Olympus CAMEDIA C-3040 Zoom, Instructions Manual

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5
Using Flash
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Setting the flash brightness (Flash intensity control)
For subjects such as highly reflective objects or small objects shot against a
distant background, better results can be obtained by using this function to
increase or decrease the intensity of the flash.
Press the (Menu) button.
●
The menu screen appears.
●
If you set the Mode dial to
"A/S/M", select Shutter Priority
mode or Aperture Priority
mode. (P.88)
Use or on the
Arrow pad to select " "
and then press .
Press or to set the
amount of flash intensity
control and then press the
[OK] button.
●
The " " appears on the
control panel.
●
The size of the correction
increases in 1/3-EV steps
each time you press
and
decreases in 1/3-EV steps
each time you press
. You
can correct the flash intensity
by up to ±2 EV. EV are the
units used for exposure com-
pensation.
●
You can still take pictures at
this point.
3
2
1
A/S/M P
P
A/S/M
O
F
F
P
O
W
E
R
/M
O
D
E
DIA
L
3 2
F2.0 1/800 0.0 P
0
DRIVE
AF/MF
ISO
WB
1
Control panel
Flash intensity control
3