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E-TTL II: Smarter Flash Performance

Canon's high-end Digital SLRs employ E-TTL II, the most advanced flash metering technology,

to solve problems encountered by photographers. Occasionally, if you lock focus and

recompose your shot, this could result in a non-optimal exposure with previous systems.

E-TTL II remedies this by ignoring the active focusing point, considering distance information

and evaluating pre-flash information immediately before the exposure occurs. Sometimes

in flash photography, mirror-like objects in the image cause the sensor to register localised,

abnormally high levels, and would result in underexposure. E-TTL II knows to ignore

those levels, resulting in the correct exposure. This feature is useful when shooting

a subject with a highly reflective object in the background, or if the subject itself

is highly reflective. Metered areas with large discrepancies between ambient and

pre-flash readings are excluded or down-weighted because they are assumed to

contain a highly reflective subject. These readings are weighted, averaged and

compared with the ambient light reading and the main flash output is then set and

stored in memory, ensuring consistent flash output through a number of shots.

Speedlite 580EX

Approx. 25% faster recycling time compared to previous 550EX.

Superior evenness of exposure, centre to corner of frame.

Slightly higher max. guide number at 105mm setting (GN 58–meters at ISO 100).

Auto conversion of flash coverage with compatible Digital SLRs.

White Balance info communicated instantly to compatible Digital SLRs.

Full swivel, 180° in either direction (first TTL flash with this ability).

AF-assist beam now compatible with all AF points on every EOS SLR.

Select Dial for easy inputs and user control.

Speedlite 430EX

Significantly greater user control via new LCD panel on rear of flash.

Wide-angle pull-down panel covers 14mm lens (on a full-frame camera).

Slightly higher max. guide number at 105mm setting (GN 43–meters at ISO 100).

Auto conversion of flash zoom coverage with compatible Digital SLRs.

White Balance info communicated instantly to compatible Digital SLRs.

Bounce upward to 90°; swivel right (to 90°) and left (180°).