Using Commercially Available Flashes - Olympus E-620 Instruction Manual

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Use the super control panel to set the flash mode and other settings for each
group.
Group
• Select the flash
control mode and
adjust the flash
intensity individually
for groups A, B, and
C. For MANUAL,
select the flash
intensity.
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Select a flash mode.
• Red-eye reduction flash is not possible in RC mode.
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Press the # button to raise the built-in flash.
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After shooting preparations are completed, take some test shots to check the
flash operation and images.
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Begin shooting while checking the charging completed indications of the
camera and flash.
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Notes
• Although there is no limit to the number of wireless flashes you can use, it is recommended
that each group have no more than three flashes to prevent flash malfunction due to mutual
interference.
• In RC mode, the built-in flash is used to control the wireless flash. The built-in flash cannot be
used for flash shooting in this mode.
• For 2nd curtain synchronization, set the shutter speed and anti-shock settings to within 4
seconds. Wireless flash shooting may not operate properly when using a slower shutter
speed or anti-shock setting.

Using commercially available flashes

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.
Flash intensity value
2009. 03.16
TTL +1.0
M 1 / 8
–
OFF
Flash control Flash
mode intensity
Normal flash/Super FP flash
• Switch between normal flash and
Super FP flash.
RC
LO
Communication light level
2
• Set the communication light level to
[HI], [MID], or [LO].
Channel
• Set the communication channel to
the same channel used on the flash.
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