Olympus E510 E-510 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 42

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Using the built-in flash If you shoot a subject using a lens that is wider than 14 mm (equivalent to 28 mm on a 35 mm film camera), the light emitted by the flash may produce a vignette effect. Whether or not vignetting occurs also depends on lens type and shooting conditions (such as distance to the subject). 1 Press the # button to raise the built- in flash. • The built-in flash will pop up automatically and fire in low light conditions under the following modes. AUTO/i/&///B/U/w/z/r/g # button 3 2 Press the shutter button halfway. • The # (flash stand-by) mark lights when the flash is ready to fire. If the mark is blinking, the flash is charging. Wait until charging is complete. 3 Press the shutter button all the way. Flash stand-by mark Shooting functions k Various shooting functions Viewfinder  TIPS When you do not want the flash to pop up automatically: J Set [AUTO POP UP] on the [Y] menu to [OFF]. g "Auto pop up" (P. 79) 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. MENU[X][w] Use bd to set the compensation value.  TIPS To call up the flash compensation screen quickly: J Hold down the # button and the F (exposure compensation) button at the same time until the w screen appears. Use the control dial to set. 42 EN x Notes • 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. • When [w+F] on the [Y] menu is set to [ON], it will be added to the exposure compensation value.

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42
EN
Shooting functions
k
Various shooting functions
3
Using the built-in flash
If you shoot a subject using a lens that is wider than 14 mm (equivalent to 28 mm on a 35 mm
film camera), the light emitted by the flash may produce a vignette effect. Whether or not
vignetting occurs also depends on lens type and shooting conditions (such as distance to the
subject).
1
Press the
#
button to raise the built-
in flash.
The built-in flash will pop up automatically and
fire in low light conditions under the following
modes.
AUTO
/
i
/
&
/
/
/
B
/
U
/
w
/
z
/
r
/
g
2
Press the shutter button halfway.
• The
#
(flash stand-by) mark lights when the flash is
ready to fire. If the mark is blinking, the flash is charging.
Wait until charging is complete.
3
Press the shutter button all the way.
TIPS
When you do not want the flash to pop up automatically:
Set
[AUTO POP UP]
on the
[
Y
]
menu to
[OFF]
.
g
“Auto pop up” (P. 79)
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.
MENU
[
X
]
[
w
]
Use
bd
to set the compensation value.
TIPS
To call up the flash compensation screen quickly:
Hold down the
#
button and the
F
(exposure
compensation) button at the same time until the
w
screen
appears. Use the control dial to set.
x
Notes
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.
• When
[
w
+
F
]
on the
[
Y
]
menu is set to
[ON]
, it will be added to the exposure compensation
value.
#
button
Flash stand-by
mark
Viewfinder