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Olympus E-520
Olympus E-520
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Debbie Phillips (dphillips141) 1 pts

when using the inbuilt flash in low light, it takes so long for the sensor to make up its' mind , that you end up missing the shot or the photo is blu

the sensor takes too long to make up its' mind whilst constantly emitting a flash.Is there any setting apart from manual focus to overcome this?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
June 3, 2009 12:23 AM
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You may want to check to see if your camera is set to "continuous" focus. If so, you'll have that trouble. Set to single point focus and that should help. Also, go with one of the presets like sunset, or night scene and you'll be able to get a better choice of options.
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Debbie Phillips (dphillips141) 1 pts
June 3, 2009 6:54 AM
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thankyou James, I did have it set to single auto focus and the night scene slows the shutter speed too much.The flash's sensor is inconsistant and when trying to take candid shots at a night party, the strobe like flash is enough to send someone into an epileptic fit...........and then the photo is blurred.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
June 3, 2009 11:31 PM
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Well, the strobe may be able to be changed to a regular flash. But one thing you can do is to go to a 1 hour photo and ask them if they have any spare white plastic film cases. They should have dozens lying around. Get a few. Then, cut a slot in it and slip it over your flash. It'll work as a diffuser to even out and mellow the harshness of the flash.
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Debbie Phillips (dphillips141) 1 pts
June 4, 2009 6:41 AM
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Once again thankyou James for trying to answer my question. Unfortunately it still has'nt helped as it's not the harshness of the flash that's the problem but the constant flickering as the sensor tries to figure out what I'm aiming at. I don't know whether my problem may be solved by buying an external flash.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
June 4, 2009 4:33 PM
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An external flash will help in that it may not strobe - that is a red eye function, not a focusing function. Page 70 of the manual shows that you can adjust the flash to be either red eye (which you can reduce in software), "slow sync" and Fill flash. You may want to try Fill Flash instead of red eye. Additionally, Page 74 of the manual outlines how to adjust the flash intensity. Press the "flash" button, and then the exposure compensation button together. I believe that will give you the access to adjust the insensity of the flash. BUt remember, that will also mean less light for your subject. So adjust that accordingly.
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Debbie Phillips (dphillips141) 1 pts
June 5, 2009 7:27 AM
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Thankyou James for your patience, it certainly sounds like good advice. I'll spend time over the weekend going through those options. Cheers!
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