Canon 188A- Manuals

S e ttin g th e I S O F il m S p e e d To set the film speed, slide the ISO film speed switch until the ISO value of your film is aligned with the orange index At this time, the aperture displayed in the Aperture/ MANU window will also change Because the guide number of the flash varies with the sen...

A u to m a tic S h u tte r S p e e d S e ttin g On the Canon F-1 (in Shutter-Priority AE mode), A-1, AE-1 PROGRAM, AL-1, AE-1, and AV-1, once the pilot lamp lights up (which means the flash is charged), the shutter speed switches to 1/60 sec. (1/90 sec in the case of F-1) automatically except when t...

A u to m a tic A p e rtu re S e ttin g When the lens is set on "A," once the pilot lamp glows the aperture of the F-1 (in Shutter-Priority AE mode), A-1, AE-1 PRO­GRAM or AE-1 is set automatically to the same aperture chosen on the 188A with the Aperture/MANU selection switch. In the case of...

for lowlight condition. Therefore, it is all the more important to make sure that the aper­ture or shutter speed to which the camera is actually set for normal AE photography is appropriate for correct exposure as well as for ease in hand-held shooting should the photographer be compelled to make ex...

Full Autoflash Mode: FD lens on "A" and AT dial not on "B." • “ B D " nieans the shutter speed is set to 1/60 sec, the ' ‘ f ’ signal indicates the camera is ready for flash, and the aperture set on the flash will be dis­ played in the viewfinder • When the shutter speed is set o...

[Error in Display] The aperture displayed may be one-half f/ stop off the one selected on the flash. This is because the aperture display is in one- half f/stop increments; it has no effect on actual exposure The aperture display may also flash on and off if the flash-selected aperture is the same a...

button halfway and the sub­ ject was within the auto shooting distance range. Automatic Shutter Setting Autoflash Mode: FD lens off "A" or FL lens. * glows in addition to the above- mentioned displays If. however, the auto-exposure confirmation mark flashes on and off in this mode, it does n...

Full Autoflash Mode: FD lens on "A" and Shutter dial not on "B." • The meter needle swings to the aperture pre-selected on the 188A to assure correct exposure. Automatic Shutter Setting Autoflash Mode: FD lens off "A" or FL lens. The aperture selected on the 188A and "M&#...

Automatic Shutter Setting Autoflash Mode: Shutter dial not on "B." • No viewfinder flash information A T-1 D isplay F-1 Display Full Autoflash Mode: Shutter- Priority AE Mode — With AE Motor Drive FN or AE Power Winder FN, FD lens on "A" and shutter dial not oa"B." • The mete...

Manual Flash Photography Setting the Aperture/MANU selection switch to the lowest position places the 188A in the manual flash mode The auto­ matic flash circuit is cut off. and both flash and camera are switched to regular syn­chronized flash photography In this mode, the shutter speed of each A-se...

Viewfinder Information on Manual Flash 1. F-1 The aperture needle points to the aper­ture set on the lens. 4. AE-1 The only information will be the flashing "M*’ signal to indicate manual aperture control. The meter needle will swing to its upper limit. 2. A-1 Shutter speed of 1/60 sec. (or "...

Use of the 188A on Other Cameras The Speedlite 188A can be used on other cameras which have a hot shoe in either the automatic flash mode or the manual flash mode In either case, set the shutter speed to the camera's X-synchronization speed; the aperture also must be set manually Refer to the camera...

Care of the Flash 1 Remove the batteries if the flash will not be used for about three weeks or longer. During prolonged storage, oc­ casionally load the batteries and make several test flashes to maintain proper function of the capacitor 2 Since a high voltage circuit is built into the flash, it wo...

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