Olympus FL-300R User manual

Printed in China

Electronic Flash

300R

7 - EN INSTRUCTIONS

17 - CS NÁVOD K POUŽITÍ

27 - DE

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

37 - DA

BETJENINGSVEJLEDNING

47 - ET JUHISED

57 - ES INSTRUCCIONES

67 - FI KÄYTTÖOHJEET

77 - FR MODE D’EMPLOI

87 - HU

HASZNÁLATI ÚTMUTATÓ

97 - IT ISTRUZIONI

107- NL AANWIJZINGEN

117 - PL INSTRUKCJA

127- RU ИНСТРУКЦИЯ

137- SL NAVODILA

147- SK

NÁVOD NA POUŽITIE

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3 4

MEMO

1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 22

100

1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7 0.6~5 0.6~3.5 0.6~2.5 0.6~1.7 0.6~1.3 0.6~0.9

200

1.8~20 1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7 0.6~5 0.6~3.5 0.6~2.5 0.6~1.7 0.6~1.3

400

2.5~28 1.8~20 1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7 0.6~5 0.6~3.5 0.6~2.5 0.6~1.7

800

3.6~40 2.5~28 1.8~20 1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7 0.6~5 0.6~3.5 0.6~2.5

1600

5.1~56 3.6~40 2.5~28 1.8~20 1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7 0.6~5 0.6~3.5

3200

7.1~80 5.1~56 3.6~40 2.5~28 1.8~20 1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7 0.6~5

6400

9.9~112

7.1~80 5.1~56 3.6~40 2.5~28 1.8~20 1.3~14 0.9~10 0.6~7

100

0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3 0.5~3 0.5~2.1 0.5~1.5 0.5~1.1 0.5~0.8 0.5

200

1.1~10 0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3 0.5~3 0.5~2.1 0.5~1.5 0.5~1.1 0.5~0.8

400

1.6~17 1.1~10 0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3 0.5~3 0.5~2.1 0.5~1.5 0.5~1.1

800

2.1~24 1.6~17 1.1~10 0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3 0.5~3 0.5~2.1 0.5~1.5

1600

3~34 2.1~24 1.6~17 1.1~10 0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3 0.5~3 0.5~2.1

3200

4.3~48 3~34 2.1~24 1.6~17 1.1~10 0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3 0.5~3

6400

6~69

4.3~48 3~34 2.1~24 1.6~17 1.1~10 0.8~8.5 0.5~6 0.5~4.3

(m)

ISO

no.

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Information for Your Safety

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

When using your photographic equipment, basic safety precautions

should always be followed, including the following:

Read and understand all instructions before using.

Close supervision is necessary when any ﬂash is used by or near

children. Do not leave ﬂash unattended while in use.

Care must be taken as burns can occur from touching hot parts.

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Do not operate if the ﬂash has been dropped or damaged - until it has

been examined by qualiﬁed service personnel.

Let ﬂash cool completely before putting away.

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not immerse this ﬂash in

water or other liquids.

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this ﬂash,

but take it to qualiﬁed service personnel when service or repair

work is required. Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock

when the ﬂash is used subsequently.

The use of an accessory attachment not recommended by the

manufacturer may cause a risk of ﬁre, electric shock, or injury to

persons.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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EN 7

Names of parts (Fig.

p. 3)

Light-emitting area

2Lock release

button

3Lock pin

4TEST button/

CHARGE lamp

5AUTO CHECK

lamp

6ON/OFF button

7W knob

8RC switch

9Remote sensor

Continuous ﬁring

The ﬂash may become hot when ﬁred many

times in succession, resulting in damage

or malfunction. The ﬂash should be ﬁred

no more than 10 times in succession at

intervals of 6 seconds, after which it should

be left unused for at least 10 minutes.

Preparing a battery

(sold separately)

Choose from the below batteries:

AAA (R03) alkaline batteries (x 2)

AAA (R03) NiMH batteries (x 2)

•

Notes

AAA (R03) manganese batteries cannot be used.

Loading batteries

1Open the battery compartment cover.

2Insert the batteries with correct

+/– polarity.

3Close the battery compartment cover.

Battery compartment

cover

Battery compartment

cover

Thank you for purchasing this Olympus product. To ensure your safety, please read this

instruction manual before use, and keep it handy for future reference.

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8EN

Attaching to the camera

Notes

Conﬁrm that both the camera and electronic ﬂash are off. Attaching or removing the electronic

ﬂash while either the ﬂash or the camera is on may result in malfunction.

1Remove the camera hot shoe cover and slide the

ﬂash securely into the hot shoe until it clicks into

place (1).

Do not attach this ﬂash with the built-in ﬂash raised, or

the built-in ﬂash may get broken.

Remove the ﬂash while pressing the lock release button

(2).

If the camera has an external ﬂash connector, a ﬂash bracket

and bracket cable (sold separately) can be attached.

•

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EN 9

Turning on the electronic ﬂash

Attach an electronic ﬂash to the camera, and then turn the camera on.

TEST button/

CHARGE lamp

ON/OFF

button

Press and hold the ON/OFF button until any lamp lights.

Press the ON/OFF button again to turn the power off.

Press the TEST button to ﬁre a test ﬂash when the

CHARGE lamp lights.

•

Replace the batteries if the CHARGE lamp does not light after:

30 seconds (Alkaline batteries)

10 seconds (NiMH batteries)

If the CHARGE lamp and AUTO CHECK lamp blink simultaneously, batteries are running

low. Replace the batteries.

If no operations are performed for about 15 minutes, the ﬂash will enter sleep mode to

save power. The ﬂash will also enter sleep mode whenever the camera enters sleep mode.

If no operations are performed for approximately 60 minutes more, the ﬂash will turn off

automatically. Press the ON/OFF button to turn it on.

•

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Shooting

According to the ﬂash mode setting of the camera, shooting in TTL-AUTO mode or MANUAL

mode is available with this ﬂash.

RC switch

1Set the RC switch to “OFF”.

In accordance with the intended use, set the ﬂash mode

of the camera.

For details, refer to the instruction manual of the camera.

MANUAL mode is not available for some cameras.

In TTL-AUTO mode: When ﬂash activation has been performed correctly, the AUTO

CHECK lamp blinks for about 5 seconds after the shooting.

In MANUAL mode: Adjust camera settings (ISO sensitivity and aperture value) based on the

distance to subject and then shoot.

Shooting distance (m) = Guide No. (ISO100) x ISO sensitivity coefﬁcient ÷ Aperture value

Available shooting range (TableP.4)

ISO sensitivity coefﬁcient

ISO

sensitivity

25 50 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400

Coefﬁcient

0.5 0.71 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.8 4.0 5.6 8.0

When using a ﬂash, ﬂash light may be blocked by the lens body, lens hood, etc.

When the shooting distance is closer to 1m, using the wide panel is recommended not to control the ﬂash volume too much.

•

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EN 11

Wide angle

Use the wide panel for shooting when the lens focal length is

wider than 9 mm to 14 mm.

1Slide the W knob to the W side.

Folding

This ﬂash can be bent approx. 30 degrees in front (1) and 60 degrees in rear (2).

It also can be folded in front to make it easier to carry the camera with the ﬂash attached (3).

The ﬂash does not ﬁre when folded in front.

Approx. 30 degrees in front: Used for macro shooting.

Approx. 60 degrees in rear: Used for bounce shooting.

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12 EN

Wireless remote control ﬂash photography

1Set the RC switch to A or B.

A and B are the group settings. Set the ﬂash control mode, etc. to each groups and

control them wirelessly.

2Set [#RC Mode] to [On] in the menu of the camera to make the ﬂash on the

camera ready to ﬁre.

3Set the ﬂash control mode,etc. in each of the groups A and B on the camera.

Flash intensity value

250250 F5.6 0.0

0.0

P3838

A Mode

TTL

Off

+5.0

TTL +3.0

1/8

–

Group

Select the ﬂash

control mode and

adjust the ﬂash

intensity individually.

For MANUAL, select

the ﬂash intensity.

•

Normal ﬂash/Super FP ﬂash

Super FP ﬂash is not compliant.•

Communication light level

Set the communication light level to

[HI], [MID], or [LO].

•

Channel

Be sure to set the channel

to [1].

•

Flash

intensity

Flash control

mode

•

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