Ricoh has released a function-enhancing firmware update for the Ricoh GR Digital II professional digital compact camera. Version 2.30 gives the GR Digital II a number of fairly significant functional enhancements, including the following:

(1)  It is now possible to manually set the flash amount
(2)  It is now possible to set the flash timing
(3)  It is now possible to register white balance compensation in My Settings
(4)  The TODAY’S SHOTS display function has been added

Click through / read on to read about these functions in detail.

Website: Firmware Download Page
Review: Read our in-depth review of the Ricoh GR Digital II

Enahnced Functions in Detail

(1)  It is now possible to manually set the flash amount.
When the flash mode is set to [Manual Flash], it is now possible to set the flash amount. For the flash amount, you can select from 12 levels ranging from full flash to 1/45.
  * This enables you to fix the flash amount so that it will not be affected by the light reflectance of the subject and background.
  * This results in a relatively short time lag since there is no need to do a pre-flash to get exposure information.

(2) It is now possible to set the flash timing.
The timing at which the flash fires can be selected from the choices “1st Curtain” (immediately after exposure begins) and “2nd Curtain” (immediately before exposure ends).
  * Normally it is convenient to use “1st Curtain,” which fires the flash when the shutter is pushed.
  * Using “2nd Curtain” when shooting a moving subject in flash (slow) synchro can result in images with more natural light trails.

(3) It is now possible to register white balance compensation in My Settings.
You can select whether to save in My Settings the value set for white balance compensation.

(4) The TODAY’S SHOTS display function has been added.
  The number of images recorded during the current day can be displayed on the LCD monitor when the power is turned off.

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