Recording Functions; Using The Arrow Pad; Flash; Macro Mode - Olympus C-2/D-230 Basic Manual

RECORDING FUNCTIONS

USING THE ARROW PAD

FLASH

The flash is designed to fire automatically when the flash setting is AUTO
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(default setting) and you take pictures under low light conditions or against
strong backlight. You can change the flash mode to suite different shooting
situations.
1 Open the lens barrier.
The camera turns on in the Record mode.
2 Press the
The monitor shows the current flash mode.
3 To change the setting, press the
mode is displayed.
The mode changes in the following sequence each time the
is pressed:
[ ] [
4 Take a picture.
• You can set the flash mode by selecting [
Note
• The flash working distance is approximately 0.2 m ~ 3.5 m/0.7 ft ~11.5 ft.
• All the flash settings returns to AUTO mode (default setting) when the clear
settings value is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See "Clear settings"
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• The orange lamp blinks while the flash is charging. You can take a picture at
this time, but the flash will not fire. To use the flash, wait until the orange lamp
Caution
goes off before pressing the shutter button.
• When taking pictures at close range using the flash, the appropriate brightness
may not be achieved and there may be pronounced shadows as a result.
• The flash can not be used in the Sequence mode, the Panorama mode and the
Movie mode.

MACRO MODE

The Macro mode is recommended when shooting a subject at distances of
10 cm ~ 50 cm/4 in ~ 1.6 ft.
1 Open the lens barrier.
The camera turns on in the Record mode.
2 Press the
The monitor shows the current Macro mode [OFF].
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button.
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button until the appropriate flash
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