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Olympus Quick Auto 310 User manual
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rNsrRucnoNs FoR eurcK AUTo 310SloeenAnNc
The Olympus Ouick Auto 310 is the ln addition to this epoch-making
world's first electronic flash unit that method dubbed by Olympus "TTL
offers the accuracy and convenience of Centralized Control Flash" or "TTL
using your Olympus OM-2's Through- Auto" in short, the Ouick Auto 310
The-Lens Direct Light Measuring system is equipped for regular Automatic
to automatically control flash expo- Exposure Control as well as Manual
sures. Exposure is controlled by the Flash operation. As an integral part of
light reaching the film rather than an the OM System Flashphoto Group,
independent sensor which may view The Ouick Auto 310 can be adapted to
a different area from the camera lens. all your creative photographic needs.
Ouick Auto 310 Flash Photography
Flash Mode
Camera F lash Holder Dial Setting Remark U ltra Daylight
Direct Bounce Close-up F i ll-in
Accessory shoe 2 rTL AUTO o O* o A * with Auto Bounce br TTL AUTO O* O* O* O* A:* Cord O.6m
NORMAL A A A Accessary Shoe 1 or 2 AUTO
oM-2 MA (Selec- Bounce Grip NA AL A A A A N tor
lever UA Accessory Shoe 1 or 2 MANUAL A o
L Bounce Grip MANUAL A o
Accessorv Shoe 1 NORMALAI ITA o o n * with Flemote oM-1 Bounce Grip NOFTMALAI ITA o o* o A Sensor (& other
Accessorv Shoe 1 MANUAL A o cameras)
Bounce Grip MANUAL A o
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www.butkus.us TABLE OF CONTENTS
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o Description of Controls 4 aMountingontheoM-2 . . . . . . 10 oMountingontheOM-1 . . . . . .2O
a Main Specif ications 6 aTTL AUTO Flash with OM-2 . . . 11 . NORMAL AUTO Flash
OBasic Flash Units Combination 7 OTTL AUTO Flash in Special withOM-l .......21
a Loading the Batteries 8 SituationswithOM-2 . . . . . . 14 o NORMAL AUTO Flash in Special
OHigh-technique TTL AUTO Flash SituationswithOM-1 . . . . . .25
withOM-2 .......15 o High-technique NORMAL AUTO
. NORMAL AUTO Flash Flash with OM-1 .. . ........26
withOM-2 .......17 .MANUAL FlashwithOM-1 . . . . 27
OMANUAL Flash with OM-2 . . . .17 ODaylightFill-inFlash . . . . . . . 30
o High-technique MAN UA L Ftash oChart of OM System Flashphoto
withOM-2 .......18 Group ........31View original page 3Page 6 · Read text
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oType: Energy-saving, series-circuit tance scale oSize and Weight: 3 7/g x 3 1'lg
type TTL automatic exposure, sys- TTL AUTO Check: Neon-f licker (ap- x 2 718",11.6 oz (less batteries)
tem electronic llash unit prox. 5 sec. after flash ) (99 x 80 x 73mm, 330g)
oGuide Number: 56 at peak (ASA 25, Bounce Flash: Eounce Grip + [U16
ft) or 34 at peak (ASA 100, m) Cord 0.6m
o Coverage Angle: 5Oo vertical, 80o . NORMAL AUTO * At rninimum autollash working dis-
horizontal Aperture Setting: Choice of 3 aper- tances on TTL AUTO and NORMAL
o Flash Duration: 1/40,000-1/1,O00 tures (F4, F5.6 and F8 at ASA 100, AUTO, where the least amount of f lash
sec. for example) light is required;e.9., at a f lash-to-object
a Recycling Time: O.Lt2 sec. with Normal Auto Sensor Acceptance An- distance of 20in. at F8 (ASA 100).
AA alkaline batteries gle: Approx. 20'
flash-to-object distance of 3a Flashes pet set of AA Alkaline Bat- Working Range: **20in.-28ft (ASA 'r At a
teries: Over 12O on full power flash 1001 with self-setting distance scale feet and closer, it is recommended to
o Color Temperature: 5,800" K -AUTO-eh-ec k-f mo n lf i c k eila p p r o a- set the f/stop to I (ASA 100).
a Connection io Camera 5 sec. before or after flash)
Mechanical: Clip-on type (via acces- Bounce Flash: Eounce Grip + ggrn6ls
sory shoe) or grip type (via Bounce Se nso r
Grip) oManual Flash Guide Numbers: Hl-56,
Electrical: Direct contact (hot shoe), LOW-28 (ASA 25, fr)
or via Auto Cord or Synchro Cord aTest Eutton for NORMAL AUTO
. Dial Setting: TTL AUTO/NORMAL Check & Open Flash: Push-button
AUTO/MAN UAL rotating dial type (for non-TTL AUTO only)
O TTL AUTO o Power Source Options: @ Self-con-
Aperture Setting: Continuous, ac- tained 1 .5V AA penlight battery x 4
cords with aperture ring setting of (excluding NiCads) @ t.sv C oat-
camera-linked lens tery x 4 in Bounce Grip (excluding
SBC Sensor Acceptance Angle: Ac- N iCads)
cords with view of angle of camera- Combination @@
linked lens
Working Range: 10in.-7Sft (ASA
100, F1 .2 lens) with self -setting dis-View original page 6Page 8 · Read text
LOADING THE BATTERIES
1. Remove the Battery Chamber Cov- 2. lnsert the Batteries. 3. Replace the Battery Chamber Cover.
er. lnsert f our 1 .5V AA size batteries Align the cover to both edges of the
properly as indicated by the polarity Battery Chamber and push in until it
Slide the Cover in the direction of the marks @ and Q. snaps into place.
* Use all f resh batteries. Mingling an oldarrow.
one will shorten overall battery life.
* Alkaline batteries are recommended,
since they will last about 4 times as long
as the Manganese type.
Nickel-cadmium batteries should not
be wed as they will damage the Ouick
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MOUNTING ON THE OM.2
1. Attach the Accessory Shoe 1 or 2 2. Mount the Ouick Auto 310 on the 3. Set the ASA film speed.
to the OM-2. accessory shoe. Rotate the Switch Dial until the proper
1) With Accessory Shoe 2 Slide the Ouick Auto 310 into the ASA rating for the film being used
TTL AUTO, NORMAL AUTO accessory shoe as far as it will go, appears in the ASA Window, using the
and MANUAL methods are avail- and tighten the [.ock Knob in the ASA Setting Buttons.
able. direction of the arrow ("FlX"). * During TTL AUTO flash operation,
2) With Accessory Shoe 1 'Use a coin or similar item to tighten the SBC sensors built into the OM-2
NORMAL AUTO and MANUAL the Lock Knob firmly. body are used to measure the light re-
methods are available. (See page * On cameras with a hot shoe, the turning from the subiect. Since the
17.1 synchro circuit is automatically con- NORt\rAL AUTOSerrsor t)urlt rnto lhe
nected when the f lash unit is Ouick Auto 310 as not used, there is
mounted. no need to set the film speed or aper-
ture on the unit. However, by setting
the ASA film speed, the self-revealing
Distance Scale can be used.
* At NORMAL AUTO ANd MAN-
UAL flash operation, be certain
to set the film speed properly; if
not, correct exposures cannot be
made.
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1. Set the camera's selector lever to 2. Set the camera's synchronization 3. Set the Switch Dial to the "TTL
the"AUTO" position. terminal to "X". AUTO" position.
* Be certain the lever is set at the click- Turn the red index of the X and FP Rotate the Switch Dial counter-
stop position. flash selector opposite to the "X"; clockwise until the white triangle is
the synchro circuit will be turned to aligned with the white line.
"X" setting. * The TTL AUTO flash will function
properly only at the click-stop posi-
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6. Turn the Power Switch to ON. 7. Press the shutter release button. 8. Check to see it correct exposure is
Wait for the Ready/Charge Lamp to *When correct exposure is made, the made.
glow. closing curtain travels across the film When the correct exposure is made,
plane as soon as the flash duration is the Auto Check Lamp f lickers. {When
over regardless the shutter speed in- the Auto Check Lamp does not flicker
dication in the viewf inder. indicating that the subject was beyond
When the Ouick Auto 310 is used * lf this is not the case, the amount of the maximum operating range, wait for
with a 24-mm super wide-angle lens. flash light is insufficient (beyond the shutter to close before attempting
marginal light falloff on the picture TTL AUTO range). to advance the f ilm.)
may sometimes be caused due to the lf you want to continue TTL AUTO *The flickering of the Auto Check
difference between the area viewed f lash operation without altering much Lamp, even when the Ready/Charge
by the lens and the area lit by the of the situation: (1) approach to the Lamp is not lit, as in consecutive
flash. Particularly, at close distances subject; (21 select a larger f/stop; or flashing, also indicates that correct
shorter than 5 ft. or when taking a (3) switch the OM-2's selector lever exposure has been made.
a shade underexposure, 'A flash-to-subiect distance of less subject of an overall flat surface, e.9., lo "OFF" - a whate wall, shading around the perhaps, but no blurring (only at than 10 in. at f/16 ASA 1O0 {14 in.
upper or bottom edge of the picture ASA 25 - 2001. aI 1111,20in. at f/8, and so on) is
is likely to occur. Care should be outside rhe TTL AUTO operating
exercised to overcome the parallax has been made. range. The flikering of the Auto
by using the Eounce Grip, etc. 9. Turn off the Power Switch. Check Lamp in such a case does not
indicate that the correct exposure !/ l3View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
TTL AUTO FLASH IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS WITH OM.2
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1. lntentional over- and under-expo- 2. Portrait with nigtrt sky in the back- 3. Portrait with white walls at back
sure ground Generally when a white back such as
To overexpose intentionally, turn the When the subiect is not in the central white walls occupies the greater part
exposure compensation dial to the plus part of the finder and surrounded with of the picture or when a large white
(+) side. dark background such as night sky, or table is in front of the subject, the sen-
To undercxpose intentionally, turn when the background is so far away sors tend to see the intense reflected
the dial to the minus (-) side. to take pictures with the f lash light, light f rom it. ln a situation like this,
over-exposure may resu lt. turn the exposure compensation dial
ln such a case, turn the exposure com- to +1 - +2.
pensation dial to -1 - -2.
'The exposure compensation dial * The shutter speed will vary in response * After taking a picture, make sure
f unctions properly only at the click- to the daal operation; recheck the shut- you return the dial to the normal
stop settings. ter speed. (See Step 5. page 12.) sett i ng.View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
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1. Bounce TTL AUTO flash 2. Diffuse TTL AUTO flash 3. Close-up TTL AUTO flash
The TTL Centralized Control flash Diffuse flash light is used to soften il- 1) ln close-up and macrophotography
makes bounce and diffuse flash tech- lumination when you want to use a that use the extention tube, close-
niques as easy as direct flash. large aperture at close range or when up lens or auto bellows, the on-
The bounce flash technique produces shooting with a wide-angle lens with camera f lash unit will produce shad-
realistic, subdued lighting effects. Using a focal length less than 24mm. ing due to parallax or eclipse due to
the Bounce Grip and Auto Cord O.6m, Cover the Ouick Auto 310 Flash Lens the elongated lens barrel.
simply aim the Ouick Auto 31O at a wrth tracing paper or white cloth. The To solve these problems, the flash
convenient ceiling or wallto illuminate camera's Through-the-lens metering unit must be separated from the
your subject with an even glow of re- system will compensate for any reduc- camera and connected wtth the
flected light. tion in light output and compute optional Auto Cord 0.6m to allumi-
Since the amount of light reaching the correct exposure. nate the object from an appropriate
subject varies with the bounce angle Since the amount of light reaching the of f -camera position.
and distance as well as the reflectivity subject will vary with the light trans-
of the wall or ceiling, you should open mission characteristics of your dif f usion
the lens aperture 2 or 3 stops larger material, you should open the lens aper-
than the f-stop indicated on the Dis- ture 1 to 3 stops larger than the f-stop
tance Scale. indicated on the Distance Scale.
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1. Daylight fill-in flash 2) Set the aperture of the camera- * with the oM-2, 1160 sec. or slow-
1) Determine the amount of light out- lens. er. (See page 24.1
put and set the Switch Dial. Read the F-number corresponding * With the lens-shutter camera, see
ln general, this technique will be with the planned flash-to-subject the manual for your camera.
used in bright daylight so, in most distance in the Distance Scale, then * Brightness balance between natu-
situations, the Hl setting will be set the F-number to the camera-lens. ral light and flash light may vary
used. (See page 27.1 3) Rotatinq the shutter speed dial, set depending on your desired effects.
the camera to the correct ex- Adjust the amount of light accord-
posure for the brightness of entire in9ly.
backgrou nd.
* Set the shutter speed dial to
click-stop positions. For fine ex-
posure adiustment, slightly turn
the aperture dial or change the
subject distance by moving to or
awav from the subiect.
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( & orHER cAMERAS) MouNnNG oN THE om.ls|
1. Attach the Accessory Shoe 1 to the 2. Mount the Ouick Auto 310 on the * On cameras without a hot shoe:
oM-1. accessory shoe. 1) Make certain the Power Switch is
* The Accessory Shoe 2 cannot be Slide the Ouick Auto 310 into the ac- turned to OFF and plug the op-
mounted on the OM-1 . cessory shoe as far as it will go, and tional Synchro Cord into the Syn-
tighten the Lock Knob in the direction chro Cord Socket of the Quick
of the arrow ("FlX"). Auto 310, then mount it on the
* Use a coin or similar item to tighten camera. (This will eliminate any
the Lock Knob f irmly. possibility of accidental flashing
* On cameras with a hot shoe, the syn- due to short circuit across the
chro circuit is automatically con- Accessory-Shoe Mount and acces-
nected when the f lash unit is mounted. sory shoe.)
2) Plug the other tip of the Synchro
Cord into the camera's synchroni-
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( AUTo FLAsH wrrH oM-l@ & orHER cAMERAs)
1. Set the ASA film speed. 2. Set the camera's shuttor speed dial 3. Set the camera's synchronization
Rotate the Switch Dial until the proper 1) Focal-plane shutter camera terminal to "X".
ASA rating for the f ilm being used ap- Set the shutter speed for synchro- With the OM-1, set the X and FP Selec-
pears in the ASA Window. nization as per the manual for your tor to "X".
camera. with the oM-l, 1/60 sec.
or slower.
2) Lens-shutter camera
The lens shutter camera synchro-
nizes the electronic flash at all shut-
ter speeds.
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5. Turn the Power Switch to ON. 6. Check whether the subject is in the 7. Set the aperture control of the
Wait for the Ready/Charge Lamp NORMAL AUTO range. camera-lens.
glow. 1) From the planned shooting position, Set the aperture control to the F-num-
aim the flash at the subject and push ber that appears in the NORMAL AUTO
the Test Button. lf the AUTO Check F-stop/MANUAL GN Window.
Lamp flickers, the subject is within
the NORMAL AUTO flash operat-
ing range.
2) ln the Distance Scale at the top right
of the Switch Dial you can see the
operating range that corresponds
with the F-number you selected.
3) lf the subject is beyond the NOR-
MAL AUTO operating range, set
the AUTO Aperture Setting at a
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8. Release the shutter. 9. Check to see if correct exposure is 10.Turn the Power Switch to Off.
made. Turn off the Power Switch when you
When the correct exposure is made, the have finished or during extended peri-
AUTO Check Lamp f lickers. ods between pictures.
* The f lickering of the AUTO Check
Lamp, even when the Ready/Charge
When the Quick Auto 310 is used Lamp is not lit, as in consecutive
with a 24-mm super wide-angle lens, flashing, also indicates that correct
marginal light falloff on the picture exposure has been made.
may sometimes be caused due to the * A f lash-to-subject distance of less
difference between the area viewed than 20" (ASA 100) is outside the
by the lens and the area lit by the NORMAL AUTO operating range.
flash. Particularly, at close distances The flickering of the AUTO Check
shorter than 5 ft. or when taking a Lamp in such a case does not indicate
subject of an overall f lat surfac€, e.9., that the correct exposure has been
a white wall, shading around the made.
upper or bottom edge of the picture * To conf irm whether correct exposure
is likely to occur. Care should be is made, conduct either Procedure 6
exercised to overcome the parallax (before shooting) or 9 (after shooting)
by using the Bounce Grip, etc. above.
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I 1. lntentional over- or under-exposure 2. Portrait with night sky in the back- 3. Portrait with whate walls at back
Open or close the lens aperture off the ground Generally when a white back such as
F-number set on the Switch Dial. Ad- When the subject is not in the central white walls occupies the greater part of
just the f-stop according to your photo- part of the f inder and surrounded with the picture or when a large white table
graphic purpose. dark background such as night sky, or is in front of the subject. the Sensor
when the background is so far away tends to see the intense ref lected light
to take pictures with the flash light, from it. ln a situation like this, open
over-exposure may result. the lens aperture one stop or two off
ln such a situation like this, close down the F-number set with the Switch Dial.
the lens aperture one stop or two off
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NoRMAL AUTo FLASH wrrH oM-l (& orHER cAMERAs)W HrcH-TEcHNreuE 1. Bounce Flash 2. Diffuse flash 3. Ultra high-speed flash photography The bounce flash technique produces Diffuse flash light is used to soften il- ln this technique, a short f lash dura- realistic, subdued lighting effects. Using lumination when you want to use a tion is used to stop high-speed motions. the optional Bounce Grip and Remote large aperture at close range or when The auto electronic f lash is designed to Sensor mounted on your camera, shooting with a wide-angle lens with a further cut off the already short f lash bounce flash can be easily performed focal length less than 24mm. duration to achieve proper exposures. at all bounce angles and distances. Cover the Ouick Auto 310 Flash Lens ln close-up, a duration of a fraction of Simply aim your Ouick Auto 310 at a with tracing paper or white cloth taking 1 /10,000 sec. is available to f reeze convenient ceiling or wall to illuminate care not to cover the Sensor if a Remote objects moving with ultra high-speed, your subject with an even glow of re- Sensor is not being used. The monitor such as the f lying bees and milk crown. flected light. The Remote Sensor will circuit computes correct exposure auto- Move close enough to the subject. point with your camera at the subject, matically compensating for the reduc- keeping its "eye" on the exposure. For tion in light reaching the subject be- detailed operating instructions, see the cause of the diffusion material. leaflet packaged with the Remote Sensor.View original page 27
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4. Daylight fill-in Flash 1. Set the ASA film speed. 4. Make the manual power setting.
NORMAL AUTO daylight fill-in is (See page 21) Set the Switch Dial lndex (whitearrow)
possible, but limited to a great extent to the H I or LOW power setting depend-
by brightness and subject conditions. 2. Set the camera's shutter speed con- ing upon the desired effects.
This method is practical when the trol. * Be sure the dial is set at one of the
main subject, e.9., a model, occupies (See page 21.) c I ic k-stops.
most part of the central area in the Hl: Full power f lash at GN56
f ocusing screen. 3. Set the camera's synchronization (ASA 25, ft, at peak)
1 ) Determine f-stop and set it on the termianl to "X". LOW: 1/4 light amount at GN28
Switch Dial. (See page22.l (See pase 21 .) (ASA 25, ft, at peak)
2) Set the aperture control of the
camera-lens to the F-number set
on the Switch Dial. (See page 23.)
3) Set the camera to the correct ex-
posure by rotating the shutter speed
control. (See page 2'1.)
* Affected by the ambient light. the
balance of f lashing will vary. De-
pending on your own particular
photographic situations, bracket
e xposu res.
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1) Hl power setting ..ti (GN 56 at 2l LOW power setting I (GN 28 at 5. Set the camera-lens' F-number.
peak in case of ASA 25 in feet) peak in case of ASA 25 in feet) Set the aperture control of the camera-
when you want: when you want: lens to the F-number that corresponds
a. A large amount of light output. a. A small amount of light outPut. with the planned flash-to-subject dis- a close f lash- tance shown in the Distance Scale at b. Greater f lash-to-sublect distance. b. To take pictures at
c. More light than at the LOW set- to-subject d istance. the top left of the Switch Dial.
ti ng. c. To reduce glare on your subiect.
shorten recycling time. d. Greater depth of f ield by closing d. To
flashes lens aPerture. e. To increase number of
e. To zero-in on backlighting bY per set of batteries. Less depth of field by oPening closing lens aPerture in daYlight f.
fil l-i n. lens apertu re.
S. To zero-in on backlighting bY
opening lens aPerture in daY-
light fill-in, and
when lens aperture cannot be suf-
ficiently stopped down at Hl set-
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