Attaching To The Camera/Removing From The Camera; Picture Shooting Using A Digital Camera With Communication Capability; Ttl Auto; Auto - Olympus DIGITAL FL-50 Manual De Instrucciones

ATTACHING TO THE CAMERA/REMOVING FROM THE CAMERA

Confirm that both the camera and electronic flash are off.
Attaching or removing the electronic flash while either the flash or the camera is on may result in
malfunction.
How to attach
1.
Place the light-emitting section in the standard position
(horizontal, front). If it is in the locked position, press and
turn the Bounce lock release button.
2.
Remove the hot shoe cover from the camera.
• Store the hot shoe cover in the pocket located on the inner
side of the flash case.
3.
Loosen the lock ring.
• If the lock pin is in the out position, press it in by turning it
all the way in the opposite direction to [←LOCK] until it
stops.
• Do not apply excessive force to the lock pin.
• Do not touch the electric contact with a finger or metallic object.
• Do not attach the electronic flash while the lock pin is in the out position.
Otherwise, malfunction may result.
4.
Slide the electronic flash all the way into the hot shoe until
it stops with a click.
5.
Turn the lock ring all the way into the direction of [←LOCK]
until it stops.
How to remove
1.
Loosen the lock ring completely, then slide the electronic
flash out of the hot shoe.
2.
Attach the hot shoe cover to the camera.
Notes
To use the electronic flash with a digital camera not equipped with hot shoe:
• If the camera has an external flash terminal, the electronic flash can be attached and connected using the flash
bracket and bracket cable (optional).
• The electronic flash cannot be used with a camera that is not equipped with a hot shoe or external flash terminal.
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PICTURE SHOOTING USING A DIGITAL CAMERA WITH COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY

<Selecting the control mode>
Flash control
Lock pin
mode

TTL AUTO

Electric contact

AUTO

MANUAL

FP
TTL AUTO
FP
MANUAL
Notes
• Certain modes may be unavailable depending on the shooting mode set on the camera and the functions of the
camera in use.
• It is not possible to select an unavailable mode.
1.
Turn the camera on.
2.
Turn the electronic flash on. The batteries are recharged
when the Charge lamp lights up.
3.
Press the Shutter button of the camera gently to start com-
munication of shooting information including ISO speed,
lens iris and shutter speed between the camera and elec-
tronic flash.
4.
Press the MODE button of the electronic flash to select
the flash control mode.
• The selected mode is shown in the control panel.
• The mode is switched every time the MODE button is
pressed.
Control panel
Control operation Main application
display
Flash is controlled automatically Usually use this mode with a
by performing pre-flash accord- camera with communication
ing to the camera setup. capability.
Flash light intensity is controlled If the camera has communica-
according to the light detected tion capability, this mode can be
through the auto light receptor of used only when the camera is
the flash and to the camera setup. an AUTO-compatible model.
Flash is performed according to Shooting using manual flash.
the manually set guide number
(GN).
TTL AUTO and MANUAL modes Outdoor shooting using flash,
with Super FP emission that can such as sync shooting in the
synchronize with the high-speed daytime.
shooting of the single-lens-reflex
focal plane shutter.
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