Olympus E-300 EVOLT E-300 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 60

Flash shooting Flash intensity control This adjusts the amount of light emitted by the flash. In some situations (e.g., when shooting small subjects, distant backgrounds, etc.), you may get better results by adjusting light emission. It is useful when you intend to increase the contrast (distinction between light and dark) of images to make the images more vivid. Available modes P A S M 4 1 Menu T T ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 25) Various shooting functions 2 Press . ● The setting screen is displayed. 3 To increase light emission: Each time you press , light emission increases in steps of 1/3EV. To decrease light emission: Each time you press , light emission decreases in steps of 1/3EV. ● You can select EV steps from 1/3EV, 1/2EV or 1EV. ~ "EV STEP" (P. 124) OK button 4 Press the OK button. Note ● This does not work when the flash control mode on the electronic flash is set to MANUAL. ● If light emission is adjusted on the electronic flash, it will be combined with the camera's light emission setting. ● Flash intensity control is applicable to the flash you are using (built-in flash or external flash). When using both flashes simultaneously, flash intensity control is applicable to the amount of light emitted by both flashes. 60