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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

2008.05

CT1-7794-000?CANONINC.2008PRINTEDINCHINA

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ThankyouforpurchasingaCanonproduct.

TheCanonSpeedlite430EXIIisamulti-featureflashunitforCanon

EOScameras.ItworksautomaticallywithE-TTLII,E-TTL,andTTL

autoflashsystems.Itcanbeusedasanon-cameraflashoraspartofa

wirelessflashsystem.

Readthisinstructionmanualwhilealsoreferringtoyour

camera’sinstructionmanual.

BeforeusingtheSpeedlite,readthisinstructionmanualandyourcamera’s

instructionmanualtofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSpeedliteoperations.

ThebasicoperationisthesameaswithnormalAEshooting.

Whenthe430EXIIisattachedtoanEOScamera,almostallautomatic

exposurecontrolforflashphotographyishandledbythecamera.

Althoughthe430EXIIisanexternalflashunit,itworksautomaticallyand

seamlesslylikethecamera’sbuilt-inflash.

Itbecomesautomaticallycompatiblewiththecamera’sflash

meteringmode(E-TTLll,E-TTL,andTTL).

Inaccordancewiththecamera’sflashcontrolsystem,theSpeedlitecontrols

theflashautomaticallyintherespectiveflashmeteringmode:

1.E-TTLIIautoflash(evaluativeflashmeteringwithpreflashreading/lens

distanceinformation)

2.E-TTLautoflash(evaluativeflashmeteringwithpreflashreading)

3.TTLautoflash(off-the-filmmeteringforreal-timeflashmetering)

Regardingthecamera’savailableflashmeteringmodes,refertothe

“ExternalSpeedlite”specificationinthe“Specifications”ofyour

camera’sinstructionmanual.

Inthecamerainstructionmanual,camerashavingflashmetering

modes1or2arecalledType-Acameras(compatiblewithE-TTLIIor

E-TTL).Andcamerashavingflashmeteringmode3(compatibleonly

withTTL)areType-Bcameras.

*ThisinstructionmanualassumethatyouareusingtheSpeedlitewithaType-A

camera.

ForType-Bcameras,seepage37.

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Contents

1GettingStartedandBasicOperation7

2UsingFlash13

3WirelessFlash25

Reference32

ConventionsUsedinthisManual

9The<9>symbolinthetextreferstothe+/–button.

The<8>symbolinthetextreferstotheSelect/

8Settingbutton.

Theoperationproceduresinthisinstructionmanualassumethatboth

thecameraandSpeedlite’spowerswitchesareON.

Iconsusedinthetexttoindicatetherespectivebuttons,dials,and

settingsmatchthesameiconsfoundonthecameraandSpeedlite.

The(4)/(0)/(3)iconsindicatethattherespectivefunction

remainsineffectfor4sec.,6sec.,or16sec.afteryouletgoofthe

button.

Referencepagenumbersareindicatedby(p.**).

Thisinstructionmanualusesthefollowingalertsymbols:

:Warningtopreventshootingproblems.

:Givessupplementalinformation.

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Nomenclature

Built-inwidepanel

(retracted)(p.18)

Flashhead

Wirelesssensor

Bracketmountinghole

AF-assistbeamemitter

(p.23)Bracketmount

cover

Mountingfoot(p.9)

LockingpinContacts

Shoe

Ministandpocket

CaseMinistand

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Bounceangleindex

<z>

Bouncelockrelease

button(p.17)

<E>High-speed

LCDpanel(p.6)sync(FPflash)/Shutter

curtainsynchronization

button(p.16)

*<A>

LCDpanelillumination/Batterycompartmentcover

CustomFunction(p.8)

settingbutton(p.6/21)

<G>

<J>Zoombutton/Wirelesssetting

Pilotlamp/button(p.18/26,29,30)

Testfiringbutton(p.10)

Powerswitch(p.10)

Flashexposure

confirmationlamp(p.11)

<9>+/–button

<D>

Flashmode/Slavesettingbutton

(p.11,19/31)*<8>Select/Settingbutton

Mountingfoot’slockleverLock-releasebutton(p.9)

(p.9)

Asteriskedbuttonshavefunctionswhichremainactivefor8sec.afteryou

pressandletgoofthebutton.The<B>illuminationlastsfor12sec.

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LCDPanel

Manualflashoutputlevel<d>Manualzoom

Flashexposurecompensation

amount

Max.flashrange

Zoomfocallength

Aperture

CustomFunction

<q>Manualflash<s>Autozoom

forimagesensor

<a/b>size

E-TTL(ll)/TTLautoflash

f

<>Indicator(meters)

Flashexposure

compensation

Indicator(feet)

<c>High-speed

sync(FPflash)

<u>CustomFunctionSlaveID

r

<>Second-curtainsyncChannel

<X>Slaveflash

ToilluminatetheLCDpanel,pressthe<B>button.

Theitemsactuallydisplayeddependonthecurrentsettings.

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1

GettingStartedand

BasicOperation

InstallingtheBatteries8

AttachingandDetachingtheFlash9

TurningonthePowerSwitch10

FullyAutomaticFlashShooting11

UsingE-TTLIIandE-TTLAutoflashinthe

ShootingModes12

Cautionsforfiringcontinuousflashes

Toavoidoverheatinganddegradingtheflash

head,donotfiremorethan20continuous

flashes.After20continuousflashes,allowarest

timeofatleast10min.

Ifyoufiremorethan20continuousflashesand

thenfiremoreflashesinshortintervals,the

inneroverheatingpreventionfunctionmaybe

activatedtomaketherecyclingtimeabout8to

20sec.Ifthisoccurs,allowaresttimeofabout

15min.andtheflashwillthenreturntonormal.

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InstallingtheBatteries

Installfoursize-AAbatteries.

1Openthecover.

Slidethebatterycompartmentcover

asshownbythearrowandopenit.

2Installthebatteries.

Makesurethe+and–battery

contactsarecorrectlyorientedas

showninthebatterycompartment.

3Closethecover.

Closethebatterycompartmentcover

andslideitasshownbythearrow.

RecyclingTimeandFlashCount

RecyclingTime(Approx.)FlashCount(Approx.)

0.1-3.0sec.200-1400

Basedonnewsize-AAalkalinebatteriesandCanon’stestingstandards.

Usingsize-AAbatteriesotherthanthealkalinetypemaycauseimproper

batterycontactduetotheirregularshapeofthebatterycontacts.

Ifyouchangethebatteriesafterfiringmanyflashescontinuously,be

awarethatthebatteriesmightbehot.

Useanewsetoffourbatteriesofthesamebrand.Whenreplacingthe

batteries,replaceallfouratonetime.

Size-AANi-MHorlithiumbatteriescanalsobeused.

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AttachingandDetachingtheFlash

1AttachtheSpeedlite.

SliptheSpeedlite’smountingfootinto

thecamera’shotshoealltheway.

(Themountingfootwillprotrude

slightlyfromthehotshoe.)

2SecuretheSpeedlite.

Onthemountingfoot,slidethelock

levertotheright.

XWhenthelockleverclicksinplace,it

willbelocked.

3DetachtheSpeedlite.

Whilepressingthelock-release

button,slidethelocklevertotheleft

anddetachtheSpeedlite.

BeforeattachingordetachingtheSpeedlite,besuretoturnofftheSpeedlite.

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TurningonthePowerSwitch

1Setthepowerswitchto<K>.

XTheflashrecyclingstarts.

2Checkthattheflashisready.

Whenthepilotlamplightsinred,the

flashisreadytofire(fullycharged).

Tofireatestflash,pressthe

<J>button.

AboutAutoPowerOff

Tosavebatterypower,thepowerwillturnoffautomaticallyaftera

certainperiod(approx.1.5min.to15min.)ofidleuse.Toturnonthe

Speedliteagain,pressthecamera’sshutterbuttonhalfway.Orpress

theSpeedlite’s<J>button.

Atestfiringcannotbefiredwhilethecamera’soperationtimer4or0

isactive.

TheSpeedlite’ssettingswillberetainedinmemoryevenafterthepower

isturnedoff.ToretaintheSpeedlite’ssettingsafteryoureplacethe

batteries,turnoffthepowerandreplacethebatterieswithin1minute.

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FullyAutomaticFlashShooting

Whenyousetthecamera’sshootingmodeto<V>(ProgramAE)or

<U>(FullAuto),E-TTLII/E-TTLfullyautomaticflashwillmakeitas

easyasnormalAEshootinginthe<V>and<U>modes.

1SettheSpeedliteto<a>.

Pressthe<D>buttonsothat

<a>isdisplayed.

Whenyoupresstheshutterbutton

Maximumeffectiverange

halfway,themaximumeffectiverange

(distance)oftheflashwillbe

displayed.

2Focusthesubject.

Presstheshutterbuttonhalfwayto

focus.

XTheshutterspeedandaperturewill

besetasdisplayedintheviewfinder.

Checkthatthe<Q>iconislitinthe

viewfinder.

3Takethepicture.

XWhenyoupresstheshutterbutton

completely,theflashwillfireandthe

picturewillbetaken.

XIfastandardflashexposurewas

obtained,theflashexposure

confirmationlamp(green)willlightfor

about3sec.

IfthelensfocallengthblinksontheLCDpanel,theperipheryoftheflash

picturemayturnoutdark.Usethebuilt-inwidepanel(p.18).

<a>willbedisplayedontheLCDpanelevenifthecamerais

compatiblewithE-TTLII.

Iftheflashexposureconfirmationlampdoesnotlight,moveclosertothe

subjectandtakethepictureagain.Withadigitalcamera,youcanalso

increasethecamera’sISOspeed.

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UsingE-TTLIIandE-TTLAutoflashintheShootingModes

Justsetthecamera’sshootingmodeto<X>(shutter-priorityAE),

<W>(aperture-priorityAE),or<q>(manual)andyoucanuseE-TTL

II/E-TTLautoflash.

Selectthismodewhenyouwanttosettheshutterspeedmanually.

Thecamerawillthenautomaticallysettheaperturematchingtheshutter

speedtoobtainastandardexposure.

XIftheaperturedisplayblinks,itmeansthatthebackgroundexposurewill

beunderexposedoroverexposed.Adjusttheshutterspeeduntilthe

aperturedisplaystopsblinking.

Selectthismodewhenyouwanttosettheaperturemanually.

Thecamerawillthenautomaticallysettheshutterspeedmatchingthe

aperturetoobtainastandardexposure.

Ifthebackgroundisdarklikeanightscene,aslowsyncspeedwillbeused

toobtainastandardexposureofboththemainsubjectandbackground.

Standardexposureofthemainsubjectisobtainedwiththeflash,whilea

Wstandardexposureofthebackgroundisobtainedwithaslowshutterspeed.

Sinceaslowshutterspeedwillbeusedforlow-lightscenes,usinga

tripodisrecommended.

Iftheshutterspeeddisplayblinks,itmeansthatthebackground

exposurewillbeunderexposedoroverexposed.Adjusttheapertureuntil

theshutterspeeddisplaystopsblinking.

Selectthismodeifyouwanttosetboththeshutterspeedandaperture

manually.

qStandardexposureofthemainsubjectisobtainedwiththeflash.The

exposureofthebackgroundisobtainedwiththeshutterspeedandaperture

combinationyouset.

Ifyouusethe<Z>or<Y>shootingmode,theresultwillbethesameas

usingthe<V>(ProgramAE)mode.

FlashSyncSpeedsandAperturesUsed

ShutterSpeedSettingApertureSetting

VSetautomatically(1/Xsec.-1/60sec.)Automatic

XSetmanually(1/Xsec.-30sec.)Automatic

WSetautomatically(1/Xsec.-30sec.)Manual

qSetmanually(1/Xsec.-30sec.,Bulb)Manual

1/Xsec.isthecamera’smaximumflashsyncspeed.

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UsingFlash

fFlashExposureCompensation(M)14

7:FELock(M)15

cHigh-SpeedSync(M)16

rSecond-CurtainSync(M)16

BounceFlash17

H:SettingtheFlashCoverage(M)and

UsingtheWidePanel18

q:ManualFlash(M)19

C:SettingCustomFunctions(M)21

AutoZoomforImageSensorSize23

AboutColorTemperatureInformationTransmission23

AbouttheAF-AssistBeam23

SpeedliteControlwiththeCamera’sMenu

Screen(M)24

FeatureswithastarcannotbeusedinBasicZonemodes.

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fFlashExposureCompensation

Inthesamewayasnormalexposurecompensation,youcanset

exposurecompensationforflash.Theflashexposurecompensation

amountcanbesetupto±3stopsin1/3-stopincrements.(Ifthe

camera’sexposurecompensationisin1/2-stopincrements,flash

exposurecompensationwillbein1/2-stopincrements.)

1Pressthe<8>buttonuntilthe

<f>iconandcompensation

amountstartblinking.

2Settheflashexposure

compensationamount.

Pressthe<9>buttontosetthe

amount.

Tocanceltheflashexposure

compensation,settheamountto

“+0.”

3Pressthe<8>button.

XFlashexposurecompensationwillbe

set.

IfflashexposurecompensationhasbeensetwithboththeSpeedliteand

camera,theSpeedlite’sflashexposurecompensationamountwilloverride

thecamera’s.

Using<9>

Thisisforsettingvariousnumericsettings.Pressingthe<6>(plus)

buttonincreasesthenumber,whilethe<5>(minus)buttondecreases

thenumber.

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7:FELock

FE(flashexposure)locklocksthecorrectflashexposuresettingforany

partofthescene.

With<a>displayedontheLCDpanel,youpressthecamera’s

<7>button.Ifthecameradoesnothavethe<7>button,press

the<P>button.

1Focusthesubject.

2Pressthe<7>button.(3)

Aimthesubjectatthecenterofthe

viewfinderandpressthe<7>

button.

XTheSpeedlitefiresapreflash,then

therequiredflashoutputisretainedin

memory.

X“FEL”willbedisplayedinthe

viewfinderfor0.5sec.

Eachtimeyoupressthe<7>

button,apreflashwillbefiredanda

newflashexposurereadingwillbe

locked.

Ifthesubjectistoofarawayandunderexposurewillresult,the<Q>icon

willblinkintheviewfinder.MoveclosertothesubjectandtrytheFElock

again.

If<a>isnotdisplayedontheLCDpanel,FElockcannotbeset.

Ifthetargetsubjectistoosmallintheviewfinder,theFElockmightnot

beveryeffective.

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cHigh-SpeedSync

Withhigh-speedsync(FPflash),theflashcansynchronizewithall

shutterspeeds.Thisisconvenientwhenyouwanttouseaperture

priorityforfill-flashportraits.

Pressthe<E>buttonsothat

<c>isdisplayed.

Checkthatthe<F>iconislitinthe

viewfinder.

Ifyousetashutterspeedthatisthesameorslowerthanthecamera’s

maximumflashsyncspeed,<F>willnotbedisplayedintheviewfinder.

Withhigh-speedsync,thefastertheshutterspeed,theshorterthe

effectiveflashrangewillbe.ChecktheLCDpanelforthemaximumflash

rangefortherespectiveshutterspeed.

Toreturntonormalflash,pressthe<E>buttonsothat<c>icon

turnsoff.

rSecond-CurtainSync

Withaslowshutterspeed,youcancreatealighttrailfollowingthe

subject.Theflashfiresrightbeforetheshuttercloses.

Pressthe<E>buttonsothat

<r>isdisplayed.

Second-curtainsyncworkswellinthecamera’s“buLb”mode.

Toreturntonormalflash,pressthe<E>button.The<r>iconwill

disappear.

WithE-TTLII/E-TTL,whenyoupresstheshutterbuttoncompletely,a

preflashwillbefired.Thenrightbeforetheshuttercloses,themainflash

isfired.

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BounceFlash

Bypointingtheflashheadtowardawallorceiling,theflashwillbounce

offthesurfacebeforeilluminatingthesubject.Thiscansoftenshadows

behindthesubjectforamorenatural-lookingshot.Thisiscalledbounce

flash.

SettheBounceDirection

Holddownthe<z>buttonandturntheflashhead.

Iftheflashcoverageissetautomatically,theflashcoveragewillbe

fixedto50mm.

TheLCDpanelwillalsodisplay<ZoomOmm>.

Youcanalsosettheflashcoveragemanually.(p.18)

Ifthewallorceilingistoofaraway,thebouncedflashmightbetooweak

andresultinunderexposure.

Thewallorceilingshouldbeaplain,whitecolorforhighreflectance.If

thebouncesurfaceisnotwhite,acolorcastmayresultinthepicture.

Afteryoutaketheshot,iftheflashexposureconfirmationlampdoesnot

light,usealargerapertureopeningandtryagain.Withadigitalcamera,

youcanalsoincreasetheISOspeed.

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H:SettingtheFlashCoverageandUsingtheWidePanel

Theflashcoveragecanbesettomatchthelensfocallengthfrom

24mmto105mm.Theflashcoveragecanbesetautomaticallyor

manually.Also,withthebuilt-inwidepanel,theflashcoveragewillbe

compatiblewithultrawide-anglelensesasshortas14mm.

Pressthe<G>button.

Pressthe<9>buttontochangethe

flashcoverage.

If<d>isnotdisplayed,theflash

coveragewillbesetautomatically.

Ifyousettheflashcoveragemanually,makesureitcoversthelensfocal

lengthsothatthepicturewillnothaveadarkperiphery.

UsingtheWidePanel

Pulloutthewidepanelandplaceitas

shown.

The<G>buttonwillnot

work.

TheflashcoveragewillnotbecompatiblewiththeEF15mmf/2.8

Fisheyelens.

Fortheeffectivelensfocallength(orcropfactor),refertothecamera’s

instructionmanual.

Ifyouusebounceflashwiththewidepanelinplace,theentiredisplayon

theLCDpanelwillblinkasawarning.Sincethesubjectwillbe

illuminatedbyboththebounceflashanddirectflash,itwilllook

unnatural.

Pulloutthewidepanelgently.Usingexcessiveforcemaydetachthe

widepanel.

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