Setting Custom and Personal Functions

You can customize Speedlite functions to suit your shooting preferences. The functions for this purpose are called Custom Functions and Personal Functions. Personal Functions also enable customization specifically for the EL-5.

C.Fn: Custom Functions

  1. Press the SUB MENU button.

  2. Display the Custom Functions screen.

    • Press the joystick vertically or horizontally or turn Select dial to select C.Fn, then push the joystick straight in.
    • The Custom Functions screen is displayed.

  3. Select an item to set.

    • Press the joystick horizontally or turn Select dial to select the item (number) to set.

  4. Change the setting.

    • Push the joystick straight in.
    • Press the joystick vertically or turn Select dial to select an option, then push the joystick straight in.

P.Fn: Personal Functions

  1. Press the SUB MENU button.

  2. Display the Personal Functions screen.

    • Select P.Fn as in step 2 for Custom Functions, then push the joystick straight in.

  3. Set the function.

    • Set Personal Functions as in steps 3–4 for Custom Functions.

Custom Function List

Number Item
C.Fn-00 Distance indicator display Distance indicator display
C.Fn-01 Auto power off Auto power off
C.Fn-03 FEB auto cancel FEB auto cancel
C.Fn-04 FEB sequence FEB sequence
C.Fn-08 AF-assist beam firing AF-assist beam firing
C.Fn-10 Receiver auto power off timer Receiver auto power off timer
C.Fn-11 Receiver auto power off cancel Receiver auto power off cancel
C.Fn-13 Flash exposure compensation setting Flash exposure compensation setting
C.Fn-18 MODELING LAMP Modeling lamp activation
C.Fn-19 FEM FE memory
C.Fn-21 Light distribution Light distribution
C.Fn-22 LCD panel illumination LCD panel illumination

Personal Function List

Number Item
P.Fn-01 Quick flash Quick flash
P.Fn-02 Flash firing during continuous shooting Flash firing during linked shooting
P.Fn-03 Change settings with dial Change settings with dial
P.Fn-05 Beeping Beeping
P.Fn-06 MODELING LAMP (brightness, color) Modeling lamp (brightness)
P.Fn-07 MODELING LAMP (period of illumination) Modeling lamp period of illumination
P.Fn-08 CUSTOMIZE DIRECT (joystick customization) Joystick customization

Clearing All Custom/Personal Functions

Select C.Fn clear or P.Fn clear on the screen shown above, then select OK to clear all custom functions or personal functions.

Caution

  • Clearing all Custom Functions will not clear C.Fn-00.

Note

  • You can also set or clear Speedlite Custom Functions from the camera menu ().
  • All Custom/Personal Functions registered in Custom flash mode 1, Custom flash mode 2, and Custom flash mode 3 Custom flash mode are cleared.