Operation Manual

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Major Specifications
Camera's Flash Exposure Warnings
Program AE
Minimum aperture
setting blinks.
The subject is too
bright.
Attach a neutral-density
(ND) filter to the lens to
reduce the amount of light
received by the camera.
Aperture-priority
AE
Fastest sync speed
blinks.
The background will
be overexposed.
Only the flash exposure
setting for the subject is
correct. Setting a smaller
aperture could stop the
shutter speed from blinking.
Shutter speed-
priority AE
Minimum aperture
setting blinks.
The background will
be overexposed.
Maximum aperture
setting blinks.
The background will
be underexposed.
Only the flash exposure
setting for the subject is
correct.
Mode Warning Indication Description Remarks
Preconditions for AF-Assist Beam Emission
EOS D60, EOS-1D, EOS 3000N/66/REBEL XSN,
EOS D30, EOS ELAN 7/7E, 30/33,
EOS-1V, EOS 300/REBEL 2000, EOS-3,
EOS IX 7/IX Lite, EOS IX, EOS REBEL G/500N,
EOS ELAN II/ELAN II E/50/50 E, EOS-1N, EOS-1N RS,
EOS REBEL II/REBEL S II/1000 N/1000 FN, EOS ELAN/100,
EOS REBEL/REBEL S/1000/1000 F, EOS 700, EOS RT,
EOS-1, EOS 630/600, EOS 850, EOS 750, EOS 620, EOS 650
–
™
EOS 3000/88, EOS 5000/888,
EOS REBEL X/REBEL XS/500, EOS 5/A2/A2E,
EOS 10/10S
™
–
420EX & EOS Camera Combination
AF-assist by the
Camera
AF-assist by
420EX
• If the EOS camera has multiple focusing points and focus cannot be achieved with the
420EX's AF-assist beam or if the 420EX's AF-assist beam is not emitted, focus with the
center focusing point.
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