Synchro - Olympus SP-500 Advanced Manual

Flash shooting

Synchro

Select the flash timing.
#SYNC1 (front curtain)
#SYNC2 (rear curtain)
3
When the shutter speed is set to 4 sec.
rear curtain
Top menu
[#SYNC1] / [#SYNC2]
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The flash fires right after the shutter fully opens.
With the rear curtain, the flash fires just before the
shutter closes. You can use this setting to create
interesting effects in your picture, such as
expressing the movement of a car by showing the
tail-lights streaming backwards. The slower the
shutter speed, the better the effects turn out. If the
shutter speed is faster than 1/200, the flash fires
automatically with the front curtain.
4
sec.
rear curtain flash
fires
Shutter closes
[MODE MENU] [CAMERA]
4 sec.
0
front curtain flash
fires
Shutter button fully
pressed
[#SYNCRO]
g"Using the menus" (P. 17)
front curtain