Olympus E-500 User Manual download pdf (Page 58)

Flash shooting

Various shooting functions

Using the external electronic flash

Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning on the flash’s power.

1 Remove the hot shoe cover by

sliding it in the direction

indicated by the arrow in the

illustration.

• Keep the shoe cover in a safe

place to avoid losing it, and put it

back on the camera after flash

shooting.

2 Attach the electronic flash to

the hot shoe on the camera.

• If the lock pin is protruding, turn

the shoe lock ring as far as it will

go in the direction opposite to 

LOCK. This will pull the lock pin

back inside.

3 Turn on the flash.

• When the charge lamp on the

flash lights up, charging is

complete.

• The flash will be synchronized

with the camera at a speed of

1/180 sec. or less.

4 Select a flash mode.

Lock pin

Lock ring

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Olympus E-500 User Manual Page 58