Canon EOS 60D Instruction Manual

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D Using the Built-in Flash
Effective Range of Built-in Flash [Approx. meters/feet]
Using the red-eye reduction lamp  before taking a flash picture can 
reduce red eye. Red-eye reduction  will work in any shooting mode 
except  < 3> < 5 > .
  Under the [ 1] tab, select [Red-eye 
reduc. ], then press < 0>. Select 
[Enable ], then press < 0>.
 
For flash photography, when you press 
the shutter button halfway, the red-eye 
reduction lamp will light. Then when 
you press the shutter button 
completely,...

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D Using the Built-in Flash
Set flash exposure compensation if  the flash exposure of the subject 
does not come out as desired. You can set flash exposure 
compensation up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments.
1Display the Quick Control screen.
  Press the < Q> button (p.44).
X The Quick Control screen will appear 
(7 ).
2Select [ y].
 Press the < V> and < U> key to 
select [y *], then press < 0>.
X The flash exposure compensation 
screen will appear.
3Set the flash exposure 
compensation amount.
  To...

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D Using the Built-in Flash
  If the [ 2 Auto Lighting Optimizer ] (p.101) is not set to [Disable], the 
image may still look bright  even if a darker flash exposure has been set.
  If you set flash exposure compensati on with both the camera and EX-
series Speedlite, the Speedlite’s fl ash exposure compensation setting 
will override the camera ’s. If you have set flash exposure compensation 
with an EX-series Speedlite, any fl ash exposure compensation set with 
the camera will not take effect....

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D Using the Built-in Flash
FE (flash exposure) lock obtains  and locks the standard flash exposure reading for any part of a subject.
1Press the  button to pop-up 
the built-in flash.
  Press the shutter button halfway and 
look in the viewfinder to check that 
the < D> icon is lit.
2Focus the subject.
3Press the < A> button. (8 )
 
Aim the viewfinder cent er over the subject 
where you want to lock the flash 
exposure, then press the <
A> button.
X The flash will fire a preflash and the 
required...

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The built-in flash and external Speedlite settings can be set with the 
camera’s menu. You can use those  menu options for the external 
Speedlite only if the attached 
EX-series Speedlite are compatible with 
them.
The setting procedure is the same as setting a camera menu function.
Select [Flash control].
  Under the [ 1] tab, select [Flash 
control ], then press < 0>.
X The flash control screen will appear.
  Normally, set this to [ Enable].
  If [Disable] is set, both the built-in 
flash and...

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3 Setting the Flash N
[Built-in flash func. setting] and [External flash func. setting] 
Settable Functions
* For [FEB] (Flash exposure  bracketing) and [Zoom], refer to the Speedlite’s 
instruction manual.
  Flash mode
You can select the flash mode to suit your desired flash shooting.
 [E-TTL II ] is the standard mode of 
EX-series Speedlites for automatic 
flash shooting.
  [Manual flash ] is for advanced users 
who want to set the [ Flash output] 
(1/1 to 1/128) themselves.
  Regarding other flash...

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3 Setting the FlashN
 Shutter sync.
Normally, set this to [ 1st curtain] so that the flash fires immediately 
after the exposure starts.
If [ 2nd curtain] is set, the flash will fire right before the exposure 
ends. When this is combined with a slow sync speed, you can create 
a trail of light such as from car headlights at night. With 2nd curtain 
sync, two flashes will be fired, once when you press the shutter 
button completely, and once immedi ately before the exposure ends. 
However, with...

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3 Setting the Flash N
1Display the Custom Function.
 With the camera ready to shoot with 
an external Speedlite, select 
[External flash C.Fn setting ], then 
press < 0>.
2Set the Custom Function.
  Press the < U> key to select the 
function number, then set the 
function. The procedure is the same 
as setting the camera’s Custom 
Functions (p.250).
  To clear all the Custom Function 
settings, select [ Clear ext. flash C.Fn 
set. ] in step 1.
Setting the External Speedlite Custom Functions
COPY  

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The camera’s built-in flash can work as a master unit with Canon 
Speedlites having a wireless slave feature and wirelessly trigger the 
Speedlite to fire. Be sure to read about wireless flash photography in 
the Speedlite’s instruction manual.
Regarding your Speedlite (slave unit), refer to its instruction manual and 
set it as follows. Slave unit control settings other than the below are all 
set with the camera. Different ty pes of slave units can be used and 
controlled together.
(1) Set the...

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Using Wireless FlashN
This shows the most basic setup for 
fully-automatic wireless flash with one 
Speedlite.
Steps 1 to 3 and 6 to 7 apply to all 
wireless flash shooting. Therefore, 
these steps are omitted in the other 
wireless flash setups explained on 
the pages hereafter.
On the menu screens, the < 0> and 
< 1 > icons refer to the external 
Speedlite, and the < 3> and < 2> 
icons refer to the built-in flash.
1Press the < I> button to pop-up 
the built-in flash.
  For wireless flash, be sure...