Using The Flash - Ricoh Caplio G4 Operation Manual

Using the Flash

If you press the F F F F (Flash) button, you can switch into Flash Mode (Flash, Flash Off, and other settings).
Switch settings according to time, conditions and your preference, and shoot your pictures.
The table below shows the distance that the light from the flash can reach (From the end in front of a lens)
G4
G4wide
You can check your Flash Mode setting by the symbol displayed on the upper left of the LCD Monitor.
Flash Mode Types
Symbol Mode Name
Flash Off
Auto
Red-eye reduction
Forced Flash
Slow Synchro
To switch to Flash Mode, follow the steps
below.
Turn the Mode Dial to 5
Alternatively, turn the Mode Dial to 4 (Scene
Mode), and select a scene to have the camera ready.
Chapter 1 Section 3 Using Special Features for Improved Photography
In Wide-Angle (W)
Approx. 0.17 - 3.0 m
Approx. 0.17 - 3.0 m
The flash will not fire. Use when shooting where the use of flash is prohibited or when shooting
with indoor lighting.
When your subject is poorly lit or backlit, the flash fires automatically.
When shooting images of people, the red-eye phenomenon, in which people's eyes appear red,
is reduced.
The flash fires, whatever the light conditions are, when you shoot. Use when there is backlighting
when shooting outside in daylight.
The flash fires with the shutter speed slowed.
Use when shooting images of people against a nightscape.
5 (Shooting Mode).
5 5
Approx. 0.16 - 2.5 m
Approx. 0.09 - 2.5 m
Description
Pressing the F F F F (Flash) button switches to
Flash Mode.
The flash starts recharging. While the flash is charg-
ing, the LCD Monitor goes off and the flash lamp
blinks. Once charging is complete, the lamp goes off
and it is possible to shoot.
49
In Telephoto (T)