What is the difference between TTL and iTTL?

What is the difference between TTL and iTTL?

TTL is used to generically refer to automatic Through The Lens metering, not necessarily even flash. But in reference to older film gear, TTL specifically specifies film TTL. iTTL metering method may be TTL or TTL BL modes. TTL BL is balanced flash, which is the default flash metering mode of Nikon cameras.

What is Ettl?

ETTL

Acronym Definition
ETTL Evaluative Through the Lens
ETTL Evaluative Through the Lens (flash photography)
ETTL Eesti Tõlkide Ja Tõlkijate Liit (Estonian Association of Translators and Interpreters)
ETTL Extraction, Transformation, Transportation & Loading (used in building Data Warehouses)

Does Canon EOS have a flash?

The Canon EOS 7D is the first Canon body to be able to control Speedlites wirelessly without the use of a Master Speedlite or IR transmitter; four other EOS models, the 60D, 600D, 650D, 70D, and 700D, also have wireless flash capabilities.

What is E-TTL flash Canon?

Canon’s DSLR cameras use a pre flash to determine the correct flash exposure, a system known as E-TTL. Way back in time, Canon EOS film cameras used a system called TTL flash where the flash was metered off the film surface during the actual exposure.

What is the difference between E-TTL II and EOS 1D Mark II?

E-TTL II was first released with the Canon EOS-1D Mark II in 2004. Improvements include taking into account lens-to-subject distance, does not weight metering to where the focus point is, and better deals with areas that could cause hotspots. Manually setting the power on a flash has the benefits of control, repeatability, and cost.

What is the difference between the ETL II and ETL?

E-TTL and E-TTL II are two generations of Canon’s flash metering scheme fgor digital SLR cameras. There are a number of differnces between them. The hope is that the E-TTL II system will more reliably, and over more circumstances, make a “better” choice of what output level to request from the flash than the E-TTL system.

What does ETL mean on a canon 100D?

Hi Amy, E-TTL is Canon’s acronym, meaning evaluative through the lens. TTL is the generic through the lens abbreviation. Your EOS 100D can work with any Canon Speedlite flash with the letters EX in the name. When on the camera, the flash will show E-TTL in its LCD display.

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