosen [he locking
-J ring until the looking pin disengages . Then
slip the Speedlite out of the hot shoe .
Wireless SelectorSettings
The wireless selector is for switching between
i
. . ._ --
~ti'~ :r : normal flash shooting and wireless flash
shooting .
For normal flash shooting, be sure to set the
OFF JSLAVE
wireless selector to < flFF> .
MASTER
~' -LOCK ' i

Turn on the
Power Switch
Set the power switch td <ONa .
o-
The flash will start recycling .
Check that the flash is ready .
* The pilot tamp will first turn green [ready for
quick flash], then red (fully recycled or flash
ready) .
w 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 Na . will be 116 to 112 that of the full output, quick flash is
effective for near
subjects and when you want a shorter recycle time .
Set the drive made to Single . Quick flash cannot be used in the continuous
shoaling . FEB, manual flash, and stroboscopic flash modes .
About Auto Power Off
To sage 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 .
LXl R A test firing cannot 6e fired while the camera's operation timer (1A or
CAS
is active .
~ " The Speedlile's sppings will be mlained in memory even after the power is turned off .
7o retain the Speedlite's settings when you replace the batteries, replace the batteries
within i minute after turning off the power,
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Fully
Automatic
Flash Shooting
When you set the camera's shooting mode to < P> [Program AE] or
cps
(Full Auto), E-TTL IIIE-TTL fUl1y autflmatic Tlash
will make it aseasy as
normal AE shooting .
TTY Zoom 5U'mm
,
°`Set
the SpEBdlite to [ETTL> .
Press the <MODE>
button so that
--ETTL>
is displayed .
m
R .5 a' 1i .5 z
3 s s 9 i3 19
`' Focus
the subject .
.^ . Press the shutter button halfway to
focus .
.- The shutter speed and aperture will be set
as displayed in the viewfinder .
9 Check that the < J > icon is
lit in [he
viewfinder .
Take the picture .
ETTL zoom 5u,mm
~~ Check that the subject is
within the
effective range displayed
on the LCD
panel
.
0 .5 0 .7 1 1 .5 Z 3 - 6 9 13 1s
m
[9, A preflash is fired right before the shot
is
`- l taken, then the
main flash is fired .
.' If
a standard flash
exposure was obtained,
the flash exposure confirmation
lamp will
light for about 3
sec .
/ -
'CD
: .:
.t~ .
. L
LEI
c<
E
-{TL
~
will be displayed on the
LCD
pane[ even if the camera is compatible with
E-TTL II .
~ . Lf the flash exposure confirmation lamp does not light, mope closer to the subject and
take the picture again . You can also increase the camera's ISD speed .
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Using E-TTL
II and E-TTL Autoffash in the Shooting Modes
m
Just set the
camera's shooting mode to c
Av>
(aperture-priority AE),
a1'rr>
[shutter-priority AE], flr < M> (manual)
andyou canuse E-7TL IIIE-TTL
autaflash .
v
Srk :rt this modewhen you want
to set the shutter speed
manually .
The camera will Then automatically set [he
apertura matching the shutter speed to obtain
:i standard exposure .
~, if the spar hure display Minks, i[
means
that
the background exposure will be
underexposed or o+lerexpnsrsd
. Adjust the shutter speed until [he aperture display
stops blinking .
Select this mode when yon want to set the aperture
manually
the camera will then au rornatically set
the shutter speed matching the aperture to obtain
a standard exposure-
If :he background is dark like
a
night
scene, a slaw sync speed will be used to obtain a
standard exposure of both the main
subject and background . Standard exposure of the
AY
m
ain subject is obtainn :d with the flash, while a standard exposure of [lie background
is
o'utained with a show shutter speed-
5 ince a slaw shutter speed will be used for low-light scenes, using
a tripod is
recommended .
. : If the shutter speed display blinks, i[ means that the
background exposure will be
underexposed or
overexposed .
Adjust the
aperture
until the shutter speed display
slops blinking .
Select this made when you want to set ]path the shutter speed and aprriura manuaEly,
Standard exposure of tfhe main subject 7s obtained v :i[h the flash . The exposure of tfie
background is obtained with the shutter sper :d anti aprrturp combination
you set .
a I[ you use the , D EP a or c
{l-DEP>
shooting
mode, the result wiu be the same as using the
tP> (Program AE) mode .
Flash Sync Speeds
and Apertures Use
Shutter Speed Setting Aperture Setting
Automatic [11a0
Se[ : . -
T?H sec,j Automatic
TV Manual [30 sec . - ]!X sec .)
-
Automatic
AY
Automatic (30 sec . - 11X sec .] Manual
Manual
(bulb, 30 sec . - ilx see .) Manual
& i1X sec . is
the camera's maximum flash sync . Spocd .
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r
Using Flash
Flash
Exposure Compensation .... .. ... .. . . . . ... ... ..
14
14fi FHB (Flash Exposure
Bracketing) .. ... .. ... .... ... .. 15
FE L FE
Lock ... .. ... . . . ... ... .. . . . . . . . .. ... .. ... . . . ... .. ... .. . .
... .. 1 s
m High-Speed Sync (FP
Flash) .. .. ... .. ... . . . ... .. ... . . . . 17
Bounce Flash . . . .. ... .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. ...
. .
. ... .. ... . . . .
18
ZOOM Setting the
Flash Coverage and Using
the Wide Panel- .. .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.---
.. ... .. ... . .. ... . . . . 20
M Manual
c=lash . . .
. . . . .. ... ... ... . .. ..
. . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. .... . . . .
22
MULTI Stroboscopic Flash
. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... .. ... .. .... . . . . 24
CWSecond-Curtain Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. ...
. . . . . 26
C
.FCt Setting Custom Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-
27
Custom
Function Settings . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . 28
13

CR
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 fn
113-stop increments, {If the
camera enables anly 112-stop increments, then
only 112-stop
increments can be
set .}
=-
7
rr ~ i ~ .
uy
Ilo' I ~--`
`
, I
4
,i ~
-- :
«-r ~
. . .F
Press the
¢0 . >button so that the
<0> icon and flash exposure
compensation amount blink .
Set the flash exposure
compensation
amount .
* Turn the <> dial to set the
amount .
" To cancel the flash exposure compensation,
set the amount to +D .
Press
the <(~)n button .
p The flash
exposure compensation amount
will be set .
If
[lush exposure
compensation
has
been
set with
both the Spoedlite and camera, the
Speedlite's flash exposure compensation
amount will override the camera's .
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~i
W,!3 FEB
Flash Exposure
Bracketing)
Youcan take three
flash shots while automatically
changing the flash
output far each shat up to *3 stops
in i13-stop increments {112-slap
increments if the camera enables only 112-stop
increments} . This is called
FED (Flash Exposure Bracketing) .
- IJ ~ -
r
I ~ I
. .
Press the <~~> button so
that the
<WA> icon and flash
exposure
bracketing amount blink .
Setthe
flash exposure bracketing
amount .
* Turn the r
F)>
dial to set the
amount .
Press the ¢~)> button .
FEB will be set .
m After all three shots are taken, FEB will be canceled
.
. The Shols vall be taken in the drive mode set with the camera
.
~ For FEB
shooting, set the
camera's drive made
to Single shooting and be sure the
Flash is
ready before you shoot .
~ You can also combine FEB with flash exposure
compensation and FE lock .
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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 <
ETTL~ dispEayed on the LCD panel . you
press the camera's
<FE L> button . If tie cameradoes
not have the - .FE
L>
button, press the
cg(-a button .
Focus the subject .
,-
---
-- ---
Press the aF EL > button .
{aTS}
Aim the viewfinder
center over the subject
and press the aFEL> button,
s A preflash
will be fired to obtain a flash
exposure reading
for the subject .
~ "FEI :' will
be displyed on the LCD panel for
0 .5 sec .
s each tame you press theaFE
L > button, a
preffash will be fired
and anew flash
exposure reading
wilt be lacked .
H ~ If
the subject is too far away and underexpOSUrp
will result, the c ~> icon wit! 6fink in
[lie viewfinder
. Mope closer to the subject and try the FE lock
again .
~ If
~ETTL - is no[ displayed on the LCD panel,
FE lock wilt not be
possible .
. !f the subject
is too small, FE Inck might not be very effective .
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m High-Seed Sync (FP Flash)
With high-speed sync, youcanuse flash
with all shutter speeds . This is
convenient when
you want to use aperture priority for fill-flash
portraits .
-er7 ~ zoom5~mm -~
Press the C~HICC1i a Button so that
<m>
is displayed .
a Check that the a~Ha icon is lit in the
viewfinder,
03
A7 1 1 .5 2 3 4 6 9 13 16 m
I
s Stroboscopic
flash cannot be set,
s if you set a shutter speed that is th0 same or slower than the camera's
maximum flash
sync speed, 4 fH> wil not he displayed in the viewfinder .
e With high-speed sync, the faster the shutter speed, the
shorter the
effective flash
range will be . Check the NCO panel for the effective flash range .
. TO return !a normal flash, press the < SHIfIs> button
so
that
c m : icon turns off .
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Bounce Flash
By painting the flash
head toward a wall or ceiling, the flash will trounce 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
<PllS}i> button and turn the flash head .
It the
flash coverage is set automatically, the
flash coverage will be set to
50mm .
The LCD panel will also
display
c- ->
mm .
a You can also set the flash coverage
manually-
0
w If
the wall or ceiling is too far away, the lwunced flash might be loo creak and result in
underexposure-
* 7h
G wall or ceiling should he a plain, white eolorfor high reflectance . If the bounce
surface is not white,
a color cast may result in the picture-
* After you take [he shot, if the !lash exposure confirmation lampdoes not fight, use a
larger apersure
opening and try again .
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