OLYMPUS FL-700WR Electronic Flash User Guide

: June 4, 2024
: Olympus

Table of Contents

FL-700WR Electronic Flash
Flash for all-weather conditions
Specifications
Wireless Flash Control
Environment
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FL‑700WR

FL-700WR Electronic Flash

Electronic flash with a maximum guide number of 42
Supports Sequential shooting
Versatile shooting for expanding expressive capabilities
Intelligent, versatile external flash
Compact, lightweight, and weather-resistant
Optional wireless flash shooting
LED for sophisticated movie lighting
Enabled for wireless Commander Mode

Flash for all-weather conditions

This high-performance flash features a dust‑, splash‑ and freezeproof (‑10°C) construction in a compact and lightweight housing. When combined with the weather-sealed cameras of the OM‑D series, and M.Zuiko PRO lenses, you do not need to worry about shooting in harsh environments. This high‑intensity flagship flash comes with a maximum guide number of 42, while the combination of the camera’s built‑in image processor (TruePic) with the TTL synchronization technology enables optimal lighting during your photo shootings. As the flash is equipped with a wireless lightning mode you can make use of high‑intensity multi‑flash photography via wireless control up to a distance of 30m, which enables you to control up to 3 flash groups and an unlimited number of flash units, to select whether a group fires or not, to compensate for the flash output, and to adjust various settings. One other very well accepted extra is the slave function‑ you can simply attach the flash to the hot shoe of a camera and use it as the master flash while using the commander function. Of course the unique Olympus High Res. Shot, Focus Stacking, and Focus Bracketing functions are supported too and shorter shooting intervals than before are now available! The FL‑700WR is equipped with an LED light for movies, which is effective for shooting OM‑D Movies in low light or backlit conditions.

Specifications

Guide Number

ISO 100| GN 42
| Firing angle of 75mm / standard light distribution / ISO 100
Illumination
Flash compensation| +/‑ 5 EV / 1/3, 1/2 EV steps
Light intensity| 1/1 ‑ 1/128 / 1/3, 1/2 EV steps
Emission Period| Approx. 1/20000 ‑ 1/950 (M: 1/128 ‑ 1)s
Firing Angle
Standard| Covering field of view for focal length: 12mm (Micro Four Thirds)
Wide panel| Covering field of view for focal length: 7mm (Micro Four Thirds)
Flash Modes
Modes| TTL AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL, FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL, MULTI
Bounce Angles
Up / Down| 90° / 0°
Left / Right| 180° / 180°

Wireless Flash Control

Modes| Available when used together with cameras compatible with the Olympus wireless RC flash system.
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TTL Manual FP TTL FP Manual Off
Radio control|
Commander| Commander / Commander + Flash
Receiver| RCV (commander flash control) / X‑RCV (receiver control flash)
Maximum range| 30m / 98.4” *
Frequency band| 2.4GHz
Number of channels| 15 channels (in the commander mode; with automatic channel setting function)3 groups (maximum number of unites: unlimited)
Optical control
Control modes| RC (commander flash control) / SL MANUAL (slave manual)
Number of channels| 15 channels
Group setting| 4 groups

Measurements obtained from in‑house tests at Olympus, using new or fully
charged batteries. Actual figures may vary depending on shooting conditions.

LED Permanent Light

Firing Angle	Approx. 77°
Illuminance	100lux (at 1m)
Control mode	AUTO (depending on camera) Manual (Full to 1/16, at 1EV steps)

Power Supply

Power source	4 AA batteries
Recovery time	Approx. 2.5s (Alkaline batteries)
Flash battery durability	Approx. 1.5s (NiMH batteries) Max. 240 shots

(Alkaline batteries) Max. 280 shots (NiMH batteries)
LED battery durability| Max. 1.8h (Alkaline batteries)
Charging completion indication| Beeping sound / LED blinking