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Canon New Flagship Professional Speedlite 600EX-RT
with Radio Transmission Wireless Flash
Unleashing High Quality Flash Performance with Maximum Flexibility |
Canon today announces the launch of the flagship professional Speedlite 600EX-RT with radio transmission wireless flash. Being the world’s first flash with integrated 2.4GHz radio transmission wireless flash master control1, Speedlite 600EX-RT can provide better multiple wireless flash control regardless of reception angles or obstacles. It offers an expanded flash coverage from 20mm to 200mm with a maximum Guide No. reaching 60 (meter; ISO 100; 200mm). Featuring a dot-matrix LCD panel for more flash settings information display and a dust and water resistance2 system equivalent to EOS-1D series cameras, Speedlite 600EX-RT empowers professional photographers with improved shooting reliability. |  | | | The World’s First Flash with Radio Transmission Wireless Flash Control1, Opening up the Next Generation Wireless Flash System
Speedlite 600EX-RT is the world’s first flash with integrated 2.4GHz radio transmission wireless flash master control1, representing the next generation in wireless flash system. Communicating on 2.4GHz frequencies, Speedlite 600EX-RT does not have the same directional limitations of traditional wireless optical transmitters, and is free from interruption due to reception angles or physical obstacles. 15 transmission channels are available and 10,000 radio transmission IDs can be set to prevent misfiring in the event of signal interference on the same channel, guaranteeing stable and reliable wireless flash performance. Speedlite 600EX-RT facilitates radio transmission up to 30m, among up to 5 groups3 with a total of 15 individual slave units for more flexibility in creating fabulous lighting effects with multiple wireless flash setup. The speedlite also supports bi-directional communication between master and slave units for enhanced operation flexibility, enabling remote release of the master camera's shutter with any slave unit from diverse angles, and with the new Linked shooting up to 15 EOS cameras4 can be released simultaneously to capture the decisive moment from various angles. A new wireless mode button is available for easy switching to wireless mode with just one press. In addition to radio transmission, Speedlite 600EX-RT is also compatible to Optical Pulse Transmission. | | | Refined Flash Performance for Professional and Versatile Flash Usage
Speedlite 600EX-RT is designed to meet the professional flash standards that bring more effective flash photography in more situations than previously possible. It has an improved maximum Guide No. of 60 (meter; ISO 100; 200mm) and an expanded flash coverage of lens’ focal length from 20mm to 200mm (supports 14mm with wide panel). A range of flash modes are supported such as E-TTL II / E-TTL / TTL autoflash, Flash External Metering, Manual Flash and Stroboscopic Flash for meeting various needs under different situations. A new “Light Distribution” function allows 2 settings for flash coverage, either as “Guide Number Priority” for better telephoto flash or “Even Coverage” for more even light distribution across the whole frame. The Color Filter Holder SCH-E1 and Color Filter Set SCF-E1 that come with the speedlite can be used to optimize color temperature in tungsten light environment, and with the White Balance automatically adjusted and transmission of color temperature information, more superior flash performance can be assured. The AF-assist beam of Speedlite 600EX-RT is compatible with the new 61-point AF system of EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III. It also supports autozoom control which automatically adjusts the flash coverage depending on the image sensor size. With silent recycling and the new optional fully recharged beep sound, and a reduced zoom drive time at start up to shorten time-lag, a higher degree of shooting responsiveness and comfort can be expected. Speedlite 600EX-RT features an overheat protection with warning sound to better prevent damage to the flash head and allow more number of continuous flash at the tele-end, allowing photographers to utilize the speedlite’s capability to its fullest in a well controlled manner. In addition, it supports bounce flash with bounce angle 90° up, 7° down and 180° left/right for more refined control on flash head angle to achieve the desired and natural lighting results. | | | Mastering Professional Flash Controls with Enhanced Operability
Speedlite 600EX-RT is equipped with a new dot-matrix LCD panel for easier viewing and display of more detailed information. Coupled with the LED Backlit buttons, flash operation is easy even in the dark. Speedlite 600EX-RT is designed with enhanced controls to make operation simpler. It features an enhanced lock lever placement to allow more space for fingers and easier operation, a reshaped lock-release button for easier unlocking of the speedlite, and a new lock function at the power switch for locking all setting, dials and buttons to prevent inadvertent operation. Speedlite 600EX-RT offers 18 custom functions and 7 personal functions for more personalized flash operation according to each photographer’s preference. Flash settings can also be controlled through the menu of compatible EOS cameras5 easily. | | | Higher Level of Reliability for Shooting in the Tough Environment
Speedlite 600EX-RT features a high strength metal mounting foot for secured flash installation. With an improved quick locking mechanism, hot shoe and contact reliability is further enhanced - a dust-wipe mechanism can remove dust and dirt stuck to the hot shoe contact, while a variable contact pressure design can improve transmission reliability by varying the pressure at the contacts, enabling the camera and flash contacts to remain firmly in touch while preventing scratches on the hot shoe, making it easier to attach and remove the speedlite. The speedlite will also implement 2-line transmission for important signals. With the backup contacts, transmission accuracy is greatly improved. Speedlite 600EX-RT also adopts a dust and water resistance2 design equivalent to EOS-1D series cameras for mastering the tough outdoor shooting environment. | | |   Color Filter Holder SCH-E1 and Color Filter Set SCF-E1
Speedlite 600EX-RT comes with a dedicated Color Filter Holder SCH-E1 and a compatible Color Filter Set SCF-E1 comprising 1 high density tungsten light filter and 1 low density tungsten light filter for optimizing color temperature in tungsten light environment. Color Filter Holder SCH-E1 is also compatible to commercially available gelatin color filters for more flexible adjustment on flash color that corresponds to different lighting situations. | | |  Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT
The new Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT can work as radio transmission wireless flash master control and cover a maximum radio transmission distance of 30m in all direction. It can avoid interference due to reception angles or obstacles and control up to 5 groups3 and 15 slave units. With the newly supported Linked shooting, up to 15 EOS cameras4 can be released simultaneously. At the back of the transmitter is a dot-matrix LCD panel for display of more flash settings information. Durability and reliability is enhanced with its high strength metal mounting foot, an improved quick locking mechanism same as speedlite 600EX-RT and dust and water resistance2 design. | | |  Speedlite Release Cable SR-N3
The optional Speedlite Release Cable SR-N3 enables wireless remote release and Linked shooting with Speedlite 600EX-RT or Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT attached to current EOS camera4 to enhance the system’s compatibility.
| | | 1 Among hot shoe mounted flash, as of Mar 2, 2012, based on Canon Internal Research
2 Not recommended to use in the rain
3 Applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2012 and onwards
4 600EX-RT or ST-E3-RT must be attached. For EOS Digital SLR cameras with N3-type remote control terminals released before 2012, Speedlite Release Cable SR-N3 (Optional) is required
5 Applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2007 and onwards | | | The Canon’s new flagship professional Speedlite 600EX-RT and other accessories sales date and suggested retail prices as follows: | Product | SRP | Sales Start Date | Speedlite 600EX-RT | $5,580 | 26 Mar 2012 | Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT | $2,380 | 26 Mar 2012 | Speedlite Release Cable SR-N3 | $380 | To Be Announced | Color Filter Holder SCH-E1 | $210 | 26 Mar 2012 | Color Filter Set SCF-E1 | $180 | 26 Mar 2012 | | | | About Canon Hongkong Company Limited
Canon Inc. (TSE:7751 / NYSE:CAJ) was founded in 1937 in Japan. Its predecessor, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, produced Japan's first 35 mm focal-plane-shutter camera in 1934, called the Kwanon. Canon Inc. eventually expanded into the photocopying and printing industries, launching Japan's first plain-paper copier in 1970 and the world's first inkjet printer in 1985. With over 70 years of experience in imaging products manufacturing, Canon's global revenue currently stands at US$45.7 billion (as of 31 December 2011). The extensive resources it devotes to research and development has made Canon one of the U.S. imaging industry's top technology patent-holders, and the only manufacturer across the globe to offer both input and output device solutions to the world's various imaging needs.
As one of the company's earliest offices in Asia, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. (CHK) was established in 1971. It is responsible for sales, marketing and services of all Canon product lines in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan, the Philippines and Mongolia, including its digital cameras, digital video camcorders, printers, copiers, scanners, projectors and other imaging merchandise. CHK adheres to Canon's corporate philosophy, kyosei, which in essence motivates the company with its staff to proactively strive for harmonious coexistence with other citizens through participation in various social, charitable and environmental activities. From year 2005, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service has awarded CHK the Caring Company Logo in recognizing CHK's continuous efforts contributed to the local community. Furthermore, CHK also endeavours to adopt internationally recognized management systems, having become certified in conformance with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. CHK is certified to COPC-2000® CSP Standard in 2006.
Being a responsible manufacturer, Canon leads to be the first in global to set up its own Canon Toner Cartridge Recycle Factory located in Japan, China, U.S. and France since 1990 to make sure all collected toner cartridges are utilize as reused parts in new products. Up to 2010, Canon has reduced the use of new resources by 168,000 tons and CO² emissions by 402,000 tons. Likewise, CHK from 2009 has established Ink Cartridge Collection boxes placed in voluntary schools, shopping malls, commercial centers and commercial buildings to collect used cartridges for recycling purpose.
Canon Enquiries Hotline: 3191-2333
Website: www.canon.com.hk | | | Speedlite 600EX-RT Specifications | Type | Type | On-camera, E-TTL II/E-TTL/TTL autoflash Speedlite | Compatible cameras | All EOS SLR cameras (flash metering system may differ depending on the camera) | E-TTL II autoflash (Type-A cameras): all EOS digital SLR Camera from the EOS-1D Mark II onward, EOS 30V and EOS 300X. | E-TTL autoflash (Type-A cameras): enabled with all EOS SLR cameras from the EOS 50/50E onward (except EOS 88) | TTL autoflash (Type-B cameras): enabled with all other EOS SLR cameras. | Guide No. (at ISO 100 in m) | Zoom position | Guide No. | 14mm | 15 | 20mm | 26 | 24mm | 28 | 28mm | 30 | 35mm | 36 | 50mm | 42 | 70mm | 50 | 80mm | 53 | 105mm | 58 | 135mm | 59 | 200mm | 60 | Flash coverage | 20 - 200 mm (14 mm when using wide panel)
- Auto zoom
- Manual Zoom
- Flash head swing/tilt (bounce flash) | Bounce direction | Up: 0-90°
Down: 0-7°
Left: 0-180°
Right: 0-180° | Flash duration | Normal flash: 1.8 ms or shorter, Quick Flash: 2.3 ms or shorter | Autozoom control for the image size | When the Speedlite is attached to an EOS digital camera (from EOS-1D Mark II onwards), the flash head will zoom to obtain optimal flash coverage according to the camera's image size. (Full-frame, APS-H Size, APS-C size). | Color temperature information transmission | Flash color temperature information transmitted to compatible camera when flash is fired | Color filter | Can be used | Exposure Control | Exposure control type | E-TTL II/E-TTL/TTL autoflash, auto5/manual external flash metering, manual flash, stroboscopic flash | Effective Flash range
(with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, ISO 100) | Normal flash: approx. 0.5 - 30 m
Quick Flash: 0.5-12m (min.), 0.5-21m (Max.)
High-speed sync: approx. 0.5 - 15 m (at 1/250 sec.) | Flash exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | FEB | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (when used with flash exposure compensation) | FE lock | Press the camera’s <M-Fn>, <FEL> or <*> button | High-speed sync | Provided
(During radio transmission wireless shooting, high-speed sync is possible only with EOS digital cameras released since 2012.) | Manual flash | 1/128 - 1/1 power (1/3-stop increments) | Stroboscopic flash | Provided (1 - 500 Hz)
(1 Hz to 199 Hz during optical transmission wireless shooting) | Shutter Curtain Synchronization | 1st-curtain or 2nd-curtain synchronization can be set | Flash exposure confirmation | Flash exposure confirmation lamp lights | Modeling flash | Fired with camera’s depth-of-field preview button | Flash Recycling (with AA-size alkaline Battery) | Recycling time | Normal flash: 0.1-5.5 sec.
Quick flash: 0.1-3.3 sec | Flash-ready indicator | Normal flash: Red Flash exposure confirmation lamp lights
Quick flash: Green Flash exposure confirmation lamp lights | Radio Transmission Wireless Function | Standard | IEEE802.15.4, ARIB STD-T66 | Frequency | 2405 - 2475 MHz | Modulation system | Primary modulation: OQPSK, secondary modulation: DS-SS | Wireless settings | Master/slave | Channel | Auto, Ch. 1 - 15 | Wireless radio ID | 0000 - 9999 | Slave unit control | Up to 5 groups3 (A/B/C/D/E), up to 15 units | Transmission distance (Approx.) | 30m
* When there are no obstacles or obstructions between the master unit and slave unit, and no radio interference with other devices
* The transmission distance may be shorter depending on the relative positions of the units, surrounding environment and weather conditions | Flash ratio control | 8:1-1:1-1:8 in ½-stop increments (A:B) | Slave-ready indicator | The flash icon lights on the master unit’s LCD panel, slave unit’s AF-assist beam emitter blinks, flash-ready lamp lights | Shutter speed limitation | No 3 (However, for camera that released before 2012, the maximum shutter sync speed must be set one-step slower) | Remote release function | Provided4 | Linked shooting | Provided4 | Optical Transmission Wireless Function | Transmission method | Optical pulse | Wireless settings | Master/slave | Channel | Ch. 1 – 4 | Slave unit control | Up to 3 groups (A/B/C) | Transmission distance (Approx.) | Indoors: 0.7 - 15m
outdoors: 0.7 - 10m (at the front)
Reception angle: ±40° horizontal, ±30° vertical, facing the master unit | Flash ratio control | 8:1-1:1-1:8 in ½-stop increments (A:B) | Slave-ready indicator | Slave unit’s AF-assist beam emitter blinks, flash-ready lamp lights | AF-assist Beam | Compatible AF system | 1 - 61 AF points (28 mm or longer focal length) | Effective range (Approx.) | At center: 0.6-10m
Periphery: 0.6- 5m | Power Source | Internal power source | Four size-AA Alkaline/Ni-MH/lithium batteries | Battery life (Approx. flash count) | 100-700 flashes (with size-AA alkaline batteries) | Radio transmission wireless shooting time | Approx. 9 continuous hours
(When Master flash firing OFF, size- AA alkaline batteries) | Optical transmission wireless shooting count | Approx. 1500 transmissions
(Master unit firing disabled, size-AA alkaline batteries) | Power saving | Power off after approx. 90 sec. of idle operation
(When set as slave unit: 60 min.)
(When set as radio transmission wireless master unit and linked shooting: 5 min.) | External power source | Compact Battery Pack CP-E4 | General | Custom Function | 18 (42 settings) | Personal Function | 7 (14 settings)) | Camera-controlled Speedlite | Supported 5 | Dust and water-resistance | Yes6 (equivalent to EOS-1D series camera) | PC Terminal | Provided | Dimensions (W x H x D)(mm) | 79.7 x 142.9 x 125.4
(excluding the dust- and water-resistant adapter) | Weight (without batteries) (g) | 425g | 3 Applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2012 and onwards
4 600EX-RT or ST-E3-RT must be attached. For EOS Digital SLR cameras with N3-type remote control terminals released before 2012, Speedlite Release Cable SR-N3 (Optional) is required
5 Applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2007 and onwards
6 Applicable to EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS-1D Mark IV or EOS-1D X
Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RTSpecification
| Type | Type | On-camera Speedlite Transmitter | Compatible cameras | EOS type-A camera compatible with E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash | Radio Transmission Wireless Function | Exposure control type | E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash, manual flash, stroboscopic flash, auto external flash metering7 | Standard | IEEE802.15.4, ARIB STD-T66 | Frequency | 2405 - 2475 MHz | Modulation system | Primary modulation: OQPSK, secondary modulation: DS-SS | Channel | Auto, Ch. 1 - 15 | Wireless radio ID | 0000 - 9999 | Slave unit control | Up to 5 groups3 (A/B/C/D/E), up to 15 units | Transmission distance (Approx.) | 30m
* When there are no obstacles or obstructions between the master unit and slave unit, and no radio interference with other devices
* The transmission distance may be shorter depending on the relative positions of the units, surrounding environment and weather conditions | Flash ratio control | 8:1-1:1-1:8 in ½-stop increments (A:B) | Flash exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | FEB | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (when used with flash exposure compensation) | FE lock | Press the camera’s <M-Fn>, <FEL> or <*> button | High-speed sync | Provided 3 | Manual flash | 1/128 - 1/1 power (1/3-stop increments) | Stroboscopic flash | Provided (1 - 500 Hz) | Slave-ready indicator | The flash icon lights on the master unit’s LCD panel, slave unit’s AF-assist beam emitter blinks, flash-ready lamp lights | Flash exposure confirmation | Flash exposure confirmation lamp lights | Shutter speed limitation | No 3 (However, for camera that released before 2012, the maximum shutter sync speed must be set one-step slower) | Modeling flash | Fired with camera’s depth-of-field preview button | Remote release function | Provided4 | Linked shooting | Provided4 | Power Source | Internal power source | Two size-AA Alkaline/Ni-MH/lithium batteries | Radio transmission wireless shooting time | Approx. 10 continuous hours
(when using size- AA alkaline batteries) | Power saving | Power off after 5 min.of idle operation | General | Custom Function | 8 (19 settings) | Personal Function | 3 (5 settings)) | Camera-controlled Speedlite Transmitter | Supported 5 | Dust and water-resistance | Yes6 (equivalent to EOS-1D series camera) | Dimensions (W x H x D)(mm) | 67.4 x 61.5 x 77.4
(excluding the dust- and water-resistant adapter) | Weight (without batteries) (g) | 110g | 3 Applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2012 and onwards
4 600EX-RT or ST-E3-RT must be attached on camera. For EOS Digital SLR cameras with N3-type remote control terminals released before 2012, Speedlite Release Cable SR-N3 (Optional) is required
5 Applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2007 and onwards
6 Applicable to EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS-1D Mark IV or EOS-1D X
7 Only available in the Group firing mode and applicable to EOS Digital SLR cameras released from 2007 and onwards | |
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