Olympus E-400 - Manual (Page 51)

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Flash shooting
Shooting functions
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Super FP flash
Super FP flash is available with the FL-50 or FL-36. Use the Super FP flash
where normal flashes cannot be used with high shutter speed.
Fill-in flash shooting with the aperture open (such as in outdoor portrait
shooting) is also possible with Super FP flash. For details, refer to the external
flash’s manual.
Using commercially available flashes
Use the M shooting mode on the camera when using any commercially
available flash except for the flashes specified for this camera. For details on
non-specified commercial flashes, see “Non-specified commercial
flashes” (
g P. 52).
1
Remove the hot shoe cover to
connect the flash unit to the
camera.
2
Set the shooting mode to M
mode, then set the aperture
value and shutter speed.
• Set the shutter speed to 1/180
sec. or slower. If the shutter speed
is faster than this, commercially
available flashes cannot be used.
• A slower shutter speed may
produce blurred images.
3
Turn on the flash.
• Be sure to turn on the flash after attaching the flash unit to the camera.
Super FP flash
Detailed display on the control panel