Olympus SP-550UZ Instruction Manual

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28 ENMenu operationsDepending on situations such as shooting small subjects or distant backgrounds, it may beadvisable to adjust the amount of light emitted by the flash. In addition, this function is useful whenincreased contrast is desired.Press 12 to adjust, and press o.Selecting an emission level• When flash is set to [SLAVE], flash mode automatically changes to [#] (Fill-in flash) for all flashmodes except [$] (Flash off).It automatically starts recording for about 4 seconds after shooting pictures.When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you want to record.w ............................................................ Adjusting the amount of light emitted by the flash+2.0EV to 0.0 to -2.0EV#SYNCRO .............................................................................. Selecting the flash timing#SYNC1 The flash fires right after the shutter fully opens (front curtain).#SYNC2 With the rear curtain, the flash fires just before the shutter closes (rearcurtain). You can use this setting to create interesting effects in yourpicture, such as expressing the movement of a car by showing the tail-lights streaming backwards. The slower the shutter speed, the betterthe effects turn out. If the shutter speed is faster than 1/200, the flashfires automatically with the front curtain.QFLASH ........................................................................ Setting to use an external flashIN Allows you to take pictures using the built-in flash.SLAVE When using a commercially available slave flash that is synchronizedwith the camera flash, the amount of the light emitted by the flash canbe adjusted in 10 levels.Press 12 to select an emission level from [1] to [10], then press o.The bigger number indicates the bigger amount of light emitted by theflash.• The flash can fire in sequential shooting mode, but the intervalbetween shots will be longer if a high emission level is set.R (still pictures) ......................................................... Recording sound with still picturesOFF /ONashWhen the shutter speed is set to 4 sec.Front curtain4 sec.4 sec.Rear curtain flash firesRear curtainFront curtain flashfiresShutter closes0Shutter button completely pressed1SLAVE FLASHOKSETBACK MENU