Can I use the Canon ST-E2 wireless transmitter with the Powershot?
Yes, the G1 and G2 work with 550EX and/or 420EX strobes, though imperfectly. The new G3 finally provides official support for this great flash remote. Using the wireless transmitter is also the only way found so far to use the G1/G2 with the 550EX stroboscopic “MULTI” mode set the 550EX to be a manual slave, and trigger it from the transmitter via the camera “Tv” mode. More info on the ST-E2 right here at Botzilla. • What is “Flash White Balance”? Aren’t flash units balanced to match daylight? Yes indeed they are. The “Flash” White Balance setting is actually a special form of Auto White Balance (AWB), tuned especially for flash. The reason for this, apparently, is because Canon engineers know that many people like to bounce flash around a room, and flash often co-exists with ambient light. The “flash” setting tunes the WB to accomodate color that may “bleed” into the image from bounce and/or the extra contribution of ambient. If you want a “pure” flash setting, perhaps because you are
