Olympus E-5 Exposure warning display, Flash synchronization and shutter speed, *1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 - 1/250 g“#X-SYNC.”(P. 112)

Flash synchronization and shutter speed

Shooting mode	Flash timing	Upper limit of	Fixed timing when flash
		synchronization timing*1	fires*2
P	1/ (lens focal length × 2)
A	or synchronization timing,		1/60
	whichever is slower	1/250
S	The set shutter speed		k
M

*1 Can be changed using menu: 1/60 - 1/250 g“#X-SYNC.” (P. 112)*2 Can be changed using menu: 30 - 1/250 g“#SLOW LIMIT” (P. 112)

Exposure warning display

If the optimum exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway, the display will blink in the viewfinder and on the super control panel.

Shooting	Warning display	Status		Action
mode	example (blinking)
		The subject is too dark.	•	Increase the ISO sensitivity.
			•	Use the flash.
P
		The subject is too bright.	•	Decrease the ISO sensitivity.
			•	Use a commercially available
				ND filter (for adjusting the
				amount of light).
		The subject is underexposured.	•	Decrease the aperture value.
			•	Increase the ISO sensitivity.
A
		The subject is overexposured.	•	Increase the aperture value.
			• Decrease the ISO sensitivity or
				use a commercially available
				ND filter (for adjusting the
				amount of light).
		The subject is underexposured.	•	Set the shutter speed slower.
			•	Increase the ISO sensitivity.
S
		The subject is overexposured.	•	Set the shutter speed faster.
			• Decrease the ISO sensitivity or
				use a commercially available
				ND filter (for adjusting the
				amount of light).

*The aperture value at the moment when its indication blinks varies with the lens type and focal length of the lens.

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