Olympus C 770 Please Help!

[Pixel]

I have an Olympus C 770 and it comes with a hotshoe. I don't seem to be able to activate an external flash no matter at what setting. Reading the manual doesn't help either as it is not stated. Can anyone please help

Thanks

[Raymondb]

Originally Posted by Pixel I have an Olympus C 770 and it comes with a hotshoe. I don't seem to be able to activate an external flash no matter at what setting. Reading the manual doesn't help either as it is not stated. Can anyone please help Thanks

How about setting your camera to manual exposure mode?

[chii]

have u enabled the external flash option in the Menu?

[zquek]

Hi,

Are you using olympus flash? If not i guess its that flash tat you are using.

[Pixel]

Originally Posted by chii have u enabled the external flash option in the Menu?

Hi Chill

Sorry in getting back so late. I have been checking faithfully back for answers after posting but got none over 24 hours so I abandoned.

I read through the manual but it doesn't say any thing about having to activate the external flash mode. If there is one and you know where it is, appreciate if you can point me in that direction

I am not using an Olympus flash unit but a Nikon. Not sure if the hotshoe housing contacts are different.

If anyone else can help, please do. I'm desperate

[Raymondb]

Originally Posted by Pixel Hi Chill Sorry in getting back so late. I have been checking faithfully back for answers after posting but got none over 24 hours so I abandoned. I read through the manual but it doesn't say any thing about having to activate the external flash mode. If there is one and you know where it is, appreciate if you can point me in that direction I am not using an Olympus flash unit but a Nikon. Not sure if the hotshoe housing contacts are different. If anyone else can help, please do. I'm desperate

I have a C-750. It work with the Suntek (not too sure about the spelling), which I bought quite some times back, which is not a dedicated flash.

A non-dedicated flash, will only work with the camera in certain exposure mode. It will not work with the "P" and "Auto" mode, at least in my case.

What exposure mode did you try? Besides "P" and "Auto" mode, there are "A/S/M" among others, where A for Aperture-priority, S for Shutter-priority, M for Manual. My C-750 work with A and M but not S mode with the non-dedicated flash.

Another point to note is that there is a button near to the flash, which allow us to select the various flash mode, including full flash, off flash, auto....
Did you accidentally turn off the flash?

Raymond

[tao]

Mr. Pixel, I doubt that the Nikon flash you are using is electronically compatible with the 770UZ. Stop using it before the voltage difference fry your flash hotshoe.

I will suggest you get either one of those cheap non-TTL flash like the Suntek unit mentioned or any of the Olympus FL flash series, which works beautifully with their TTL sync.

[megaweb]

Check out Olympus External Flash Support by Michael Meissner link from my C750 Review

[Pixel]

Thanks folks... Chii from this forum pointed me in the right direction The problem lies in the only setting available to use an external : the M settig in A/S/M

All is good and well and I don't have any problem with the flash gun although I mifgt get a dedicated Olympus unit.

[tao]

great to know that it is working well.

[chii]

Originally Posted by Pixel Thanks folks... Chii from this forum pointed me in the right direction The problem lies in the only setting available to use an external : the M settig in A/S/M All is good and well and I don't have any problem with the flash gun although I mifgt get a dedicated Olympus unit.

no problems mate.