Olympus X-300 EN - Manual (Page 59)

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Sh
oot
ing ba
sics
Using the flash
Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you
want to achieve.
1
Open the lens barrier fully.
• The camera turns on in the shooting
mode.
2
Press ( ).
• The current flash setting is displayed.
3
Press to change the flash mode
to your desired setting.
• Each time you press , the flash mode
changes in the following sequence:
"Auto-flash" - "
Red-eye reduction
flash" - " Fill-in flash" - " Flash off".
4
Press the shutter button halfway.
• When the flash is set to fire, the orange lamp remains lit.
5
Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.
Flash working range
W (max.): Approx. 20 cm to 3.4 m (0.7 ft. to 11 ft.)
T (max.) : Approx. 20 cm to 2.0 m (0.7 ft. to 7 ft.)
TIPS
The orange lamp or (flash standby) indication blinks.
→
The flash is charging. Wait until the orange lamp goes off.
Flash mode
button (
)