Ricoh GF-1 - Manual (Page 14)

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* For details on the camera's settings, see the Camera User
Guide.
* In movie, dynamic range (DR), interval shooting, or M-Cont
Plus (HI) mode, the flash will not fire.
Only with Type R cameras
With Type R cameras the flash output level can be changed on
the camera within the range 1/1 to 1/64.
1 Set the flash mode to NORMAL with the Mode select button
and the flash power level to Manual flash output adjustment
(the two rightmost flash power level indication lamps on) with
the Flash power level select button. Adjust the flash output
level while checking the image on the picture display on the
camera.
Perform the manual flash output level adjustment only after
the flash is attached to the camera.
Slave flash
This flash unit features a slave
flash function.
In slave flash mode, this flash
unit will fire when it detects
the light from another flash.
The slave flash function is
especially effective in the
following situations.
When you do not want to
illuminate the subject from the front with the main flash light
source
When you want the this flash unit to fire without having it
attached to the hot shoe
When the distance to the subject is too far and the flash
cannot reach the subject
When you want to add several flashes to an array
Caution
If the flash does not fire, check the position and the angle of
the flash.
In slave flash mode, if the flash accidentally detects other
camera's flash, it may fire before shooting. Check that the flash
unit is ready for another fire by the PILOT lamp.
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Camera's built-in flash
GF-1
Camera's built-in flash
GF-1