Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 70)

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Flash shooting
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In addition to the camera’s built-in flash capabilities, you can use any of the external flash
units specified for use with this camera. This enables you to take advantage of a wider variety
of flash shooting techniques to suit different shooting conditions.
The external flashes communicate with the camera, allowing you to control the camera’s
flash modes with various available flash control modes, such as TTL-AUTO and Super FP
flash. An external flash unit specified for use with this camera can be mounted on the camera
by attaching it to the camera’s hot shoe.
Refer to the external flash’s manual as well.
Functions available with external flash units
* The focal length of the lens that can be used (Calculated based on 35 mm film camera)
x
Notes
• The FL-40 optional flash cannot be used.
Using the external electronic flash
Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning on the flash’s power.
1
Remove the hot shoe cover by sliding it
in the direction indicated by the arrow in
the illustration.
• Keep the shoe cover in a safe place to avoid
losing it, and put it back on the camera after
flash shooting.
2
Attach the electronic flash to the hot
shoe on the camera.
• If the lock pin is protruding, turn the shoe lock
ring as far as it will go in the direction opposite
to LOCK. This will pull the lock pin back inside.
3
Turn on the flash.
• When the charge lamp on the flash lights up,
charging is complete.
• The flash will be synchronized with the camera at a
speed of 1/180 sec. or less.
4
Select a flash mode.
5
Select the flash control mode.
• TTL-AUTO is recommended for normal use.
6
Press the shutter button halfway.
• Shooting information such as ISO sensitivity,
aperture value, and shutter speed is communicated
between the camera and flash.
7
Press the shutter button all the way.
External flash shooting
Optional flash FL-50R FL-50 FL-36R FL-36 FL-20 RF-11 TF-22
Flash control mode
TTL-AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL,
FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL
TTL-AUTO,
AUTO, MANUAL
TTL-AUTO,
MANUAL
GN (Guide number)
(ISO100) GN50 (85 mm * )
GN28 (24 mm * )
GN36 (85 mm * )
GN20 (24 mm * )
GN20 (35 mm * ) GN11 GN22
RC mode 9 k 9 k k k k
Hot shoe cover
Lock pin Lock ring
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