Flash with other modes – Canon 380EX User Manual
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2. Flash with Other Modes
The TTL auto flash system can also be used with a Type-B camera set to
Av (aperture-priority AE), Tv (shutter speed-priority AE), or M (manual).
■ When you press the shutter button halfway, the shutter speed and aperture setting are
displayed as in any AE mode.
Shutter Speed and Aperture Setting According to Mode
Mode
Shutter Speed
Flash Aperture
P
Automatically set
(1/60-1/X sec.)
Automatically set
Av
Automatically set
(30-1/Xsec.)
Manually set
Tv
Manually set
(30-1/X sec.)
Automatically set
M
Manuaily set
(buLb-1/X sec.)
Manualiy set
Manually set: Set by the user. Automatically set: Set by the camera.
1/X sec.: Camera's maximum sync speed (see page 46).
When you press the shutter button completely, the Speedlite fires. The flash output is
controlled by the TTL auto flash system (the flash is metered off-the-film and cut-off
automatically when the correct exposure is attained) according to the set aperture
The exposure for the background is set with the shutter speed and aperture.
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» When the 380EX is used with a Type-B EOS camera, the FP flash switch does
not function.
• Using the 380EX in the depth-of-field AE mode obtains the same result as
using it in the Program AE mode.
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