Using roc for manual strobe control, Shooting the tetra 5060 with roc in ttl – Olympus 5060 User Manual

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If ROC is in stand-by mode and the shutter button is pressed, ROC will process the
shutter command and return to the active status.

ROC will turn off after 30 minutes of inactivity.You must press the ROC button to turn
ROC on again.

Using ROC for manual strobe control

1.

Turn strobe(s) on and in the TTL position.Turn the camera’s flash off.

2.

Press the ROC button to turn on ROC and press again to switch ROC to Manual mode
from TTL.When in Manual mode, status LED is off.

3.

Press the + button to increase the strobe’s power or the - button to decrease the
strobe’s power.

Shooting the Tetra 5060 with ROC in TTL

Not all strobes are capable of the double-flash performance required by the Tetra 5060’s
TTL system.

The following list show the strobes that ARE

compatible.

Ikelite DS-125
Ikelite DS-50
Sea & Sea YS-350/300
Sea & Sea YS-120
Sea & Sea YS-90DX/90/60/50
Sea & Sea YS-30

If your strobe is not compatible, you will not be able to toggle between TTL and Manual
modes. ROC will always be in manual mode.

1.

Turn strobe(s) on and in the TTL position.Turn on the camera’s flash.

2.

Press the ROC button to turn on ROC.TTL is indicated by a green status LED.

After a photo is taken the power level will indicate the output power level the strobe
produced.

If the status LED flashes red and green alternately, this is a signal the strobe didn’t
produce enough light to properly expose the photo.

If TTL is not providing the desired exposure you can switch to manual with a push of a
button. If you want more light press the “+” button. For less light press the “-” button.

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