Flash Bracketing; External Electronic Flashes (Optional) - Olympus EVOLT E-500 Advanced Manual

Flash bracketing

The camera shoots multiple frames, changing the amount of light emitted by
the flash for each shot.
1
Menu [ ] [FL BKT]
2
Use to set.
[OFF] / [3F 0.3EV] / [3F 0.7EV] / [3F 1.0EV]
• You can change the EV step interval in the
custom menu.
g "EV step" (P. 123)
3
Press the i button.
• When the shutter button is pressed, the camera shoots 3 frames at a time in
the following order; Frame with optimum amount of light emission, frame
adjusted in - direction and frame adjusted in + direction.

External electronic flashes (optional)

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. The flash can be mounted on the camera by
attaching it to the camera's hot shoe. For details, refer to the external flash's
manual.
Functions available with external flash units
Optional
flash
Flash control TTL AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL,
mode FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL
GN (Guide
GN 50 (85 mm*)
number)
GN 28 (24 mm*)
(ISO100)
* Calculated based on 35mm film camera.
• The optional external flashes cannot be used with the built-in flash.
• The FL-40 optional flash cannot be used.
FL-50 FL-36
GN 36 (85 mm*)
GN 26 (24 mm*)
Notes
FL-20 RF-11
TTL AUTO,
AUTO, MANUAL
GN20
GN11
(35 mm*)
Flash shooting
4
TF-22
TTL AUTO,
MANUAL
GN22
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