Olympus C-5050 Zoom - Manual (Page 84)

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Flash shooting
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2nd curtain (rear curtain) SLOW 2
In contrast to 1st curtain, 2nd curtain fires the flash just before the shutter
closes. Changing the flash timing can create interesting effects in your
picture, such as expressing the movement of a car by showing the tail-lights
streaming backwards. The slower the shutter speed, the better the effects
turn out.
The slowest possible shutter speed depends on the shooting mode:
M mode : 16 sec.
P/A/S mode : 1 sec.
1st curtain with red-eye reduction SLOW
This mode is for when you want to use slow synchronization, yet also reduce
the red-eye phenomenon. For instance, when shooting a person against a
brightly lit night background. A normal flash might make the person’s eyes
red, but 1st curtain with red-eye reduction lets you capture the background
correctly and reduce the red-eye phenomenon at the same time. 2nd curtain
with red-eye reduction is not available.
2nd curtain flash fires
Shutter closes
1st curtain flash fires
Shutter fully opens
When the shutter speed is set to 4 sec.
front curtain rear curtain
4 sec.
4 sec. 0