Flash Bracketing; External Flash Shooting - Olympus E-3 Instruction Manual

Flash bracketing

The camera shoots multiple frames, changing the amount of light emitted by the flash for each
shot. The camera shoots 3 frames at a time with the following amount of light: optimum light,
light adjusted in the – direction, and light adjusted in the + direction.
Menu
• The compensation value will change according to the EV step. g"EV STEP" (P. 103)
• In single-frame shooting, the amount of light emitted by the flash changes every time the shutter
button is pressed.
• In sequential shooting, hold down the shutter button until the selected number of frames are taken.
• Releasing the shutter button stops flash bracketing shooting. When it stops, 0 blinks in the
viewfinder and on the control panel and 0 is displayed in green on the super control panel.

External flash shooting

In addition to the camera's built-in flash capabilities, you can use any of the external flash units
specified for use with this camera. This enables you to take advantage of a wider variety of
flash shooting techniques to suit different shooting conditions.
The external flashes communicate with the camera, allowing you to control the camera's flash
modes with various available flash control modes, such as TTL-AUTO and Super FP flash. An
external flash unit specified for use with this camera can be mounted on the camera by
attaching it to the camera's hot shoe. You can also attach the flash to the flash bracket on the
camera using the bracket cable (optional).
Refer to the external flash's manual as well.
Functions available with external flash units
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Optional flash
Flash control mode
GN (Guide number)
(ISO100)
RC mode
* The focal length of the lens that can be used (Calculated based on 35 mm film camera)
x
Notes
• The FL-40 optional flash cannot be used.
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MENU
[X] [FL BKT]
FL-50R FL-50 FL-36R
TTL-AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL,
FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL
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GN50 (85 mm ) GN36 (85 mm
*
GN28 (24 mm ) GN20 (24 mm
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FL-36 FL-20
TTL-AUTO, AUTO,
MANUAL
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GN20 (35 mm )
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RF-11 TF-22
TTL-AUTO, MANUAL
GN11 GN22
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