Olympus PEN E-PL8 Kit Owner's Manual

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Adjust the settings for each group in the LV super control panel.

Flash intensity value

Group

• Select the  ash control 

mode and adjust the  ash 
intensity separately for 
each group. For MANUAL, 
select the  ash intensity.

Normal  ash/Super FP  ash

• Switch between normal 

 ash and Super FP  ash.

Communication light level

• Set the communication 

light level to [HI], [MID], 
or [LO].

Channel

• Set the communication 

channel to the same 
channel used on the  ash.

Flash intensity

Flash control 

mode

Adjust settings for the camera 
 ash unit.

Attach the supplied  ash unit and raise the  ash head.

• After con rming that the built-in and remote  ash units have charged, take a test shot.

„ Wireless  ash control range

Position the wireless  ash units with their 
remote sensors facing the camera. The 
following illustration shows the approximate 
ranges at which the  ash units can be 
positioned. The actual control range varies 
with local conditions.

•  We recommend using a single group of up to three remote  ash units.
•  Remote  ash units cannot be used for second curtain slow synchronization or anti-shock 

exposures longer than 4 seconds.

•  If the subject is too close to the camera, the control  ashes emitted by the camera  ash 

may affect exposure (this effect can be reduced by reducing the output of the camera 
 ash by, for example, using a diffuser).

•  The upper limit of  ash synchronization timing is 1/160 sec. when using the  ash in RC 

mode.

Note the following when using a third-party  ash unit mounted on the camera hot shoe:

•  Using obsolete  ash units that apply currents of more than about 24 V to the X-contact will 

damage the camera.

•  Connecting  ash units with signal contacts that do not conform to Olympus speci cations 

may damage the camera.

•  Set the Shooting mode to 

M, set the shutter speed to a value no higher than  ash 

synchronous speed, and set ISO sensitivity to a setting other than [AUTO]. 

•  Flash control can only be performed by manually setting the  ash to the ISO sensitivity 

and aperture values selected with the camera. Flash brightness can be adjusted by 
adjusting either ISO sensitivity or aperture.

•  Use a  ash with an angle of illumination suited to the lens. Angle of illumination is usually 

expressed using 35-mm format equivalent focal lengths.