Olympus E-3 User Manual

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Text mode
Original mode

lash shooti

Manual flash

This allows the built-in flash to output a fixed amount of light. To shoot with manual flash, set the
f-number on the lens based on the distance to the subject.

ISO sensitivity

Setting display

Ratio of amount of light

GN: Guide number (Equivalent to ISO 100)

FULL (1/1)

1/4

6.5

1/16

3.3

1/64

1.6

ISO value

100

200

400

800

1600

3200

ISO sensitivity

1.0

1.4

2.0

2.8

4.0

5.6

Direct button

# + j

Super control panel

p: [FLASH MODE]

Viewfinder

Control panel

• For details on displaying the settings, refer to “Flash modes that can be set by shooting

mode” (

gP. 139).

Calculate the f-number on the lens using the following formula.

Aperture (f-number) =

GN x ISO sensitivity

Distance to the subject (m)

# button

Flash mode