Olympus FL 50 Instruction Manual
Olympus FL 50 - Hot-shoe clip-on Flash Manual
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Thank you for purchasing the OLYMPUS Electronic Flash (FL-50). Before use, please read this instruction manual to ensure your safety, and keep it handy for future reference. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Be sure to read and observe the following.) This instruction manual uses a variety of common symbols and - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 3
rechargeable battery recycling center. Note on the cameras used with the Electronic Flash ˔ The functions available from the electronic flash are limited with certain digital cameras. For details, please check the Olympus website (http://www.olympusamerica.com/E1). Before reading this manual ˓ The - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 4
button (Page 43) Power button CONTROL PANEL INDICATORS Wide panel warning (Page 58) FP emission (Pages 50 & 52) Control mode (Pages 45 & 53) Close-up flash shooting (Page 57) FOUR THIRDS (Page 61) Zoom mode (Page 57) ISO speed (Page 47) Guide Number (GN) (Pages 64 & 65) Setting display (GN, ISO - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 5
(optional) can also be used as an external power supply: 'MBTI1PXFS(SJQ '1 'MBTI)JHI7PMUBHF4FU 4)7 ■Notes • Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types together. • Remove the batteries when the electronic flash is not going to be used for a long period. • Carry - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 6
). • The electronic flash cannot be used with a camera that is not equipped with a hot shoe or external flash terminal. PICTURE SHOOTING USING A DIGITAL CAMERA WITH COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY 1. Turn the camera on. 2. Turn the electronic flash on. The batteries are - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 7
mode is selected, the actual flash light intensity will be the total of the light intensity adjustment value set on the FL-50 and that set on the camera. The light intensity adjustment value displayed is that of the FL-50 only. [Example] FL-50 Camera Selected Adjustment value Actual light - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 8
is that of the FL-50 only. [Example] FL-50 Camera Selected Adjustment value Actual light intensity adjustment value displayed on FL-50 adjustment +0.3 +0.3 +0.3 +0.6 In this mode, the flash is emitted according to the guide number (GN) setting. Displayed according to the - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 9
. 3. If the camera's flash adjustment mode is selected, the actual flash light intensity will be the total of the light intensity adjustment value set on the FL-50 and that set on the camera. The light intensity adjustment value displayed is that of the FL-50 only. [Example] FL-50 Camera Selected - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 10
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 1. Turn the electronic flash on. The batteries are recharged when the Charge lamp lights up - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 11
this case, change the camera setup (ISO speed flash activation is pos- sible only in the AUTO mode. In this mode, the flash is emitted according to the guide number (GN) setting. Guide number (GN) 1. The control panel shows the current guide number set F on the FL-50. Guide number - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 12
control panel shows "- -" and the firing angle is set to 25 mm (50 mm with 135 type). • When the firing angle adjustment is based on manual switching (M ZOOM), the firing angle can be varied manually (see page 57). Close-up Flash The flash activation area is inaccurate when the subject distance - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 13
off the wall or ceiling while using the camera's built-in flash for a catch-light effect. • With certain camera models, the built-in flash may be disabled when the electronic flash is mounted on the camera's hot shoe. ■Note The electronic flash control mode should be set to TTL AUTO or FP TTL - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 14
dry cell batteries. Using these batteries together with the electronic flash batteries makes it possible to charge the flash at a higher speed and increase the available flash emission count. ●External power supply • Flash High Voltage Set SHV-1 (High Voltage Pack HV-1, Ni-Mh Battery Pack BN-1, and - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 15
■Number of frames that can be synchronized successively (assuming that the continuous shooting rate of the camera is 8 frames/sec.) External power supply None Flash Power Grip FP-1 (C/R14 alkaline batteries/ C/R14 Ni-Cd batteries) High Voltage Pack HV-1 (Ni-Mh battery pack BN-1) Batteries in FL-50 - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 16
1/6400 1.8 2.0 2.8 3.0 3.6 4.0 4.5 5.0 1/8000 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.4 • FP MANUAL The following guide number (GN) figures have a 1/1 light intensity ratio. FOUR THIRDS 8 10 12 14 17 25 ZOOM (mm) With 135 16 20 24 28 35 50 1/125 13 14 20 21 26 28 1/160 - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 17
Tube EX-25 (optional) is used • When the lens is removed • During bounce photography • During light intensity adjustment • When the ISO speed and lens iris (F) are out of the setting range Q When the Olympus E-1 digital camera enters the sleep mode, the FL-50 control panel displays turn off. Is - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 18
AF illuminator Power supply External power supply Dimensions Weight Operating environment : FS-FL50 : External electronic flash for digital still camera : Automatic switching 50: When in 42 mm (85 mm with 135 type) 28: When in 12 mm (24 mm with 135 type) 18/20 switching: When the wide panel is used - Olympus FL 50 | Instruction Manual - Page 19
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