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Returning the Shooting Setting Menu

Settings to their Defaults

(RESTORE DEFAULTS)

To return the Shooting Setting menu settings to their defaults, follow
the steps below.

Switch the Mode Selector to

Press the

button.

The Shooting Setting menu is displayed.

Press the

buttons to select

[RESTORE DEFAULTS] and press
the

button.

Make sure that [YES] is selected,
and then press the

button.

The display indicates the camera is
restoring the initial settings. Once it is
finished, the display returns to the shooting
mode screen.

Reference

For a list of functions whose settings are not reset when the camera is turned off, see P.174.

Summary of Contents for R4

Page 1: ...e software see P 135 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 139 The CD ROM also contains English version of Camera User Guide and Software User Guide in PDF format Camera User Guide Caution Quick Guide Using the Various Shooting and ...

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: ... prevent blurring due to camera shakes that easily occur when shooting indoors or night scenes Rapid shutter response enables you to capture high speed action P 30 The shutter release time lag is as short as approx 0 1 seconds Ricoh s patented hybrid auto focusing system technology even keeps action shots looking good Macro shooting at 1 cm P 36 and close up flash shooting at 14 cm Telephoto or 20...

Page 4: ...rip or at work ADJ Adjust button enables easy access to the most useful settings P 59 The ADJ button simplifies the camera setting procedures It allows you to make adjustments with minimum steps for settings such as the exposure compensation and white balance You can also assign a function as required 30 fps or 15 fps high quality movies with sound P 93 Record high quality movies with 320 240 pixe...

Page 5: ...r computer ImageMixer software makes it easy to manage shot images in albums edit images and sounds create video CDs and more This software provides integrated handling of images with an input function to download still images movies and sounds from a digital camera or music CD an album function to manage captured contents an edit function to edit movies using MPEG 1 a layout function to create la...

Page 6: ...res Full press 30 Checking the Focus and Shooting Half press 31 When the Subject is Not Centered Shooting with Focus Lock 33 Using the Zoom Function 35 Shooting Close Ups Macro Shooting 36 Using the Flash 37 Shooting with Optimal Settings According to Shooting Conditions 38 Playing Back Images 42 Reviewing the Image You Just Took Quick Review 42 Viewing Your Images 43 Playing Back Images in the Th...

Page 7: ...he Sensitivity ISO SETTING 83 Limiting the Shutter Speed SLOW SHUTTER LMT 84 Returning the Shooting Setting Menu Settings to their Defaults RESTORE DEFAULTS 85 Changing Shading for Shooting Text DENSITY 86 Using the AF Target Shift Function 87 t Using the Self Timer 88 Shooting with Multi Shot CONT MODE 89 CONT 91 S CONT S Multi Shot 91 M CONT M Multi Shot 91 Viewing an S CONT or M CONT Still Imag...

Page 8: ...ed Software For Windows 136 System Requirements for Using the Provided Software 140 Installing the Software on Your Computer 141 Installing the DeskTopBinder Lite 143 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 145 Downloading Images from an SD Memory Card 150 Installing Acrobat Reader 151 Installing DirectX 152 Uninstalling the Software 153 Uninstalling ImageMixer 154 Installing the Provided Software ...

Page 9: ...xplains how to install the provided software on your computer The Camera 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 computer The Software User Guide is available in the following folders on the provided CD ROM Each language h...

Page 10: ...6 21 5450 0391 Business hours 9 00 AM to 5 00 PM How to Use This Guide Chapter 1 explains the basic operations of this camera 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 Caution This indicates important notices and restrictions for using this cam...

Page 11: ...Quick Guide If you are using the camera for the first time read from this chapter Before Shooting 10 Getting Ready to Shoot 16 Basic Shooting 27 Playing Back Images 42 Viewing on a Television 48 Deleting Files 50 ...

Page 12: ...B Cable Used to connect the camera to a computer or Direct Print compatible printer Handstrap Rechargeable Battery Battery Charger Note Attaching the hand strap to the camera Thread the small end of the strap through the strap eyelet on the camera and loop the ends as shown The serial number of the camera is provided on the bottom face of the camera ...

Page 13: ...al Accessories AC Adapter AC 4c Used for power supply from a household outlet to the camera Use this adapter for long periods of playback or when transferring images to a computer Rechargeable Battery DB 60 Battery Charger BJ 6 Soft Case SC 60 SD Memory Card available in stores Reference For the latest information about accessories visit the Ricoh website at http www ricohpmmc com ...

Page 14: ...r Item Name Refer to 1 E Camera Shake Correction Button P 29 2 Shutter Release Button P 27 3 POWER Button P 22 4 Flash P 37 5 AF Window 6 Lens Cover 7 Microphone P 97 8 Lens P 27 Voice Memo Mode Allows you to record sounds Movie Mode Allows you to shoot movies Still Image Mode Allows you to shoot still images ...

Page 15: ... N Macro Button P 36 4 z Telephoto 8 Enlarged View Button P 35 P 47 14 F Flash Button P 37 5 Z Wide angle 9 Thumbnail Display Button P 35 P 46 15 Speaker P 96 P 98 6 6 Playback Button P 43 16 AV Output Terminal P 48 7 ADJ Button P 59 17 USB Terminal P 145 8 D Delete t Self timer Button P 50 P 88 18 Tripod Screw Hole underside P 169 9 DISP Button P 25 19 Battery Card Cover P 20 10 SCENE Button P 38...

Page 16: ...mber of Still Images P 175 21 Histogram P 26 7 Picture Quality P 62 22 Camera Shake Correction P 29 8 Image Size P 62 23 Battery Mark P 17 9 Zoom Bar P 35 24 Camera Shake Warning Mark P 28 10 Focus P 66 25 Aperture Value P 169 11 Auto Bracket P 72 26 Shutter Speed P 84 12 White Balance P 81 27 Frame Rate P 95 13 Photometry P 69 28 Remaining Recording Time P 176 14 Sharpness P 70 29 Recording Time ...

Page 17: ... is 10 000 or more 9999 is displayed Example of LCD Monitor Display 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 101 8 Picture Quality P 62 2 DPOF P 104 9 Image Size P 62 3 Mode Types 10 File No 4 Playback Data Source P 43 11 Battery Mark P 17 5 Number of Pla...

Page 18: ...se you can recharge it using the battery charger and use it over and over again The battery lasts a long time so it is convenient when traveling Note Approximate number of shots you can take on a single charge 300 Based on CIPA standard Temperature 23 degrees Celsius LCD on 30 seconds between shots changing the zoom setting from telephoto to wide angle or wide angle to telephoto for each shot 50 f...

Page 19: ...t it 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 rechargeable battery level Recharge the battery before it is depleted Caution If you are using the AC adapter may appear This does not indicate malfunction and you can continue to use the camera Battery Mark Description The battery is sufficie...

Page 20: ...ur images Move the write protection switch on the SD memory card to LOCK to prevent your still images from being accidentally erased or the card from being formatted If you unlock the card by returning the switch to its original position it is once again possible to erase images and format the card It is recommended to move the write protection switch to LOCK when you have some important data reco...

Page 21: ...erse the and sides 2 Plug the battery charger into an outlet Charging starts and the charger lamp indicates 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 Off Charging complete Flashing Battery charger or battery may be faulty unplug the batter...

Page 22: ...charging If you have already used this camera make sure it is turned off before loading the battery and card 1 Open the battery card cover 2 Make sure the SD memory card is facing the right way and then push the card all the way in until it clicks The rechargeable battery may be inserted first 3 Insert the rechargeable battery When the rechargeable battery is loaded in place it is locked with the ...

Page 23: ...Card and gently release to eject it Pull the card out of the camera Caution Remove the rechargeable battery if you are not going to use the camera for a long period of time Store the removed battery in a dry cool place Use the battery charger BJ 6 to recharge the battery Note Before using a new SD memory card be sure to format it When using an SD memory card previously used with another camera be ...

Page 24: ...er off 1 Press the POWER button Caution When the camera is turned on with the 6 Playback button pressing the 6 Playback button again switches Playback Mode to Shooting Mode After the camera is turned on it takes longer for the camera to become ready for shooting when using the flash than when not using the flash Note Auto Power Off If the camera goes unused for a set period of time it will automat...

Page 25: ... settings 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 C D button The display language is set and the date time setting screen appears Ref...

Page 26: ...k the display and then press the C D button The date is set Pressing the DISP button on this screen allows you to cancel the setting Note If the battery is 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 for more than two hours Reference For information on how to set the date ...

Page 27: ...returns the brightness to the level set in LCD BRIGHTNESS P 114 Term Grid Guide This displays auxiliary lines on the LCD monitor to help you compose your picture These lines are not recorded with images Synchro Monitor Mode This turns the LCD monitor off except when the camera is operated This mode is effective for saving power consumption In this mode pressing the shutter release button halfway t...

Page 28: ...sections 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 conditions use of the flash dark surrounding light etc the exposure level indicated in the histogram ma...

Page 29: ...amera as shown 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 release button Note When you are shooting be careful not to obstruct the lens or flash with your fingers hair or the handstrap ...

Page 30: ...ra securely with both hands when you shoot 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 37 When using the Zoom function When shooting using long time exposure P 75 If the camera shake warning mark is displayed try the following Using the camera shake correction function P 29 Using the flash Set the Flash ...

Page 31: ...on is turned on and the E mark appears on the LCD monitor To turn off the camera shake correction function press the E Camera Shake Correction button again Note The camera shake correction function is not available during Multi Shot shooting long time exposure and movie shooting If Multi Shot shooting or long time exposure is set while the camera shake correction function is turned on E changes to...

Page 32: ...n how to turn the power on see P 22 2 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 3 Compose your shot by looking at the LCD monitor 4 Make sure the subject is centered on the screen and gently press the shutter release button fully Note The still image you have taken freezes for a moment on the LCD monitor and is recorded P 119 Full press is likely to cause the camera to shake Hold the camera firmly with both h...

Page 33: ...itch the Mode Selector to 5 3 Compose your shot by looking at the LCD monitor 4 Since the focus is adjusted at the center of the screen position the subject at the center of the screen and half press the shutter release button The camera focuses on the subject and the exposure is fixed If automatic focusing fails the frame in the center of the LCD monitor turns red and the auto focus flash lamp in...

Page 34: ...gently to prevent camera shake The mark indicates that camera shake may occur Hold the camera still and focus the camera again Turning the camera shake correction function on by pressing the E Camera Shake Correction button minimizes blurring due to camera shake P 29 The flash fires twice to increase the AE AF Auto Exposure Auto Focus accuracy When LCD CONFIRM is set to OFF in the SETUP screen the...

Page 35: ...g a photograph of the castle in the background with the camera focused on a person in foreground 1 Press the POWER button to turn the camera on For information on how to turn the power on see P 22 2 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 3 Put the subject of your photo in the center of the screen and press the shutter release button halfway Shooting range Subject to be focused on Final still image ...

Page 36: ...r release button all the way Note During macro shooting the AF target shift function allows you to lock the focus without moving the camera This function is useful when using a tripod Reference For information about macro shooting see P 36 For information about the AF target shift function see P 87 ...

Page 37: ...tus on the zoom bar of the LCD monitor 2 Compose your picture and half press the shutter release button 3 Full press the shutter release button Note Using the Digital Zoom Digital zooming enables you to enlarge the subject more than the maximum magnification of the optical zoom 7 1 specified by pressing the z Telephoto button up to 3 6 For digital zooming release the z button once when the zoom re...

Page 38: ... cancel Macro Mode press the N Macro button again Note When using the zoom you can shoot close ups within the following distances from the front of the lens The AF target shift function enables you to lock the focus for macro shooting with the simple touch of a button without moving the camera This function is useful for shooting on a tripod P 87 To take a further close up picture during macro sho...

Page 39: ... The Auto Focus Flash Lamp blinks while the flash charges Once the flash is charged the lamp turns off and the camera is ready to shoot Note The setting is saved until you press the F Flash button again The flash does not fire when shooting movies or in Multi Shot mode The flash fires twice to increase the AE AF Auto Exposure Auto Focus accuracy FLASH OFF The flash will not fire AUTO The flash fir...

Page 40: ... NIGHTSCAPE Use when shooting night scenes You can also shoot with persons in the frame Note In Nightscape Mode the flash fires when all of the following conditions are satisfied The flash is set to Auto The flash is determined to be necessary because it is dark There is a figure or another object nearby SKEW COR MODE Use to straighten a rectangular object such as a message board or business card ...

Page 41: ...rther close up picture during macro shooting Using the digital zoom allows you to take a larger close up than with normal macro shooting For detailed operations see P 40 Note The optical zoom cannot be used in this mode You can shoot close ups within the following distances from the front of the lens When digital zoom is not used About 1 cm from the front of the lens Shooting range 23 mm 17 mm Whe...

Page 42: ... SCENE button to return to the Scene Mode selection screen 2 Press the buttons to select NRML SHT 3 Press the C D button Shooting in Zoom Macro Mode 1 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 2 Press the SCENE button The Scene Mode selection screen appears 3 Press the buttons to select ZOOM MACRO 4 Press the C D button 5 Press the Z Wide angle or z Telephoto button The zoom level appears on the LCD monitor 6...

Page 43: ... an error message appears To cancel skew correction press the button Even if you cancel skew correction the image before skew correction remains recorded Note When SKEW COR MODE is selected note the following To shoot the subject as large as possible position it so that the entire portion of the subject is visible on the LCD monitor The camera may fail to recognize the subject in the following cas...

Page 44: ...mage taken in TEXT MODE of Scene Mode P 39 the displayed image may have a 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 the displayed still image by pressing the buttons 9 Button Reduces the displayed still image enlarged by pressing the 8 button M O Button Enlarges the displayed still image e...

Page 45: ...hen the camera is off pressing the 6 Playback button for more than one second turns the camera on The camera starts up in Playback Mode When the camera has been turned on with the 6 Playback button pressing the 6 Playback button again switches Playback Mode to Shooting Mode Where images are played back from When no SD memory card is loaded the camera plays back from the internal memory When an SD ...

Page 46: ...delete 1 Press the 6 Playback button The last image you took is displayed 2 Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button The screen changes to three frame view The large frame at the center of the screen displays the currently selected still image Switching to Single Picture Display 1 Press the buttons to select a still image 2 Press the 8 Enlarged View button or the C D button ...

Page 47: ... following operations is performed in the three frame view the display returns to the ordinary playback screen single picture display and the operation is executed Deletion P 50 Menu display P 99 Movie playback P 96 Sound playback P 98 Reference For information on how to delete unwanted images see P 50 ...

Page 48: ...e screen changes to three frame view 3 Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button The screen is divided into 12 frames and 12 still images are displayed together Displaying One Photo 1 Press the buttons to select a still image 2 Press the 8 Enlarged View button twice Reference For information on how to delete the selected image see P 51 For information on how to switch to the three frame view see P 44 S...

Page 49: ...is enlarged Note Enlarged view is also available in the Quick Review Mode 2816 2112 2784 1856 2048 1536 8 times 1280 960 6 7 times 640 480 3 4 times In Enlarged View 8 Button Enlarges the displayed still image You can move the displayed still 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...

Page 50: ...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 that the camera is off 3 Securely connect the AV cable to the AV Output Terminal on the camera 4 Set the television to Video mode Set the input to ...

Page 51: ...deo In terminal on your television and record what you have shot to a video recorder Your camera is set to NTSC playback format used in Japan and other countries for use with television equipment and other audiovisual equipment If the equipment you want to connect to uses PAL format used in Europe and elsewhere then switch your camera to PAL format in the SETUP Menu before connecting Reference For...

Page 52: ...ete 3 Press the D Delete button 4 Press the buttons to select DELETE ONE or DELETE ALL If you select DELETE ONE you can change the image for deletion with the buttons 5 Press the C D button If You Selected DELETE ONE The display indicates that the files are being deleted 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 del...

Page 53: ...ress the D Delete button The trash symbol is displayed in the upper left corner of the file 4 Repeat Step 3 to select all the files you want to delete If you selected a file by mistake you can deselect it by selecting the file and pressing the D Delete button again 5 Press the C D button 6 Press the buttons to select YES and then press the C D button The display indicates that the files are being ...

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Page 55: ... Shooting and Playback Functions Direct Printing 54 Various Shooting Functions 59 Shooting with Multi Shot CONT MODE 89 Shooting Playing Back Movies 93 Recording Playing Back Sound 97 Other Functions Available in Playback Mode 99 ...

Page 56: ...Note This camera uses PictBridge an industry standard for Direct Printing Your printer must be compatible with PictBridge to use the Direct Print function For support information see the documentation that came with the printer For some printers Direct Print may not be available when MASS STR is selected for USB CONNECTION P 127 in the SETUP menu of the camera In such cases select ORIGINAL instead...

Page 57: ...sconnect the USB cable during printing Note If a PRINTER ERROR message appears during image transfer check the printer status and take the appropriate action Printing One or All Still Images 1 Check that the printer is ready to print The CONNECTING screen appears 2 Press the ADJ button The Direct Print playback mode screen appears 3 Press the buttons to select an image for printing 4 Press the ADJ...

Page 58: ...t the setting and then press the C D button The display returns to the Direct Print menu 9 Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to change other settings as required Item Name Description 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 connected printer DA...

Page 59: ...ation When the images have been sent to the printer the display returns to the Direct Print playback mode screen and printing starts Printing Several Still Images 1 Check that the printer is ready to print The CONNECTING screen appears 2 Press the ADJ button The Direct Print playback mode screen appears 3 Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button The screen is divided into 12 frames and 12 still images...

Page 60: ...e C D button The display returns to the Direct Print menu 13 Repeat Steps 11 and 12 to change other settings as required 14 Press the C D button The selected still images are sent to the printer and the SENDING screen appears Pressing the DISP button cancels 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 61: ... ADJ Button The settings that can be made with the ADJ button differ between Scene Mode and Movie Mode Reference For information about exposure compensation see P 80 For information about white balance see P 81 For information about text density see P 86 For information about how to assign a function to the ADJ button see P 115 Still Image Mode ISO setting picture quality multi AF spot AF MF focus...

Page 62: ...1M N1280 1M N640 VGA P 62 FOCUS MULTI AF SPOT AF MF SNAP A P 66 PHOTOMETRY MULTI CENTER SPOT P 69 SHARPNESS SHARP NORMAL SOFT P 70 CONT MODE OFF CONT S CONT M CONT P 89 COLOR DEPTH NORMAL VIVID NEUTRAL B W P 71 AUTO BRACKET OFF ON WB BKT P 72 TIME EXPOSURE OFF 1 SEC 2 SEC 4 SEC 8 SEC P 75 INTERVAL 0 s 5 seconds to 3 hours P 76 IMAGE WITH SOUND OFF ON P 78 DATE IMPRINT OFF DATE TIME P 79 EXPOSURE C...

Page 63: ...creen number on the left of the screen 2 With the screen number selected press the buttons to change screens 3 After selecting a screen press the button to return to the menu item selection step 3 After selecting a menu item press the button The menu item settings are displayed 4 Press the buttons to select the setting 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the ...

Page 64: ...lity Modes Symbol Mode Description Normal The compression ratio is high resulting in a small file Normally shooting is done in this mode Fine The compression ratio is low resulting in a large file but the picture quality is better than in Normal Size 2816 2112 2784 1856 2048 1536 1280 960 640 480 Mode F Fine F2816 6M F3 2 6M F2048 3M F1280 1M N Normal N2816 6M N2048 3M N1280 1M N640 VGA Uses Suita...

Page 65: ...ITY SIZE and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select a picture quality image size 5 Press the C D or button The Picture Quality Image Size settings are completed 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Shooting Setting menu closes and the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Still Image Mode Movie Mode ...

Page 66: ...mum number of out of focus pictures You can also select one AF area at the center of the picture to allow the camera to focus on this area automatically SPOT AF Choose from the following five Focusing Modes Focusing Modes Symbol Mode Description None MULTI AF Automatically measures the distances to multiple areas to adjust the focus None SPOT AF Measures the distance to the center of the picture t...

Page 67: ...Press the button to select FOCUS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select MULTI AF or SPOT AF 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Focus setting is completed The Shooting Setting menu closes Reference For information about fixing the shooting distance to SNAP or A Infinity see P 68 For information about manual focusing see P 67 ...

Page 68: ...ed You can also use Manual Focus to focus on objects within the macro shooting range Setting Manual Focus 1 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 2 Press the C D button The Shooting Setting menu is displayed 3 Press the button to select FOCUS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select MF 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Focus setting is ...

Page 69: ...just the focus Pressing the z Telephoto button adjusts the focus to farther objects Pressing the Z Wide angle button adjusts the focus to closer objects The manual focusing setting is used for shooting until it is changed 4 Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture Note When the zoom bar is displayed you can operate the zoom bar with the z Telephoto button or the Z Wide angle button Re...

Page 70: ...ting menu is displayed 3 Press the button to select FOCUS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select SNAP or A Infinity Selecting SNAP fixes the shooting distance to 2 5 meters 8 2 ft Selecting A fixes the shooting distance to infinity 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Focus setting is completed The Shooting Setting menu closes an...

Page 71: ...ep 5 press also the C D button The Shooting Setting menu disappears and the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Light Metering Modes Symbol Mode Description None MULTI The entire shooting range is divided into 256 partitions and each is metered to determine the overall exposure value CENTER The entire image is metered with emphasis on the center to de...

Page 72: ...ooting Setting menu is displayed 3 Press the button to select SHARPNESS and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 5 Press the C D or button The Sharpness setting is completed 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Shooting Setting menu disappears and the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed ...

Page 73: ...yed 3 Press the button to select COLOR DEPTH and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select the color depth 5 Press the C D or button The color depth setting is completed 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Shooting Setting menu disappears If you selected a setting other than NORMAL the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is c...

Page 74: ...tons to select ON 5 Press the C D or button The shooting setting menu disappears and AB appears on the screen 6 Press the shutter release button Three consecutive shots are taken at 0 5EV 0 and 0 5EV based on the set exposure compensation setting When shooting is completed three still images are displayed on the LCD Monitor They are from left to right at 0 5EV darker standard exposure compensation...

Page 75: ...The Shooting Setting menu is displayed 3 Press the button to select AUTO BRACKET and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select WB BKT 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The White Balance Bracket setting is completed The Shooting Setting menu disappears and WB BKT appears on the screen 7 Press the shutter release button Three images a redd...

Page 76: ...9 or Auto Bracket shooting P 72 The flash cannot be used Time Exposure P 75 is set to OFF If COLOR DEPTH is set to B W the White Balance Bracket function can be set but it does not operate Reference For information on how to change the white balance see P 81 ...

Page 77: ...select the exposure time 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Time Exposure setting is completed The Shooting Setting menu disappears and the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Note When using long time exposure the shutter speed may slow down and images may be blurred Hold the camera steady by...

Page 78: ...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 seconds 7 Press the C D button The Interval Shooting setting is completed and INTERVAL appears on the screen 8 Press the shutter release button A picture is taken every time the fixed interval elapses 9 To stop shooting press the C D button The Interval Shooting setting...

Page 79: ... operation Use of the AC Adapter sold separately is recommended If you press the shutter release button during Interval Shooting the camera will shoot as usual However the Interval Shooting setting is unaffected After shooting once the time specified in Interval Shooting elapses the next shot is taken When Interval Shooting is on consecutive shooting is automatically switched off even when Multi S...

Page 80: ...ed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Shooting Setting menu disappears 7 Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture After shooting voice recording begins 8 Press the shutter release button to finish recording Note When playing back a still image with sound display the image in the same way as an ordinary image without sound Pressing the ADJ button plays back the sound Pr...

Page 81: ...ATE IMPRINT and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 5 Press the C D or button 6 If you pressed the button in Step 5 press also the C D button The Date Imprint settings are completed The Shooting Setting menu disappears and DATE appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Note If the date and time have not been set DATE IMPRINT cannot be...

Page 82: ...k underexposed Set the exposure level higher When your subject is darkish The entire picture will turn out bright overexposed Set the exposure level lower The same happens when you take a photo of a subject in a spotlight 1 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 2 Press the ADJ button 3 Press the buttons until the Exposure Compensation bar appears 4 Press the buttons set the exposure setting You can also p...

Page 83: ...een The setting is used for shooting until it is changed White Balance Modes Symbol Mode Description AUTO AUTO Adjusts the white balance automatically OUTDOORS Select this when shooting outdoors sunny and white balance fails to adjust properly CLOUDY Select this when shooting in cloudy weather or shade and the white balance fails to adjust properly INCANDESCENT LAMP Select this when shooting under...

Page 84: ...ite balance symbol appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed If you press the DISP button in Step 6 the screen refreshes to show the White Balance settings made If the result is not as expected press the ADJ button and repeat Steps 5 and 6 to change the settings as many times as required Note When AUTO is selected the white balance may not be adjusted correctly for...

Page 85: ...m and macro settings Usually use the camera in the AUTO mode If you do not want to allow the camera to change the ISO sensitivity select an ISO setting other than AUTO 1 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 2 Press the C D button The Shooting Setting menu is displayed 3 Press the button to select ISO SETTING and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select an ISO setting 5 Press the C D or button 6 If ...

Page 86: ... Step 5 press also the C D button The Slow Shutter Limit setting is completed The Shooting Setting menu closes and the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Note When Time Exposure is set to ON priority is given to Time Exposure When Scene Mode is set to NIGHTSCAPE priority is given to the maximum shutter speed in NIGHTSCAPE When the flash is set to FLA...

Page 87: ...ector to 5 2 Press the C D button The Shooting Setting menu is displayed 3 Press the buttons to select RESTORE DEFAULTS and press the button 4 Make sure that YES is selected and then press the C D button The display indicates the camera is restoring the initial settings Once it is finished the display returns to the shooting mode screen Reference For a list of functions whose settings are not rese...

Page 88: ...the buttons to select the desired density setting You can also press the shutter release button 6 Press the C D button The text density setting is completed The text density setting does not appear on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Reference For information on how to shoot text see P 39 To change the setting use either the Shooting Setting menu or the ADJ button Th...

Page 89: ...he camera ready to shoot press the N Macro button The Macro symbol appears at the top of the screen 2 Press the ADJ button 3 Press the buttons until the AF target shift function screen cross mark shown in the figure appears 4 Shift the cross mark to the subject you want the camera to focus on with the buttons 5 Press the C D button 6 Half press the shutter release button The camera focuses on the ...

Page 90: ...er of seconds In this case if you press the shutter release button the camera will shoot after 10 seconds Each press of the t Self timer button changes the self timer setting in the following order 10 sec 2 sec and Self timer Off 3 Press the shutter release button The focus is locked and the flash blinks when the self timer starts Once the picture is taken the self timer turns off Note The self ti...

Page 91: ... shutter release button you can take 16 consecutive shots at intervals of 1 7 5 seconds in about 2 2 seconds The 16 still images are grouped together as a set and are recorded as one image file 2816 2112 pixels M Memory reversal CONT The camera memorizes the scene while you hold down the shutter release button and once you release it the previous 2 2 seconds of shots are recorded The 16 still imag...

Page 92: ...of consecutively shot images exceeds the number of images shown in the table above however the image recording speed becomes slow This depends on the image size setting 1 Switch the Mode Selector to 5 2 Press the C D button The Shooting Setting menu is displayed 3 Press the button to select CONT MODE and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select CONT S CONT or M CONT 5 Press the C D or button...

Page 93: ...utton The camera memorizes the scene while you hold down the shutter release button 8 Release your finger from the shutter release button The camera stops shooting and the 16 still images in the previous 2 2 seconds are recorded as one still image Note To return to normal single image shooting follow Steps 1 to 3 select OFF in Step 4 and press the M O button In M CONT Mode if you release the shutt...

Page 94: ...layback button The last shot taken is displayed 2 Press the buttons to display an S CONT or M CONT still image 3 Press the 8 Enlarged View button The first frame of the consecutive images is displayed in Enlarged Display Mode The frame position bar appears at the bottom of the screen Press the buttons to switch frames To return to the 16 frame display press the M O button Note Press the DISP butto...

Page 95: ...160 120 pixels You can set the number of frames shot per second frame rate to either 30 or 15 Each movie you shoot is recorded as an AVI file 1 Switch the Mode Selector to 3 Movie Mode 2 Press the shutter release button The camera starts recording Recording continues until you press the shutter release button again 3 Press the shutter release button to finish recording the movie ...

Page 96: ...e used While shooting movies only Digital Zoom can be used When the shutter release button is pressed in Step 2 the camera focuses on the subject The remaining recording time may not change uniformly because it is recalculated from the remaining memory capacity during movie recording Reference For information on how to change the image size for movies see P 62 For information on how to change the ...

Page 97: ...ing is completed The Shooting Setting menu closes and the setting appears on the screen The setting is used for shooting until it is changed Note The movie recording time depends on the capacity of the SD memory card The table below shows the available recording time Internal Memory 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 320 240 15FPS 1 min 17 s 1 min 27 s 2 min 59 s 6 min 3 s 12 min 4 s 24 min 19 ...

Page 98: ...The elapsed playback indicator or the elapsed time is displayed on the screen Term Movie Frames Movies consist of many frames whose images appear to be moving when displayed at high speed Fast Forward Press the z button during playback Rewind Press the Z button during playback Pause Playback Press the ADJ button Slow Playback Press and hold down the z button during pause Slow Rewind Press and hold...

Page 99: ...ton Sound recording starts 3 Press 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 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 56 min 45 s 64 min 36 s 132 min 11 s 267 min 15 s 5...

Page 100: ... a speaker icon Press the button to display the next file Press the button to display the previous file 3 Press the ADJ button Playback begins The elapsed playback indicator or the elapsed time is displayed on the screen Fast Forward Press the z button during playback Rewind Press the Z button during playback Pause Playback Press the ADJ button Volume Adjustment Press the buttons during playback ...

Page 101: ...ck Setting Menu 1 Press the 6 Playback button to select the Playback Mode 2 Press the C D button The Playback Setting menu appears 3 Press the buttons to select the desired item 4 After selecting a menu item press the button The screen for the selected menu item appears Setting Options Refer to SLIDE SHOW P 100 PROTECT Select Cancel 1 FILE Select Cancel ALL FILES Select Multi files P 101 DPOF Sele...

Page 102: ...is displayed 2 Press the C D button The Playback Setting menu appears 3 Press the button select SLIDE SHOW and 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 The slide show will repeat itself until stopped Note Each still image is displayed for three seconds For movies not just one frame but th...

Page 103: ...er they will be deleted if you format the memory where the files 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 C D button The Playback Setting menu appears 4 Press the button to select PROTECT and press the button 5 Make sure that 1 FILE is selected and then press the C D button ...

Page 104: ... follow the steps below 1 Press the 6 Playback button 2 Press the C D button The Playback Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select PROTECT and press the button 4 Press the buttons to select ALL FILES 5 Make sure that SELECT is selected and then press the C D button All files are protected and the Protect symbol appears in the upper left corner of the screen Note To cancel protection for a...

Page 105: ...ext file you want to protect and then press the C D button The Protect symbol appears in the upper right corner of the file 7 Repeat Step 6 to select all the files you want 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 finished the ...

Page 106: ...elected for the DPOF setting you can specify the number of copies to print Setting DPOF for the Displayed Still Image 1 Press the 6 Playback button 2 Display the still image for which you want to make the DPOF setting 3 Press the C D 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 C D button Once...

Page 107: ...the C D button The Playback Setting menu appears 3 Press the button to select DPOF and press the button 4 Press the button to select ALL FILES 5 Make sure that SELECT is selected and then press the C D button Once the DPOF setting is made the DPOF symbol appears in the upper left corner of the screen Note To cancel the DPOF settings for all still images with DPOF settings select CANCEL in Step 5 ...

Page 108: ... the number of copies 7 Press the buttons to select the next still image for which you want to make the DPOF setting 8 Press the buttons to set the number of copies to print Press the button to increase the number of copies or press the button to decrease the number of copies 9 Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to select all the still images for which you want to make the DPOF setting 10 Press the C D button T...

Page 109: ... images is 3 2 When an image of this type is resized it is reduced to a 4 3 image with black borders at the top and bottom To change the image size follow the steps below 1 Press the 6 Playback button 2 Press the C D 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 C D button The image size is ch...

Page 110: ...e 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 to which you are copying 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 capacity select YES and the...

Page 111: ...Chapter 3 Changing Camera Settings Changing Camera Settings 110 ...

Page 112: ... 2 OFF 2 ISO 1 QUALITY FOCUS SHARP METERING CONT MDE AUTO BKT WITH SND P 115 AUTO POWER OFF OFF 1 MIN 5 MIN 30MIN P 116 BEEP SOUND ALL SHUTTER P 117 VOL SETTINGS F F F OFF J F F Small J J F Medium J J J Large P 118 LCD CONFIRM OFF 0 5SEC 1 SEC 2 SEC 3 SEC P 119 SEQUENTIAL NO ON OFF P 120 DATE SETTINGS P 122 LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL P 123 VIDEO OUT MODE NTSC PAL P 124 STEP...

Page 113: ...items are provided on four 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 selected press the buttons to change screens 3 After selecting a screen press the button to return to the menu item selection step 4 After selecting a menu item press the button The menu item settings are displayed 5 Press the button...

Page 114: ...enu For the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select FORMAT CARD and press the button A screen appears to confirm formatting 3 Press the buttons to select YES and then press the C D button Formatting starts When it is done the display returns to the SETUP menu If no SD memory card is loaded a message will be displayed After turning the power off load an SD memory card and repeat ...

Page 115: ...in the internal memory that you do not want to delete copy the images to the SD memory card before formatting the internal memory P 108 To format the internal memory follow the steps below 1 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select FORMAT INT MEM and press the button A screen appears to confirm formatting 3 Press the button to select YES and then pr...

Page 116: ...just the brightness Moving it toward makes it darker Moving it toward makes it brighter The brightness of the screen behind the bar changes as you adjust the setting 4 When you reach the desired brightness press the C D button The display returns to the SETUP screen This setting is used until it is changed Note When shooting press and hold down the DISP button to maximize the LCD brightness When t...

Page 117: ...the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select ADJ BTN SET 1 or ADJ BTN SET 2 and then press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Reference For information on how to use the ADJ button see P 59 Available Settings Refer to OFF Def...

Page 118: ...uttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Note To continue using the camera after Auto Power Off turned the camera off press the POWER button to turn the camera on again You can also press and hold the 6 Playback button for more than one second to turn on the camera in Play...

Page 119: ... the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Reference For information on how to adjust the volume see P 118 Start sound Sound when the camera is turned on Shutter release sound Sound when the shutter release button is pressed Focus sound Sound when the shutter release button is half pressed ...

Page 120: ... For the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select VOL SETTINGS and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Available Settings F F F Mute J F F Small J J F Medium Default setting J J J Large ...

Page 121: ...teps below 1 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select LCD CONFIRM and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Caution When LCD CONFIRM is set to 0 5 seconds symbols such as the zoom bar may rem...

Page 122: ...SEQUENTIAL NO and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Available Settings ON Continue numbering File names are automatically assigned to still images you take in the format of R followed by seven digits from R0010001 jpg to R9999999 jpg Wi...

Page 123: ...folder of the computer the file being transferred is renamed and saved to prevent overwriting the existing file When an image has been transferred to a computer using a mass storage device P 148 it is saved with the file name RIMG jpg where 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 ...

Page 124: ...ons to set the year month date and time You can press and hold down the button to quickly raise or lower the setting 4 In FORMAT choose the date and time format 5 Check the information on the screen and then press the C D button Once you have set the date and time the display returns to the SETUP menu Note If the battery is removed for more than one week the date and time settings will be lost The...

Page 125: ...he operating procedure see P 111 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 C D button This setting is used until it is changed Available Settings Japanese ENGLISH Default setting DEUTSCH German FRANÇAIS French ITALIANO Italian ESPAÑOL Spanish Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese K...

Page 126: ...lsewhere then switch your camera to PAL format before connecting To change the playback format follow the steps below 1 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 111 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 C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting i...

Page 127: ...the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select STEP ZOOM and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Note For step zooming in Macro Mode the focal length can be fixed to any of seven levels 31 35 50 85 105 135 and 200 mm equiv...

Page 128: ... while an icon is blinking the icon stops blinking and lights steadily If you operate a camera button while the warning message is displayed the message disappears To set whether to enable ON or disable OFF the settings change warning follow the steps below 1 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select SHTG STGS WARNG and press the button 3 Press the b...

Page 129: ...e available when MASS STR is selected for USB CONNECTION in the SETUP menu of the camera In such cases select ORIGINAL instead USB CONNECTION Mode MASS STR ORIGINAL Downloading data The SD memory card or internal memory of the camera can be operated directly as an external drive for file processing RICOH Gate La allows automatic transfer of camera data to your computer Use the Caplio Mounter to tr...

Page 130: ...ss the button to select USB CONNECTION and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select the desired setting 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button This setting is used until it is changed Reference For information on how to transfer images using RICOH Gate La see P 145 ...

Page 131: ...yed as a drive in My Computer Windows or Desktop Macintosh 5 From the displayed drive copy the file to the desired location The figure at right shows the folder configuration in the drive The contents of the internal memory are displayed under the drive name RICOHDCI Caution Do not disconnect the USB cable during data transfer If a file with the same name already exists at the destination it is ov...

Page 132: ...s are the same 1 Double click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the right end of the task bar 2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop 3 Check that USB Mass Storage Device is selected and click OK 4 Click Close 5 Disconnect the USB cable Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer Macintosh 1 Drag the displayed drive to the Trash 2 Disconnect the USB cable ...

Page 133: ...e following items are not displayed Zoom Bar Focus Bar Date Time Sharpness Color Depth To enlarge the icons on the screen follow the steps below 1 Display the SETUP menu For the operating procedure see P 111 2 Press the button to select ENLGE PHOTO ICON and press the button 3 Press the buttons to select ON 4 Press the C D or button 5 If you pressed the button in Step 4 press also the C D button Th...

Page 134: ...each 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 111 3 Press the button to select REG MY SETTINGS and press the button A confirmation ...

Page 135: ...s pressed in Step 3 press the C D button 5 Turn your camera off The settings to be used at the next power on will be changed Note When START SETTINGS is set to OFF settings are retained as usual When START SETTINGS is set to SETTING1 or SETTING2 the camera settings made with REG MY SETTINGS are used at power on even if RESTORE DEFAULTS is selected Settings Retained by My Setting Function PIC QUALI...

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Page 137: ...Images to Your Computer Installing the Provided Software For Windows 136 Installing the Provided Software For Macintosh 155 Caution The screen images shown here may differ from the images displayed on your computer depending on your computer OS ...

Page 138: ...nother folder To download images from the camera to your computer without having to install the software change USB CONNECTION to MASS STR on the camera P 127 Reference For how to download images from the camera to your computer see the Software User Guide available from the Caplio Software CD ROM For how to display the Software User Guide see P 139 Caution Be sure to install the software before y...

Page 139: ...install software required for handling the camera and images P 141 Installing DeskTopBinder Lite P 143 Browse User s Manual Software Version Click this to display the Software User Guide PDF P 139 Browse CD ROM Content Click this to display the list of files contained on the CD ROM P 139 Software Windows Description XP 98 RICOH Gate La O O Downloads images collectively ImageMixer O O Shot images c...

Page 140: ...will be installed XP Windows XP 98 Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Caution DeskTopBinder Lite is compatible with Windows 98 SE but not Windows 98 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 D...

Page 141: ...CD ROM Content 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 Acrobat Reader see Help for Acrobat Reader To install ImageMixer alone double click setup ex...

Page 142: ...hen dealing with movies and other large files a larger memory environment is recommended Reference For how to download images to your computer using an SD memory card see P 150 Operating Systems Supported Windows 98 98 Second Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows Me Windows XP Home Edition Professional CPU Pentium lll 500MHz or faster Memory Windows 98 98SE 128 MB or more Windows 2000 128 MB o...

Page 143: ...wing the message 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 153 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 t...

Page 144: ... then click Next The ImageMixer installer starts Install ImageMixer following the messages displayed on the screen When installation of ImageMixer is completed a dialog box appears indicating that all software applications have been installed 7 Click Finish 8 Restart your computer Reference For how to remove uninstall the software see P 153 ...

Page 145: ...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 few moments the Welcome to the InstallS...

Page 146: ...of the DeskTopBinder Lite deselect the Saves automatically when connected to USB check box in the Option settings dialog box displayed by selecting Option 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 122 If you turned the camera off and then on again while co...

Page 147: ...a to the computer The following explanation is provided assuming that ORIGINAL default is selected at USB CONNECTION of the camera s SETUP menu P 127 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 148: ... 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 screen is displayed simply click Next to start installation Reference For how to turn the camera on off see P 22 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 149: ...wing you to choose whether to use RICOH Gate La or the Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard for image transfers If your PC is installed with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and a warning message is displayed see P 167 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 softw...

Page 150: ... 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 internal memory are displayed the drive ...

Page 151: ...r operating systems but the operations are the same 1 Double click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the right end of the task bar 2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop 3 Check that USB Mass Storage Device is selected and click OK 4 Click Close Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer Macintosh 1 Drag the displayed drive to the Trash ...

Page 152: ...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 memory card adapter type there are card readers compatible with various types of cards into which you ca...

Page 153: ... 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 Content The files on the CD ROM are listed 3 Double click the Acrobat folder 4 Double click the ...

Page 154: ...ion 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 Content 3 Double click the DirectX folder 4 Double click the English f...

Page 155: ...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 Change Remove button 5 Confirm f...

Page 156: ...he 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 The uninstallation process begins When it is finished close the displayed window 6 Restart your com...

Page 157: ...lable from the Caplio Software CD ROM For how to display the Software User Guide see P 156 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 collectively USB Driver O O...

Page 158: ...are Version is clicked The Software User Guide PDF file on the Caplio Software CD ROM can be displayed on your computer screen Acrobat Reader must be installed to view the PDF file 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 Guide PDF ...

Page 159: ...he Display Color it is strongly recommended that 32 000 or more be used 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 Allocated Memory For Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 2 Without u...

Page 160: ...ick Install When installation finishes a message appears to inform you that it is necessary to restart your Macintosh 8 Click Continue The software is installed and after a while the Installation Complete message appears 9 Click Restart Your Macintosh restarts Note To remove uninstall the software To remove uninstall the software from your Macintosh drag the following files to the Trash File Name ...

Page 161: ...n the Mac OS X folder The Caplio Mounter icon appears 4 Double click Caplio Mounter The Installer starts A screen appears prompting you to enter the administrator s password 5 Click the key icon An authentication window appears 6 Enter the administrator s name and password and then click OK 7 Click Continue The installation Readme file appears Click Continue The screen to select the destination di...

Page 162: ...it is necessary to restart your Macintosh 10 Click Continue Installation The software is installed and after a while an Installation Complete message appears 11 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 163: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 162 Appendices 169 Caution Never use any battery other than the specified one Reference For the applicable battery see P 16 ...

Page 164: ... and unused so Auto Power Off turned it off Press the POWER button to turn the camera on P 22 Battery is running low Charge the rechargeable battery or use the AC adapter P 16 A manganese dry cell or other unacceptable battery is used Use the dedicated rechargeable battery Never use any other batteries P 16 The camera does not turn off Camera malfunction Remove the battery and load it again Reconn...

Page 165: ...te unwanted files P 20 P 50 The SD memory card has reached the end of its useful life Load a new memory card P 20 The flash is charging Wait until the auto focus flash lamp stops blinking P 37 The SD memory card is locked Unlock the card P 18 The contact surface of the SD memory card is dirty Wipe with a soft dry cloth Unable to view the shot image The image confirmation time is too short Lengthen...

Page 166: ... to your subject and shoot P 37 The subject is dark Correct the exposure Exposure compensation also changes the light intensity of the flash P 80 The image is too bright The light intensity of the flash is not appropriate Move a little away from the subject or illuminate the subject with another light source instead of using the flash P 37 Subject is overexposed Correct the exposure Cancel Exposur...

Page 167: ...ages is loaded Load a card with stored images P 20 You played back an SD memory card that was not formatted with this device Load a card that was formatted and recorded with this device P 20 P 112 You played back an SD memory card that was not recorded normally Load a normally recorded card The contact surface of the SD memory card is dirty Wipe with a soft dry cloth There is something wrong with ...

Page 168: ...ter cable properly if using P 20 P 171 The date is incorrect The correct date time are not set Set the correct date time P 122 The set date disappeared The battery was removed If the battery is removed for about one week the date setting will be lost Make the settings again P 122 Auto Power Off does not work Auto Power Off is set to OFF Set the time for Auto Power Off P 116 The beep sound cannot b...

Page 169: ...re activation or USB connection With this in mind refer to the following When this warning message is displayed 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...

Page 170: ...ewall If Windows Firewall is not displayed click Switch to Classic View at the top 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 Windows Security Alert dialog box appears ...

Page 171: ...equivalent to 28 to 200 mm on a 35mm camera Shooting Distance Approximately 0 3 m to A Wide angle or 1 0 m to A Telephoto from the front of the lens Macro Shooting Distance Approximately 0 01 m to A Wide angle or 0 14 m to A Telephoto from the front of the lens Digital Zoom 3 6 times Monitor Display Parts Screen Size 2 5 Type Transparent Amorphous Silicon TFT LCD Pixel Count Approx 153 000 White B...

Page 172: ...60 640 480 Text 2816 2112 2048 1536 Movie 320 240 160 120 File Formats Still Image Compressed JPEG Exif Ver 2 21 Text TIFF MMR Method ITU T 6 Movie AVI Open DML Motion JPEG Format Compliant Sound WAV Exif Ver 2 21 P law Camera File System Standard DCF Design rule for Camera File system a JEITA standard Compression Format JPEG Baseline Format Compliant Still image movie Image Size 2816 2112 N appro...

Page 173: ... is turned off before loading the AC adapter coupler 1 Open the battery card cover 2 Insert the AC adapter coupler When the AC adapter coupler is loaded in place it is locked with the hook shown in the figure 3 Plug the power cord into an outlet Item Model Remarks AC adapter AC 4c Used for power supply from a household outlet to the camera Rechargeable battery DB 60 Rechargeable battery for use wi...

Page 174: ... before disconnecting the AC adapter 1 Unplug the power plug from the outlet 2 Remove the AC adapter coupler from the camera 3 Close the battery card cover and slide it back into place C Using Scene Modes with Functions Depending on the Scene Mode the operation of functions may differ from when in normal shooting mode Refer to the table below Scene Mode Flash Macro Shooting PORTRAIT Initial settin...

Page 175: ... P 81 Setting PORTRAIT SPORTS LANDSCAPE NIGHTSCAPE SKEW COR MODE TEXT MODE ZOOM MACRO HIGH SENSITIVITY Refer to PIC QUALITY SIZE O O O O O O O P 62 SIZE O P 62 DENSITY O P 86 FOCUS O O O O O O P 64 PHOTOMETRY O O P 69 SHARPNESS O O P 69 CONT MODE O P 89 COLOR DEPTH O O P 71 AUTO BRACKET O P 72 TIME EXPOSURE O P 75 IMAGE WITH SOUND O O O O O O O O P 78 DATE IMPRINT O O O O O O O O P 79 EXPOSURE COM...

Page 176: ...aved setting is restored SETUP DATE SETTINGS O AUTO POWER OFF O BEEP SOUND O SEQUENTIAL NO O LCD CONFIRM O VOL SETTINGS O LCD BRIGHTNESS O LANGUAGE O VIDEO OUT MODE O ADJ BTN SET 1 ADJ BTN SET 2 O STEP ZOOM O USB CONNECTION O ENLGE PHOTO ICON O SHTG STGS WARNG O REG MY SETTINGS O START SETTINGS O Shooting CONT MODE EXPOSURE COMP O WHITE BALANCE O COLOR DEPTH O PIC QUALITY SIZE O FOCUS O PHOTOMETRY...

Page 177: ...imum brightness O Camera shake correction O Playback VOL SETTINGS O Mode Picture Quality Image Size Internal Memory 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB Still Image F 2816 2112 11 12 26 52 105 212 408 N 2816 2112 19 22 45 91 181 365 702 F 2784 1856 12 14 30 60 120 243 468 F 2048 1536 18 21 43 87 173 349 671 N 2048 1536 36 41 84 170 339 683 1314 F 1280 960 33 38 79 159 318 641 1233 N 1280 960 63 7...

Page 178: ...Model AC 4c This AC adapter can be used in regions with a current of 100 240V 50Hz 60Hz If you are going to travel to a country that uses a different shaped wall outlet plug please consult your travel agent on a plug adapter suitable for wall outlets in your country of destination Warranty This product was manufactured for use in the country in which it was purchased The warranty is only valid in ...

Page 179: ...images may become hard to view The LCD monitor 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...

Page 180: ...atched 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 Use and Storage Please avoid using or storing your camera in the following kinds of places as this may damage the camera In high heat and humidity or where there is severe...

Page 181: ...D IS WRITE PROTECTED The card is Locked write protected Unlock the card P 18 PRINT SETTINGS CANNOT BE SET FOR THIS FILE This file movie or other file cannot be selected for printing INSUFFICIENT MEMORY Files cannot be stored Make sure there is enough free space or delete unwanted files P 50 P 112 P 113 The image print number limit has been exceeded Select an image and set the number to 0 FORMAT IN...

Page 182: ...arranty 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 not 8 The warrant...

Page 183: ... 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 184: ...HOTO ICON 131 Error Messages 179 EXPOSURE COMP 80 F Flash 12 37 88 Flash Button 13 37 FOCUS 66 Focus Lock 33 FORMAT CARD 112 FORMAT INT MEM 113 FRAME RATE 95 Full press 30 G Grid Guide 25 H Half press 31 Handstrap 10 HIGH SENS 39 Histogram 26 I IMAGE WITH SOUND 78 ImageMixer 137 139 154 Internal Memory 18 43 INTERVAL 76 ISO SETTING 83 L LANDSCAPE 38 LANGUAGE 123 LCD BRIGHTNESS 114 LCD CONFIRM 119 ...

Page 185: ...84 Speaker 13 SPORTS 38 START SETTINGS 133 STEP ZOOM 125 Still Image Mode 12 Synchro Monitor Mode 25 T Telephoto Enlarged View Button 13 35 46 TEXT MODE 39 Three frame View 44 Thumbnail Display 46 TIME EXPOSURE 75 Tripod Screw Hole 13 U USB Cable 10 54 USB CONNECTION 127 USB Driver 137 138 155 USB Terminal 13 145 V VIDEO OUT MODE 124 Voice Memo Mode 12 97 VOL SETTINGS 118 W WAV file 97 WHITE BALAN...

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Page 187: ...nd innerhalb Deutschlands 06331 268 438 außerhalb Deutschlands 49 6331 268 438 France à partir de la France 0800 91 4897 en dehors de la France 49 6331 268 409 Italia dall Italia 02 696 33 451 dall estero 39 02 696 33 451 España desde España 91 406 9148 desde fuera de España 34 91 406 9148 http www service ricohpmmc com ...

Page 188: ...COH http www ricoh usa com RICOH EUROPE B V EPMMC innerhalb Deutschlands 06331 268 438 außerhalb Deutschlands 49 6331 268 438 http www ricohpmmc com RICOH UK LTD PMMC UK from within the UK 02073 656 580 from outside of the UK 44 2073 656 580 RICOH FRANCE S A PMMC FRANCE à partir de la France 0800 91 4897 en dehors de la France 49 6331 268 409 RICOH ESPANA S A PMMC SPAIN desde España 91 406 9148 de...

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