Flash Synchronization And Shutter Speed; Flash Modes That Can Be Set By Shooting Mode; Focal Lengths That Can Be Set - Olympus 262857 Instruction Manual

Flash synchronization and shutter speed

Shooting
mode
P 1/ (lens focal length × 2) or synchronization
timing, whichever is slower
A
S
The set shutter speed
M
*1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 – 1/160 g "#X-SYNC." (P. 75)
*2 Can be changed using menu: 1/30 – 1/160 g "#SLOW LIMIT" (P. 75)

Flash modes that can be set by shooting mode

Shooting
Mode
P/A
S/M
CURTAIN
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*1 When the flash is set to the Super FP mode, it detects backlight with longer
duration than for normal flash before emitting light.
#AUTO, $ can be set in A mode.
•

Focal lengths that can be set

8 mm 10 mm
35 mm 40 mm
85 mm 90 mm
210 mm 250 mm
• Choose the value that most closely matches to the one that is printed on the lens.
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Flash timing
Super
control Flash Mode
panel
#
Auto flash
AUTO
Auto flash
!
(red-eye reduction)
# Fill-in flash
Flash off
$
Slow synchronization
!
SLOW (red-eye reduction)
# Slow synchronization
SLOW (1st curtain)
# Slow synchronization
SLOW2 (2nd curtain)
# Fill-in flash
Fill-in flash
H
(red-eye reduction)
Flash off
$
Fill-in flash/Slow
2nd
synchronization
(2nd curtain)
12 mm 16 mm
48 mm 50 mm
100 mm 105 mm
300 mm 350 mm
Upper limit of
synchronization
timing*
Flash Conditions for
timing firing the flash
Fires automatically
in dark/backlit
1st
conditions
curtain
Always fires
k
1st
curtain Fires automatically
in dark/backlit
conditions
2nd
curtain
1st
Always fires
curtain
k
2nd
Always fires
curtain
18 mm 21 mm 24 mm
55 mm 65 mm 70 mm
120 mm 135 mm 150 mm
400 mm 500 mm 600 mm
Fixed
timing when
flash fires*
1
1/60
1/160
―
Shutter
speed limit
*1 1/30 sec. –
1/160 sec.
k k
60 sec. –
*1
1/160 sec.
60 sec. –
1/160 sec.
k k
60 sec. –
1/160 sec.
28 mm 30 mm
75 mm 80 mm
180 mm 200 mm
800 mm 1000 mm
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