Canon Speedlite 420 EZ User manual

4?OEZ

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Especially

designedfor EOS

cameras,

the

CanonSpeedlite42OEZis a high-perfor-

mance,

electronic

flash

unit

featuring

the

A(Advanced)-TTL

automaticflash output

control,

which

responds

toa widerange

illumination

from dark su

rroundings

bright(f

ill-inflash)withouttroublesome

operations.Advanced

techniques

suchas

bounce

and slow-syncflashphotography

can

beused

the

automaticmode.In

addi-

tion,

the large,

easy-to-read

LCD display

enables

you

tocheck

shootinginformation.

Pleaseread

this

instruction

bookletcareful-

for

a full

understanding.

. The Speedlite

42OEZis sold in both

"meter"

and"feet"

display

versions,

but

product

availability

may

varyfrom

area

area.

rTheEOS

620will

beavailable

soon.

Nomenclature

Bounce

Latch

LCD

Display

Panel

Ready

Lamp

Manual

Flash

SetButton

FlashHead

InfraredLight

Emitter

-TTL

Button

Light

Button

oomButton

Battery

Chamber

Directly

CoupledContact

AFAuxiliary

Light

Emitter

SyncPositionButton

Main

Switch

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Prel

iminary

Preparations

1. Loadingthe

Batteries

...........

2. Mounting

the

Flash

3. Ready

Lampand

TestFiring

(Save-Energy)

Function

.......

Raoid-Fire

Flash

Auto

Internal

Zoom

Mechanism

Display

Panel

lllumination

........

' AF

Auxiliary

Light.......

Basic

Operation

le8-"-I-f,\

Other

Operations

Program

Mode

[A-TTL]..............

p14

Shutter-priority

AEMode

[A-TTL]

...

p.16

Aperture-priority

Mode

[A-TTL]

. p.1B

4.Manual

Mode

I-TLI ........

P.20

5.Manual

Flash

Exposure . P.22

Stroboscopic

Flash .........

p.25

Bounce

Flash

Photography

............

p-27

Second-Curtain

Sync

Flash \,

Photography

........... ...........p.30

Handling

Precautions

p.6

p.7

p.8

p.9

p.10

p.11

p.12

For

easy

referencetothe

Speedlite's

parts,

please

unfold

the

frontflapof

thisbooklet.

Speedlite

Care

Prog

ramCharacteristics

Soecifications

p.31

p.32

p.34

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1. Loading

the Batteries

Usefour, new,

size-AA

alkaline

(LRG)

Ni-Cd

batteries.

Carbon-zinc

batteries

may

alsobeused,

buttheirlife

shorter.

Wioe

thebattery

terminals

with

aclean,

dry

cloth

ensure

proper

contact.

1)Slide

thebattery

chamber

cover

downin

the

direction

ofthearrow

ooen.

2) Load

thebatteries

sothattheir

terminals

face

the

directions

indicated

by the

diagram

inside

the

battery

chamber.

3) Finally,

push

thecover

completely

down

and

slideit

back

toclose.

Notes

When

thebatteries

becomeexhausted,replace

allfour

thesametime

withthe

samebrand.

. Remove

thebatteriesif

you

not

expecttouse

theflash

unitfor

aboutthreeweeks

orlonger.

Battery performance

deterioratesin cold

temperatures

below0oC/32"F

so please

keep

the batterieswarm until

just beforeuse.For

best

results,

use

fully-charged

Ni-Cd

batteriesin

cold

temoeratures

below0'C132'F.

. When

usingNi-Cd

batteries,

please

note

that

various

brandshave differenttypes of ter-

minals.

Be sure to use a suitabletype.

Recharge

Ni-Cd

batteriesaccording

to the

manufactu

rer'sinstructions.

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2. Mounting

theFlash

1)Loosen

thelocknut

andslidethe

flash

unit

into

thecamera's

accessoryshoe.

To ensurecorrect electrical

contact,

make

sure

itis

pushed

inall

the

wav.

2)Tightenthe

locknut.

Turn

themain

switch

ON("1"

mark)andwait

for the ready

lamp

to lightup.Totestfunc-

tioning,

press

the ready

lamp afterit has lit

and if the flashfiresit is in proper

working

order.

o Flash

chargeis also

confirmed

by the "

f "

markintheviewfinder.

o Whenthe shutter

button

is pressed

halfway,

theflashhead

position

automaticallyadjusts.

(see

p.1

. For interval

flash photography,

attach the

Technical

BackEandsetthemode

tothein-

tervaltimer or self-timer.The flashcharge

starts

automaticallv

one

minute

before

shutter

release.

Turn

themain

switchOFF

" mark)when

flash

photography

isfinished

prevent

un-

necessarybattery consumption.

The

Speedlite420E2has a built-inSE (Save-

Energy)

function

thatautomaticallyturns

off

power

when

the

flashis

notusedforapprox-

imately

fiveminutes

(test

firing,

preflash,

etc.).All

panel

displaysstartblinkingapprox-

imately

30 secondsbefore

SEoperation.

Press

the

ready

lamptore-starttheflash.

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Rapid-FireFlashCapability

Tohelpcapture

anunexpected

momentin

flash

photography,

theSpeedlite

420E2has

rapid-fireflash capability,

a short flash

recycling

time,

previously

impossiblewith

anyotherSLRsystem.

When

charged,thecolorofthe

readylamp

changesas

follows:

(1)

Yellow-green

- Indicatesthe unit in

rapid-fire

flashstatus,

but

firesforcorrect

ex-

posure.

(2)

Red

- Indicatesthe

unit

isfully-

charged.

. Seethe

guide

numbertable

forrapid-fire

flash

statusono.34.

Replace

withnewbatteries

iftheyellow-

green

lampdoes

notlightfor10seconds

after the main switch is turned ON.

The Speedlite

420E2has an auto zoom

mechanism

which automatically

adjusts

flashcoverage

angle

to useflashenergy

moreeffectively.

The flashheadposition

automatically

ad-

justs

according

to the lens

focal length.

Whenusing

a zoom

lens,

it also

switches

automatically

according

to zooming.

The

position

setting

ol 24, 28, 35, 50, 70,or

BOmm

and

Zoom"

appears

the

display

panel.

ATTL 1T

ffird:lil ^_liJmm

To change the f

lash head position

manually,

press

the

zoombutton

untilthe

desiredsetting

appears,

the "M Zoom"

lights.Donotchoose

asetting

larger

than

thelens

focallength.

Alwaysbe sure

set

the

oosition

eoualtoor smaller

than

the

lensfocallength,otherwise,

exposure

willnotbeuniform.

o Theguide

number

variesaccording

the

flashhead

position,

see

p.34.

ATTL 5il,,"

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