Using Commercially Available Flashes - Olympus E-P1 Instruction Manual

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Turn on the flash.
• When the charge lamp on the flash lights up,
charging is complete.
• The flash will be synchronized with the camera at a
speed of 1/180 sec. or less.
4
Select a flash mode.
5
Select the flash control mode.
• TTL-AUTO is recommended for normal use.
6
Press the shutter button halfway.
• Shooting information such as ISO sensitivity,
aperture value, and shutter speed is
communicated between the camera and flash.
7
Press the shutter button all the way.
Super FP flash
Super FP flash is available with the FL-50R or FL-36R. You can use the Super FP flash even
where normal flashes cannot be used with high shutter speed. Fill-in flash shooting with the
aperture open (such as in outdoor portrait shooting) is also possible with Super FP flash. For
details, refer to the external flash's manual.

Using commercially available flashes

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You cannot use the camera to adjust the amount of light emitted from a commercially
available flash except for a flash specified for use with this camera. To use a commercially
available flash, connect it to the hot shoe. Set the camera's shooting mode to M.
Non-specified commercial flashes
1) Exposures when using a flash require that adjustments be made on the flash. If a flash is
used in the auto mode, match it with the f-number and ISO sensitivity settings on the
camera.
2) Even if the flash auto f-number and ISO sensitivity are set the same as on the camera, the
correct exposure may not be obtained depending on the shooting conditions. In such a
case, adjust the auto f-number or ISO on the flash or calculate the distance in the manual
mode.
3) Use a flash with an illumination angle that matches the focal length of the lens. The focal
length of the lens for 35 mm film is approximately twice as long as the focal length of the
lenses designed for this camera.
4) Do not use a flash unit or other accessory TTL flash that has additional communication
functions other than the specified flashes, since it may not only fail to function normally,
but may also cause damage to the camera's circuitry.
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