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Built-in flash shooting, When you do not want the flash to pop up automatically

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Built-in flash shooting 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/G/J/r/g # button 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 Viewfinder 7 Flash shooting  TIPS When you do not want the flash to pop up automatically: j Set [AUTO POP UP] to [OFF]. g"AUTO POP UP" (P. 95). To shoot without having to wait for the flash to finish charging: j See "RLS PRIORITY S/RLS PRIORITY C" (gP. 93) x Notes • When [#RC MODE] is set to [ON], the built-in flash will fire only to communicate with the external flash so it will not function as a flash. g"Shooting with the Olympus wireless RC flash system" (P. 76) 73 EN

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73
EN
7
Flash shooting
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
/
G
/
J
/
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.
When you do not want the flash to pop up automatically:
j
Set
[AUTO POP UP]
to
[OFF]
.
g
“AUTO POP UP” (P. 95).
To shoot without having to wait for the flash to finish charging:
j
See “RLS PRIORITY S/RLS PRIORITY C” (
g
P. 93)
x
Notes
• When
[
#
RC MODE]
is set to
[ON]
, the built-in flash will fire only to communicate with the
external flash so it will not function as a flash.
g
“Shooting with the Olympus wireless RC
flash system” (P. 76)
Built-in flash shooting
TIPS
#
button
Viewfinder
Flash stand-by mark