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Setup an Off Camera Flash on Canon T4i

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You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we're going to show how to set up your Canon T4i flash to control an external Speedlite flash. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas3_96744.jpg|center]]

== Steps ==
# First, press "MENU". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas9_025684.jpg|center]]
# From the first panel, move to "Flash control" by pressing down and up arrows. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas11_653235.jpg|center]]
# Press the "SET" button to enter "Flash control". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas13_114477.jpg|center]]
# Then, choose "E-TTL II meter." by pressing the down arrow. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas17_078222.jpg|center]]
# Make sure that "E-TTL II meter." is set to "Evaluative" by pressing "SET". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas20_501597.jpg|center]]
# Then, go to "Built-in flash settings" by pressing the up and down arrows. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas23_047542.jpg|center]]
# Enter "Built-in flash settings" by pressing the "SET" button. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas23_255091.jpg|center]]
# Next, press "SET" on "Build in flash". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas26_167905.jpg|center]]
# Choose "EasyWireless" by pressing up and down arrows. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas28_269107.jpg|center]]
# Press "SET". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas28_578421.jpg|center]]
# Then, go to "Channel" by pressing the down button. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas30_3983.jpg|center]]
# Set "Channel" to "1". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas30_949.jpg|center]]
# Next, go the the Exposure ("exp. comp.") and set it to "0". [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas33_549.jpg|center]]
# Now, tap on "MENU" on the screen twice to go back to the beginning of the menu. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas37_022881.jpg|center]]
# Press the playback button twice to exit the menu. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas40_265779.jpg|center]]
# Turn off and turn on Speedlite. On our flash control, you'll change the ETTL mode to the slave mode. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas50_797625.jpg|center]]
# To enter the slave mode, press and hold the "ZOOM" button until Speedlite beeps. Speedlite will show us that the slave mode is on, and it's set to channel 1. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas56_189.jpg|center]]
# Now, you can place the Speelite flash anywhere to face the camera. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas69_358.jpg|center]]
# Activate the camera flash on the camera by pressing the flash button. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas72_117.jpg|center]]
# Take a photo by pressing the shutter-release button. You will see that the external flash will work as well. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas75_567.jpg|center]]
# Let's cover the camera built-in flash. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas99_107.jpg|center]]
# Then, take a photo by pressing the shutter-release button. You can see that external flash works. [[Image:Setup_Off_Camera_Flash_On_T4i.mp4-canvas104_806.jpg|center]]
That was how to use EasyWireless flash on the Canon 650D with a 430EX Speedlite. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thanks for watching VisiHow!
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