Selecting the flash (QFLASH)483Basic shooting functions2 Turn on the external flash.• Set the mode dial to TTL-AUTO.• Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning the flash on.3 Press the # button repeatedly to set the flash mode.g“Flash shooting” (P. 43)Provided that the flash can be connected to the hot shoe, a commercially availableexternal flash may be used. For details on compatible commercially availableexternal flashes, refer to P. 167. The amount of light emitted cannot be adjusted oncommercially available external flashes except Olympus FL series.1 Attach the external flash to thehot shoe and connect it to thecamera.• For instructions on how to attach theflash, refer to the manual for the externalflash.2 Adjust the shutter speed andaperture.g“Changing the aperture value andshutter speed for shooting pictures” (P. 56)• Remember that a slow shutter speedcan produce blurred images. For thebest results, we recommend that you setthe shutter speed from 1/200 to 1/300seconds.Note• If close-up pictures are overexposed, try using the built-in flash by itself.• When the built-in flash and the external flash are used together, the built-inflash is used as the compensating light source. If the amount of light from theexternal flash is insufficient (beyond its working range), the resulting picturesmay be underexposed.Using commercially available external flashes (SP-350)
