P.245 – Olympus IR-500 User Manual

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Green indicator/flash mark/flash standby indication

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Green indicator/flash mark/flash standby
indication

The green indicator and flash mark appearing on the monitor indicate the following depending

on whether they are on, off, or blinking.

Indication

Indication

status

Camera status

Possible/Impossible action

Green

indicator

Lights steadily

The subject is in focus

(when the shutter button is

pressed halfway.)

Pictures can be taken.

Blinks

The subject is not in focus

(when the shutter button is

pressed halfway.)

Pictures can be taken, but may be

out of focus.

Performing long time-

exposure shooting

Shutter speed is slower than 1/2

sec. Stabilize the camera to prevent

camera movement.

Flash

mark

Lights steadily

Flash standby

Pictures can be taken.

Blinks

The flash is charging.

No pictures can be taken. If you

want the flash to fire, wait until the

flash mark stops blinking.

Note

Do not open the battery/card cover or connect/disconnect the AC adapter while the card access lamp is

blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of the pictures you have just taken.

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