Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 75)

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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.
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Notes
• The built-in flash cannot be used when an external flash is attached to the hot shoe.
Super FP flash
Super FP flash is available with the FL-50R or FL-36R. Use
the Super FP flash where normal flashes cannot be used
with high shutter speed.
Fill-in flash shooting with the aperture open (such as in
outdoor portrait shooting) is also possible with Super FP
flash. For details, refer to the external flash’s manual.
Hot shoe cover
Lock pin Lock ring
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Normal
OFF
FP
Super FP flash