The bottom line is that the 7V quote from Olympus America is just
marketing. I'll go with the Olympus Europe spec that is provided to
help PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Canyon digitals produced after the 10D and 300D support up to 250 volts
> on the hot shoe and the PC connector (if the camera has one) although
> the wording in the manual is much more wishy-washy about it than Canyon
> tech support. The QA300 or 310 would not be a problem.
>
> In September 2006 Nils Frohberg forwarded us a note from Olympus Europe
> specifying that the E-500 and all E-system cameras with a hot shoe would
> support 200 volts. The E-1 manual (on page 108) says: "Some flashes
> available on the market operate with a synchro terminal with a
> voltage of 250 V or over. If one of these is used, it may damage the
> camera, and/or the camera may not function normally...". One can be a
> little unnerved by this statement or read it very carefully and deduce
> that the camera is protected up to 250 volts but not higher.
>
> The E-3 manual isn't available on line so I don't know what that says.
> The E-510 manual is mum on the voltage limits of non-Oly flashes but
> warns that flash communication connectors other than the main trigger
> terminal might damage the camera. OM dedicated TTL flash contacts don't
> seem to bother my Canyon even though the Canyon manual warns against TTL
> flash units from other manufacturers. But I don't have a Canyon
> dedicated digital flash at the moment to see if the camera is still
> fully working. :-)
>
> I think the manuals are often worded to instill a large measure of FUD
> to encourage OEM flash sales but, when confronted with a direct
> question, tech support has to answer with the truth.
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
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