Olympus 8080 C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual (English) - Page 62

Flash Flash shooting (Fill-in flash (#) The flash fires regardless of the available light. This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the subject's face (such as shadows from tree leaves), in a backlight situation, or for correcting the color shift produced by artificial lighting (especially fluorescent light). • The fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright light. Note 4 (Flash off ($) The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Use this mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited. You can also use this mode when you want to shoot a natural-looking twilight or night scene. Besides setting the mode to $, flash does not fire when it is closed. • Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when in the flash off mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent Note your pictures from being blurred by camera movement. (Slow synchronization (#SLOW1 #SLOW2 HSLOW1) The slow synchronization flash is designed for slow shutter speeds. Normally, when shooting with a flash, shutter speeds cannot go below a certain level to prevent camera movement. But when shooting a night scene background, fast shutter speeds can make the background too dark. Slow synchronization flash allows both a slow shutter speed for the background and a flash for the subject. Since the shutter speed is slow, make sure you stabilize the camera by using a tripod. Otherwise, camera movement may cause the picture to be blurred. In S and M modes, the flash fires at the selected shutter speed. 1st curtain (front curtain) #SLOW1 Usually, regardless of the shutter speed, the flash fires right after the shutter fully opens. This is called 1st curtain. Unless you change it, this is how the flash always fires. The factory default setting for slow synchronization is # SLOW1. 61