Flash Exposure - Olympus E-3 User Manual

suggests. Then fire away and let the AUTO ISO setting adjust for
ambient lighting while the flash fills-in.

FLASH EXPOSURE

The flash exposure system of the E-3 is a development of the
ground-breaking system first revealed on the legendary OM-2n
and OM-4Ti models.
Other than on many flash systems offered to date on SLR
cameras, the E-3 permits you to synchronise any Olympus FL
series speedlight at any shutter speed, right up to the available
maximum of 1/8000 second.
In addition, the built-in pop-up flash can act as a wireless control
commander to activate – and control – 3 groups of up to 3
remote flash units (thus 9 in total).
When considered together with the various automated exposure
and exposure compensation settings available on the E-3, the
flash system opens up a whole new world of creative
photographic opportunities for really dynamic results.
Firstly, let us explain the core concepts involved in flash
photography...
FLASH 101...
An electronic flash normally emits a short, sharp burst of light as
the energy stored in a capacitor is released through a gas-filled
tube. If you were to graph a typical electronic flash emission
sequence, the graph would appear something like the following
example.
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