Flash Intensity Control; Flash Bracketing - Olympus E-520 Instruction Manual

Flash intensity control

The flash intensity can be adjusted from +3 to -3.
In some situations (e.g., when shooting small subjects, distant backgrounds, etc.), you may
get better results by adjusting the amount of light emitted by the flash ("flash intensity"). It is
useful when you intend to increase the contrast (distinction between light and dark) of images
to make the images more vivid.
Direct button
Super control panel
Menu
7
x
Notes
• This does not work during manual flash.
• This does not work when the flash control mode on the electronic flash is set to MANUAL.
• If flash intensity is adjusted on the electronic flash, it will be combined with the camera's flash
intensity setting.
• When [w+F] is set to [ON], the flash intensity value will be added to the exposure
compensation value. g"w+F" (P. 95)

Flash bracketing

The camera shoots multiple frames, changing the amount of light emitted by the flash for
each shot. The camera shoots 3 frames at a time with the following amount of light: optimum
light, light adjusted in the – direction, and light adjusted in the + direction.
Menu
• The compensation value will change according to the EV
step. g"EV STEP" (P. 94)
• In single-frame shooting, the amount of light emitted by
the flash changes every time the shutter button is
pressed.
• In sequential shooting, hold down the shutter button until
the selected number of frames are taken.
• Releasing the shutter button stops flash bracketing
shooting. When it stops, 0 is displayed in green on
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the super control panel.
EN
# + F j
i p: [w]
MENU [X] [w]
MENU [X] [FL BKT]
j
# button
F button
METERING
RC MODE
0 0
AF MODE
AF AREA
ANTI-SHOCK
CANCEL SELECT GO
FL BKT
AE BKT
OFF
WB BKT
3F 0.3EV
FL BKT
3F 0.7EV
3F 1.0EV
CANCEL SELECT GO
+3
OFF
+2
0.0
+1
S-AF 0
-1
-2
OFF
-3