TTL Li-ion Round Head Camera Flash PIXAPRO® LTD. Unit 5 Sterling Park Pedmore Road Brierley Hill West Midlands, DY5 1TB Tel: 0121 552 3113 Web: www.essentialphoto.co.uk E-mail: info@essentialphoto.co.uk Company Registration No. 07601334 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Before using this product: Please read this user manual carefully in order to ensure your safety and the proper operation of this product. Keep for future reference.
Foreword Warning Thank you for purchasing this product. Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions. This GIO1 O camera flash applies to Olympus/Panasonic series Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center. cameras and is compatible with TTL autoflash. With this TTL compatible flash, your shooting will become simpler.
01 Contents Foreword 02 Warning 05 Name of Parts Body Control Panel Dot-matrix LCD Panel LCD Panel in Three Modes What's in the Box of GIO1 O Kit?Separately Sold 09 Accessories Battery 10 LED Modeling Lamp 10 Attaching to a Camera 10 Power Management 11 Flash Mode — TTL Autoflash FEC (Flash Exposure Compensation) High-Speed Sync Second-Curtain Sync 13 M: Manual Flash 14 Multi: Stroboscopic Flash 15 Wireless Flash Shooting: Radio (2.
● LCD Panel Name of Parts (1)TTL Autoflash Zoom : zoom display (Page 23) : Automatic Focus length (Page 23) : Manual(Page 13) TTL : TTL autoflash : High-speed sync (Page 12) 01 08 02 Distance indicator display 09 03 10 04 05 06 Flash exposure compensation amount ● The display will only show the settings currently applied. 07 ● Body ● The functions displayed above function buttons 1 to 4, such as 07. Hotshoe 01. Flash Head SYNC and , change according to settings’ status.
● What’s in the Box of GIO1 O Kit? (4) Radio Transmission Shooting ● Transmitter Unit (TX) Flash mode 1. Flash Unit 2. Lithium Battery 3. USB Battery Charger 4. USB Cable 5. Charger 6. Mini Stand 7. Protection Case 8.
Battery LED Modeling Lamp Press the Modeling Lamp Setting button to set the modeling ● Features 1. This flash unit uses Li-ion battery which has long runtime. The available charge-and-discharge times are 500. 2. It is reliably safe. The inner circuit is against overcharge, overdischarge, overcurrent, and short circuit. 3. Take only 3.5 hours to fully charge the battery by using the standard battery charger. lamp. Short press the Set Button to turn on or off the modeling lamp.
C.Fn Disabling Auto Power Off function is recommended when the flash is used off camera. (C.Fn-STBY, Page 24) C.Fn Receiver Auto Power Off Timer is set to 60 minutes by default. Another option “30 minutes” is available. (C.FnRX STBY, Page 24) Shutter Sync Settings: 1. High-speed sync: press the button and is displayed on the LCD panel. Press the OK or button on OLYMPUS or MENU button on PANASONIC camera to enter Flash Mode and choose Fill-flash 2. Press OK or . Then, set the camera shutter.
M: Manual Flash Multi: Stroboscopic Flash The flash output is adjustable from 1/1 full power to 1/256th power in 1/10th stop increments. To obtain a correct flash exposure, use a hand-held flash meter to determine the required flash output. 1 Press < MODE > button so that < M > is displayed. With stroboscopic flash, a rapid series of flashes is fired. It can be used to capture a multiple images of a moving subject in a single photograph. You can set the firing frequency (number of flashes per sec.
Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes: Flash output Hz 1 2 3 4 5 6-7 8-9 1/4 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 1/8 14 14 12 10 8 6 5 1/16 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 1/32 60 60 60 50 50 40 30 1/64 90 90 90 80 80 70 60 1/128 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 1/256 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 10 20-50 60-100 1/4 2 2 2 1/8 4 4 4 Flash output Hz 1/16 8 8 8 1/32 20 16 12 1/64 50 30 20 1/128 70 40 40 1/256 70 40 40 Positioning and Operation Range (Example of wireless flas
4. Wireless ID Settings 1. Wireless Settings You can switch between normal flash and wireless flash. For normal flash shooting, be sure to set the wireless setting to OFF. Transmitter Unit Setting Press < > button so that < is displayed on the LCD panel. > Change the wireless channels and wireless ID to avoid interference for it can only be triggered after the wireless IDs and channels of the transmitter unit and the receiver unit are set to the same.Press the
RX 2 3 Receiver Unit Setting ● Set the other camera flash Using Automatic Wireless Flash with Multiple Receiver Units When stronger flash output or more convenient lighting operation is needed, increase the number of receiver units and set it as a single receiver unit. To add receiver units, use the same steps as setting “automatic wireless flash with a single receiver unit”. Any flash group can be set (A/B/C/D/E).
7. M: Wireless Flash Shooting with Manual Flash This describes wireless (multiple shooting) using manual flash. You can shoot with a different flash output setting for each receiver unit (firing group). Set all parameters on the transmitter unit. 1 Setting the flash mode to . 2 Setting flash output.1/2/3/4 Other Applications Sync Triggering The Sync Cord Jack is a Φ2.5mm plug. Insert a trigger plug here and the flash will be fired synchronously with the camera shutter.
Bounce Flash By pointing the flash head toward a wall or ceiling, the flash will bounce off the surface before illuminating the subject. This can soften shadows behind the subject for a more natural-looking shot. This is called bounce flash. To set the bounce direction, hold the flash head and turn it to a satisfying angle. -7-120° 330° C.Fn: Setting Custom Functions The following table lists the available and unavailable custom functions of this flash. C.
Technical Data Protection Function 1. Over-Temperature Protection Model ● To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire Compatible Cameras Olympus/Panasonic cameras (TTL autoflash) Power 76Ws more than 30 continuous flashes in fast succession at 1/1 full power. After 30 continuous flashes, allow a rest time of at least 10 minutes. (1/1 output) Flash Coverage ● If you fire more than 30 continuous flashes and then fire more is shown on the LCD display.
Troubleshooting Firmware Upgrade If there is a problem, refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. ● The USB port is a Type-C USB socket. Type-C USB connection The Camera Flash does not fire. ● As the firmware upgrade needs the support of Godox G3 ● The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera. →Attach the camera’s mounting foot securely to the camera. ● The electrical contacts of the Camera Flash and camera are dirty. →Clean the contacts.
FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
