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Safety precautions

Read all safety precautions thoroughly to ensure safe use.

Test shots

Take test shots to ensure that the camera is working properly 
before taking photos on important occasions.

Copyright

Reproduction or alteration of copyrighted documents, magazines, 
and other materials, other than for personal, home, or other 
similarly limited purposes, without the consent of the copyright 
holder, is prohibited.

Exemption from liability

Ricoh Co., Ltd. assumes no liability for failure to record or display 
images as a result of product malfunction.

Warranty

The warranty supplied with this product is only valid within the 
country of purchase. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility 
for servicing the product in other countries or bearing any 
expense thereby incurred.

Radio interference

Operating this product in the vicinity of other electronic 
equipment may adversely affect both the camera and the other 
device. Interference is particularly likely if the camera is used 
in close proximity to a radio or television. This can be resolved 
by moving the camera as far as possible from the other device, 
reorienting the radio or television antenna, or plugging the radio 
or television into a different outlet.

Summary of Contents for P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

Page 1: ...ENS P1028 300mmF3 5 5 6VC Instruction Manual The serial number may be found on the bottom of the lens VC indicates that this unit features Ricoh s original Vibration Correction image stabilization tec...

Page 2: ...irm that the package contains the items listed below Camera unit The serial number may be found on the bottom Lens cap Comes attached to the camera unit Instruction manual this manual Warranty Connect...

Page 3: ...ant precautions for use This instruction manual will refer to this lens as the camera unit and will explain functions and operating procedures that are available only when this camera unit is used wit...

Page 4: ...y images as a result of product malfunction Warranty The warranty supplied with this product is only valid within the country of purchase The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for servicing the p...

Page 5: ...n Ricoh reserves the right to change the contents of this document at any time without prior notice Every e ort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document Should you neve...

Page 6: ...and their meanings are explained below Danger This symbol indicates matters that may lead to imminent risk of death or serious injury if ignored or incorrectly handled Warning This symbol indicates m...

Page 7: ...mbined with other symbols to indicate that a specific action is prohibited Examples Do not touch Do not disassemble Observe the following precautions to ensure safe use of this unit Danger Do not atte...

Page 8: ...possible being careful to avoid electric shocks or burns Take the equipment to your nearest dealer or service center if it is damaged Do not use the equipment in wet areas as this could result in fir...

Page 9: ...get wet In addition do not operate it with wet hands Both pose the risk of electric shock Safety Precautions for Accessories When using optional products carefully read the instructions provided with...

Page 10: ...of the Lens 13 Upgrading the Product 14 Updating the camera s firmware 14 Up down dial 17 Additional Function for Up down Dial 17 Shooting 18 Mode P Program Shift 18 A Aperture Priority Mode 20 S Shut...

Page 11: ...us Hi 31 Speed Cont Low Speed Cont High 32 Focus bracketing 33 Noise Reduction Setting 36 White balance setting 37 Playback 38 Camera Unit Information Display 38 Settings 39 Shooting Menu Settings in...

Page 12: ...stom Setting Tab 47 ADJ Lever Setting Key Custom Settings Tab 47 ADJ Direct ISO Control Setting Key Custom Setting Tab 48 Digital Zoom Image Setting Setup Tab 49 Step Zoom Setting Setup Tab 49 Specifi...

Page 13: ...13 Parts of the Lens 1 3 2 1 Connector 2 Ring cap 3 Lens...

Page 14: ...dy need to be updated In such case update the firmware of the camera s body using the following procedure If the firmware s version is already up to date the version update function will not start and...

Page 15: ...and then press the MENU OK button The firmware s update begins and the following messages appear on the picture display Checking rewrite file Rewriting program The camera will automatically turn off...

Page 16: ...6 Play button pressed for more than 1 second while holding the button pressed down The firmware s version will appear on the picture display for about 20 seconds For the latest information on firmware...

Page 17: ...17 Up down dial Additional Function for Up down Dial When selecting the Flash mode you can also use the Up down Dial When selecting the Self Timer settings you can also use the Up down Dial...

Page 18: ...ing page gives an approximated estimate of the shift range for various combinations of aperture values and shutter speeds The shift range changes depending on the exposure value EV In this example the...

Page 19: ...4 F7 0 F5 6 F3 5 F8 F5 6 F4 F2 8 F2 F1 4 F1 Ev8 Ev7 Ev6 Ev5 Ev4 Ev3 Ev2 Ev1 Ev0 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 15 1 30 1 60 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 1 4000 Ev9 Ev10 Ev11 Ev12 Ev13 Ev14 Ev15 Ev16 Ev17 Ev18...

Page 20: ...When the ISO setting is set to Auto or Auto Hi the camera will adjust the ISO sensitivity automatically to obtain the optimal exposure S Shutter Priority Mode Setting the mode dial to S shutter priori...

Page 21: ...to manually set the aperture value and shutter speed separately For the largest aperture value it is used together with the ND filter When an ND filter is used the degree to which the background is bl...

Page 22: ...nnot be used For zoom shooting methods refer to the Camera Body User Guide Caution You can shoot close ups using the zoom macro within the following distances Approx 1cm from the front of the lens Sho...

Page 23: ...reas allowing you to capture a more natural looking image With dynamic range double shot two consecutive pictures are taken with different exposures and then the areas with the appropriate exposure ar...

Page 24: ...e is set to RAW mode When using this function digital zoom will be turned off When using this function the flash will be set to Flash Off Dynamic range double shot may not be effective if the shooting...

Page 25: ...t the wider the range of brightnesses processed by the camera To change the setting select the Dynamic Range scene mode and change the Dynamic Range Expansion setting in the shooting menu After select...

Page 26: ...cture display after shooting with the unmodified copy on the right and the copy with an expanded dynamic range of the left To change the setting select the Dynamic Range scene mode and change the Plus...

Page 27: ...five consecutive pictures The five still images are grouped together as a set and are recorded as an MP file This function is especially useful for telephoto shooting and shooting with macro mode A gr...

Page 28: ...hen Continuous Mode is set to any setting except Off you can change the Multi target AF settings but the function will not be used Interval shooting is not available when Multi target AF is set Note I...

Page 29: ...ile Caution The time needed to record 15 frames may increase if lighting is poor 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 The camera records the 15 frames taken in the last 3s of shooting 1 When you remo...

Page 30: ...30 Note The image size is fixed at 3648 2736 NORMAL The date and orientation of each shot in the sequence are recorded separately...

Page 31: ...ting a fast moving subject the subject may be distorted in the recorded image 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 21 22 25 26 20 19 23 24 2 The camera records the 26 frames taken in the last 0 9 seconds of shooting 1 When...

Page 32: ...ast shot in the sequence are also used for the remaining frames Speed Cont Low Speed Cont High 120 consecutive images are recorded in one second Speed Cont High or two seconds Speed Cont Low Caution W...

Page 33: ...keting is one of the functions available when using auto bracketing Focus bracketing automatically shoots 5 consecutive shots while gradually changing the position of the focus You can adjust the inte...

Page 34: ...symbol appears on the screen 5 Half press the shutter release button The camera focuses according to the Focus setting 6 Press the shutter release button all the way down The camera takes five consec...

Page 35: ...en using this function the flash will be set to off When Focus is set to Multi trgt AF you can change the focus bracketing settings but the function will not be used When Picture Quality Size is set t...

Page 36: ...aking photographs Choose from Off Auto Weak Strong or MAX The time required to record images varies with the option selected You can use this function to shoot photographs when the scene mode is set t...

Page 37: ...e Incandescent 1 or Incandescent 2 setting when shooting under incandescent bulb light Using Incandescent 2 will leave a slightly redder tint compared to Incandescent 1 Note When using Incandescent 2...

Page 38: ...38 Playback Camera Unit Information Display Information of A12 S10 or P10 for each camera unit is displayed on the Detailed Information Display and the Exif file...

Page 39: ...ected items from the shooting menu that can be set and default values are as follows Item Default setting Picture Quality Size L 4 3 NORMAL Focus AF Pre AF Off Exposure Metering Multi Image Settings S...

Page 40: ...ynchro Settings 1st Curtain Noise Reduction Off Noise Reduction ISO Over ISO 401 Distortion Correction Off Custom Self Timer 2 Pics 5 seconds Date Imprint Off Exposure Compensation 0 0 White Balance M...

Page 41: ...lt values are as follows Item Default setting Picture Quality Size L 4 3 NORMAL Focus Multi AF Snap Focus Distance 2 5m Full Press Snap On Pre AF Off Exposure Metering Multi Image Settings Standard No...

Page 42: ...Expansion Auto Plus Normal Shooting Off Picture Quality Size Setting Shooting Menu The following picture quality image size and aspect ratio options are available for the Picture Quality Size setting...

Page 43: ...A 1 3648 2736 3 2 2 FINE NORMAL VGA 1 3648 2432 1 1 3 FINE NORMAL VGA 1 2736 2736 L Large 16 9 2 FINE NORMAL 3648 2048 4 3 FINE NORMAL 3648 2736 3 2 2 FINE NORMAL 3648 2432 1 1 3 FINE NORMAL 2736 2736...

Page 44: ...RAW is selected this is the setting used for the JPEG copy 2 Depending on the area photographed black bands may appear on the top and bottom of the picture display 3 Depending on the area photographed...

Page 45: ...e of the sensitivity used will be as follows Picture size pixels Default Minimum Maximum RAW 100 100 200 L 100 100 200 M 100 100 200 5M 100 100 200 3M 100 100 200 1M 100 100 238 VGA 100 100 283 When A...

Page 46: ...ra shake blurring is minimized When camera shake correction is activated the E symbol appears on the screen Reg My Settings Key Custom Setting Tab In Reg My Settings you can also set Step Zoom and Zoo...

Page 47: ...oom Macro When the scene mode is set to Dynamic Range the following functions will not be available even if you press the Fn1 or Fn2 button JPEG B RAW Continuous Mode Auto Bracket Flash Comp Flash Amo...

Page 48: ...lever can be used to adjust sensitivity while the shutter button is pressed halfway in program shift and aperture priority modes in program shift mode sensitivity can be adjusted even after the shutte...

Page 49: ...ge size pixels Zoom ratio Image size pixels Approx 1 0 L Approx 1 8 3M Approx 1 1 M Approx 2 9 1M Approx 1 4 5M Approx 5 7 VGA Step Zoom Setting Setup Tab If Step Zoom is set to On the focal length fo...

Page 50: ...e f number f 3 5 f 5 6 Focus range from lens Normal shooting Approx 30cm to wide angle approx 150cm to telephoto end Macro shooting Approx 1cm to wide angle zoom macro approx 27cm to telephoto end Con...

Page 51: ...1 3EV or 1 2EV auto bracketing 2EV to 2EV in increments 1 3EV or 1 2EV Exposure link range Auto shooting mode Center weighted light metering Wide angle end 3 2 EV to 16 2 EV Telephoto end 4 6 EV to 18...

Page 52: ...o program shift aperture priority shutter priority manual scene movie portrait sports landscape nightscape skew correction dynamic range double shot zoom macro My Settings Continuous mode Number of pi...

Page 53: ...48 2736 3648 2432 2736 2736 3264 1840 3264 2448 3264 2176 2448 2448 2592 1944 2048 1536 1280 960 640 480 Movies 1280 720 640 480 320 240 File size approx RAW 16 9 NORMAL 13 053KB frame FINE 14 289KB f...

Page 54: ...3 NORMAL 1 761KB frame FINE 2 990KB frame 3 2 NORMAL 1 568KB frame FINE 2 660KB frame 1 1 NORMAL 1 327KB frame FINE 2 249KB frame 5M 4 3 FINE 2 288KB frame 3M 4 3 FINE 1 474KB frame 1M 4 3 FINE 813KB...

Page 55: ...re 20 C to 60 C 1 The options available vary with image size 2 A JPEG file is also recorded the JPEG file may be a FINE or NORMAL quality file with the dimensions as the RAW file or a VGA file 640 480...

Page 56: ...16GB 32GB RAW FINE 3648 2048 6 67 137 270 551 1105 2217 3648 2736 4 50 103 203 415 831 1688 3648 2432 5 57 116 228 466 934 1874 2736 2736 6 67 137 270 551 1105 2217 L FINE 3648 2048 29 323 653 1284 26...

Page 57: ...8505 17039 34181 VGA FINE 640 480 395 4316 8778 17237 35231 70579 141581 When RAW is selected this is the setting used for the JPEG copy Continuous Mode Continuous Mode Image size pixels Internal memo...

Page 58: ...5 min 54 sec 292 min 41 sec 320 240 30 frames second 1 min 59 sec 21 min 39 sec 44 min 2 sec 86 min 28 sec 176 min 44 sec 354 min 3 sec 710 min 13 sec Caution The maximum uninterrupted recording size...

Page 59: ...below Lens Cap LC 2 Note Conversion lenses hoods and other adapters sold separately cannot be attached to this lens Before using an optional accessory see the documentation that came with the product...

Page 60: ...oving the ring cap Turn the ring cap counterclockwise while the camera is turned off and remove from the camera unit Attaching the ring cap With the camera turned off align the marking on the ring cap...

Page 61: ...esulting in visible condensation inside the lens or malfunction of the equipment This can be avoided by placing the equipment in a plastic bag to slow the temperature change and removing it only after...

Page 62: ...re or gently clean the lens with a soft dry cloth Clean the equipment thoroughly after using it at the beach or handling cosmetics Do not expose the equipment to volatile substances such as thinner be...

Page 63: ...riod mentioned in the Warranty supplied with your equipment any defective parts will be repaired free of charge In the event of equipment malfunction contact the dealer from which you purchased the eq...

Page 64: ...curred at an authorized service center 4 You will be liable for all repair fees even within the warranty period if the warranty card is not attached or if the distributor s name or the purchase date h...

Page 65: ...pment is discontinued 9 Please note that if the equipment is seriously damaged by flooding submergence infiltration of sand or mud violent shocks or dropping it may not be repairable and restoration t...

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