Olympus EVOLT E-500 Advanced Manual page 53

Flash modes available in different exposure mode
Control panel
Exposure
screen/menu
mode
display
AUTO
!
P
#
A
$
i
!SLOW
&
#SLOW
l
#SLOW2
2
/*
#FULL
j
#1/4
#1/16
#1/64
#
H
$
S
# SLOW2
M
#FULL
#1/4
#1/16
#1/64
*1 When the flash is set to the Super FP mode, it detects backlight before
emitting light. g "Super FP flash" (P. 60)
*2 In / mode, AUTO, !,#and $ are not available.
Conditions
Flash mode
to timing
Auto-flash
Auto-flash
1st curtain
(red-eye reduction)
Fill-in flash
Flash off
Slow synchronization
(red-eye reduction)
1st curtain
Slow synchronization
(1st curtain)
Slow synchronization
2nd curtain
(2nd curtain)
Manual flash (FULL)
Manual flash (1/4)
Manual flash (1/16)
1st curtain
Manual flash (1/64)
Fill-in flash
Fill-in flash
(red-eye reduction)
Flash off
Fill-in flash/
Slow synchronization/ 2nd curtain
(2nd curtain)
Manual flash (FULL)
Manual flash (1/4)
1st curtain
Manual flash (1/16)
Manual flash (1/64)
Conditions to
fire the flash
Fires
automatically in
1
dark/backlit *
conditions
Always fires
– –
Fires
automatically in
1
dark/backlit *
conditions
Always fires
– –
Always fires
Flash shooting
Shutter
speed
restrictions
1/30 sec. -
1/180 sec.
60 sec. -
1/180 sec.
4
–
60 sec. -
1/180 sec.
–
60 sec. -
1/180 sec.
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