Olympus FL-50 Camera Flash User Manual


 
Battery used in Battery used in Battery used in
Flash interval Flash count
FL-50 FP-1 HV-1
Approx. 2.5 sec. Approx. 510 times
BN-1 Approx. 1 sec. Approx. 780 times
BN-1 Approx. 1 sec. Approx. 400 times
CUSTOM SETUP
Custom setup allows each user to customize flash setup to suit his or her preferences.
Setup procedure
1. Turn the electronic flash on.
2. Press and hold the MODE button for more than 2 sec-
onds, until the setup mode display appears in the control
panel.
3. Turn dial A to select the setup mode.
4. Turn dial B to select the value.
5. Press the MODE button to exit from setup and return to
the previous control panel display.
Power grip
•Flash Power Grip FP-1
(The RG-1 remote grip cable and FL-CB01 or FL-CB02 flash bracket cable [depending on the
digital camera used] are required.)
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
This accessory allows the electronic flash to be used as a
grip-on type flash powered from four C (R14) alkaline dry cell
batteries.
Using these batteries together with the electronic flash bat-
teries makes it possible to charge the flash at a higher speed
and increase the available flash emission count.
External power supply
•Flash High Voltage Set SHV-1
(High Voltage Pack HV-1, Ni-Mh Battery Pack BN-1, and AC Adapter AC-2)
The Ni-Mh battery pack BN-1 incorporated in this accessory
makes it possible to charge the flash at a higher speed and
increase the available flash emission count.
Note
Up to 10 successive full flashes are permitted. To allow the light-emitting surface to cool, the flash should not be
used for at least 10 minutes after 10 m flashes have been fired. See page 28 for details.
4-3
m
on
A
on
OFF
Setup mode
Mode display Value display
Function Default
Dial A Dial B
AF illuminator
Only works with the
Olympus Four Thirds
System digital SLR cam-
era. It does not work with
other cameras.
AF illuminator is activated according to the
control from the camera.
AF illuminator is defeated.
Flash cable
Use this setting when not using the flash
cable (clipping on to the hot shoe).
Use this setting when using the flash cable
(off flash cable).
Firing angle
(ZOOM) display
Firing angle (ZOOM) is displayed in terms
of the lens focal length of a FOUR THIRDS
digital camera.
Firing angle (ZOOM) is converted into the fo-
cal distance of the 135 type. This allows the
flash to be used in the same feeling as the
flash for a 135 type (35 mm film) camera.
Distance display
unit
Distance is displayed in meters.
Distance is displayed in feet.
Light intensity
adjustment
Light intensity cannot be adjusted.
Light intensity can be adjusted.
Wide panel
switch disabling
The wide panel switch is activated. Use
this setting to detect that the wide panel
has been slid out.
The wide panel switch is deactivated. Use
this setting when the wide panel is dam-
aged so that the firing angle can be
changed with the ZOOM button.
AA/R6 alkaline
battery
C/R14 alkaline
battery
• The flash emission interval and count data were obtained from in-house tests at Olympus.