Picture Shooting Using A Digital Camera Without Communication Capability; Auto - Olympus Digital FL-50 Bedienungsanleitung

<FP MANUAL>
In this mode, Super FP emission is performed at the set light intensity.
1.
Displayed according to the The control panel shows the current guide number (GN)
focal distance of the lens.
together with the optimum shooting distance according to
the camera setup.
2.
Turn dial A to set the guide number (GN).
Set the guide number (GN) so that the optimum shooting
distance is equal to the subject distance.
When the optimum shooting distance is 0.6 m (0.5 m in
case of close-up flash) or less, the displayed figure blinks
to warn that the subject is located outside the flash light
emission area.
The optimum shooting distance varies according to the
camera setup (ISO speed, lens iris (F), lens focal length
(ZOOM) and shutter speed). See page 31 for details.
Guide number (GN)
Optimum shooting distance
Memo:
Light intensity adjustment
The flash light intensity can be adjusted between +0.7 and –0.7.
The light intensity adjustment must be set to ON in the
custom setup operation (page 27).
• The
1.
Turn dial B to select a light intensity adjustment value in
the following steps.
0 → +0.3 → +0.7
0 → –0.3 → –0.7
2.
The display shows the light intensity adjustment value ex-
cept when the value is 0, in which case the display does not
show the guide number (GN) or optimum shooting distance.
3.
Even if the camera's flash adjustment mode is selected,
only the FL-50's adjustment setting will work. The camera's
setting will not work.
[Example]
Light intensity adjustment value
FL-50
Camera
18
The optimum shooting distance can be calculated with
the following formula.
Optimum shooting distance = Guide number (GN)/Lens iris (F)
indicator appears in the control panel.
Selected
Adjustment value Actual light intensity
adjustment value displayed on FL-50 adjustment
+0.3
+0.3 +0.3
+0.3

PICTURE SHOOTING USING A DIGITAL CAMERA WITHOUT COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY

<Selecting the control mode>
1.
Turn the electronic flash on. The batteries are recharged
when the Charge lamp lights up.
2.
Press the MODE button to select the flash control mode.
• The selected mode is shown in the control panel.
• The mode is switched every time the MODE button is
pressed.
Flash control Control panel
Control operation
mode display
Flash light intensity is controlled

AUTO

according to the light detected
through the auto light receptor of
the flash and to the lens iris (F).
Flash activation is performed
MANUAL
according to the manually set
guide number (GN).
Ref.
Main application
Pages
Usually use this mode.
20
Shooting using manual flash.
21
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