Olympus SP-310 - Manual (Page 48)

Selecting the flash (QFLASH)
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Turn on the external flash.
• Set the mode dial to TTL-AUTO.
• Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning the flash on.
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Press the # button repeatedly to set the flash mode.
g“Flash shooting” (P. 43)
Provided that the flash can be connected to the hot shoe, a commercially available
external flash may be used. For details on compatible commercially available
external flashes, refer to P. 167. The amount of light emitted cannot be adjusted on
commercially available external flashes except Olympus FL series.
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Attach the external flash to the
hot shoe and connect it to the
camera.
• For instructions on how to attach the
flash, refer to the manual for the external
flash.
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Adjust the shutter speed and
aperture.
g“Changing the aperture value and
shutter speed for shooting pictures” (P. 56)
• Remember that a slow shutter speed
can produce blurred images. For the
best results, we recommend that you set
the shutter speed from 1/200 to 1/300
seconds.
Note
• If close-up pictures are overexposed, try using the built-in flash by itself.
• When the built-in flash and the external flash are used together, the built-in
flash is used as the compensating light source. If the amount of light from the
external flash is insufficient (beyond its working range), the resulting pictures
may be underexposed.
Using commercially available external flashes (SP-350)