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Speedlite
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Preliminary Preparations
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Use four new size-AA alkaline-manganese (LR6) or Ni-Cd batteries. Carbon-zinc batteries may also be used, but their life is shorter
1)Wipe the battery terminals with a clean, dry cloth to ensure proper contact.
2)Push the battery chamber cover down lightly and lift off
Notes
•Remove the batteries if you do not expect to use the 300TL for about three weeks or longer.
•Battery performance deteriorates in cold temperatures so keep the batteries warm until just before use For best results, use fully charged Ni-Cd batteries in especially cold temperatures [below 0°C
(32 °F)]
3)Load the batteries so that their terrrrinais face in the directions indicated by the diagram inside the battery chamber.
4)To repiace, insert the cover ieaving a smaii space as shown above. Then, push down iightly and siowiy siide forward to cióse. Do not force the cover on and, be careful not to break the small notches near the in side edge
When using Ni-Cd batteries, please note that various brands have different types of terminals Be sure to use a type which is suitable for this flash. Recharge Ni-Cd batteries according to the manufacturer's in structions
INTRODUCTION
Exclusively designed for the Canon T90, the Canon Speedlite 300TL is a high-performance, automatic TTL control flash unit with the foiiowing modes.
1.The A-TTL mode provides simpie, fully automatic operation under any conditions from totai darkness to fili-in flash.
2.The FE Lock mode incorporates the AE lock concept into flash photography using spot metering.
The 300TL is specially equipped with FULL AUTO MODE, a fully automatic flash photography mechanism. By merely setting the mode selector and pressing the shutter button beginners can easiiy enjoy fiii-in flash photography of high technical operation.
For easy reference to the camera's parts, please unfold the front flap of this booklet.
CONTENTS |
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Nomenclature ................................................. |
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Preliminary Preparations ................................ |
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A-TTL Mode .................................................... |
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(a) T90 Program AE Mode ...................... |
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(b) T90 Shutter-Priority AE Mode............. |
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(c) T90 Aperture-Priority AE Mode .......... |
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PEL (Fiash Exposure Lock) Mode .................. |
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(a) T90 Program AE Mode ...................... |
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(b) T90 Shutter-Priority AE Mode............. |
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(c) T90 Aperture-Priority AE Mode .......... |
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Fuli Auto Mode (Program-Position Mode) ...... |
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TTL-Manual Mode ........................................... |
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Manual Mode/Hi and Lo ................................. |
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Intermediate Operation |
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• FEL Mode + H/S Controi ......................... |
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• Slow-Sync Flash Photography ................ |
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• Second Curtain Sync Flash Photography |
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• Bounce Flash Photography ..................... |
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• Multiple Flash Photography...................... |
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Specifications & Cautions ............................... |
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Program Characteristics ................................. |
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Exposure Warning Displays in the Viewfinder |
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NOMENCLATURE
Flash Head
Bounce Warning
Indicator
Mode Selector
"P" Position ■
Confirmation'
Lamp
Battery Chamber-
Sensor
Infrared Light Emitter
Pilot Lamp'
Lock Nut'
Bounce Latch
Zoom Mechanism
Position Indicator
Control Mode
Confirmation Lamp
Control Mode Set
button
Sync Position
Selector
Main Switch
Directly Coupled Contact
Mounting the 300TL on the Camera
Turn the main switch OFF ("O" mark).
Loosen the iock nut and slide the 300TL into the T90's accessory shoe. To insure correct electrical contact, make sure it is pushed in all the way.
3 ) Tighten the lock nut.
Main Switch and Pilot Lamp
If the pilot lamp lights up when the main switch is turned on ("I" mark), the flash is ready for use. It is also possible to confirm whether the fiash is charged by looking
mark in the viewfinder.
• There is no need to set the film speed because it is transmitted from the camera body.
Test Firing
Press the pilot lamp after it has lit to test the flash. It the flash fires, it is in proper working order
The SE (Save-Energy) Function
Turn the main switch OFF (“O" mark) when flash photography is finished to prevent unnecessary battery consumption. The Canon Speedlite 300TL has a built-in SE (Save-Energy) function that automatically turns off the power when the flash is not used for approx. 5 minutes. To use this function, slide the main switch to the "SE” position.
To use the flash after it has turned off automatically, either press the shutter button halfway or sef the main switch to the "I" position and then again to the "SE" posi tion.
Interval flash photography is possible if the Command Back 90 is used with the 300TL. Set the Command Back 90 to the interval timer or self-timer mode and set the 300TL to the "SE” position. (The flash charge will starf one minute before the shutter release.)
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Zoom Mechanism
24 35 50 85 f
The 300TL offers a zoom mechanism which adjusts the fiash coverage angle in order to use flash energy more effectively.
Pull the flash head out and set it to one of the four-click- stop positions accordingly. A zoom position setting of 24, 35, 50, or 05mm will be illuminated in the indicator on the back of the flash.
Do not choose a zoom position setting larger than the focal length of the lens in use.
Lens in-use |
Zoom setting |
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24mm |
24 |
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35mm |
35 or 24 |
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50mm |
50. 35 or 24 |
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85mm |
85, 50, 35 or 24 |
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A-TTL Mode (Advanced-TTL)
Use this mode in fill-in flash photography to correct the lighting of the main subject and its background outdoors.
The A-TTL Mode works by first measuring the brightness of the subject and its background. Next, the distance to the main subject is measured by the SOOTL’s near-in frared rays. The appropriate shutter speed and aperture are then set automatically. Flash output is controlled by directly measuring the light coming through the lens and reflected from the film surface.
When using fill-in flash in brighter settings, this advance feature balances the exposure between the main sub ject and its background to prevent unnatural effects by automatically reducing flash output (ref. P.38 Flash Ex posure Level Control Characteristics).
For special photographic techniques, it is possible to select any T90 shooting mode, (Program AE, ShutterPriority AE, and Aperture-Priority AE).
We recommend using the program AE mode in dark set tings.
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1)Make sure the aperture ring of the lens is set to the "A” mark. The metering mode of the T90 may be on any setting.
2} Turn the main switch ON. ("1” mark).
3)Set the mode selector to the Mode Set position. Set the sync position selector to the first curtain sync position.
4)Set the control mode set button to A-TTL and make sure the confirmation lamp lights up.
5)Pull the flash head out to set the proper zoom posi tion according to the lens.
6)Make sure the pilot lamp lights up. The mark in the viewfinder will come on at the same time as the pilot lamp. Compose the picture and focus the sub
ject.
Even when an exposure is made without pressing the control mode set button with the mode selector at the Mode Set position, the shutter speed and aper ture are set automatically The flash output Is deter mined by measuring the light reflected from the film surface.
The T90 metering mode sets to Center-weighted average metering automatically in any position.
[a] T90 Program ^ Mode
This is a fully automatic program flash mode, and easy to enjoy even when using fill-in flash in daylight for advanc ed techniques.
7)Press the shutter button halfway to activate the viewfinder information.
8)Press the shutter button all the way to take the pic ture.
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If the subject is out of shooting distance range, both the shutter speed and the aperture will blink in the viewfinder. In this case remove your finger from the shutter button and move cioser to the subject, until both the shutter speed and the aperture value light up steadily when the shutter button is pressed again. If you do not remove your finger from the shutter but ton, exposure will be incorrect. (Exposure is set and held on each time the shutter button is pressed halfway.)
A blinking apertue value of 27 or 32 warns of overex posure in the background.
jlbJ T90 Shutter-Priority AE Mode
It is possible to set the shutter speed between 30 and 1/250 sec., for photographic effects of moving subiects.
7)Use the electronic input dial of the T90 to set the shutter speed.
•The shutter speed will be set to 1/250 sec. automatically if set at a higher value
8)Press the shutter button halfway to activate the viewfinder information
9)Press the shutter button all the way to take the pic ture.
If the subject is out of shooting distance range both the shutter speed and the aperture value will blink in the viewfinder. In this case, follow the note mention ed in the Program AE Mode.
A blinking aperture value of 27 or 32 warns of overex posure in the background.
In darkness, a blinking aperture vaiue of 1.4 or 1.8 warns of impossible fill-in flash photography. When a picture is taken the main subject is correct in ex posure and the background is underexposed.
When you set the shutter speed slower than 1/60 sec., be careful of camera shake.
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[c];T90 Ape^rtiiire-Pfiority AE Mode
Use this mode to set the aperture value in advance for depth-of-field photographs like portraits.
7)Use the electronic input dial of the T90 to set the lens aperture between the maximum and the minimum aperture.
•The camera will automatically set the shutter speed between 30 and 1/250 sec.
8)Press the shutter button halfway to activate the viewfinder information,
9)Press the shutter button all the way to take the pic ture.
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If the subject is out of shooting distance range, both the shutter speed and the aperture will blink in the viewfinder. In this case, follow the note mentioned in the Program AE Mode.
A blinking shutter speed of 1/250 sec, warns overex posure in the background.
In a dark setting, a blinking shutter speed indicates that fili-in flash photography is impossible. An ex posure taken in these values will result in the main subject in correct exposure and the background underexposed.
When the shutter speed is slower than 1/60 sec,, be careful of camera shake.
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