User guide

Flash Exposure Compensation
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C Check that the subject is within the
^ flash range displayed on the 550EX's
LCD panel.
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Check that the i and icons are
displayed in the viewfinder, then take
the picture.
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' Flash exposure compensation set with the 550EX overrides any flash exposure
compensation set with the camera.
• If the subject is small and the background is dark, flash exposure compensation may
not give the desired result. In such a case, use the manual flash mode. See page 93,
Effect on exposure of each type of compensation
Effect
E-TTL flash exposure compensationChanges the flash exposure of the main subject.
AE exposure compensation Changes the exposure of the background
Compensating the exposure by
changing the film speed setting
Changes both the flash (main subject) exposures
and the background exposure by the same!
amount.
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