Canon DM-GL1 Instruction Manual

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45E Using the FullRange of FeaturesUsing a Canon Speedlite for Flash Photography (optional)For SLR-style flash photography, attach a CanonSpeedlite 220EX, 380EX or 550EX to thecamcorder’s accessory shoe. Attach the Speedlite380EX and 550EX with their locking collars as inthe illustration. Attach the Speedlite 220EX with itshot shoe lock release.Set the camera to record pause mode. Turn on theSpeedlite using its main switch, and wait for it tocharge. When you press the PHOTO buttonhalfway down, the camera sets the autofocus andthe zoom is locked. Pressing the PHOTO buttonfully down releases a pre-exposure flash that setsthe flash intensity, exposure and white balance. Themain flash is then sent out.• In dark recording situations, during autofocus, a supplementary light beam is sent out by the Speedlitefor approx. eight seconds to illuminate the subject while you hold the camera’s PHOTO button halfwaydown.Flash ChargingWhile the Speedlite is charging, a white S flashes in the display.When the Speedlite is fully charged a green S lights up constantly in the display.• Although it is possible to record a still image while the Speedlite is still charging, the flash will not gooff. In addition, the Speedlite cannot charge while you are holding the PHOTO button halfway down.• S disappears from the display while the camera records the still picture.• If the S mark does not appear in the display when you turn the Speedlite on, make sure that theSpeedlite unit is slid fully onto the accessory shoe.Notes:• For full details of how to use the Speedlite, refer to its instruction manual.• If you use the Speedlite in the shutter-priority (Tv) mode, you can choose any shutter speed between1/60 and 1/1000.• In the aperture-priority (Av), you can choose any F number, but an F number of less than f/5.6 gives thebest results.• You cannot use the Speedlite with the:– Manual recording program.– Exposure Lock. (S goes out if you press the EXPOSURE dial in. It reappears when you turn the lockoff, by pressing the EXPOSURE dial in again.)• Turn the Speedlite unit off when you do not require a flash.• You are unable to use the bounce flash on the 380EX and 550EX Speedlites with the GL1.• You cannot use the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 for the 550EX.• You cannot use the 550EX’s multiple Speedlite control.