Using The Flash - Ricoh R8 User Manual

Using the Flash

You can select the flash mode that best suits your shot. At the time
of purchase, the camera is set to [Flash Off].
Flash Modes
Flash Off
Auto
Red-Eye Flash
Flash On
Flash Synchro.
Soft Flash
Flash Range (when ISO Setting is set to [Auto] GP.97)
Wide-Angle
Telephoto
1
Turn the mode dial to 5.
2
Press the ADJ./OK button
toward F (flash).
• The list of the flash modes
symbol is displayed on the
picture display.
40
The flash will not fire.
The flash fires automatically when the subject is poorly lit
or backlit.
Reduces the red-eye phenomenon, in which people's eyes
appear red in pictures.
The flash fires regardless of the lighting conditions.
The flash fires with the shutter speed slowed. This is useful
when taking portrait pictures in a nightscape. Camera
shake may occur, so the use of a tripod is recommended.
Reduces the amount of light fired by the flash. This is
useful when using macro shooting to shoot close-ups.
Approx. 20 cm to 3.0 m (from the front of the lens)
Approx. 25 cm to 2.0 m (from the front of the lens)