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Using commercially available external flashes 178, External flash (cont.) – Olympus C-4040 Zoom User Manual

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Chapter 11

External flash (Cont.)

Using commercially available external flashes

1

Mount an external flash on the flash
bracket, then fasten it to the camera's
tripod socket and connect the flash
bracket and the camera's 5-pin
external flash socket using the bracket
cable.

2

In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T CAMERA T A/S/M T M. Press

.

Adjust the shutter speed and the
aperture.
● 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.

3

Turn on the external flash.

4

Set the mode that automatically controls the amount of light emitted
by the external flash. Also set ISO and aperture on the external flash
to match the camera’s settings.
● See the user’s manual for the external flash to select its modes.

External flashes (commercially available) can also be used with the exclusive
FL-BK01 (optional) and FL-CB01 bracket cable (optional) when the camera’s
mode dial is set to A/S/M.
For details on compatible commercially available external flashes, refer to the
next page.

5-pin external flash socket

● The camera's flash mode will have no effect on the external flash. The

external flash will fire even when the camera's flash mode is set to

(off).

● Confirm in advance that the external flash you are using is synchronized

with the camera.