Olympus E-5 - Manual (Page 141)

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*1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 - 1/250 g“#X-SYNC.” (P. 112)
*2 Can be changed using menu: 30 - 1/250 g“#SLOW LIMIT” (P. 112)
If the optimum exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway, the
display will blink in the viewfinder and on the super control panel.
* The aperture value at the moment when its indication blinks varies with the lens type and
focal length of the lens.
Flash synchronization and shutter speed
Shooting mode Flash timing
Upper limit of
synchronization timing *1
Fixed timing when flash
fires *2
P 1/ (lens focal length × 2)
or synchronization timing,
whichever is slower
1/250
1/60
A
S
The set shutter speed k
M
Exposure warning display
Shooting
mode
Warning display
example (blinking)
Status Action
P
The subject is too dark. • Increase the ISO sensitivity.
• Use the flash.
The subject is too bright. • Decrease the ISO sensitivity.
• Use a commercially available
ND filter (for adjusting the
amount of light).
A
The subject is underexposured. • Decrease the aperture value.
• Increase the ISO sensitivity.
The subject is overexposured. • Increase the aperture value.
• Decrease the ISO sensitivity or
use a commercially available
ND filter (for adjusting the
amount of light).
S
The subject is underexposured. • Set the shutter speed slower.
• Increase the ISO sensitivity.
The subject is overexposured. • Set the shutter speed faster.
• Decrease the ISO sensitivity or
use a commercially available
ND filter (for adjusting the
amount of light).