Why won’t flash fire in Live View on a Canon 70D?

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I’m using a Canon 70D with a Canon Speedlite 580EX II. In Live View, neither the external flash nor the built-in pop-up flash will fire. Is there a camera setting that prevents flash from working in Live View, and how can I change it?

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The reason why the flash isn't triggering is because you have silent shutter activated on your camera.

To disable it on your 70D please go to the Camera 2 Tab of your menu and then change the Silent LV Shoot setting to disable. http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eos70dshootingguide/function/index.html

Have a look at these different articles: http://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/gear/lights/Triggering-Flashes-While-Using-LiveView.html http://www.p4pictures.com/2011/02/live-view-mode-and-flash-on-your-eos-dslr/

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Normally Canon speedlite disable the Silent shutter. However your flash model is 6years older than the camera so it might not have that feature.

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Yes. On the Canon 70D, Live View flash firing can be blocked if Silent LV Shoot (silent shutter in Live View) is enabled. Disable that setting and try again.

On the 70D, go to the camera shooting menu and look for Silent LV Shoot, then set it to Disable. After that, the built-in flash or attached Speedlite should be able to fire in Live View.

One extra note: newer Canon Speedlites may automatically override silent shooting behavior, but the 580EX II is older than the 70D, so it may not do that consistently. If flash won’t fire in Live View, Silent LV Shoot is the first setting to check.

Why won’t flash fire in Live View on a Canon 70D?

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