Olympus E-400 - Manual (Page 50)

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Flash shooting
Shooting functions
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Using the external electronic flash
Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning on the flash’s power.
1
Remove the hot shoe cover by
sliding it in the direction
indicated by the arrow in the
illustration.
• Keep the shoe cover in a safe
place to avoid losing it, and put it
back on the camera after flash
shooting.
2
Attach the electronic flash to
the hot shoe on the camera.
• If the lock pin is protruding, turn
the shoe lock ring as far as it will
go in the direction opposite to
LOCK. This will pull the lock pin
back inside.
3
Turn on the flash.
• When the charge lamp on the
flash lights up, charging is
complete.
• The flash will be synchronized
with the camera at a speed of
1/180 sec. or less.
4
Select a flash mode.
5
Select the flash control mode.
• TTL-AUTO is recommended for
normal use.
6
Press the shutter button
halfway.
• Shooting information such as ISO
sensitivity, aperture value, and
shutter speed is communicated between the camera and flash.
7
Press the shutter button all the way.
x Notes
• The built-in flash cannot be used when an external flash is attached to the hot
shoe.
Lock pin
Lock ring