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Table of Contents

1Introduction

Part A: Getting Started

2Getting Started

2.1A beginner’s configuration: Canon Digital Rebel T5/1200D with a 430EX III flash unit

2.2Flash exposure compensation (FEC)

2.3Bounce flash

2.4Daylight fill flash

2.5An advanced configuration: two wireless 430EX III-RT flash units

2.6A practical example of wireless flash

2.7Dragging the shutter

2.8Getting the flash off the camera

3Top Ten FAQs

4Terminology

Part B: Technology

5A Brief History of Flash

5.1Pyrotechnics

5.3Electronic flash

5.4The first challenge: flash synchronization

5.7Controlling flash exposure

5.8The second challenge: flash metering

6Automatic Flash Metering

6.1Enabling internal flash and external Speedlites

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