Recording Star Trails (Interval Composite) - Ricoh GR II Operating Manual

Recording Star Trails (Interval Composite)

A series of continuous images taken at set intervals is merged in such a way
that the bright areas remain. Use this function when you want to record the
trails of light formed by stars or the moon during nightscape shooting at a
fixed position.
1
Mount the camera on a tripod.
2
Set the mode dial to Av, Tv, TAv, or M, and then take a test shot.
Set the aperture value, shutter speed, focus, ISO sensitivity, and white bal-
ance, and then check the composition. This exposure is maintained in images
are merged.
3
In the [Shooting] menu, select [Interval Composite].
4
Press the !" buttons to select an
item, and then change its setting.
Interval
Save Interval Composite
Img.
5
Press the MENU/OK button.
[Interval Composite] appears on the shooting screen.
Sets the shooting interval from the shortest value (Min.) up to 60 minutes.
Sets how the images are saved.
[Off]: Saves only the merged image.
[Save Each Image]: Saves both the unmerged image and merged image in
JPEG format.
[Save in process]: Saves each image at the point it is merged in JPEG format.
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