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Canon 580EX & 580EXII Auto-shutoff when using remote (ie. w/PocketWizard, etc.) [Updated]

published by Will Hawkins on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 4:41pm
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If you are an owner of a Canon 580EX or 580EXII and plan to use it remote, make sure you take this quick step to avoid having the flash auto-shutdown after each one minute period of inactivity.

Most of the shooting I engage myself in that requires off-camera flash can be covered by my Canon Speedlites. On my old 550EX, the power switch has 3 positions: Off, On, On w/Power-saving automatic idle shutdown.