Other Flash Units - Ricoh GR II Operating Manual

Other Flash Units

1
Attach the flash unit to the hot shoe.
2
Turn on the camera, turn the mode dial to Av, TAv, or M, and set
the aperture.
3
Set the ISO sensitivity to a value other than [Auto] or [Auto-Hi].
4
Turn on the external flash, set it to Auto, and set the aperture
value and ISO sensitivity to the same values on the camera.
Caution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Use only flash units with one signal terminal, which must be an X-contact with a positive voltage of
no more than 20 V.
• A flash signal is output to the X-contact of the hot shoe regardless of the flash setting. Stop operation
of the flash unit from the flash unit itself.
• The correct exposure may not be achieved even when the aperture value and ISO sensitivity of the
external flash are the same as those of the camera. In this case, change the aperture value and ISO
sensitivity of the flash.
• Use an external flash with a lighting angle that covers the angle of view of the shooting lens.
Shooting with Wireless Flashes
If the camera is combined with the PENTAX auto flash (AF540FGZ II, AF360FGZ II,
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AF540FGZ, or AF360FGZ), you can use the wireless flash mode to perform P-TTL
shooting without connecting the flashes each other.
1
Slide the FOPEN switch downward.
The flash opens.
2
Press the F ($) button.
The flash mode setting screen appears.
3
Press the #$ buttons to select [Wireless].
The mode of the camera switches to the wireless flash mode.
4
Turn on the power of the auto flash, and configure the settings
of the auto flash to perform wireless P-TTL shooting with the
built-in flash.
Set the wireless mode of the auto flash to SLAVE.
For details on how to set the auto flash, refer to the operating manual of the
flash.
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