Canon Speedlite EL-1 Specification Sheet

Specifications

Flash

Compatible Cameras	Type-A EOS cameras (E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash)
	14mm	Wide Panel: Manual
		* Not compatible with EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye or EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM shoot-
		ing angles of view
	24mm
	28mm	Zoom
Flash Coverage		• A: Auto
	35mm
(Focal length; for 35mm		Flash coverage is set automatically, accounting for [Auto zoom for sensor size] and
	50mm
		[Light distribution] settings at the lens focal length.
full-frame)
	70mm
	80mm	• M: Manual
	105mm
		Flash coverage is set manually
	135mm	[Auto zoom for sensor size] and [Light distribution] settings are not taken into account.
	200mm

• The Guide No. is approximately 46.3 ft./14m at ISO 100.

-When the extendable wide panel is pulled out, the flash coverage is 14mm.

Guide Number • The maximum Guide No. is approximately 196.9 ft./60m at ISO 100 and 200mm flash coverage.

-When the extendable wide panel is pulled out, the flash coverage is 14mm.

Maximum Energy	76 Ws.
			Flash			Wireless
	Flash Mode		Exposure	FEB	FE Lock	Radio	Optical
			Compensation			Transmission	Transmission
	E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash*¹		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Manual Flash					Yes	Yes
	Stroboscopic Flash					Yes	Yes
	Auto External Flash		Yes	Yes		Yes*²
Flash Modes	Metering
	Manual External Flash
(Exposure Control Modes)
	Metering
	Continuous Shooting		Yes	Yes	Yes
	Priority Mode
	Group Firing*³		Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes
	*1: Set automatically when the camera shooting mode is set to Basic Zone modes.
	*2: Only Group firing is available.
	*3: Can only be set when the Speedlite is used as a sender in radio transmission wireless operation.
	*4: Only groups set to E-TTL II / E-TTL autoflash.

		±3 stops, in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop*¹ increments.
		* The Speedlite's flash exposure compensation takes precedence if flash exposure
	Flash Exposure Compensation	compensation is performed by both the Speedlite and the camera. Users who prefer to
		enable flash exposure compensation by the camera should set flash exposure
		compensation by the Speedlite to 0.
		*1: Corresponds to exposure level increments on the camera.
		±3 stops, in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop*¹ increments.
	FEB	* FEB is automatically deactivated after three shots.
		* Can be used with flash exposure compensation and FE lock.
		*1: Corresponds to exposure level increments on the camera.
	FE Lock	Supported

Supported

•Stores the flash output of E-TTL II / E-TTL autoflash and automatically sets the stored output level if users switch the flash mode to manual flash.

* Flash output may vary slightly between E-TTL autoflash and manual flash.

•Colors may vary between E-TTL autoflash and manual flash under the following conditions:\ * When the color temperature of the Speedlite light differs greatly from that of ambient

lighting and flash exposure compensation is set toward the negative end. * When E-TTL balance is set to [Ambience priority].

FE Memory	• Differences in colors between E-TTL autoflash and manual flash may be reduced by taking
	one of the follow steps:
	* Using the provided color filter.
	* Setting white balance to an option other than AWB.
	Set in P.Fn-05
	0: Off				Disabled
	1: On				Enabled
	2: On / Mode ETTL - M	Enabled/ One-touch switching between E-TTL autoflash and
					manual flash
	Approx. 335–2,345 flashes.
Number of Flashes	* With a fully charged Battery Pack LP-EL.
	* Based on Canon Testing Standards.
	Power Supply	Recharge Time (approx.)					Flash count
		Normal Flash			Quick Flash		(approx.)
	Flash Power	Min.	Max.		Min.	Max.	Min.	Max.
Recharge Time	Speedlite EL-1	0.1 sec.	0.9 sec.		01. sec.	0.8 sec.	335	2345
	Speedlite EL-1	0.1 sec.	0.6 sec.		01. sec.	0.5 sec.	560	3920
	+ CP-E4N (AA/LR6 Alkaline batteries)
	Speedlite EL-1	0.1 sec..	0.4 sec.		01. sec.	0.35 sec.	680	4760
	+ CP-E4N (AA/LR6 Ni-MH batteries)
	* Based on Canon Testing Standards
	Effective flash range with EF 50mm f/1.4 lens at ISO 100 [Light distibution: Standard]
Flash Range	1) Normal Flash: Approx. 1.6–85.6 ft./0.5–26.1m
	2) Quick Flash (Flash-ready lamp: blinking): Approx. 1.6–52.5 ft./0.5–16.0m
	3) High-speed Sync (at 1/250 sec. shutter speed): Approx. 1.6–45.3 ft./0.5–13.8m

AF Assist Beam

Modeling Lamp

Modeling Lamp

System:

Infrared AF-assist beam

Compatible AF System:-

TTL second image formation phase-difference AF Supporting 1–191 AF points (28mm or longer focal length)

• Phase-difference AF during viewfinder shooting

Effective Range (Approx.):

At center: 2.0–32.8 ft./0.6–10.0m

At periphery: 2.0–16.4 ft./0.6–5.0m

Supported

The modeling lamp (LED turns on under the following conditions

	Brightness*¹	Manual setting: 1 (Low) to 5 (High)
		*Default setting: 5 (High)
	Color temperatue*¹	Manual setting: 1 (Orange) to 5 (White)
		*Default setting: 1 (Orange)
		Illuminated in response to the following operations
	On	• Pressing the <LAMP> button
		• Pressing the shutter button halfway twice (with C.Fn-18 set to 1).
		Off under the following conditions
		• Releasing the shutter button
	Off	• Pressing the <LAMP> button
		• Pressing the shutter button halfway twice (with C.Fn-18 set to 1)
		• Timer: 5 min. / 30 min. / Unlimited (can be changed in P.Fn-09)
	*1: set in P.Fn-08

Higher LED temperatue from prolonged illumination triggers the following safety functions

	Temperature in-	LCD Panel		Modeling Lamp Operation
	crease	Icon display	Illumination
	Level 1		On	Modeling lamp brightness is lowered one
				level, if at the maximum level
	Level 2		Blinking	Modeling lamp is turned off
			(2 Hz)

Wireless Functions for Radio Transmission

Sender

Wireless Settings

Receiver

Supported

*Secondary and additional units serve as sub-senders and display a "SUB SENDER" icon.

* Sub-senders cannot be remotely controlled by a receiver unit

Supported