Olympus 300 Digital Stylus 300 Digital Reference Manual (English) - Page 63

Using the flash

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Using the flash Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you want to achieve. 1 Open the lens barrier fully. • The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 Press ( ) to set flash mode. • The current flash setting is displayed. • Each time you press , the flash mode changes in the following sequence: "AUTO" - " Red-eye reduction" - " Fill-in flash" - " Flash off". () Shutter button 4 Shooting basics 3 Press the shutter button halfway. • When the flash is ready to fire, the orange lamp lights steady. 4 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture. Flash working range W : Approx. 0.5 m to 3.6 m (1.6 ft. to 11.8 ft.) T : Approx. 0.2 m to 2 m (0.7 ft. to 6.6 ft.) TIPS The orange lamp or the (flash standby) indication blinks. Æ The flash is charging. Wait until the lamp goes off. • The flash does not fire in the following situations: When shooting a bright subject (AUTO, ), in the movie Note record mode, during Panorama shooting. • The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode, especially with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on the monitor. 62

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Shooting basics
Using the flash
Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you
want to achieve.
1
Open the lens barrier fully.
•
The lens extends and the monitor turns on.
2
Press
(
) to set flash mode.
•
The current flash setting is displayed.
•
Each time you press
, the flash mode
changes in the following sequence:
“AUTO” – “
Red-eye reduction” –
“
Fill-in flash” – “
Flash off”.
3
Press the shutter button halfway.
•
When the flash is ready to fire, the orange lamp lights steady.
4
Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.
Flash working range
W
: Approx. 0.5 m to 3.6 m (1.6 ft. to 11.8 ft.)
T
: Approx. 0.2 m to 2 m (0.7 ft. to 6.6 ft.)
TIPS
The orange lamp or the
(flash standby) indication blinks.
The flash is charging. Wait until the lamp goes off.
•
The flash does not fire in the following situations:
When shooting a bright subject (AUTO,
), in the movie
record mode, during Panorama shooting.
•
The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode,
especially with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on
the monitor.
Shutter button
(
)
Note