Flash Type
- Type - E-TTL II/E-TTL/TTL autoflash Speedlite
- Compatible cameras - Type-A EOS cameras (E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash), Type-B EOS cameras (TTL autoflash)
- Guide No. - 43/141 (at 105mm focal length, ISO 100 in meters/feet)
- Flash coverage - 24 - 105mm (14mm with built-in wide panel)
- Flash duration - Normal flash: 1.4 ms or shorter
- Colour temperature information transmission - Flash colour temperature information transmitted to camera when flash is fired
Exposure Control
- Exposure control system - E-TTL II/E-TTL/TTL autoflash, manual flash
- Effective flash range - Normal flash: 0.7 - 24.3 m / 2.3 - 79.7 ft. High-speed sync: 0.7 - 12 m / 2.3 - 39.4 ft. (at 1/250 sec.)
- Flash exposure compensation - ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
- FE lock - Provided
- High-speed sync - Provided
- FEB - No
- Second-curtain flash sync - Yes
- Flash exposure confirmation - Flash exposure confirmation lamp lights
Flash Recycling
Recycling time/Flash-ready indicator - Normal flash: Approx. 3.0 sec. / Red pilot lamp lights (with size-AA alkaline batteries).
Wireless Slave Feature
- Transmission method - Optical pulse
- Channels - 4
- Transmission range (Approx.) Reception angle toward master unit: ±40º horizontal, ±30º vertical
- Slave-ready indicator - AF-assist beam blinks
- Modeling flash - Fired with camera’s depth-of-field preview button
Bounce
- Top - 45, 60, 75 and 90 degrees
- Left - 60, 75, 90, 120, 150 and 180 degrees
- Right - 60, 75, 90, degrees
- Custom Functions - Nine Custom Functions with 20 settings
- Camera-controlled Speedlite - Enabled (with K169 and newer EOS DIGITAL cameras)
AF-Assist Beam
- Linkable AF points - 1 - 9 AF points (28mm or longer focal length)
- Effective range - At centre: Approx. 0.7 - 10 m / 2.3 - 32.8 ft., Periphery: Approx. 0.7 - 5 m / 2.3 - 16.4 ft.
430EXII Power Source
- Battery - Four size-AA alkaline batteries (Size-AA Ni-MH or lithium batteries also possible)
- Battery life (flash count) - Approx. 200 - 1400 flashes (with size-AA alkaline batteries)
- Power saving - Power off after 90 sec. to 15 min. of idle operation (60 min. if set as slave)
Misc.
- External flash exposure (auto or manual) - No
- PC terminal - No
- Dedicated bracket - SB-E2
- Dimensions (W x H x D) 72 x 122 x 101 mm / 2.8 x 4.8 x 4.0 in.
- Weight (excluding batteries) Approx. 320 g / 11.3 oz.