Olympus CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual page 61

Flash shooting
TIPS
The # (flash charging) indication blinks.
→ The flash is charging. Wait until # goes off.
Shutter speed when using the flash (Auto-flash, red-eye reduction, fill-in
flash).
→ When # lights, the flash fires automatically but the shutter speed locks at a
level at which camera movement is not likely to occur. The level at which
the shutter speed locks changes depending on the zoom position.
Zoom position
W (max.)
T (max.)
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• AUTO, !, # and H SLOW are not available in S and M modes.
• The flash does not fire in the following situations:
Note
In n mode, during sequential shooting (i, j, k, 7),
during super macro shooting, during panorama shooting.
• The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode, especially
with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on the monitor.
• When a conversion lens is attached to the camera, vignetting may occur. To
take flash pictures, use an external flash.
(Auto-flash (No indication)
The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
(Red-eye reduction flash (!)
The light from the flash may make the subject's eyes appear red in the picture.
The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by
emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. This helps accustom the
subject's eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye phenomenon.
• After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released.
Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement.
Note
• Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre-
flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics
may also limit effectiveness.
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Shutter speed
1/30 sec.
1/125 sec.
The subject's eyes appear red.