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• Camera User Guide

(This booklet)

• Warranty

• Safety Precautions

• Caplio Software CD-ROM

The provided software and the Software
User Guide are included on this CD-ROM.

• Adobe Photoshop Elements

(Trial Version) CD-ROM

Optional Accessories

• Cable switch (CA-1)

• AC Adapter (AC-4c)

• Rechargeable Battery (DB-60)

• Battery Charger (BJ-6)

• PC Card Adapter (FM-SD53)
• SD Memory Card (available in

stores)

Reference

For the latest information about
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Summary of Contents for GR DIGITAL M

Page 1: ...all the software see P 152 About other documentation Detailed explanations on how to use the provided software can be found in Software User Guide PDF format file included on the supplied CD ROM For how to display the PDF file see P 167 The CD ROM also contains English version of Camera User Guide and Software User Guide in PDF format Camera User Guide Caution Quick Guide A Variety of Shooting Tec...

Page 2: ... the property of their respective owners Safety Precautions For the safe use of your camera be sure to read the safety precautions thoroughly Test shooting Please be sure to do some test shooting to make sure it is recording properly before normal use Copyright Reproduction or alteration of copyrighted documents magazines music and other materials other than for personal home or similarly limited ...

Page 3: ...nd program shift modes The aperture and shutter speed can be set with an easy to operate up down dial The high end camera features compactness lightweight and slimness as well as an ability comparable to that of a digital single lens reflex camera Rapid shutter response to capture a moment P 36 The shutter release time lag is as short as approx 0 1 seconds Ricoh s patented hybrid auto focusing sys...

Page 4: ...ces makes sure you won t miss any shooting opportunities P 19 The camera can be used with one of three power supplies Dedicated large capacity rechargeable battery an AAA alkaline battery easily available anywhere available in stores and an economical AC adapter sold separately useful for transfer to a computer Two dials for easy and speedy operation The up down and ADJ dials let you make settings...

Page 5: ...y transfer images to your computer Provided with multi functional software ImageMixer that helps in not only managing shot images in an album but also editing images and sounds and creating video CDs For the integrated handling of images this software has a input function to download still images movies and sounds from a digital camera or music CD an album function to manage captured contents an e...

Page 6: ...9 Setting the language 30 Setting the date and time 31 Changing the Display 32 Maximizing the LCD Monitor Brightness 32 Histogram Display 33 Basic Shooting 34 How to Hold the Camera 34 Preventing camera shake 35 Capturing the Moment Shooting Full press 36 Checking the Focus and Shooting Half press 37 When the Subject is not Centered Shooting with Focus lock 40 Using the Digital Zoom 42 Shooting Cl...

Page 7: ...Artificial Lighting WHITE BALANCE 88 Changing Sensitivities ISO SETTING 91 Returning the Shooting Setting Menu Settings to their Defaults RESTORE DEFAULTS 92 Changing Shading for Shooting Text DENSITY 93 Using the AF Target Shift Function 94 Using the Self Timer 95 Shooting with the Aperture Set Aperture Priority Mode 96 Shooting with the Aperture and Shutter Speed Set Manual Exposure Mode 97 Shoo...

Page 8: ... LIGHT 145 Setting Whether to Use Digital Zooming DIGITAL ZOOM 146 Changing the Zoom Button Setting ZOOM BTN SET 147 Registering the Power on Settings REG MY SETTINGS 148 Changing the Startup Settings START SETTING 149 Chapter 4 Installing Software Installing the Provided Software For Windows 152 System Requirements for Using the Provided Software 156 Installing the Software on Your Computer 157 I...

Page 9: ... folder Camera User Guide This booklet This guide explains the usage and functions of the camera You will also see how to install the provided software on your computer The Software User Guide English edition is available from the provided CD ROM as a PDF file Software User Guide PDF file This guide explains how to download images from the camera to your computer and display and edit them on your ...

Page 10: ... 5450 0391 Registration time 9 00 17 00 How to Use This Guide Chapter 1 explains the basic operations of this product If you are using the camera for the first time read from this chapter The following symbols are also used in this guide The LCD Monitor Display examples may be different from actual display screens Important This indicates important notices and restrictions for using this camera No...

Page 11: ...pter 1 Quick Guide If you are using the camera for the first time read from this chapter Before Shooting 10 Getting Ready to Shoot 19 Basic Shooting 34 Playing Back 48 Viewing on a Television 54 Erasing 56 ...

Page 12: ... TV unit USB Cable Used to connect the camera to a computer or Direct Print supported printer Handstrap Rechargeable Battery Battery Charger Note Attaching the hand strap to the camera Thread the tips of the strap through the camera s strap eyelet and loop them as shown The serial number of this product is given on the bottom face of the camera ...

Page 13: ... Guide are included on this CD ROM Adobe Photoshop Elements Trial Version CD ROM Optional Accessories Cable switch CA 1 AC Adapter AC 4c Rechargeable Battery DB 60 Battery Charger BJ 6 PC Card Adapter FM SD53 SD Memory Card available in stores Reference For the latest information about accessories access Ricoh home page http www ricohpmmc com ...

Page 14: ...r with case is used in combination Hood adapter GH 1 This is a set of a hood to prevent lens exposure to sunlight and an adapter used to attach a ĳ37 mm general purpose filter External Viewfinder GV 1 This optical viewfinder is to be attached to the hot shoe This viewfinder has a frame for 21 mm and 28 mm as converted to be equivalent to 35 mm with case Soft Case GC 1 Neck strap GS 1 ...

Page 15: ...od Loupe Hood adapter GH 1 Camera body Computer USB cable TV Video AV cable Direct printer USB cable SD Memory Card PC card adapter FM SD53 AAA alkaline battery External flash Sigma EF 500 DG SUPER EF 500 DG ST Recommended Neck strap GS 1 Tripod Battery Charger BJ 6 Rechargeable Battery DB 60 AC Adapter AC 4c Optional item General purpose item ...

Page 16: ...icrophone or speaker holes Item Name Refer to 1 Strap Eyelet P 10 2 Unlock Button P 16 3 Mode Dial P 16 4 Shutter Release Button P 34 5 AF Window 6 Power Button P 29 7 Hot Shoe P 45 8 Flash P 44 9 Up down Dial P 16 10 Microphone P 108 11 AF Auxiliary Light P 145 12 Lens P 34 13 AV Out Terminal P 54 14 USB Terminal P 161 ...

Page 17: ...Dial P 65 13 DISP Button P 32 4 8 Enlarged View Button P 42 P 53 P 147 14 Strap Eyelet P 10 5 9 Thumbnail Display Button P 42 P 52 P 147 15 Speaker P 107 P 109 6 F Flash Button P 44 16 Power DC in Cable Cover P 26 7 Button 17 Battery Card Cover 8 M O Button P 68 P 110 18 Release lever P 23 P 25 P 28 9 6 Playback Button P 49 19 Tripod Screw Hole underside 10 Q Quick Review Button P 48 ...

Page 18: ... the up down and ADJ dials as shown Reference For the operations possible with the up down and ADJ dials see P 193 Symbol Mode Name Function Refer to 4 Scene mode Use this to record sounds or to shoot text P 47 M Manual Exposure mode Use this to set the shutter speed and aperture manually P 97 A Aperture Priority mode Use this to set the aperture manually The camera automatically sets the shutter ...

Page 19: ...rding Destination P 22 19 Battery P 19 7 Remaining Number of Still Images P 192 20 Interval P 83 8 Picture Quality P 69 21 Histogram P 33 9 Image Size P 69 22 Camera Shake P 35 10 Digital zoom P 42 23 Aperture Value P 37 11 Focus P 72 24 Shutter Speed P 37 12 Auto Bracket P 80 25 Remaining Recording Time P 192 13 White Balance P 88 26 Recording Time P 192 Still Image Mode Movie Mode 1 4 5 6 7 8 20...

Page 20: ...ots is 10 000 or more 9999 is displayed The Screen During Playback Note The LCD monitor may display messages to inform you of operational instructions or the camera s status while in use Item Name Refer to Item Name Refer to 1 Protect P 112 8 Picture Quality P 69 2 DPOF P 115 9 Image Size P 69 3 Mode Types 10 File No 4 Playback Data Source P 49 11 Battery P 19 5 Number of Playback Files 12 Date at...

Page 21: ...chargeable Battery DB 60 This is a lithium ion battery This is economical because you can recharge it using the battery charger and use it over and over again They last a long time so they are convenient for travel AAA alkaline batteries available in stores You can obtain them anywhere so they are convenient for travel However in a low temperature environment the number of shots you can take will ...

Page 22: ... Manganese dry cell R03 Ni Cd battery Note Indication of the number of images you can take Based on CIPA standard Temperature 23 degrees Celsius LCD on 50 flash usage turning the power off after each 10 shots Number of shots of the AAA Alkaline Batteries it is using the AAA Alkaline Batteries by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co Ltd If you set the camera to the Power Save or Synchro Monitor mode th...

Page 23: ...rger The battery may become very hot immediately after operation Turn the camera off and leave it to cool down sufficiently before removing the battery Battery level indication A battery mark appears at the lower left of the LCD monitor to indicate the battery level Prepare new batteries before the batteries wear out Caution If you are using nickel metal hydride batteries may not appear or or may ...

Page 24: ...rty Before using a new SD memory card be sure to format it Note Write protecting your images If you move the card s write protection switch to LOCK your still images cannot be accidentally erased and the memory card cannot be formatted If you release the protection by returning the switch to its original position it is once again possible to erase images and format the card So it s a good idea to ...

Page 25: ...the OPEN side to open the battery card cover 2 Make sure the card is facing the right way and push the card all the way in until it clicks 3 Close the battery card cover and slide the release lever to the side opposite to OPEN to lock the cover Caution Slide the release lever securely to lock the battery card cover Reference For how to format the SD memory card see P 124 ...

Page 26: ...e and sides 2 Plug the battery charger into an outlet Charging starts and the charger lamp shows you the progress as shown below Once charging has finished unplug the power cable from the power outlet Depending on the battery level the charging time differs Charger Lamp Description Lit Charging started Unlit Charging complete Flashing Battery charger or battery may be faulty unplug the battery cha...

Page 27: ... the release lever to the OPEN side to open the battery card cover 2 Insert the rechargeable battery 3 Close the battery card cover and slide the release lever to the side opposite to OPEN to lock the cover Caution Slide the release lever securely to lock the battery card cover Please remove the rechargeable batteries if you are not going to use the camera for a long period of time Store the remov...

Page 28: ...ock the cover Caution Store the removed battery in a dry cool place Using the AC Adapter sold separately When shooting or viewing still images for a long time or when connecting to your computer using the AC Adapter sold separately is recommended If you have already used this camera make sure it is turned off before loading the AC Adapter Battery 1 Slide the release lever to the OPEN side to open ...

Page 29: ...the OPEN side to open the battery card cover 3 Remove the battery 4 Close the battery card cover and slide the release lever to the side opposite to OPEN to lock the cover Caution Slide the release lever securely to lock the battery card cover Be sure to firmly attach cables and plug in cords When you are not using the camera unplug the AC Adapter from the camera and the power outlet While in use ...

Page 30: ...lide the release lever to the OPEN side to open the battery card cover 2 Insert the two batteries making sure they are facing the correct way 3 Close the battery card cover and slide the release lever to the side opposite to OPEN to lock the cover Caution Slide the release lever securely to lock the battery card cover ...

Page 31: ... If you have turned on the camera by pressing the Playback button pressing the Playback button again allows you to select the Shooting Mode It takes longer from power on until the camera becomes ready for shooting when the flash is enabled than when it is disabled Note Auto Power Off If the camera goes unused for a set period of time it will automatically turn itself off to save power To continue ...

Page 32: ...ETUP screen turn the mode dial to SETUP 1 Turn the power on for the first time after purchase The language selection screen appears To skip language setting press the M O button When the M O button is pressed the language setting is cancelled and the video signal format setting screen appears 2 Press the buttons to select a language 3 Press the M O button The display language is set and the date t...

Page 33: ... 3 Check the display on the bottom of the screen and then press the M O button The date is set Pressing the DISP button on this screen allows you to cancel the setting Note If the batteries are removed for more than one week the date and time settings will be lost These settings must be made again To retain the date and time settings load a fully charged battery in the camera for more than two hou...

Page 34: ...s the brightness to the level set in LCD BRIGHTNESS P 126 Term Grid Guide Displays auxiliary lines on the LCD monitor to help shooting These lines are not recorded with images Synchro Monitor Mode Keeps the LCD monitor off except when the camera is operated This mode is effective for saving power consumption With this mode half pressing the shutter release button turns the LCD monitor on Subsequen...

Page 35: ...ions If the histogram has only peaks on the left side without anything else this picture is under exposed with too many pixels only for shadow sections Correct the exposure to an appropriate level Note The histogram displayed on the LCD monitor is for reference only Depending on the shooting condition flashing is required the surrounding light is dark and so on the exposure level indicated in the ...

Page 36: ...camera as illustrated below for best results 1 Hold the camera with both hands and lightly press both elbows against your body 2 Put your finger on the shutter button Note Be careful when you are shooting not to get a finger your hair or the strap in front of the lens or the flash ...

Page 37: ...condition To prevent camera shake use a tripod or hold the camera securely with both hands when you shoot Note that camera shake tends to occur in the following cases When shooting in a dark place without using the flash When shooting in Slow Sync Mode P 44 When shooting using the Digital Zoom P 42 If the camera shake mark is displayed try the following Using the flash Set the camera to Forced Fla...

Page 38: ... shooting opportunity 1 Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P A or M 2 Compose your shot by looking at the LCD monitor 3 Put the subject of your photo right in the middle and press the shutter release button fully While the shot image is being written onto the card the auto focus flash lamp blinks Note The still image you have taken freezes for a moment on the LCD Monitor ...

Page 39: ...and turn the mode dial to 5 P A or M 2 Compose your shot by looking at the LCD monitor 3 Put the subject of your photo right in the middle and press the shutter release button half way The F value aperture value and shutter speed are displayed at the right end of the LCD monitor The subject comes into focus and the exposure and white balance are fixed If the automatic focusing fails the crosshairs...

Page 40: ...F target shift function P 94 4 Gently press the shutter button all the way While the shot image is being written onto the card the auto focus flash lamp blinks The still image you have taken freezes for a moment on the LCD Monitor and is recorded Frame color Auto Focus Flash Lamp Before focusing White Off Focused Green On green Focusing failure Blink red Blink green ...

Page 41: ...n shoot see P 40 Press gently to prevent camera shake when you press the shutter release button During distance measurement for auto focusing the white dot at the center of the cross on the LCD monitor blinks The mark indicates that blurring may occur Hold the camera still and focus the camera again When shooting in a dark place the camera raises the focusing performance auto focus precision by pr...

Page 42: ...in front 1 Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P A or M 2 Put the subject of your photo right in the center of the LCD Monitor or the Viewfinder and press the shutter button half way The F value aperture value and shutter speed are displayed at the right end of the LCD monitor and the subject comes into focus 3 With the shutter half pressed move the camera and compose your...

Page 43: ...y Note At macro shooting the AF target shift function allows you to lock the focus without moving the camera This function is useful when a tripod is used Reference For details about macro shooting see P 43 For details about the AF target shift function see P 94 ...

Page 44: ...the 8 or 9 button The magnification is displayed on the LCD monitor 2 Compose your picture and half press the shutter release button 3 Press the shutter release button all the way Note When the digital zoom function is off selecting ZOOM BTN SET on the SETUP menu allows you to assign the exposure compensation or white balancing to the 89 button The digital zoom function cannot be used when PIC QUA...

Page 45: ... 2 Compose your picture and half press the shutter release button 3 Press the shutter release button all the way To get out of Macro Mode press the N button again Note The macro function allows you to shoot a subject at as close as approx 1 5 cm from the front of the lens shooting range approx 31 x 23 mm During Macro Shooting the Viewfinder cannot be used Use the LCD Monitor The AF target shift fu...

Page 46: ...en other than the lithium ion battery is used the flash lamp icon is not displayed on the LCD monitor during flash charging The settings are saved until you press the F Flash button to change them When shooting movies or in Multi Shot mode the flash turns off The flash fires twice to increase the AE AF Auto Exposure Auto Focus accuracy The camera has a hot shoe allowing you to attach an external f...

Page 47: ...ne follow the steps below 1 Select FLASH OFF as the flash mode of the built in flash P 44 2 With the camera and external flash powered off attach the external flash to the hot shoe 3 Turn on the camera turn the Mode Dial to A or M and set the aperture value P 96 P 97 4 Set the ISO sensitivity to a value other than AUTO 5 Turn on the external flash turn its mode to AUTO and set the F value and ISO ...

Page 48: ...he f number and ISO sensitivity of the flash As the flash ON signal the camera outputs a positive pulse to the X pulse contact A flash on the market rarely have an X contact of the opposite polarity This kind of flash may not only not work but also cause a problem to the camera For the terminal specifications contact the manufacturer of the external flash Use an external flash of a lighting angle ...

Page 49: ...the LCD monitor 5 Press the shutter release button Now you can shoot texts using Text mode For how to record sounds see P 108 If you press the button the scene selection screen appears and you can change the mode Reference For how to change the image quality and size see P 69 For how to change the text density in Text mode see P 93 For the list of shooting setting menus displayed in the Scene mode...

Page 50: ...ew to view the image taken in Text mode see P 47 the displayed image may have slightly lower quality than the recorded one In Quick Review Q Button Returns to Shooting Mode 8 Button Enlarges the displayed still image You can move around on the displayed image by pressing the buttons 9 Button Reduces the displayed still image enlarged by pressing the 8 button M O Button Displays the still image at ...

Page 51: ...arged view Note When an image is shot in RAW mode RAW3264 RAW3 2 the corresponding JPEG image F3264 F3 2 appears In this case the mark standing for RAW is displayed About power on in playback mode When the camera power is off pressing the Playback button for more than one second turns on the camera The camera starts up in Playback Mode When the camera is turned on with the Playback button pressing...

Page 52: ... or delete it 1 Press the 6 Playback button The last image you took is displayed 2 Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button The screen changes to the three frame view The large frame at the center displays the still image now selected To switch to single picture display 1 Press the buttons to select a still image 2 Press the 8 Enlarge button or the M O button ...

Page 53: ...s Note If one of the following operations is performed on the three frame view the display returns to the ordinary playback screen single picture display and the operation is executed Deletion P 56 Movie playback P 107 Sound playback P 109 Reference For how to erase unwanted Images see P 56 ...

Page 54: ... Display button The screen changes to three frame view 3 Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button The screen is divided into 12 frames and displays 12 still images at once To display just one photo 1 Use the buttons to select an image 2 Press the 8 Enlarged Display button twice Reference For how to erase the selected image see P 57 For how to switch to the three frame view see P 50 Selected still imag...

Page 55: ...ge is enlarged 3264 X 2448 3264 X 2176 2592 X 1944 2048 X 1536 8 times 1280 X 960 6 7 times 640 X 480 3 4 times In Enlarged View 8 Button Enlarges the displayed still image You can move around on the displayed image by pressing the buttons 9 Button Reduces the displayed still image enlarged by pressing the 8 button M O Button Displays the still image at the maximum magnification ratio Displays the...

Page 56: ...ision follow the steps below 1 Securely connect the AV cable to the Video In terminal on the television Connect the white plug of the AV cable to the audio input terminal white of the TV unit and the yellow plug to the video input terminal yellow 2 Make sure the camera power is off 3 Securely connect the AV cable to the Video Out terminal 4 Set the television to Video mode Set the input to Video F...

Page 57: ...you connect the AV cable to your video recorder s In terminal you can record what you have shot onto video Your camera is set to NTSC playback format used in Japan and other countries for use with television equipment etc If the equipment you want to connect to uses PAL format used in Europe and else where then switch your camera to PAL format in the Setup Menu before connecting Reference For how ...

Page 58: ...rase 3 Press the D Delete button 4 Press the buttons to select DELETE ONE or DELETE ALL If you selected DELETE ONE you can also change the image for deletion with the buttons 5 Press the M O button If you selected DELETE ONE The display indicates deletion is in progress once finished it returns to the screen in step 4 If you selected DELETE ALL You will be prompted to confirm that you want to eras...

Page 59: ...ress the D Delete button The trash symbol is displayed in the upper left corner of the image 4 Repeat Step 3 to select all the still images you wish to erase If you selected an image by mistake you can deselect it by selecting the image and pressing the D Delete button again 5 Press the M O button 6 Press the button to select YES and then press the M O button The display indicates deletion is in p...

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Page 61: ...Shooting Techniques Playback Direct Printing 60 A Variety of Shooting Techniques 65 Shooting with Multi Shot 101 Shooting Playing Back Movies 105 Recording Playing Back Sound 108 Other Functions Available in Playback Mode 110 ...

Page 62: ...ponding JPEG file is printed The DNG file cannot be printed Note This camera uses PictBridge an industry standard for Direct Printing Your printer must comply with the PictBridge to use the Direct Print function For support information see the documentation that came with the printer For direct printing on a printer supporting both Direct Print and PictBridge select Original for USB Connection Con...

Page 63: ...t the USB cable during printing Note If a printer error message appears during transmission check the condition of the printer and take the appropriate action Printing One or All Still Images 1 Check that the printer is ready for printing The Connecting screen appears 2 Press the ADJ dial The Direct Print playback mode screen appears 3 Press the buttons to select an image for printing 4 Press the ...

Page 64: ... Print menu 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 to change the settings as required Item Name Function PAPER SIZE Sets the paper size PAPER TYPE Sets the paper type LAYOUT Sets the number of images printed on a sheet of paper The number of images that can be laid out on a sheet of paper varies depending on the type of the connected printer DATE PRINT Selects whether to print the date shooting date The date form...

Page 65: ...At the end of transmission the display returns to the Direct Print playback mode screen and printing starts Printing Several Still Images 1 Check that the printer is ready for printing The Connecting screen appears 2 Press the ADJ dial The Direct Print playback mode screen appears 3 Press the 9 Thumbnail button twice The screen is divided into 12 frames and displays 12 still images at once 4 Press...

Page 66: ...he M O button The display returns to the Direct Print menu 13 Repeat steps 11 and 12 to change the settings as required 14 Press the M O button The selected still images are sent to the printer and the Connecting screen appears Press the M O button to cancel the operation When all the selected still images have been sent from the camera to the printer the camera display returns to the Direct Print...

Page 67: ...DJ mode allows you to register two functions other than exposure correction and white balancing functions Operation Flow in ADJ Mode 1 Press the ADJ dial The camera enters the ADJ mode and the functions that can be set in this mode are displayed 2 Turn the ADJ dial until the function you want to set is displayed 3 Use the buttons or up down dial to change the setting 4 If you have another function...

Page 68: ... to the ADJ dial see P 127 Exposure Comp see P 87 White Balance see P 88 ISO Setting see P 91 Pic Quality Size see P 69 Focus see P 72 Photometry see P 77 Auto Bracket see P 80 Multi shot see P 101 Image With Sound see P 85 Density see P 93 Still Image Mode Exposure White Balance ISO Setting Pic Quality Size Focus Image Setting Photometry Auto Bracket Multi Shot Image with sound Movie Mode White B...

Page 69: ...E RAW 8M RAW3 2 8M F3264 8M F3 2 8M N3264 8M N2592 5M N2048 3M N1280 1M N640 VGA P 69 FOCUS MULTI AF SPOT AF MF SNAP P 74 PHOTOMETRY MULTI CENTER SPOT P 77 CONT MODE OFF CONT SCONT MCONT P 101 IMG SET HARD NORMAL SOFT B W SETTING1 SETTING2 P 78 AUTO BRACKET OFF ON WB BKT P 80 INTERVAL 0 s 5 seconds to 3 hours P 83 IMAGE WITH SOUND OFF ON P 85 DATE IMPRINT OFF DATE TIME P 86 EXPOSURE COMP 2 0 to 2 ...

Page 70: ...e screen number selectable press the buttons to switch between screens 3 After selecting the screen press the button to return to the setting item selection step 3 After selecting a setting item press the button Choices for the setting item are displayed 4 Press the buttons to select a choice 5 Press the M O or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button The Shooting Set...

Page 71: ...file format advocated by Adobe Systems Inc Types of Modes You Can Select Symbol Mode Description Normal Mode The compression ratio is high resulting in a small file Normally shooting is done in this mode Fine Mode The compression ratio is low resulting in a large file but the picture quality is better than in Normal Mode RAW Mode Raw data of shot images is saved as RAW files DNG files JPEG files F...

Page 72: ...vity is fixed to 800 even if it is set to 1600 Reference For internal memory SD memory card recording capacities see P 192 Mode Size On screen display Uses RAW 3264 X 2448 RAW 8M Images can be created with less quality degradation This mode is suitable for high level image correction and editing on the computer 3264 X 2176 RAW3 2 8M F Fine 3264 X 2448 F3264 8M Suitable for downloading images to yo...

Page 73: ...ect PIC QUALITY SIZE and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select a picture quality size 5 Press the M O or button Picture Quality Image Size settings are completed 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button The shooting setting menu disappears and the LCD monitor displays the set values This setting will be used for shooting until you change it Still Image Mode Movie Mo...

Page 74: ...cus pictures You can select only one AF area at the center of the LCD monitor to allow the camera to focus on this area SPOT AF Five different focusing modes are supported Selective focusing modes Mark Mode Description None MULTI AF Automatically measures the distances to multiple areas to adjust the focus None SPOT AF Measures the distance to the central area of the subject to adjust the focus au...

Page 75: ...ss the button to select FOCUS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select MULTI AF or SPOT AF 5 Press the M O button or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press the M O button Now you are finished with the focus setting The Shooting Setting menu closes Reference For details about fixing the shooting distance to Snapshot or Infinity Ʈ see P 76 For details about manual focusing shoo...

Page 76: ... can focus the camera also on an object that requires macro shooting Setting Manual Focusing 1 Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P A M or 3 2 Press the M O button The Shooting Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select FOCUS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select MF 5 Press the M O or button Focus settings are complete 6 If you pressed the button in st...

Page 77: ...cusing Pressing the 8 button moves the focus away from you Pressing the 9 button brings the focus closer to you Until the setting is changed the next time pictures are shot by manual focusing 4 Press the shutter button for shooting Reference For details about setting to Auto Focus Multi AF Spot AF see P 72 For details about fixing the shooting distance to Snapshot or Infinity see P 76 For details ...

Page 78: ...n The Shooting Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select FOCUS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select SNAP or Infinity Selecting SNAP will fix the shooting distance to 2 5 meters Selecting will fix the shooting distance to infinity 5 Press the M O or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button Now you have finished focus setting The Shooting Setting m...

Page 79: ...button in step 5 press also the M O button The shooting setting menu disappears and the LCD monitor displays the set values This setting will be used for shooting until you change it Types of Modes You Can Select Symbol Mode Description No Symbol MULTI The entire shooting range is divided into 256 partitions and subjected to photometry for overall decision CENTER The light metering is determined b...

Page 80: ...set the image quality 5 Press the M O or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button Now you have finished focus setting The shooting setting menu disappears and the LCD monitor displays the set values This setting will be used for shooting until you change it Type Description Normal Normal image quality Hard The contrast sharpness and color density are set at levels sli...

Page 81: ...ress the buttons to select SETTING 1 or SETTING 2 5 Press the button The customizing menu appears 6 Using the buttons set the contrast sharpness and color depth levels To move between CONTRAST SHARPNESS and COLOR DEPTH use the buttons 7 Press the M O button 8 Press the M O or button 9 If you pressed the button in step 8 press also the M O button Now you have completed settings for SETTING 1 or SET...

Page 82: ...UTO BRACKET and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select ON 5 Press the M O or button The shooting setting menu disappears and the LCD monitor displays AB 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button 7 Press the shutter release button Three consecutive shots are taken with the specified Exposure Compensation value as the standard at 0 5EV 0 and 0 5EV After shooting three s...

Page 83: ...ess the M O button The Shooting Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select AUTO BRACKET and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select WB BKT 5 Press the M O or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button Now you have finished white balance bracket setting The Shooting Setting menu disappears and the screen displays WB BKT 7 Press the shutter release button Th...

Page 84: ...1 and Auto Bracket shooting P 80 The flash cannot be used If B W is set for IMG SET the white balance bracket can be set but does not become valid This function cannot be used when IMAGE QUALITY SIZE is set to RAW Reference For how to change the White Balance see P 88 ...

Page 85: ... the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P A or M 2 Press the M O button The Shooting Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select INTERVAL and press the button 4 Press the buttons to specify the length of time 5 Press the button to move to the minutes setting then use the buttons to set the minutes 6 Press the button to move to the seconds setting then use the buttons to set the s...

Page 86: ...hooting Note In step 5 press and hold either the or button to quickly raise or lower the setting value for minute If you use batteries for power you may exhaust the batteries Using the AC Adapter sold separately is recommended Even during Interval Shooting if you press the shutter button the camera will shoot as usual However Interval Shooting Mode is unaffected After shooting once the time specif...

Page 87: ...ed the button in step 5 press also the M O button The Shooting Setting menu disappears 7 Press the shutter release button for shooting After shooting the voice mark appears on the screen to indicate the recording status 8 Press the shutter release button to stop recording Note This function cannot be used when IMAGE QUALITY SIZE is set to RAW When playing back a still image with sound display the ...

Page 88: ...T and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 5 Press the M O or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O button The Date Imprint settings are completed The shooting setting menu disappears and the LCD monitor displays This setting will be used for shooting until you change it Note If the date and time have not been set DATE IMPRINT cannot be used ...

Page 89: ...turn out entirely dark underexposure Set the exposure level higher When your subject is darkish It will turn out entirely bright overexposure Set the exposure level lower The same happens when you take photos of people in a spotlight 1 Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P or A 2 Press the ADJ dial 3 Press the buttons until the Exposure menu appears 4 Press the buttons and...

Page 90: ...state Types of Modes You Can Select Symbol Mode Description AUTO Auto Make adjustments automatically Daylight Select when shooting outdoors Sunny and White Balance fails to adjust properly Overcast Select when shooting in cloudy weather or shade and the White Balance fails to adjust properly Tungsten light Select when shooting under tungsten light and White Balance fails to adjust properly Fluores...

Page 91: ...he buttons until the White Balance menu appears 5 Press the buttons to select Manual Setting 6 Point the camera at a piece of paper or something white under the lighting conditions for your picture 7 Press the DISP button White Balance is set 8 Press the M O button The setting of white balance is completed and the LCD monitor displays a marking This setting will be used for shooting until you chan...

Page 92: ...nu appears 6 Press the buttons to select an White Balance 7 Press the M O button 8 Press the M O button The setting of white balance is completed and the LCD monitor displays a marking This setting will be used for shooting until you change it Note In Auto Mode white balance may not be adjusted correctly for a subject that is mostly dark In this case add something white as the subject Caution When...

Page 93: ...e distance brightness and macro settings Usually use your camera in AUTO mode 1 Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P A or M 2 Press the M O button The Shooting Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select ISO SETTING and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select an ISO setting 5 Press the M O or button 6 If you pressed the button in step 5 press also the M O but...

Page 94: ...Mode Dial to 5 2 Press the M O button 3 Press the button to select RESTORE DEFAULTS and press the button 4 Make sure that YES is selected and then press the M O button The display indicates the camera is restoring the initial settings once it is finished the display returns to the Mode screen Reference For a list of functions whose settings are not cleared by power off see P 190 ...

Page 95: ...he ADJ dial The Text Density menu appears 6 Press the buttons to select the desired density setting You can also press the shutter button in this state 7 Press the M O button Text Density settings are completed The Text Density setting value does not appear on the screen This setting will be used for shooting until you change it Reference For how to shoot text see P 47 To change the setting use ei...

Page 96: ...th the camera ready to shoot press the N button The Macro symbol is displayed at the top of the screen 2 Press the ADJ dial 3 Press the buttons until the AF Target Shift Function screen cross shown in the figure appears 4 Shift the cross to the subject with the buttons for focusing 5 Press the M O button 6 Half press the shutter button The camera focuses on the cross 7 Gently press the shutter but...

Page 97: ...cates the number of seconds In this case if you press the shutter button the camera will shoot after 10 seconds 3 Press the shutter release button The focus is locked the auxiliary light goes on and the self timer starts Once the picture is taken the self timer mode is cleared Note Each press of the T Self timer button it selects a function in the following sequence 10 sec 2 sec Self timer Off 10 ...

Page 98: ...ackground befogged When Minimum is selected the shot image is given depth and can be seen clearly from the front to the far back To make settings in the Aperture Priority mode use the up down dial 1 Turn the Mode Dial to A The current F value is displayed orange at the right end of the LCD monitor 2 Turn the up down dial to change the F value 3 Half press the shutter button The shutter speed is de...

Page 99: ...ou can shoot a fast moving substance as if it were stopping momentarily If a slow shutter speed is selected you can shoot the trace of a moving substance To make settings in the Manual Exposure mode use the ADJ dial To shoot with the shutter speed set manually follow the steps below 1 Turn the Mode Dial to M The current F value and shutter speed are displayed along with the indicator 1 2000 1 1600...

Page 100: ...nge the shutter speed 3 Half press the shutter button 4 Gently press the shutter button all the way Note If you select a long exposure the shutter speed becomes slow and blurring may result Hold you camera steadily with your hands a tripod or the like If you select a long exposure the indication on the LCD monitor disappears during shooting Caution If the shutter speed is longer than 15 second the...

Page 101: ... Half press the shutter button The current combination of the F value and shutter speed appears on the LCD monitor 3 Release your finger from the shutter release button 4 Turn the up down dial to change the combination of the F value and shutter speed The combination of the F value and shutter speed is displayed for about 10 seconds During this period change the combination using the up down dial ...

Page 102: ... ISO sensitivity to AUTO ISO 100 The gray portion shows the range where the programmed combination can be shifted It varies with Ev Ev8 Ev7 Ev6 Ev5 Ev4 Ev3 Ev2 Ev1 Ev0 Ev9 Ev10 Ev11 Ev12 Ev13 Ev14 Ev15 Ev16 Ev17 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 15 1 30 1 60 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 F11 F8 F5 6 F4 F2 8 F2 0 F1 4 Shutter Speed ...

Page 103: ...ull press of the shutter you can take 16 consecutive shots at intervals of 1 7 5 second in about 2 seconds The 16 still images are grouped together as a set and are recorded as one image file 3264 x 2448 pixels M Memory reversal Multi Shot The camera memorizes the scene while you hold the shutter release button down and once you release it the previous 2 seconds of shots are recorded The 16 still ...

Page 104: ...becomes full Once the maximum number of images that can be shot is exceeded the image recording speed becomes slow This depends on the image size setting When shooting with S Multi Shot or M Multi Shot PIC QUALITY SIZE can be set to either F3264 or N3264 1 Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5 P A or M 2 Press the M O button The Shooting Setting menu appears 3 Press the butt...

Page 105: ...r picture then press and hold the shutter button The camera memorizes the scene while you hold the shutter release button down 8 Release your finger from the shutter release button The camera stops memorizing and the previous 16 still images in about 2 seconds are recorded as one still image Note When you want to return to normal single shot shooting follow step 1 through 3 select OFF in step 4 an...

Page 106: ...elow 1 Press the 6 Playback button The last shot taken is displayed 2 Press the buttons to display an S Multi Shot or M Multi Shot still image 3 Press the 8 Enlarged Display button The first frame of consecutive images is displayed in Enlarged Display Mode The shot position bar appears at the lower part of the LCD monitor Press the buttons to feed the shot To return to the 16 shot display press th...

Page 107: ...ound You can select the image size either 320 x 240 or 160 x 120 pixels Each movie you shoot is recorded as one AVI file 1 Turn the Mode Dial to 3 2 Press the shutter release button The camera starts recording Recording continues until you press the shutter button again 3 Pressing the shutter button again stops recording ...

Page 108: ...ay not change uniformly because it is recalculated from the remaining memory capacity during movie recording Reference For how to change the image size for movies see P 69 For the list of shooting setup menu items available in Movie mode see P 190 Note The movie recording time depends on the capacity of the SD memory card The recording time is as shown below IN 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 320 ...

Page 109: ...gins The elapsed playback indicator or the elapsed time is displayed on the LCD Monitor Term Movie Frames A movie frame is also called a frame Movies consist of many frames whose images appear to be moving when displayed at high speed Fast Forward Press the 8 button during playback Rewind Press the 9 button during playback Pause Playback Press the ADJ dial Slow Playback Keep pressing the 8 button ...

Page 110: ...ess the M O button 3 Press the shutter release button Sound recording starts 4 Release your finger from the shutter release button to stop recording Note The voice recording time depends on the capacity of the SD memory card The table below shows the available recording time Caution When recording sound for a long time use of the AC adapter AC 4c is recommended Internal Memory 32MB 64MB 128MB 256M...

Page 111: ...d 2 Press the buttons to select a sound file for playback speaker icon Press the button to display the next file Press the button to display the previous file 3 Press the ADJ dial Playback begins Fast Forward Press the 8 button during playback Rewind Press the 9 button during playback Pause Playback Press the ADJ dial Volume Adjustment Press the buttons during playback ...

Page 112: ... Press the M O button The Playback menu appears 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 After selecting a setting item press the button Each function screen appears Setting Option Refer to SLIDE SHOW P 111 PROTECT Select Deselect 1 FILE Select Deselect ALL FILES Select Multi files P 112 DPOF Select Deselect 1 FILE Select Deselect ALL FILES Select Multi files P 115 RESIZE 1280 640 P 118...

Page 113: ... button The last shot taken is displayed 2 Press the M O button The Playback menu appears 3 Make sure that SLIDE SHOW is selected and then press the button The slide show starts and files are played back in order If you want to stop the slide show in progress press any button on the camera Until stopped the slide show will repeat itself Note Still images are displayed for 3 seconds each For movies...

Page 114: ...s are stored Protecting Files 1 Press the 6 Playback button The last shot taken is displayed 2 Press the buttons to display the file you want to protect 3 Press the M O button The Playback Setting menu appears 4 Press the buttons to select PROTECT and press the button 5 Make sure that 1 FILE is selected and then press the M O button Protection is applied and the Protect symbol appears in the upper...

Page 115: ...ppears 3 Press the button to select PROTECT and press the button 4 Press the button to select ALL FILES 5 Make sure that SELECT is selected and then press the M O button Protection is applied and the Protect symbol appears in the upper left corner of the screen To remove protection from all your files select CANCEL in step 5 Note You can remove protection from all or multiple files at once ...

Page 116: ...o select the next file of the selection and then press the M O button The Protect symbol appears in the upper right corner of the file 7 Repeat Step 6 to select all the files you wish to protect If you selected a file by mistake you can deselect by selecting the file and pressing the M O button again 8 Press the DISP button The display indicates that the selected images are being processed once fi...

Page 117: ...selected for batch setting you can specify the number of copies to print Setting DPOF for the Still Image Displayed 1 Press the 6 Playback button 2 Display the still image you want to specify 3 Press the M O button The Playback Setting menu appears 4 Press the button to select DPOF and press the button 5 Make sure that 1 FILE is selected and then press the M O button Once the DPOF setting is made ...

Page 118: ...s the button to select DPOF and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select ALL FILES 5 Make sure that SELECT is selected and then press the M O button Once the DPOF setting is made the DPOF symbol appears in the upper left portion of the screen Note To remove the DPOF setting from all your still images select CANCEL in step 5 You can remove all or multiple still image DPOF settings at once ...

Page 119: ...pears 5 Press the button to select DPOF and press the button 6 Press the buttons to set the number of copies to print Press the button to increase the number or the button to decrease it 7 Press the buttons to select the next still image for which you wish to make the DPOF setting 8 Press the buttons to set the number of copies to print Press the button to increase the number or the button to decr...

Page 120: ...3 with black borders added at the top and bottom of the image Note The following types of resizing are possible To change the image size follow the steps below 1 Press the 6 Playback button 2 Press the M O button The Playback Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select RESIZE and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select 1280 or 640 5 Press the M O button The image size is changed and t...

Page 121: ...ting menu appears 6 Press the button to select COPY TO CARD and press the button The display indicates copying is in progress once finished the display returns to the playback screen Note If the capacity of the SD Memory Card you are copying to is insufficient a message will be displayed indicating there is not enough capacity To copy only the number of shots that will fit into the available capac...

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Page 123: ...Chapter 3 Changing Camera Settings Changing Camera Settings 122 ...

Page 124: ...METERING CONT MDE AUTO BKT WITH SND P 127 AUTO POWER OFF OFF 1 5 30 Minutes P 128 BEEP SOUND ALL SHUTTER P 129 OPE ALERT VOL OFFᴥǫǫǫᴦ SmallᴥǪǫǫᴦ ÛMediumÝᴥǪǪǫᴦ LargeᴥǪǪǪᴦ P 130 LCD CONFIRM OFF 0 5 1 2 3 Seconds P 131 SEQUENTIAL NO ON OFF P 132 DATE SETTINGS P 134 LANGUAGE ஓట ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL ዊͶ ୫ Ͷ ୫ 䚐ạ㛨 P 135 VIDEO OUT MODE NTSC PAL P 136 SHTG STGS WARNG ON OFF P 137 USB C...

Page 125: ... screens To select a screen by screen number 1 Press the button to select a screen number on the left of the screen 2 With the screen number selectable press the buttons to switch between screens 3 After selecting the screen press the button to return to the setting item selection step 4 After selecting a setting item press the button Choices for the setting item are displayed 5 Press the buttons ...

Page 126: ...led operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select FORMAT CARD and press the button A screen appears to confirm formatting 3 Press the button to select YES and then press the M O button Formatting starts When it is done the display returns to the SETUP menu If no SD Memory Card is inserted a message will be displayed After turning the power off load an SD Memory Card and repeat the formatting pr...

Page 127: ... you have images that you do not want to erase stored on the internal memory please contact the Ricoh Service offices prior to formatting it To format internal memory follow the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For detailed operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select FORMAT INT MEM and press the button A screen appears to confirm formatting 3 Press the buttons to select YES and then press...

Page 128: ...t the brightness Moving it to the side makes it darker Moving it to the side makes it brighter The brightness of the screen behind the bar changes as you alter the setting 4 When you attain the desired brightness press the M O button The display returns to the SETUP screen This setting will be used until you change it Note When shooting keep pressing the DISP button maximizes the LCD brightness Wh...

Page 129: ... the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For detailed operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select ADJ BTN SET 1 or ADJ BTN SET 2 and press the button then 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press also the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Reference For how to use the ADJ dial see P 65 Possib...

Page 130: ...e desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Note To continue on using the camera after auto power off press the Power button to turn the camera on again Keep pressing the Playback button for more than one second also turns on the camera allowing you to use the camera in Playback Mode The Auto P...

Page 131: ...ons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press also the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Reference For how to adjust volume see P 130 Start sound Sound when the camera power is turned on Shutter release sound Sound when the shutter button is pressed Focus sound When the focus is set the camera generates the focus soun...

Page 132: ...nu For detailed operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select VOL SETTINGS and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press also the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Possible Settings ǫǫǫ Mute Ǫǫǫ Small ǪǪǫ Medium Setting upon purchase ǪǪǪ Large ...

Page 133: ...ange Confirmation Time follow the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For detailed operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select LCD CONFIRM and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press also the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Possible Settings OFF Photo not displayed for co...

Page 134: ...n 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press also the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Possible Settings ON Continue numbering Setting upon purchase File names will be automatically assigned to still images you take in the format of R followed by 7 digits from R0010001 jpg to R9999999 jpg With this...

Page 135: ...er using a mass storage P 164 it is saved as a file named RIMG jpg indicates the number of the image even if SEQUENTIAL NO is set to ON When RIMG9999 is reached no more files can be saved In this case move image data from the SD memory card to the built in memory of the computer or a storage medium and then format the SD memory card The name of the file to be recorded varies with the setting of CO...

Page 136: ...onth date and time If you hold down the or button you can increase decrease the value quickly 4 In FORMAT choose the date and time format 5 Check the display on the bottom of the screen and then press the M O button Once you have set the date and time the display returns to the Setup menu Note If the batteries are removed for more than one week the date and time settings will be lost These setting...

Page 137: ...ration see P 123 2 Press the button to select LANGUAGE and press the button The language selection screen appears 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O button This setting will be used until you change it Possible Settings ஓట Êáðáîåóå ENGLISH Åîçìéóè Setting upon purchase DEUTSCH Çåòíáî FRANÇAIS Æòåîãè ITALIANO Éôáìéáî ESPAÑOL Óðáîéóè ዊͶ ୫ Óéíðìéæéåä Ãèéîåóå Ͷ ୫ Ôòáäéôé...

Page 138: ...then switch your camera to PAL format before connecting To change the playback format follow the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For detailed operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select VIDEO OUT MODE and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 press also the M O button This setting will be used un...

Page 139: ...inking the icon stops blinking and lights steadily If you operate a camera button during a warning message display the message disappears To set whether to enable ON or disable OFF the shooting setting alert follow the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For detailed operation see P 123 2 Press the button to select SHTG STGS WARNG and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired set...

Page 140: ... direct printing on a printer supporting both Direct Print and PictBridge select ORIGINAL at USB CONNECTION Mode Mass Storage Original Download Method The SD memory card or built in memory of the camera can be operated directly as an external drive for file processing RICOH Gate La allows automatic transfer to your computer The mounter allows transfer to your computer Mac OS Installation from Capl...

Page 141: ...g procedure see P 123 2 Press the button to select USB CONNECTION and press the button 3 Press the button to select a value 4 Press the M O or button 5 If the button was pressed in Step 4 press the M O button These settings are used until they are changed the next time Reference For how to transfer images using RICOH Gate La see P 161 ...

Page 142: ...d as a drive at My Computer Windows or Desktop Macintosh 5 From the displayed drive copy a file to the desired location The figure at right shows the folder configuration in a drive When the contents of the built in memory are displayed the drive name is RICOHDCI Caution During transfer do not disconnect the USB cable If a file with the same name already exists at the destination it is overwritten...

Page 143: ...ations are the same 1 Click the Remove Hardware Safely icon at the right end of the task bar 2 Select USB Large capacity Storage Device and click Stop 3 Check that USB Large capacity Storage Device is selected and click OK 4 Click OK 5 Unplug the USB cable Disconnect the Camera from Your Computer Macintosh 1 Put the displayed drive in the Recycle Bin 2 Unplug the USB cable ...

Page 144: ...played Zoom Bar Focus Bar Date Time Image Settings To enlarge icons on the shooting screen follow the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For the operating procedure see P 123 2 Press the button to select ENLGE PHOTO ICON and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select ON 4 Press the M O or button 5 If the button was pressed in Step 4 press the M O button Now you have finished the shooting ico...

Page 145: ...pported by this camera is compatible with the color space that Adobe Systems Inc uses for image editing applications such as Photoshop by default 1 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 123 2 Press the button to select COLOR SPACE SETTING and then press the button When selecting sRGB 3 Press buttons to select sRGB 4 Press the M O or button 5 If you pressed the button in step 4 p...

Page 146: ...utton Now you have completed color space setting This setting will be used until you change it Caution Adobe RGB is intended for commercial printing so it is not suitable for common print services and home printers Adobe RGB covers a color space wider than that of sRGB In an environment not complying with Abobe RGB however images are displayed printed in faint colors Without the application softwa...

Page 147: ...see P 123 2 Press the button to select AF AUX LIGHT and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select ON or OFF 4 Press the M O or button 5 If the button was pressed in Step 4 press the M O button Now you have completed AF auxiliary light setting These settings are used until they are changed the next time Note The AF auxiliary lamp goes on when Auto Focus does not function because of the dark su...

Page 148: ...ction can be assigned to the 8 9 button 1 Display the setup menu For the operating procedure see P 123 2 Press the button to select DIGITAL ZOOM and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select ON or OFF 4 Press the M O or button 5 If the button was pressed in Step 4 press the M O button Now you have completed setting of digital zooming use or non use These settings are used until they are chang...

Page 149: ...setting follow the steps below 1 Display the setup menu For the operating procedure see P 123 2 Press the button to select ZOOM BTN SET and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select EXPO CMP or WHT BAL If you do not assign any function select OFF 4 Press the M O or button 5 If the button was pressed in Step 4 press the M O button Now you have completed zoom button setting These settings are u...

Page 150: ...ach time the camera is turned on Two types of my settings can be registered Registering My Settings To register the current camera settings as my settings follow the steps below 1 Change the camera settings to the settings to be registered as my settings 2 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 123 3 Press the button to select REG MY SETTINGS and press the button A confirmation m...

Page 151: ...If the button was pressed in Step 3 press the M O button 5 Turn your camera off The settings to be used at the next power on will be changed Note When START SETTING is set to OFF settings are retained as usual P 190 When START SETTING is set to SETTING 1 or SETTING 2 the camera settings made with the My Setting function are used at power on even if RESTORE DEFAULTS is selected Settings Retained by...

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Page 153: ... Installing the Provided Software For Windows 152 Installing the Provided Software For Macintosh 171 Note The Caplio Software contained on the supplied CD ROM is used for Ricoh digital camera series GR DIGITAL and Caplio in common ...

Page 154: ... your computer without necessary software installation change USB CONNECTION to MASS STR on the camera P 138 Reference For how to download images from the camera into your computer see the Software User Guide available from the Caplio Software CD ROM For how to display the Software User Guide see P 155 Caution Be sure to install the software before you connect the camera to your computer P 157 Whe...

Page 155: ...play the Software User Guide PDF P 155 Browse CD ROM Content Use this button to display the list of files contained on the CD ROM P 155 Go to Adobe Digital Imaging web site Displays the home page of Adobe Systems Inc if connectable to Internet Software Windows Description XP 98 RICOH Gate La O O Downloads images ImageMixer O O Shot images can be displayed or edited and video CDs can be created Dir...

Page 156: ...eskTopBinder Lite is not in compliance with Windows 98 but with Windows 98 SE Reference For details about the DeskTopBinder Lite refer to the Read This First PDF file Setup Guide PDF file Ridoc Auto Document Link Guide PDF file and Help supplied with the DeskTopBinder Lite For details about the Auto Document link refer to the Ridoc Auto Document Link Guide PDF file Software Windows Description XP ...

Page 157: ...D ROM is clicked You can check folders and files on the CD ROM The CD ROM contains not only the Caplio software but also the following software These software products run on Windows For the installation of each software product see the Reference page in the table below Reference For details about the Acrobat Reader see Help for the Acrobat Reader To install ImageMixer alone double click Setup exe...

Page 158: ...other large files a larger memory environment is recommended Reference For how to download images to your computer using an SD Memory Card see the Software User Guide Operating Systems Supported Windows 98 98 Second Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows Me Windows XP Home Edition Professional CPU Pentium ƍ 500MHz or more Memory Windows 98 98SE 128MB or more Windows 2000 128MB or more Windows M...

Page 159: ...essage instructions Even with the new Caplio software however the image downloading and other functions of the old model can still be used as before For how to uninstall the software see P 169 For Windows XP or Windows 2000 Administrator privileges are required to install the software Note Here is an example of the Windows XP screen 1 Start your computer and insert the Caplio CD ROM in the CD ROM ...

Page 160: ...d then click Next The ImageMixer installer starts Install ImageMixer following the messages displayed on the screen When installation of ImageMixer is completed a dialog appears to indicate that all software applications have been installed 7 Click Finish 8 Restart your computer Reference For how to remove uninstall the software see P 169 ...

Page 161: ...ly click Cancel and after disconnecting your camera install the software on your computer For Windows XP or Windows 2000 Administrator privileges are required to install the software Note Here is an example of the Windows XP screen 1 Start your computer and insert the Caplio CD ROM in the CD ROM drive The screen shown on the right appears automatically 2 Click Installing DeskTopBinder Lite After a...

Page 162: ...era using the Auto Document link of the DeskTopBinder Lite deselect the Automatically save on connection check box in the Optional Settings dialog box displayed by selecting Optional Settings on the RICOH Gate La Settings menu Refer to the Software User Guide Before capturing images from the camera set the date and time using the DATE SETTINGS option of the camera P 134 If you turned off and on th...

Page 163: ...ra to the computer The following explanation is provided assuming that ORIGINAL default is selected at USB CONNECTION of the camera s Setup menu P 138 If MASS STR is selected change it to ORIGINAL 1 Make sure the camera power is off 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB port of your computer 3 Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal of your camera Your camera turns on ...

Page 164: ... drive on your computer Installation of the WIA Driver automatically starts If the CD ROM is already on your computer when the Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed simply click Next to start installation Reference For how to turn the camera on off see P 29 Note By default the WIA driver is installed in the following location Specify the folder if the CD ROM is not available My Computer Lo...

Page 165: ...lowing you to choose whether to use RICOH Gate La or the Scanner and Camera Wizard for image transfers If your PC is installed with Windows XP Service Pack2 and a warning message is displayed see P 185 Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer 1 Turn your camera off by pressing the power button 2 Unplug the USB cable Note If the computer does not recognize the camera uninstall the software P 169...

Page 166: ...Your camera turns on Your computer automatically reads a file necessary for recognizing the camera as a drive After this preparation the camera is displayed as a drive at My Computer Windows or Desktop Macintosh 5 From the displayed drive copy a file to the desired location The figure at right shows the folder configuration in the drive When the contents of the built in memory are displayed the dr...

Page 167: ...ating systems but the operations are the same 1 Click the Remove Hardware Safely icon at the right end of the task bar 2 Select USB Large capacity Storage Device and click Stop 3 Check that USB Large capacity Storage Device is selected and click OK 4 Click OK Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer Macintosh 1 Put the displayed drive in the Recycle Bin ...

Page 168: ...r Images in an SD Memory Card Images are stored in an SD Memory Card in a hierarchy shown below Note If the card reader is SD memory card compatible directly loadable no PC card adapter is required Term Card Reader This is a device connected to a computer to read the contents of cards In addition to the PC card type there are card readers compatible with various types of cards into which you can d...

Page 169: ...n the camera is connected to your computer with a USB cable For Windows XP or Windows 2000 Administrator privileges are required to install the software 1 Start your computer and insert the included Caplio Software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The following screen appears automatically 2 Click Browse CD ROM The files on the CD ROM are listed 3 Double click the Acrobat folder 4 Double click the Eng...

Page 170: ...ted version is already installed Caution Do not install the software when the camera is connected to your computer with a USB cable For Windows XP or Windows 2000 Administrator privileges are required to install the software 1 Start your computer and insert the included Caplio Software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Browse CD ROM 3 Double click the DirectX folder 4 Double click the English f...

Page 171: ...plio Software and Caplio Software S and then install only the required one 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar 2 Select Settings Control Panel Control Panel for XP 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon or the Add Or Remove Programs icon in Windows XP 4 Select Caplio Software select Caplio Software S if you have installed the DeskTopBinder Lite and then click the Add Remove button 5 Confirm...

Page 172: ...ta and terminate the program before uninstalling 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar 2 Select Settings Control Panel Control Panel for XP 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon or the Add Or Remove Programs icon in Windows XP 4 Select ImageMixer and then click Change Remove 5 Confirm file deletion and click OK 6 Select the Don t display this message again check box and then click OK ...

Page 173: ... Guide available from the Caplio Software CD ROM For how to display the Software User Guide see P 172 Caution Be sure to install the software before you connect the camera to your computer with the cable Software that can be installed from the Caplio Software CD ROM 9 Mac OS 8 6 to Mac OS 9 2 2 X Mac OS X 10 1 2 to 10 4 Software Mac Description 9 X RICOH Gate La O Downloads images USB Driver O O C...

Page 174: ...al Software Version is clicked The Software User Guide PDF file on the Caplio Software CD ROM can be displayed on your computer screen If not installed Acrobat Reader should be installed Item Name Description Installing the Software Use this button to install software required for handling the camera and images Browse User s Manual Software Version Use this button to display the Software User Guid...

Page 175: ...re be used Reference For how to download images to your computer using an SD Memory Card see the Software User Guide Operating System Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 2 Mac OS X 10 1 2 to 10 4 Macintosh A USB port standard equipped Apple Macintosh Series Internal Memory Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 2 96 MB or more 128 MB or more recommended Mac OS X 10 1 2 to 10 4 128 MB or more 256 MB or more recommended Application Alloc...

Page 176: ...ry to restart your Macintosh 7 Click Continue The software is installed and after a while the Installation Complete message appears 8 Click Restart Your Macintosh restarts Note To remove uninstall the software To remove uninstall the software from your Macintosh drag and drop the installed file into the Trash File Name Folder Name RICOH Gate La System Folder Control Panels RICOH Gate La Prefs Syst...

Page 177: ...ve 2 Open the Mac OS X folder The Caplio Mounter pkg icon appears 3 Double click Caplio Mounter pkg The Installer starts A screen appears prompting you to enter the administrator s password 4 Click the key icon An authentication window appears 5 Enter the administrator s name and password and then click OK 6 Click Continue The Select a Destination screen appears ...

Page 178: ... it is necessary to restart your Macintosh 9 Click Continue Installation The software is installed and after a while an Installation Complete message appears 10 Click Restart Your Macintosh restarts Note To remove uninstall the software 1 Start Caplio Mounter in Applications folder 2 Select Uninstall in File menu The uninstallation process begins ...

Page 179: ...w the steps below For Windows 1 Turn on the computer and insert the supplied Adobe Photoshop Elements Trial Version CD ROM into the CD ROM driver 2 Open My Computer and double click the CD ROM drive icon 3 Double click Setup exe 4 Install Adobe Photoshop Elements Trial Version following the messages displayed on the LCD monitor Operating system supported Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 an...

Page 180: ...op Elements Trial Version following the messages displayed on the LCD monitor Reference For how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements see the online help for Adobe Photoshop Elements For detailed information about Adobe Photoshop and DNG format access the home page http www adobe com digitalimag main html of Adobe Systems Inc The trial version is offered only for your evaluation You can use all function...

Page 181: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 180 Appendices 187 Caution Never use any battery other than the specified one Reference For the applicable battery see P 19 ...

Page 182: ...ain P 29 Batteries are running low When alkaline batteries are in use replace them with new ones When a rechargeable battery is used recharge it or use an AC adapter P 25 P 26 P 28 An unacceptable battery manganese dry cell or other is used Replace the battery with an acceptable one P 19 The power does not go off Camera malfunction Remove batteries once and load them again Reconnect the AC adapter...

Page 183: ...mory Card s contact surfaces are dirty Wipe off with a soft dry cloth Failed to confirm the shot image The image confirmation time is too short Lengthen the image confirmation time P 131 Images do not appear on the LCD Monitor The power is not on Or the LCD Monitor is dark Turn the power on Or adjust the brightness of the LCD Monitor P 29 P 126 The VIDEO AV cable is connected Diconnect the VIDEO A...

Page 184: ...le away from the subject or light up the subject for shooting without flashing P 44 It is over exposed Use exposure compensation Cancel Time Exposure P 87 The brightness of the LCD monitor is not appropriate Adjust the brightness of the LCD Monitor P 126 The image is too dark The shot was taken in a dark place while set to Flash Off Deselect the Flash Off with the F button P 44 It is under exposed...

Page 185: ...and stored on by this device P 25 P 124 You played back a Memory Card that was not recorded normally Load a normally recorded card The SD Memory Card s contact surfaces are dirty Wipe off with a soft dry cloth There is something wrong with the Memory Card Play another card and if there is nothing wrong with it the camera is OK There may be something wrong with the card so do not use it An image di...

Page 186: ...Reconnect the AC adapter cable properly if using P 19 P 25 P 26 The date is wrong The correct date time are not set Set the correct date time P 134 The date set has disappeared The batteries were removed If the batteries are removed for about one week the date setting will be lost Make the settings again P 134 Auto Power Off does not work Auto Power Off is set to OFF Set the time for Auto Power Of...

Page 187: ...appear at software activation or USB connection With this in mind refer to the following 1 Check the information provided on the message screen to make sure that it comes from a reputable source and then click the Unblock button Caution If you do not recognize the program you should block it because it may be a virus Click the Keep Blocking button to prevent the program from connecting to the Inte...

Page 188: ...ewall is not displayed click Switch to Classic Display at the upper left of the window 3 Click the Exceptions tab 4 Check that the software is in Programs and Services 5 Click the Add Program button to add software that uses the network If you clicked the Ask Me Later button Each time the program is activated the Critical Warning about Windows Security window appears Then you can select Unblock ...

Page 189: ...or CCD Lens Lens F2 4 Focal Length F 5 9 mm 35 mm equivalent 28 mm Shooting distance Approximately 0 3 m to Ʈ from the front of the lens Macro shooting distance Approximately 0 015 m to Ʈ from the front of the lens Digital Zoom 4 0 times Monitor Display Parts Screen Size 2 5 Type Cold polysilicone TFT LCD Pixel Count Approx 210 000 White Balance AUTO Fixed Daylight Overcast Tungsten light Fluoresc...

Page 190: ... Images 3264 X 2448 3264 X 2176 2592 X 1944 2048 X 1536 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Text 3264 X 2448 2048 X 1536 Movies 320 X 240 160 X 120 File Formats Still Images JPEG Exif Ver 2 21 RAW DNG Text TIFF MMR Method ITU T 6 Movies AVI Open DML Motion JPEG Format Compliant Sounds WAV Exif Ver 2 21 µ law Camera File System Standard DCF DCF is an abbreviation for Design rule for Camera File system a JEITA sta...

Page 191: ...sure that the external flash icon is displayed on the LCD monitor Caution If the internal flash is set to other than Flash Off the internal flash cover may be lifted even when an external flash is attached Note When the external flash icon is displayed on the LCD monitor the built in flash does not go on If the camera does not recognize the external flash turn off the external flash and camera det...

Page 192: ... power off Setting Option Refer to MOVIE SIZE 320 160 P 69 FOCUS MULTI AF SPOT AF MF SNAP P 74 WHITE BALANCE AUTO Daylight Overcast Tungsten light Fluorescent light Manual Setting Detail P 88 Setting Option Refer to DENSITY DEEP NORMAL LIGHT P 93 SIZE 3264 2048 P 69 IMAGE WITH SOUND ON OFF P 85 DATE IMPRINT OFF DATE TIME P 86 Mode Function The current setting is kept O Restored X Setup LCD BRIGHTN...

Page 193: ...E Text Mode O DENSITY Text Mode O FOCUS O PHOTOMETRY O CONT MODE X IMG SET O AUTO BRACKET X INTERVAL X IMAGE WITH SOUND X DATE IMPRINT O EXPOSURE COMP O WHITE BALANCE O ISO SETTING O SELF TIMER X FLASH O MACRO SHOOTING X LCD DISPLAY O SCENE MODE O ADJ MODE O Playback LCD DISPLAY O VOLUME O Mode Function The current setting is kept O Restored X ...

Page 194: ...ty and performance Mode Picture Quality Image Size IN 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB Still Image RAW 3264 X 2448 1 2 4 8 16 33 64 RAW 3264 X 2176 1 2 4 9 18 37 72 F 3264 X 2448 8 9 19 39 78 158 305 F 3264 X 2176 9 10 21 44 88 177 341 N 3264 X 2448 14 16 33 68 136 275 530 N 2592 X 1944 22 25 53 107 213 430 828 N 2048 X 1536 36 41 84 170 339 683 1314 N 1280 X 960 63 72 148 301 600 1209 2324 N 640 X...

Page 195: ...age is switched to the previous next image on the enlarged playback screen the previous next image is displayed at the normal enlargement ratio 100 Playback mode three frame view screen P 50 Same as buttons Same as buttons Playback mode thumbnail view screen P 52 Same as buttons Same as buttons SCENE mode SCENE selection screen P 47 Same as buttons Shooting Playback Setup menu P 67 P 110 P 122 Sam...

Page 196: ...estically Should the product fail or malfunction while you are abroad the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for servicing the product locally or bearing the expenditure incurred therefore Using Playback on Television in other Regions Playback is possible on televisions or monitors equipped with a video input terminal Please use the video cable provided This camera is compatible with both NTSC...

Page 197: ...nitor and panel may contain some pixels that do not remain lit up continually in part or at all Also the brightness may become uneven because of the characteristics of LCDs These are not failures While you are carrying the camera be careful not to hit it against other objects In an environment where the temperature changes suddenly condensation may occur in the camera resulting in troubles such as...

Page 198: ...rface of the LCD Monitor is easily scratched do not rub hard objects against it Please clean the surface of the LCD Monitor with solvents available on the market specially for cleaning LCD display surfaces Gently wipe with a soft cloth dampened with a little cleaner Storage Please avoid storing your camera in the following kinds of places as breakdown may result In high heat and humidity or where ...

Page 199: ...cted file P 112 THE CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED The card is Locked write protection Unlock the card P 22 PRINT SETTINGS CANNOT BE SET FOR THIS FILE This file movies and other cannot be selected for printing INSUFFICIENT MEMORY Files cannot be stored Make sure there is enough free space or delete files P 56 P 124 P 125 The image print number limit has been exceeded Select an image and set the number to...

Page 200: ...urred during the warranty period 6 This warranty only applies to the camera and not to the accessories such as the case and strap nor does it apply to the battery and other consumables provided 7 Any consequential damages arising from failure of the camera such as expenses incurred in taking pictures or loss of expected profit will not be reimbursed whether they occur during the warranty period or...

Page 201: ...FCC 15 105B Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC 15 21 Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used for connection to a host computer in order to comply with FCC emission limits FCC 15 27 An AC adapter with a ferrite core must be used for RF interference suppression ...

Page 202: ...6 LCD CONFIRM 131 M Macro Mode 43 Magnifying Images 53 MANUAL FOCUS MF 72 Mounter 171 M Memory reversal Multi Shot 101 N Number of Images That Can be Stored in Internal Memory SD Memory Card 192 P Packing List 10 PHOTOMETRY 77 PIC QUALITY SIZE 69 PictBridge 60 Picture Quality Mode 69 PROTECT 112 R Rechargeable Battery 10 REG MY SETTING 148 RESIZE 118 RESTORE DEFAULTS 92 RICOH Gate La 153 171 S Sce...

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