Olympus E-500 - Manual (Page 53)

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Flash shooting
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Flash modes available in different exposure mode
*1 When the flash is set to the Super FP mode, it detects backlight before
emitting light. g "Super FP flash" (P. 60)
*2 In / mode, AUTO, !,#and $ are not available.
Exposure
mode
Control panel
screen/menu
display
Flash mode
Conditions
to timing
Conditions to
fire the flash
Shutter
speed
restrictions
AUTO
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AUTO Auto-flash
1st curtain
Fires
automatically in
dark/backlit * 1
conditions
1/30 sec. -
1/180 sec.
!
Auto-flash
(red-eye reduction)
# Fill-in flash Always fires
60 sec. -
1/180 sec.
$ Flash off – – –
!SLOW
Slow synchronization
(red-eye reduction)
1st curtain
Fires
automatically in
dark/backlit * 1
conditions 60 sec. -
1/180 sec.
#SLOW
Slow synchronization
(1st curtain)
#SLOW2
Slow synchronization
(2nd curtain)
2nd curtain
#FULL Manual flash (FULL)
1st curtain
#1/4 Manual flash (1/4)
#1/16 Manual flash (1/16)
#1/64 Manual flash (1/64)
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# Fill-in flash
Always fires
H
Fill-in flash
(red-eye reduction)
$ Flash off – – –
# SLOW2
Fill-in flash/
Slow synchronization/
(2nd curtain)
2nd curtain
Always fires
60 sec. -
1/180 sec.
#FULL Manual flash (FULL)
1st curtain
#1/4 Manual flash (1/4)
#1/16 Manual flash (1/16)
#1/64 Manual flash (1/64)