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Wireless flash shooting is possible with the Olympus wireless RC flash system. With this
wireless flash system, you can take pictures using multiple wireless flashes and control the
flashes in three groups (A, B, and C). The built-in flash is used to communicate between the
camera and the external flashes.
For details on using the wireless flash, see the manual of the external flash.
Wireless flash setup range
Position the wireless flash so that the wireless sensor faces the camera. The setup range
guidelines are as shown below. The range changes according to the surrounding environment.
1
Position the flash while referring to the “Wireless flash setup range”, and turn on
the flash.
2
Press the MODE button on the flash to set it to RC mode, and set the channel and
group of the flash.
3
Set RC mode on the camera to [ON].
•
MENU
[
X
]
[
#
RC MODE]
[ON]
• The super control panel switches to RC mode.
• You can press the
INFO
button to switch the super control panel display.
4
Use the super control panel to set the flash mode and other settings for each group.
Shooting with the Olympus wireless RC flash system
5m
50
50°
100
100°
50
50°
10m
30
30°
30
30°
60
60°
50°
100°
50°
30°
30°
60°
Direction of the
emitted flash
Remote sensor
Direction of the
camera
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RC
Flash control
mode
Group
• Select the flash
control mode and
adjust the flash
intensity individually
for groups A, B, and
C. For MANUAL,
select the flash
intensity.
Flash intensity value
Communication light level
• Set the communication light level to
[HI]
,
[MID]
, or
[LO]
.
Channel
• Set the communication channel to
the same channel used on the
flash.
Normal flash / Super FP flash
• Switch between normal flash and
Super FP flash.
Flash
intensity
