Picture Shooting Using A Digital Camera Without Communication Capability; Selecting The Control Mode; Auto - Olympus FL-36 Instruction Manual

PICTURE SHOOTING USING A DIGITAL CAMERA WITHOUT COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY

<Selecting the control mode>
1.
Turn the electronic flash on. The batteries are recharged
when the Charge lamp lights up.
2.
Press the MODE button to select the flash control mode.
• The selected mode is shown in the control panel.
• The mode is switched every time the MODE button is
pressed.
Flash control Control panel
Control operation
mode display
Flash light intensity is controlled

AUTO

according to the light detected
through the auto light receptor of
the flash and to the lens iris (F).
Flash activation is performed
MANUAL
according to the manually set
guide number (GN).
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Ref.
Main application
Pages
Usually use this mode.
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Shooting using manual flash.
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<AUTO>
In this mode, the flash light intensity is controlled automatically according to the lens iris (F) setting.
1.
ISO speed AUTO indicator MZOOM indicator
2.
3.
4.
Lens iris (F)
Memo:
Test flash activation
Flash activation can be tested before actually releasing the shutter.
Press the Test button for test flash activation.
The light control is OK when the AUTO CHECK lamp blinks for about 5 seconds after
the test flash activation.
If the lamp does not blink, change the lens iris (F), ISO speed, subject distance, etc.
• The light check by means of test flash activation is possible only in the AUTO mode.
Adjust Zoom according to the focal length of the lens.
While keeping the MODE button pressed, turn the select dial within
2 seconds to set the ISO speed.
Note: If the MODE button is kept pressed for more than 2 seconds,
the flash mode changes to the Custom Setup mode (see page 47).
Turn the select dial according to the lens iris (F).
If the camera setup (ISO speed and lens iris (F)) does not
match one of the usable ISO speed/lens iris (F) combina-
tions, the ISO and F indicators blink to alert you. In this case,
change the camera setup (ISO speed and/or lens iris (F)).
When flash activation has been performed correctly,
the AUTO CHECK lamp blinks for about 5 seconds
after the shutter is released.
Memo:
By selecting an ISO speed and lens iris (F) different from those
set on the camera, the light intensity can be adjusted in 1/3 steps.
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