Ricoh R30 manual

Do not connect the USB cable ye t! I f you co nne ct the ca me ra to a co mputer th rough the USB cable before installing the provided sof tware on the c ompute r , the softw are re qu ired for conn ectio n betw een c amera and co mpu ter m ay not b e installed co rr ectly . Be sure to co nnect th e ca mera to y our com pu ter after in stalling t h[...]

Pr e face Th is m anu al pr ovi des inf or mat io n on h ow to u se t he sho ot ing an d pl ayb ack f unc tion s of th is pr odu ct , as wel l as warn ings on it s use. T o ma ke the best use of this pro du ct ’ s fu nct i ons , re ad thi s m an ual th oroug hly bef ore use . Pl eas e kee p this manu al han dy f or ea se o f re feren ce. Ri coh C[...]

1 K ey F eatur es Equip ped with a wi de zo om le ns in 5.7× hi gh mag nifi cation This p roduc t ha s a com pact bo dy only 2 6 mm t hick, featur ing a 28 to 160 mm* 5.7× wide a ngle optical zo om len s th at cover s a wid e r ange o f sh oot ing. This lens suppor ts shoo ting vario us indoor and outdoor scenes. * Eq ui va l ent t o tha t on a 3[...]

2 Equip ped with a powe r ful long- lasting rechargeab le battery (P .16) A long-lastin g, large-capacity rechargea ble batte ry c omes with the ca mera, giving you conve nien ce for long -tim e shoo ting on a trip or in your workplace. Adjust (ADJ.) button for easy cust omiz ing t o op timum set ting (P .59) The ADJ. b utto n redu ces but ton op e[...]

3 Inst ant transfer to P C throu gh the USB ca ble If the pr ovided software is installed o n your comp ute r , jus t co nnecting the camer a to your com puter wi th the pro vide d USB cabl e will auto matically t ransfer image s to your comp ute r . Pro vide d wi th mul ti- func ti onal sof tware “Imag eMixer” that helps in not onl y mana gi n[...]

4 Contents Chap ter 1 Qui ck Gui de Before Sh oot ing ......... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ... 10 Packing L ist ................. ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .... 10 Names of p arts ... .................. .........[...]

5 Shoot ing Setting Menu ................... ......... ......... ................... ................... .................. .... 60 Using the S hoot ing Setting Menu ............ ................... .................. ................... ............. 61 Choosing P icture Quality Mode/I m age Size (PIC QUAL ITY/SIZE) ........ .................. ...[...]

6 Assigning a Function t o the ADJ. B utton (A DJ. BTN. SE T. 1/2) ............ ......... ........... 115 Changing A uto Po wer-O ff Settings ( AUTO POWER OFF) .......... ................... ........... 116 Chan ging th e Beep Sou nd Setting (B EEP SOUND) .. ......... ................... .................. .. 117 Chan ging th e Beep Sou nd Volume ([...]

7 Using Manual s The two manuals included are for your Caplio R30. To copy the Software User Guid e onto yo ur hard disk Copy the PDF f ile from the above folder . Camera User Guide (This booklet) This guide explains t he usage and functions of t he camera. Y ou will also see how to i nst all the provided soft w are on your com puter . *The Cam era[...]

8 Refer enc e The ca mera is pr ov id ed wit h sof tware (Image Mi xer) tha t a llows yo u to di splay an d edit im ages f rom yo ur co m pute r . F or h ow to u se Im ageM ix er , cli ck th e [? ] but ton on the Im ageMi xer wind ow and s ee the dis played manua l. Fo r m ore inf orm at io n on th e Im ag eMi xer, conta ct t he C usto m er Su pp o[...]

Cha pter 1 Quic k Guide If you are us ing the camera fo r the firs t time, read from this chapter . Before S hoo ting ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... ...... 10 Gettin g Rea dy to Shoo t ......... ..... .......... ..... ...... 1 6 Basic S hoo ting .. ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... ...... 2 7 Play ing Ba ck ..... ..... [...]

10 Befor e Shooting Pack i n g L i s t Open the package and mak e sure all the items ar e included. • Caplio R30 • A V Cable Use d when viewin g yo ur image s on a TV unit . • USB Cable Use d t o con nect th e cam era to a c om pu te r or D ire ct Pri nt sup por ted pr i nter . • Handstrap • R echargeable Battery • Bat tery C h arg e r [...]

11 Quick Gui de • Camera User G uide (This booklet) • W arranty • Safety Prec autions • Caplio Soft ware CD-ROM The p rov ide d soft war e and t he Sof tware Use r G uide ar e includ ed on thi s CD-RO M. Optional Accessories • AC Adapt er (AC-4c) Use d f or po we r supp ly from a hom e outl et t o the ca mer a. Co n nect th i s ad apte r [...]

12 Names of par ts Came ra Fro nt V iew Mode Sele ctor Y ou can select on e of t he three modes wit h the m ode select or . Ite m Name Re fer to 1 Shut ter R eleas e Bu tton P. 2 7 2 Power But to n P. 2 2 3F l a s h P. 3 6 4 AF W indow - 5 Len s Cover - 6 Micr ophone P. 9 7 7 Lens P. 2 7 V oice Memo Mode Allo ws y ou to recor d soun ds. Movie Mode [...]

13 Quick Gui de Rear V iew Ite m Na me Ref er to Ite m Name Re f er t o 1 LC D Moni to r P. 1 4 1 1 $ / Q (Quick Review) Bu tton P. 4 1 2 Mode Selector P .12 12 M / O Bu tton P. 6 1 P. 9 9 P. 1 1 0 3 Auto Focus/ Fl ash La mp P. 3 0 P. 3 6 13 " / N (Macro) Bu tton P. 3 5 4 z (T el ep ho to) / 8 (Enl arg ed V i ew) B utto n P. 3 4 P. 4 6 14 # / [...]

14 Abou t L CD Monitor Display Scre en E xampl es wh en Shoo ting Pict ures Item Na me Re fer t o Item Na me Re fer t o 1 Flas h P .36 15 Col or De pth P .71 2 Mac ro Shooti ng P .35 16 Exp osure Comp. P .80 3 Se lf-ti mer P .8 8 1 7 ISO Sett ing P .8 3 4 Mod e T ypes P .12 P. 3 7 18 D ate /Ti me P . 79 5 Reco rding D estinat ion P .18 19 Interv al[...]

15 Quick Gui de Not e • The nu mb er of rema in ing s hots avai lable may di ff e r fro m th e ac tu al number of s hot s, depen ding o n the s ubj ect. • Even be twee n cards o f t he s ame c apac ity , t he num ber of rema in ing s hot s and o ther va lues ma y v ary wi th the m a nufa ctur er , ty pe, a n d sh ooti ng co ndit io n. • T he [...]

16 Getting R ea dy to Sh oot T urn the power on and ge t ready to shoot. Not e[...]

17 Quick Gui de Refer enc e • For how to insert th e Re cha rge ab le Ba tte ry , se e P .20. • For how to use th e AC Adap ter , s ee P .169 . Ca uti on • P lea se r emo ve t he batt er y i f yo u ar e not go ing to use the c ame ra f or a lon g per iod of time . • The ba t ter y may b eco me ve ry hot imm ediate ly after op era tion . T u[...]

18 Abou t a n SD Mem or y Car d (availab le in stor es ) Y ou can st ore st il l i m ages you have taken eit her in the camera ’s inter nal m e m or y or on an SD M emor y Car d (avai labl e in sto res) . The int er nal me mo r y c a pac i t y i s 2 6 MB. When yo u wa nt to r ecord a lot of st ill imag es, movies o r soun ds a t hig h resolu tion[...]

19 Quick Gui de Charging the R ec har geabl e B a tt er y The rechargeable battery needs to be charged before use. 1. Insert the battery , makin g sure that the and markings on the battery match with those on the batt ery charger . The bat ter y label shoul d fac e up . Ca uti on Be care fu l no t to re vers e th e and sid es. 2. Plug the batt ery [...]

20 Load in g the R ec h a r geable Ba tter y an d SD Mem or y Car d The rechar geable battery (DB-60) is another option for powering this camera. This battery is co nvenient because it can be used ov er and over again by recharging, and the bat tery power lasts long. If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before loadin[...]

21 Quick Gui de 4. Close th e battery/ca r d co ver and slide it back into place. Re mov ing th e Re char geabl e Batte ry Open the batter y/ca rd cove r . Re lease the ho ok that locks the recha rg eable b attery . T he ba tter y will be eje cted . Pull t he bat ter y out of the ca me ra. B e caref ul n ot to dr op the ba tter y when rem oving it [...]

22 T ur n ing the P ow er On/Of f To turn the power on: 1. Pre ss the Powe r butto n. After t he st art so un d, the a uto -focus/ flash lamp b links for seve ral seconds. Us ing the Ca mera in Pl ayba ck Mode Pre ssing the Playb ack b utton for more than one second turns on the camera in Playb ack Mod e, allowing yo u to start playba ck at on ce. [...]

23 Quick Gui de Setti ng the la nguage When the power is turned on for the f irst time , t he l a nguage setting screen appears (for the LCD monitor display language). After setting the language, go on to the date/time setting (for printing the date and time on your phot os). Y ou can shoot wit hout these s ettings. Howev er , be sur e to s et the [...]

24 Settin g the date an d time When the power is turned on for the f irst time and the language setting is completed, t he date/time set ting screen appe ars. 1. Press th e !"#$ bu ttons to s et the year , month , date and time. Ch ange th e v alue wi th !" an d move the fr am e with #$ . 2. In [FOR MA T], choos e th e Da te and Time form[...]

25 Quick Gui de Chan gin g the Display If you pr ess D ISP ., yo u can ch ang e the scr een disp lay m ode, suc h as switchin g b etween display/no disp lay of sym bols, et c. Ever y time you pre ss the DI SP . button , the view cycles in the order of Histog ram On, G rid Guide , No Display , LCD M onitor Off, an d No rm al Sym bo l D is pl ay . M [...]

26 Histogr am Displ ay Whe n hi stogram d isplay is on , a histogra m appe ars in th e lo wer ri ght co rne r on th e L CD moni tor sc ree n. A hist ogr am i s a graph indic ating th e n umber of pixels on the ver tical axis a nd the bri ghtnes s on the hori zontal axis. Th e bri ghtnes s i s shado w (d ar k), halft one, a nd highligh t (light) fro[...]

27 Quick Gui de Basic Shootin g Now you are ready . Let’ s shoot! Ho w to Ho ld the C amer a Hold the camera as illustrated below for best result s. 1. Hold the camera with both hand s and li ghtl y pr ess bot h elb ows against your body . 2. Put your finger on the shutter bu tto n. Not e Be car eful when y ou are s hoo tin g not to ge t a fing e[...]

28 Pre v ent i ng ca me r a sh ak e If the camera moves when you press the shutter button, t h e still image might not com e out clearly (due t o camera shak e). The ma rk di splayed on the LCD monitor indicates that camera shake should be av oided under the current shooting condition. T o prevent came ra shake, use a tripod or hol d t he camera se[...]

29 Quick Gui de Captur ing th e Mom ent S hooti ng (Fu ll-press) The sh utt er release bu tton works i n two s teps. Ther e a re tw o meth od s of usi ng th e sh utter b utt on; pre ssing th e shutter bu tton all th e way down at o nce (full-pr ess) and pre ssing it halfway ( hal f-press ). Full-pr ess the shu tter releas e b utton fo r q uick focu[...]

30 Chec king the F ocu s a nd Shoo ting (H alf- pr es s) Wh en you pre ss t h e sh utter rele ase bu tton half way ( ha lf -p re ss ), the au to- focus fu nctio n is trigg ered t o d etermin e the foca l distanc e. Su bseque ntly pre ss it a ll the way down (f ull-press ) to shoot. This is u seful when th e s ubject is n ot in th e ce nter o f the [...]

31 Quick Gui de The foca l distanc e is m ea sured a t five poi nts. Gree n fr ames a ppe ar to indica te focus p ositions. Not e Wh en s pec ify ing a focu s p ositi on at m acro sh oo ting , u se t he A F t arg et shift fu ncti on. (P .8 7) 5. Gen tly press th e shutter b utton all the way . The still image you have taken fr eezes for a m ome nt [...]

32 W hen the Sub ject is not Centered (S hootin g with F o cus- lock ) When y our subject is not in the c enter of y our composition, c ompose y our photo after focusing. (Focus- lock) Exam ple : T aking a photog ra ph of the ca stle i n the ba ckgr ound w ith the cam er a focuse d o n a per son in fron t. 1. Press th e Power b utto n to tu rn t he[...]

33 Quick Gui de 4. With t he shutter h alf-pre ssed, move the camera and compose your shot. 5. Gen tly press th e shutter b utton all the way . Not e At m acr o sh ooti ng , the A F targ et shif t fun cti on al lo ws you to l ock the foc us w itho ut mov ing th e cam era . Thi s fu nct io n is u sef ul whe n a tr ip od i s use d. Refer enc e • F [...]

34 Usin g the Z oom Fun ction Pre ssing the Z (W ide angle) button allows you to t a ke a wide-angle picture. Pressing the z (T elephoto) button allows you t o take a picture of a subject z oomed in. 1. W ith the c ame ra re ad y t o shoot , press t he Z butt on or th e z bu tto n. Y ou can chec k the Z oom statu s on the Zoom Bar of the LCD moni t[...]

35 Quick Gui de Sho oting Close- Ups ( Macro-M ode) Using the N (Macro) but ton allows y ou to take a tight close-up (M acro Pho to). It is good for s hooting small subjects because y ou can get up to one centimeter (1/2 inch) away . 1. W ith the c ame ra re ad y t o shoot , press t he N b utto n. N is displa yed momentarily in a large si ze a t th[...]

36 Usin g th e Fl ash Pre ss the F (Flash) butto n to s witch betw een flash modes. By defaul t, y our c a mera is set t o Fl ash Off. From the front edge of the lens, the fl a sh’ s light reaches about 0.2 t o 2.4 m (W ) or about 0.14 to 1.85 m (T) w hen ISO sensit ivity is se t t o [AUT O]. Flash Mode s 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. [...]

37 Quick Gui de Shoo tin g wi th Sc ener y-Matching If you us e the S cene Mode, you c an select from among eight t ypes of still image modes and shoot automatically with optimal sett ings for that kind of scene. PORTRA IT Use w hen taking portra it pict ure s. SPORT Use w hen taking pictures of m oving o bjects. LAN DSCAPE Use w hen you ar e takin[...]

38 Refer enc e • F or ho w t o ch ange PIC QU A LIT Y/S IZE, see P .62 . • For the li st of Sh ooti ng Set ti ng m enu it ems in Sce ne Mode , se e P .171. • For c ombin ation of Scene Mo de and th e fu ncti ons, se e P .17 0. TE XT M ODE Use w hen captur ing text imag es, for exa mpl e, not es wri tten on th e wh itebo ard a t a mee ting . R[...]

39 Quick Gui de 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e ! butt on. The still image mode sele ction screen appe ars . 3. Press th e !" b uttons to select a mode. 4. Press th e M / O butt on. The Mo de’s symb ol i s di splay ed on the uppe r par t of the LC D moni tor . 5. Press the shutter relea se button. Changing Scene Mo de Pre[...]

40 Using the skew corre ction function 1. T urn the Mode Selecto r to 5 . 2. Press th e ! butt on. The still image mode selection scr een appears. 3. Press th e !" b utto ns to select [SKEW COR MODE ]. 4. Press th e M / O butt on. 5. Pr ess t h e sh utt er rel ease butt on to shoot t he su bjec t . Imme diat ely a fter sh oot ing, the ar ea re[...]

41 Quick Gui de Playing Back Chec king the im a ge y o u just to ok (Q uick R e v ie w) Y ou can v iew the ima ge you just took on the LCD monitor . If you ar e not pleased wit h the way the ph oto came out , you can erase it t hen and there. 1. Wh il e s t il l in t he Sti ll Im ag e Mo d e, press t he Q ( Quick Re view) butt on. The last im age y[...]

42 V i ewi ng Y o ur Im a ge s In the Playback Mode you can check still images you have t aken. Y ou can also delete or zoom in on t hem. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The cam era sw itches t o P lay back mode and t he last s til l ima ge y ou took is dis played. Y ou can view your pictu res in o rder b y us ing t he #$ but ton. T o swit ch th[...]

43 Quick Gui de Play ing ba ck in th e th r e e-fr ame v iew A playback v i ew can be divided into t hree fr ames. The three-frame view al lows you to select a still image t o enlarge or delet e it. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail Display) bu tto n. The scre en chan ge s to th[...]

44 About Screen Switching at Playback The playb ack screen c hange s as follows: Not e If on e of the fo llowi ng ope rat io ns i s per formed on th e thr ee- fr am e vie w , the di splay ret u rns t o the o rdinary pla yback scr een ( si ngl e-p ict u re di spl ay) and t he ope rat ion is ex ecu ted. • Delet io n (P .4 9) • Men u di spl ay (P [...]

45 Quick Gui de T hum bn ai l D is pla y Y ou can view your images in set s of 12. Y ou can then select an image to eras e or magnify . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press t he 9 (Thum bnail D isp lay) button. The scre en chan ges to three- fra me view . 3. Press t he 9 (Thum bnail D isp lay) button[...]

46 Magnify ing I ma ges Y ou can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD Monitor . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press the #$ butt ons to d isplay the s till image you wan t to enlarge. 3. Press th e 8 (E nl arge d Vi ew) bu tto n. The still ima ge is enlarged. Not e Enl arg ed vi ew is al so av [...]

47 Quick Gui de V iewing on a T ele vision Y ou can view still images you have t aken on a TV screen. The camera dis plays everyt hing on the TV scr een just as it would on the LCD Monitor . T o use your television for viewing, connect your cam era to the television with the A V cable t hat came with your camera. T o view still images on a t elevis[...]

48 5. Press the Po wer butto n or keep pressing the Playback b utton for more than one second to turn the camera on. Ca uti on Con ne cti ng th e A V c a ble to the c am era tur ns o ff th e LC D m oni tor dis pla y an d the spe aker ou tput . Not e • If you c onnect the A V cable to your video recorder ’s I n terminal, you can re cord what you[...]

49 Quick Gui de Er asin g Erasing Un w ant ed Fi les (Still Images/Mo vies /Soun ds) Y o u can e ra se unw anted or faile d file s fr om the SD memo ry c ard or i nterna l me mo ry . Y o u can e ra se them in t he followi ng th re e wa ys: • One file at a tim e • Deleting all files at once • Selec t mu lti ple fra me s an d eras e to get her [...]

50 Erasing Mul tiple F iles a t One Time 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumb n ail ) butto n twice. The scre en is divid ed into 12 fra mes and displays 12 still images at o nce. 3. Press the !"#$ button s to select the image you want to erase and press t he D (Delete) butt on . The tr as h s ym bol i s di spl ay ed in t [...]

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Cha pter 2 A V ariety of Shooting T e c hniq ues/Play bac k Direct Print ing ........ ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ........... 54 A Variet y of Sho oting T ec hniques . .......... ...... 5 9 Shoot ing w ith M ulti-S hot ........... ..... ..... ..... ...... 89 Shoot in g/Pla yin g Back Mov ies .. ..... ..... ..... ...... 9 3 Recor ding/P layi[...]

54 Dir ect P rinting[...]

55 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Printing Still Ima ges Y ou can send st ill i mages from the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer t o print them. S t il l image s are sent from the internal m emory when no SD memor y card is loaded or from an SD memory card when one is loaded. Ca uti on D o no t d isco nn ect th e US B c ab le [...]

56 7. Press th e !" b uttons to select an item , and then press the $ bu tt on to di s pla y th e det aile d opt i ons s cr e en . While “CONNECTING . ..” is displayed, conne ction to th e print er is still incom plete. Whe n print er con necti on is compl eted, “C ONNECTI NG ...” disa ppears an d “D IREC T PRI NT” ap pears. Pr oce[...]

57 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Not e T o sp eci fy t he set valu e as th e defa ult va lue, the next ti me the camer a i s conn ecte d to th e pri nt er , pre ss th e ADJ . but to n wh en th e scre en i n Step 7 is di splayed . Upo n appe ara nce o f t he s cree n at right , s ele ct [S e t] an d pre ss th e M / O butto n. Se lec t[...]

58 8. Press th e !" butt on s to set t h e num be r of copie s to pr int . 9. Repeat step s 7 an d 8 to sel ect all th e still images to be printed an d t he num ber of cop ies for each . 10. P r ess the M / O button. The Di rect P rint me nu app ea rs. 11. P r e ss the !" button s to sel ect an item, an d then press the $ butt on to disp[...]

59 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback A V ariety of Shootin g T e c hniq ues Using th e A DJ . (Adju st) Butt on The ADJ. button allows exposure correction, white balancing, and ISO s ensitivity setting by fewer operat i o ns. T wo types of functions other than exposur e control and white balanc e can be assigned to the A DJ. button. I f [...]

60 Shoo ting Setting Menu The S hootin g Setting me nu e nables you to sho ot picture s by set ting t he items listed in the table below . *A mo ng t he cho ic es l ist ed i n t he ta b le be low , defa ul t va lues at pu rc has e ar e enc los ed i n [ ]. Not e The SET UP menu c an be acces sed fro m wit hin t he S hoo ting Settin g men u. F or de [...]

61 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Using the Sh ooting Set ti ng Me nu 1. W ith the c ame ra r ea dy to s hoot, press t he M / O bu tto n. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 2. Press th e !" b uttons to select the desired item. The sett ing it ems ar e provi ded on 4 scree ns. T o se le ct a s cre en b y scre en numb er: 1. P[...]

62 Choo sing Pic ture Qu ality Mo de/I mage S iz e (P IC Q U AL ITY/SI ZE) The s i ze of a st ored still image and movie file depends on picture quality and size settings. In Picture Quality Mode, there are t wo types, N (Normal) and F (Fine). Combining Picture Quality Mode and Image Size. Fid-0.01es insi de the bold fra me indicat e those[...]

63 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " button to select [PIC QUALIT Y/SI ZE] and press the $ butt on. 4. Press th e !" b uttons to select a picture quality/image size. 5. Press th e M / O or $ but t on. Pi ct[...]

64 Chan ging th e F ocusi ng Mode (FOCUS : MUL T I AF/SPOT A F) If you s hoot t he subject in t he default foc using mode, the camera focuses automatically ( AF). The cam era automatically meas ures the distances to a max imum of five AF areas among 17 AF areas and focus es to the nearest AF area (MUL TI AF), preventing the central area of the subj[...]

65 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Changing the Auto Focusing Mode (MULT I AF/SPOT AF) 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " butto n t o selec t [FOCUS ] and press the $ bu tto n. 4. Press th e !" butt on s to s ele ct [MUL TI A F] or [S POT [...]

66 Manu al F ocus Shoo ting (FOCU S:MF ) If the camera fails in focusing automatically , you can foc us manually (Manual F ocus : MF). Manual focusing allows shooting at a fixed di stance. Not e • In Sc en e Mode, man ual f ocus can b e used on ly w hen [ZOO M MAC RO] or [S KEW CORR EC TION ] is s e lec te d. • Man ua l foc usi ng can foc us t [...]

67 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooting with Manual Focusing 1. Press th e " b utt on as re qu ired. Pre ssing the " bu tton en larg es t he dis play for easy focusing . 2. Press th e $ butto n to set the focus bar/zoom b ar display to the focus bar . Each time th e $ button is pr essed, the focus b ar and th e zo om ba r[...]

68 Sho oting a t a Fixe d Distan ce (FOC US :SNAP/Infin ity) The s hooting dist a nce can be set t o short distance or infinity . Infinity is useful to shoot a distant view . T o shoot with the shooting distance fixed, f ollow the s tep s below . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe a[...]

69 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Changing the Light M eteri ng (PHO T OMETR Y) Y o u c an c hange the meter ing met hod (t he ran ge to u se for me ter ing) to deter min e th e expo sure valu e. There ar e t hree Li ght Mete ring Me t hod s available: M UL T I , CE NTE R, and SP OT . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th [...]

70 Chan ging th e Edge Q uality o f Still Ima ges (S HARPNESS) Y ou can change th e defi nition of your still images to ei ther sharp or soft. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press t he " butto n to select [S HARPN ESS] an d press the $ bu tto n. 4. Press th e !"[...]

71 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Setting Color Depth (COL OR DEPTH) Color depth of the sh ot still im age can be selected from Nor mal, V ivid, Neutral, and B&W . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu i s di splay ed. 3. Press th e " bu tton to select [COL OR DE PTH] [...]

72 Shooti ng Consec utiv el y with Different Expo sur es (A UT O B RACKET) The Auto Bracke ting fun ction autom atica lly shoots th ree consecu tive shots, with the spe cified exp osu re value as standard, at three expo sure le vels, at -0.5E V , ±0, an d +0.5E V . Not e This fun ct io n is no t a vai la ble when s hoo ting wit h so un d. 1. Switc[...]

73 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooti ng Consecu tiv el y wi th Dif f erent W hite Balan ce ( WHITE B ALANCE BRA CKET) Three images are automatically recorded - a reddish image, a bluish image, and an image of the current whit e balance. This is useful if t he appropriate white balance cannot be judged. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elect[...]

74 Not e • This fun ction is no t avail ab le for Mult i- Shot s hoo ting (P .89) and Au to Brack e t sh oot ing (P .72) . • T he fl ash ca nn ot be u sed . • Time Exposu re (P . 75) is set to OF F . • I f [B &W] is set for [COL OR DE PTH ], t he whi te ba lance b rac ke t ca n be set but do es not bec ome va lid. Refer enc e Fo r h ow [...]

75 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Using Long Time Exposur e (TIME EXPOSURE ) Y ou can select an exposure time of 1, 2, 4 or 8 s econds. By using long time exposure, you can capture the tr a ck of moving subjects such as fireworks and car light s, when you s hoot a night scene. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O [...]

76 Shooting Pictur es A utoma tic ally at S et Int er v als (I NTE RV A L) Y ou can set t he camer a to aut omatically t ake pict ures at fixed intervals. Y ou can set t he shooting interv al at any lengt h from 5 seconds to 3 hours, in increments o f 5 sec onds. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Setti[...]

77 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback 8. Press the shutter relea se button. A p ictur e is take n ev ery ti me th e fixe d in terv al el ap s es. 9. T o stop shoo ting, pr es s the M / O bu tto n. Inter val Sho oting se ttin gs are cleared whe n the p ower is tu rn ed off. Ca uti on I f the ti me un ti l the next shoo ting is set long er [...]

78 2 Shoo ting a Still Ima g e wi th Soun d (IMAGE WITH SOU ND) Y ou can shoot a stil l i mage with a voice memo. V oice reco rding ca n continue for up to eight seconds. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " butto n t o selec t [IMA GE W IT H SOU ND] a nd pre[...]

79 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Inse r ting the Da te in to a Still Image (D A TE IM PRINT ) Y ou can insert the date (YY /MM/DD) or the date and time (YY /MM/ DD hh:m m) at t he lower right of a still image. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press t he &quo[...]

80 Chan ging th e Expo sure (EXPOS UR E COMP . ) The expo sure se tting allo ws you to sele ct brigh tness leve ls fo r your sho t s. Norma lly , if yo ur subje ct is c entere d, backlig ht c ompen sation is a utoma tically acti vated, a nd you can shoot with co rrect e xpo sure. However , in the fo llowing case s, or wh en you intentio nally want [...]

81 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Usi ng Natu r al and A r tif icial Lig hti n g (W HIT E BALA NCE) Adjust the white balance so that a white subject may be reproduced as white. At purc ha se, the White Ba l a nce is set t o “A UT O”; no rma l ly yo u d o no t nee d to ch an ge the set tin g, b ut i f t he ca mera i s ha ving d if [...]

82 Setting the White Bala nce Manually (Manua l Setting) 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press the ADJ. Button . 3. Press t he #$ buttons until the W hite Balan ce m enu a ppea rs. 4. Press th e !" butt on s to s ele ct (M anua l Se tti ng). 5. Point the camera at a piece o f p aper or s om e th ing whit e unde r the l igh tin g co nd[...]

83 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Chang ing Sen sitivities (ISO SETTI NG) The ISO sensiti v ity indicates how sensitive t o light t he film is . A greater value m eans higher sensitivity . High sensitivity is suitable for shooting an object in a dark plac e or moving f ast and suppresses blurring. Howev er , the images becom e rough. [...]

84 Li mi ting the S hut te r R e lea se Sp eed (S L O W SHUTTER LMT) The maximu m shutter release speed can be limited to the following: 1/8 sec ond, 1/4 se cond, 1/ 2 se cond When this function i s set to [OFF], the maximum shutter release speed is 1 second. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g [...]

85 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback R etu r ni ng t he Sh oo tin g Sett ing Me nu Settings to their Defa ults (REST ORE DEF A U L TS) T o r eturn the Shoo ting Setting menu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. 3. Press th e !" b utto n to select [RES[...]

86 Cha ngi ng Shadi ng for Shoo ti ng T e x t (DENSITY) Y ou can change th e shading of text for shooting i n T ex t Mode of Scene M ode. Y ou can select f rom DE EP , NORM AL and LIGH T . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e ! butt on. The still image mode selection scr een appears. 3. Press th e !" butt on s to s ele ct the te[...]

87 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Usi ng t he AF T ar g et Sh i ft Fu nct ion At m acro sh ooting, the AF tar get shift fu nctio n allows yo u to lock the focus (P .32 ) b y usin g the !"#$ button s on the cam era wit hou t moving th e ca me ra . This is u seful for m acro sh oot ing on a tripod with locked fo cus. The AF targ et[...]

88 t Usin g the Self-Time r Y ou can set the Self-timer t o shoot after ei ther two or ten seconds. A setting of t w o seconds is useful for preventing camera shake. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press t he t (Self-time r) butto n. The LCD m on itor displa ys th e Se lf-tim er symbo l. The “10 ” to th e r ight of the symb ol indi cat[...]

89 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooting with Multi-Sho t If you s witch t o Multi-Shot, yo u can shoo t consec utive images . Multi-shot c an be classified into t he following types: CONT (Mu lti-Sho t) As long as you hol d the shutter button down, pictures continue t o be taken. The s till images are rec orded one file each, just [...]

90 Not e • When s hoot ing with S Multi- or M Mult i-Sh ot, the IS O sensi ti vity is f ixe d to AUT O e ven if i t is se t t o 64 ,1 00. • The ma ximu m nu mbe r of i mages tha t ca n be sho t in th e Mu lti- Sh ot mod e de pend s on t he image si ze setting as follo w s: • T he n umbe rs o f i mag es t ha t ca n be s hot in th e Mu l ti-Sh [...]

91 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback CONT 7. Compo se your picture, then press and hold the shutter bu tto n. As lo ng as you h old the shu tter bu tton down, pictu res con tinue to be ta k e n . 8. Release y our fing er from the sh utter release button to stop recording. T o playba ck conse cutiv e imag es shot in Multi-S hot mo de, tu [...]

92 V ie wing an S Mul ti-Sho t or M Multi -Sho t Still Image in Enla r ged Displa y Mode While still images (16 frames in a f ile) t aken by SCO NT or MCONT are displayed, one of the 16 frames can be di splayed in an enlarged view . While viewing an enlarged f rame image, you can switch between fram es. T o view a shot from S Multi-Shot or M Multi-[...]

93 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooting/Pla ying Back Mo vies 3 Shooti ng Mo vi es Y ou can shoot movies with sound. Y ou can select the i mage size, either 320 × 240 or 160 × 120 pixels. Y ou can select number of frames shot per second (frame rate ), either 30 or 15. Each movie you shoot is record ed as one A V I file. 1. Switch[...]

94 Ca uti on • W hile sh oo ting m ovi es, op era tion so un ds m ay be re cor ded . • T he m axi mum recor d ing ti me pe r sh oo ting d ep ends on y our ca rd. E ven if y ou a r e wi th in th e ma xim u m r eco rdi ng tim e, reco r ding may end de pend i ng on y our ca rd. Not e • T he fl ash ca nn ot be u sed . • W hile sh oo ting m ovi [...]

95 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Setting the F r ame Ra te The num ber of shot fram es pe r second (fra me rate) in Movie Mode can be selected from 30 and 15. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 3 . 2. Press the M / O bu tton. The sho oting sett ing me nu app ears. 3. Press th e " button to select [FRAM E RA TE] and press the $ bu[...]

96 Play in g Back Mo vies T o playback movies, follow the s tep s below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot t ak en is displayed . For mo vies, t he fi rst fra me is disp laye d as a st ill ima ge. 2. Move to the movie you want to view u sing the #$ b uttons. Pre ss the $ but ton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tton to d[...]

97 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback R e cor ding/P laying Bac k Sound 2 R eco r ding So un d (V o ic e Mem o) Y ou can recor d sound. Reco rded data is stored as a WA V f ile. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 2 (V oice Memo Mod e). 2. Press the shutter relea se button. Sou nd rec ordi ng starts. 3. Press th e shutter release b utton to[...]

98 Play in g Back Sound T o playback sounds, follow t he steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot t ak en is displayed . 2. Press th e #$ butto ns to select a sound file for playback (speaker ico n). Pre ss the $ but ton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tton to disp lay the previo us f ile. 3. Press the ADJ. button[...]

99 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Other Function s A vaila ble in P laybac k Mode Playb ack Se tting M enu The Play back menu pr ovides the f unctions show n in the table below: Not e The SETU P men u ca n be acces sed f rom w it hin the P laybac k S etti ng m en u. F or deta ils , se e P. 1 1 0 . Usi ng the Play back Me nu 1. Press t[...]

100 Showin g Ph oto s in O r de r Auto matica ll y (S LIDE SH OW) Y ou can show the rec orded still images, movies, and sound files sequentially on the LCD Monitor . This function is called a slide show . T o view a slide show , follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot t ak en is displayed . 2. Press th e M / O but[...]

101 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Write- pr otecti ng Y our I mages (P R O TECT) Y ou can protect files from being accidental ly delet ed. Ca uti on Prot ec ted f iles can not be de lete d nor ma lly . How ever , the y wil l be del eted comple te ly if y ou f orm at th e me mory w her e the f il es a re stor ed. Protecting Files 1. P[...]

102 Pro tect ion is app lied and the P rotect symbo l app ea rs in the up pe r-le f t co rner of the scr ee n. Protecting All Files T o protect all your files, follow t he steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press th e " button to select [PRO TECT] an d press the $ bu t[...]

103 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Protecting Multip le Files at Once T o prot ect selected files all at once, follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumb na il) butto n twice. The scre en is divided into 12 frames and displays 12 still images at once. 3. Press th e !"#$ butto ns to s elect [...]

104 Usin g a Prin ting Se r vic e (DPO F) The still images recorded on an SD Mem ory Card can be printed out if you t ake t hem to a shop that offers a digit al camer a print s ervice. T o use a print service , i t is necessary to make settings required for printing. Thes e settings ar e ca lled DPOF ( Dee-Pof ) settings. The DP OF set ting specifi[...]

105 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Setting DP OF for All Still Images T o apply DPOF settings to all your sti ll images, follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press th e " button to select [DPO F] and p ress the $ butto n. 4. Press th e !" bu[...]

106 Setting DP OF for Multiple Still Images T o m ake the DPO F setting for se lected still images all at once, follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumb na il) butto n twice. The scre en is partitio ned int o twe lve s egmen ts to disp lay the thu mbnails of files. 3. Press th e !"#$ butto ns to s elec[...]

107 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Chang ing the Ima ge Size (RESIZE ) Y ou can reduce the im age size of a shot still image t o additionally create a file of a di fferent i mage size. Ca uti on Y ou ca n resize onl y still images an d stil l images wi th voi ce me mos. M ovi es canno t be re sized. Not e • The f ol low ing t ype s [...]

108 Cop ying the Co nte nts of In ter nal Me mor y to a Me m or y Car d (COPY T O CARD) Y ou can copy all movies, still image s, and sound dat a stored in internal me mory ont o an SD M emory Card at once. 1. T urn the Cam era O ff. 2. Insert an S D Memo ry C ar d. 3. T urn the cam era on . 4. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 5. Press th e M / O but[...]

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110 Changing C amer a Set tings SETUP Me nu Y ou can change cam era settings by displaying the SETUP menu from the Shooting Setting menu (see P .60) or Playback Setting me nu (see P . 99). The S ETUP menu enables you to set t he items listed in the t a ble below . Amo ng the cho ices lis ted in th e table bel ow , defau lt va lues at p urchas e a r[...]

111 Changing Camera Settings Using the SETUP Me nu T o display and use the Setup menu, follow t he steps below . Not e For som e func tion s, t he choi ce se lecti on met hod may not be as exp laine d he re. For de tail ed oper a tion , see t he e xpl ana tion of e ac h fu nct i on. 1. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Setti ng m enu (or t he[...]

112 F or m a tting the SD Memor y Card (FO RMA T [CAR D]) If the err or me ssag e “Thi s card ca nnot b e u sed” is d ispla yed, or if yo u h ave forma tte d a card with a com puter o r some o the r dev ice, it will be nece ssary to forma t th e SD M emor y Car d prior to use . F ormatt ing is the pr ocess of prepari ng a car d s o image da ta [...]

113 Changing Camera Settings F o rm a t t i n g I n t e rn a l M e m o ry (FOR M A T [IN T . MEM .]) If an error me ssage “ Format the internal mem ory” is displayed, it will be necess ary to format the internal m emor y prior t o use. Ca uti on Form at ting the inter na l memo ry er ase s al l o f th e ima ges rec orded in the memory . If y ou[...]

114 Adj u stin g t he Br ig ht nes s of th e L CD Mo nit or (LCD BRIGHTNESS ) T o adjust the brightness of the LC D M onitor , follow the steps below . 1. Display the setup m enu. For detailed op er ation, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to select [LCD BRIGH TN ESS ] and press the $ bu tto n. The LCD Brightn ess Adjustm ent bar appe ars [...]

115 Changing Camera Settings Assi gning a Funct ion to the ADJ . Butto n (ADJ . BTN. SET . 1 /2) Pre ssing the ADJ. b utton a llows yo u to d isplay the scre en s for se tting the exposu re and w hit e bal ance w ith a sma ll numbe r o f butto n o perati ons. Using the [ADJ. BTN. SET . 1] or [ADJ. BTN. SET . 2] option allows you to add a functio n [...]

116 Chan ging Au to P o wer- Of f S ettin gs ( A UT O P O WER OF F) If you do not opera te the c amera for the set period of time, it will shut of f autom atically (Auto Power- of f) to c onserve bat tery pow er . At the time of purchase, Auto P ower-Of f is set to one minute, but you can change this setting. T o change the A uto Power -Of f settin[...]

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118 Chan gin g the Beep So und V olum e (V O L. SETTINGS ) The beep sound volume c an be changed. T o change th e beep sound volume, f ollow the steps b elow: 1. Display the setup m enu. For detailed op er ation, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " bu tton to select [VO L. SETTINGS] and p ress the $ bu tto n. 3. Press th e !" butt on s to s el[...]

119 Changing Camera Settings Chan gin g Im a ge Co nf ir ma tion Time (LCD C ONF IRM .) Immediately after pressing the shutter button, the still image t aken is displayed for a moment so you can check it. At purchase , Confirmation T ime is set to 0.5 seconds, but this can be changed. T o change Conf irmation T im e, follow t he steps bel ow . 1. D[...]

120 Cha ng ing Fil e Name Sett ing s (S EQUE NTIAL NO . ) When you shoot a still im age, it i s stored on an SD Memor y Card or in internal m emory , with a consecutively num bered file name automatically as signed. When you are switching SD Memory Cards , you can set your camera to contin ue co nsecutive numbering from the previously loaded SD Mem[...]

121 Changing Camera Settings Not e • When you are r ec ord ing to i nter nal memo ry , fil e names a re as s ign ed j ust as w he n [S EQUE NT IAL NO. ] is s et to [OF F]. • W he n tran sfe rri ng i mag es to a co m pute r us ing R ICO H G ate L a (P . 143), if a file wi th th e same nam e al rea dy exi sts in t he dest i nati on folde r of the[...]

122 Setting the Da te and Time (D A TE SETTI NGS ) Y ou can take still images with the time or dat e stamped onto the picture. The date/ time setting on the S ETUP m enu is explained here. 1. Display the setup m enu. For detailed op er ation, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to select [DA T E S ETTINGS] and press t he $ bu tto n. 3. Press[...]

123 Changing Camera Settings Chan gin g the Display La ngu a ge (LA NGU AGE/ ) Y ou can change th e language displayed on t he L CD Monitor . T o change th e display language, follow the steps below . 1. Display the setup m enu. For detailed op er ation, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to select [LANGUAG E / ] and press the $ bu tt on . [...]

124 Chan gin g the P layb a c k Method fo r Viewin g on TV (VIDEO OUT MO DE) Y ou c an view your s till images and m ovies on a television scr een by connecting your cam era to a television with the A V cable that came with your camera. Y our camera is set to NTSC video f ormat (us ed in Japan and ot her countries) for us e with television e quipme[...]

125 Changing Camera Settings Chan gin g the Setting of St ep Zoomin g (S TEP ZOOM) The focal length wi th optical zooming can be fixed t o any of seven levels (28, 35, 50, 85, 105, 135, and 160 mm as converted equivalent to 35 mm ca meras) (S t ep Zoom ). T o set whether to use step z ooming (O N) o r not (OFF ), follow the steps below . 1. Display[...]

126 Di sp lay ing a Se ttin g Chan ge W ar n in g (S HT G ST GS WA RNG .) Y ou can set the icon of a changed function to blink or a warning message indicat ing a change will be displayed at power-on for about 5 seconds if the initial set tings are changed for the fol lowing functions. •W h i t e B a l a n c e •F o c u s • ISO Settin g • Ex [...]

127 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging th e USB Comm uni ca tion Sys tem (U SB C onn ec ti on) If the USB commu nication s ystem is chan ged (by sele cting [MASS S TR] a t [USB CONNE CT ION] on the S etup me nu) , files in the camer a ca n be br owse d and t ran sferre d fr om the cam era to yo ur com pute r thro ug h the U SB ca ble without instal[...]

128 T o change the US B communicat ion syst em, follow the steps below: 1. Display the setup m enu. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to selec t [USB CONNE CTION] and press the $ bu tto n. 3. Press th e !" b utto n to select a value. 4. Press th e M / O or # bu t ton. 5. If th e # butto n was p ressed i[...]

129 Changing Camera Settings To transfer imag es in Mass Storage Mode , follow the steps below: 1. Change [US B CONNECT ION] to [MASS ST R] on the Setup menu. 2. Make su re that the camera pow er is o ff. 3. Connect the accessory USB cab le to a US B port o f yo ur compu ter . 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal of the camera. The cam era [...]

130 Disconnecting the C amera from Your Co mputer (Wi ndo ws) This display is an example f or Windows XP . The terms are dif ferent for other OS b ut the operations ar e the s ame. 1. Click th e Safel y Remove Hardware icon at the right end of th e t ask bar . 2. Select [USB L arge-cap aci ty Storage Device] and click [S top]. 3. Check t hat [USB L[...]

131 Changing Camera Settings Enlar ging Icon Display (ENL GE PHO T O ICON) Icons on the shooting screen are enlarged. Under th is setting, the following ico ns are enlarged: •F l a s h • Macro Shoot ing •S e l f T i m e r • White B alance • Focus • Exposur e Com pensation • ISO Sensitiv ity If i cons are enlarged, the following i t em[...]

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Cha pter 4 Installing Softwa re (Do wnloa di ng Im a ges to Y our Compu ter ) Instal l in g th e Pr ov i ded So f twa re ( For Wi ndo w s ) ... 1 34 Insta llin g th e Prov ide d Soft wa re (For Macin tosh ) ... ...... ..... .......... ...... ..... ..... .......... .... 15 3[...]

134 Install ing the P r o vid ed Soft ware (F or W indow s) Y ou need t o install software for transf erring imag es to your computer before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Not e • If a f ile with th e same na me al rea dy ex ists at th e des tina tion , it i s ov er wri tt en. If y ou d o not w ant the fil e to be o verwr itt en , r[...]

135 Installi ng So ftware Software that can be installed from the C ap lio Software CD-R O M Once you insert the Caplio Soft ware CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, the following screen appears automatically: When [Install Softwar e] is clicked: (P.139) The following so f tware will be installed: XP: Wind ows XP 9 8: Wi ndow s 98/98 SE/Me /2 000 Item Name[...]

136 Refer enc e The ca mera is pr ovi de d wi th sof twa re I mag eMi xer tha t all ow s you t o d isp lay and edi t i mag es fr om yo ur c om pute r . For ho w to use Im age Mi xer , cl ick t he [? ] but t o n on the I mageMi xer wi ndow and se e the disp la yed m anu al . For the l atest in forma t i on a bo ut th e I mageMi xer , acce ss the W e[...]

137 Installi ng So ftware Whe n [B r ows e Use r ’s Manua l ( Sof t war e V ers io n) ] is c li ck ed: The Softwa re User Guid e (P DF f ile) on t he C aplio Softw are CD -R OM can be displaye d o n your com puter scre en. If you a re a Win dows use r a nd have Acro bat Reader installed on you r comp ute r , sim ply dou ble- click [View Softwar e[...]

138 Sys tem Requ ir em en ts f o r Usi ng t he Pr o vide d Softwa r e The follow in g enviro nm ents a re nece ssar y for u sing the pr ovided so ftware . Plea se ch eck your com puter , or the co mputer ’s user man ual . Ca uti on • If you r comput er h as an upg rad ed OS, t he USB fu ncti on may no t work no rma lly , so it can not be supp o[...]

139 Installi ng So ftware Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer Ca uti on • D o n ot c on nec t yo ur cam era to th e c omp uter u ntil ind icate d. If y ou hap pene d to con nect your camera t o the computer (resu ltin g in the [Add New Hardw are Wizard] scr een appea ring) , si mply c l ick [ Can cel], and after d isco nnec tin g your c[...]

140 5. Confi rm where you want to ins t all and th en cl ick [Next]. The [Sel ect Prog ram F old er] screen appe ars . 6. Confi rm where you want to ins t all and th en cl ick [Next]. The Ima geMi xer i nstaller starts. Install Im age Mixer f ollowing t he me ssag es dis playe d on th e s cree n. Wh en ins t all atio n o f Im ageM ix e r is compl e[...]

141 Installi ng So ftware Insta lling the Des kT o pBind er Lite Refer enc e For ho w to use De skT opBinde r Lite , ref e r to th e Begin ner’s G ui de, t he Se tup G ui de , and t he Des kT o pBi nder Li te - Aut o Doc ument Link G ui de (a ll PD F fi les ) th at ar e i nst al led wi th Des kT o pBi nder Li te . Ca uti on • D o n ot c on nec [...]

142 6. Click [OK]. 7. Click [DeskT opBinder Lite]. The DeskT opB inder Lite installer starts. Install DeskT o pBind er Lite follo wing t he me ssag es displaye d on t he screen . Whe n the scre en wher e yo u verify digi tal ID is disp layed, click OK. Ca uti on • W hen ca ptur ing i mag es f r om t he cam er a us ing th e Au to D ocu ment l ink [...]

143 Installi ng So ftware Conn ecti ng the Ca mera to Y our Com puter Downloading Images Using RIC OH Gate La After installi ng the so f tware on your c omputer , connect your c amera to the c omputer . The follow i ng explanation is provided ass uming that [ORIGINAL] (default) is selected at [USB CONN ECTION] of the camer a’ s S etup me nu (P .1[...]

144 For Windows XP The first time you c onnect your c amera to the com puter using a USB cable, the [ Found Ne w Hardware W iza rd] screen will appe ar . 1. S e le ct [ I ns tall the s o ftwa r e automati cally (Reco mmende d)]. 2. Insert the Cap lio Sof tware CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive on your compu ter . Installation of the WIA Driver a utoma [...]

145 Installi ng So ftware 3. Select [RICO H Gate La], check [Always use this prog ram for this action] check bo x, and then cl ick [OK]. T o lo a d im ages f ro m th e c ame ra wi th as sist ance fro m the W indow s X P Scann er and Ca mer a Wiza rd, sele ct [Sca nner a nd Camera Wi zard]. Leavin g th e [Alwa ys use th is pr ogram for th is ac tion[...]

146 Transferring Im ages in Mass Storage Mod e Ca uti on Win dow s 98 /98 SE an d Mac OS 8.6 ar e not comp at ible wit h Mas s Stor a ge Mode . 1. Change [US B CONNECT ION] to [MASS ST R] on the Setup menu. For mo re detai ls, s ee P .12 7. At the time of pu rchase, [ORI GINAL] is selecte d. 2. Make su re that the camera pow er is o ff. 3. Connect [...]

147 Installi ng So ftware Disconnecting the C amera from Your Co mputer (Wi ndo ws) The disp lay is an example of W indows XP . The t erms ar e dif ferent for other operating systems but the operations are the same. 1. Click th e Remove Hardware S afely i con at t he right end of the t ask bar . 2. Select [USB L arge-cap aci ty Storage Device] an d[...]

148 Do wnload ing Images from an SD Me mor y Card It is possible to download images from an SD memory card to the compute r via a PC card slot or card reader . T o load an SD memory Card int o a PC card slot or card reader , use the P C card adap ter . Images in a n SD Memory Card Images are stored in an SD Mem ory Card in a hi erarchy shown below [...]

149 Installi ng So ftware Insta lling Acroba t R eader Acrobat Reader is required to display t he operation manual (PDF fi le). If the computer is running under Windows, Acrobat Reader can be install ed. Acrobat Reader need not be inst alled if alre ady installed on your compute r . Ca uti on • Do not insta ll the soft war e when the came ra i s [...]

150 Insta lling DirectX DirectX is a program to play a movie file by t he ImageMixer . This c amera requires Direc tX 8.1 or later t o play m ovie files in Windows. If you have an earlier version inst alled, please i nstall t he updated version available on t he acco mp anying CD-R OM. For Windows XP , inst allation of DirectX is not needed because[...]

151 Installi ng So ftware Unin stallin g th e So ftw are Ca uti on • For W ind ows 2000/ XP , Admin istr ato r priv i le ges a re re qu ired to uni nsta ll the s oftw are . • I f a ny oth er pro gra m is ac tiv e or uns av ed d at a re mai ns, sav e th e data an d te rmi nate th e pr og ra m be fore u nin st alli n g. • I f yo u ins ta ll bo [...]

152 Unin stallin g th e Im a geMix er Ca uti on • For W ind ows 2000/ XP , Admin istr ato r priv i le ges a re re qu ired to uni nsta ll the s oftw are . • I f a ny oth er pro gra m is ac tiv e or uns av ed d at a re mai ns, sav e th e data an d te rmi nate th e pr og ra m be fore u nin st alli n g. 1. Click [S t art] on the Windows t ask bar .[...]

153 Installi ng So ftware Install ing the P r o vid ed Soft ware (F or Macintos h ) Y ou need t o install software for transf erring imag es to your computer before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Refer enc e For how t o do wn load i mages f rom t he c ame ra in to you r comput er , see the Sof tware Us er Guid e a vail ab le fro m th [...]

154 For Ma c OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, double-clicking the [Caplio Inst aller] ic on displays t he screen o n the right . When [Install the Soft ware] is clicked: The sof tware will be installed. When [Bro ws e U ser’s M anu al (Softwa re Ve rsion )] is clic ked : The S of t ware User G uide (PDF f il e) on the Caplio S of tware CD- ROM can be displayed o[...]

155 Installi ng So ftware Sys tem Requ ir em en ts f o r Usi ng t he Pr o vide d Softwa r e The following environments are necessary for using the provided software. Please check your com puter , or the computer ’s user manual. Ca uti on • The pr ov id ed s oft war e may not oper ate pr oper l y if c han ge s are made to th e oper a ting system[...]

156 Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2) 1. T urn o n your Macint osh and insert the Caplio Sof tware CD- ROM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. Select the OS 9 folder . The [Ins taller] i con a ppe ars. 3. Double -click [Installer]. The “ Installer” w indow opens . 4. Click [Instal l the Sof tware]. 5. Click [OK]. 6. Click[...]

157 Installi ng So ftware Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer (Mac OS X 1 0 . 1.2 to 10 .4) 1. T urn o n your Macint osh and insert the Caplio CD-RO M in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the M ac OS X fo lder . The [Cap lio M oun ter . pkg ] icon ap pears. 3. Double-cl ick [Caplio Moun ter .p kg]. The Installer st arts. A screen ap pears prom pt[...]

158 7. Click th e destin ation vol ume yo u wan t, and then click [Continue]. 8. Click [Inst all]. When in stallation finishes, a messa ge appe ars to in for m you that it is necess ary to r estart you r Macin tosh . 9. Click [Continu e Inst allation]. The softwar e is in stalle d, and after a while an In stallation Comp lete mess age appe ars . 10[...]

Cha pter 5 T r oub leshooti ng Troub lesho otin g .... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ......... 16 0 Append ice s ....... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... .... 167 Ca uti on Nev er use an y ba tter y ot her than t he spec ified on e. Refer enc e Fo r th e ap pl ica ble ba tt ery , s ee P .16.[...]

160 T r ou bleshoo ting T r ou ble sho oti ng t he C amer a Power Supp ly Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The powe r does not come on. Batter y is not loade d or is exhau ste d. Load the re chargeabl e battery correctly . Recharg e t he batt ery a s requi re d. Use the AC adap ter as re quired. Rec har ge or use t he AC Ada pter . P. 1 9 P. 2 0 P . 1[...]

161 T roubleshooting Shooting Batt ery runs out quickl y . It is bei ng used in ex treme high or low temperat ures. -- Many shots are bei ng taken in dark places i nside, r equiri ng flash. -- Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The camera does not shoot eve n if you press the shut ter rel ease button. Batter y is not loade d or is exhau sted. Rec harge [...]

162 A pictu re is blurred. Y ou moved the c amera when pressi ng the shutt er releas e button. Hold th e camera with your elbows ti ght o n your body . Use a tripod. P. 2 7 When s hooting in a dark pla ce ( ex. indoor ), the s hutter speed slows down and pictu res become easil y blu rred. Use t he flash. Raise the I SO s ensiti vity . P. 3 6 P. 8 3[...]

163 T roubleshooting Playback/ Deleting About the Software For details a bout th e so f tware , re fer to the Software User Gu ide (PDF file) . The dat e, or recor ding inf ormat ion does no t app ear . The screen dis play funct ion is set to No Displ ay . Press t he DISP . button and swi tch di s pla y . P. 2 5 The br ig htness o f the LCD Monit o[...]

164 Other Problems Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to Cannot l oad the Memory Card. The card is fac ing the wrong way . L oad cor rect ly . P .20 Even whe n the camera’ s butt ons are pressed , it does not oper ate. Batter y is running low . Recharg e the recharge able batte ry or use t he AC Ada pter . P. 1 6 P. 1 9 P . 169 Camera mal func tion. Pres[...]

165 T roubleshooting W ar ning M e ssa ges Unde r W indo ws XP Ser vice Pac k 2 When software f o r Ricoh ’ s digit al came ra is used on a PC with Windows XP Service Pack 2 inst alled, the f ollowing w arning me ssage may appear at software act ivation or U SB connection. With this in mind, refe r to the following: 1. Check the informat ion prov[...]

166 If you clicke d the [Keep Blocking] button: Follow the st eps below to check t o see t he Windows Firewall settings. 1. Click [S t art] and then [Cont rol Pan el]. 2. Double -c lic k [W indows Fir ewall ]. If [Wind ows Fire wall] is not displa yed, click [S witch to Cla ssic Display] a t th e uppe r le ft of th e win dow . 3. Click the [Excepti[...]

167 A ppe ndices A. Sp eci fi catio ns General Camera P arts V ideo S ignal Format NTSC, P AL Pow er Sourc e V oltage Rechargeab le Batte ry (3.7 V ) × 1 Ext erna l Part (A C Adap te r); 3.8 V Ex ternal Di mens ions 95.0 mm (W ) × 53.0 mm (H) × 26.0 mm (D ) (exclud ing project ing parts) Wei gh t Camer a: Ap pro xi ma tel y 13 5 g ( Ex clu di n [...]

168 Image Dat a Record/Playback Pa rt I/O Termina ls Memory C ards that can Record , Playback • ISO Sensitivit y A UT O , I SO64 , ISO100, ISO2 00, ISO400, ISO800 Di stanc e Contro l • AF Method Normal Shooting: Exte rnal P assive/ CC D method; Macro : CC D meth od • AF Measure ment Range Nor mal: appr ox. 0. 3 m - inf inity . Macro: approx. [...]

169 B . Opti on al Acc essorie s The Caplio R30 can be used with t he items (sold separately) li sted below . Using the AC Adapte r (sold separately) When shooting or viewing still imag es for a long t ime, or when connecting to your compu ter , using the AC Adapter (sold separately) is recommended. If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s u[...]

170 Removing t he AC Adapter Ma ke sure the camera is turned off before remov i ng the AC Adapter . 1. Unpl ug the powe r plu g fro m the out let . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Close th e battery/card cover and slid e it back into p lace. C. Combin a tion of Sce ne Mode and Func tion Depending on the Scene Mode, the way functions work may dif fer fro[...]

171 D . Menu I tems By Mo de Movie Mode Scene Mode For details abou t o ptions, se e P .60. Settin g Option Refer to MOVIE SIZ E [320 ], 1 60 P .6 2 FRA ME RA TE 15 FPS, [ 30 FPS] P .9 5 FOCU S [MUL TI AF ], SP OT AF , MF , SN AP , A P. 6 6 WHIT E BA LA NCE [AUT O], (Day light ), (Overc as t), (T ung sten light ), (T ungsten ligh t 2), (Fluor escen[...]

172 E. Fu nc ti ons W h os e De fau lts w ill be R estored upon P o wer-o f f Powe r-off may reset so me func tion set ting s to the ir de faul t s. The table belo w indi cates whe the r or n ot the fun ction will be res et to its defaults up on po wer- off. Mode Function The current setting is kept: O , Restored: × Setu p DA TE SE TT INGS O AUTO [...]

173 F . Num ber of I ma ges T ha t Ca n be St ored in I n t e rn a l M e m o ry / S D M e m o ry C a r d The follow i ng table shows the approxim ate number of images that can be recorded in the internal memory and onto an SD memory card at various im age s ize and pict ure quality settings. FLASH O MACRO SHOOTING × DENS IT Y (T ext Mode) O SLOW S[...]

174 Not e • T he n umbe r o f re mai ning sh ot s di spl aye d on th e LCD mo nito r m ay di ffer f rom th e ac tua l num ber of sh ots , dep endi ng on the su bject . • The ma ximu m nu mber of pi ctures and othe r num eric v alues may be dif fere nt eve n for c ar ds of the sa me ca pa cit y if th e manu fa ctu rer , ty p e, or sh ooti ng co [...]

175 H. Ca uti ons on U se • T his p roduct was man ufactu red for us e in the cou ntry in wh ich it was purc hased. T he warran ty is only valid in the coun try in which the ca mera was purc hase d. • Should the pr oduct fa il or ma lfun ction while you are a bro ad, the man ufac turer assu mes no respon sibility for servicing the pro duc t loc[...]

176 I. C ar e an d Stor a g e Care • P leas e note that if finge rprints, d irt, e tc. get ont o the le ns, p icture q ua lity will suffer . • When dust or di rt do es g et on t he lens, do not tou ch it dir ectly w it h your finger s, a nd eith er use a b lower (availab l e in sto res) to blow it off, or a soft cloth t o g ently dust it o ff. [...]

177 J . Er r or Me ssa ges If an err or m essage is displayed on the LCD Monitor , take the corresponding action. Error Message Cause and Action Page INS ER T CAR D No card is load ed. Ins ert a card. P .20 SET TH E DA TE ON THE SETUP MENU The date is not set . Set the dat e. P . 122 FILE NUMB ER O VER The fi le nu mber lim it has be en exc eeded. [...]

178 K. W ar ranty and Ser vicing 1. This product is backed by a li mited warranty . During the warranty peri od mentioned in the W arranty supplied wi th your cam era, any defective pa rts will be repaired free of charge. In the ev ent o f a camera malfunction, contact t he dealer from which you purchased the camera or your n earest Ricoh service o[...]

179 INFORMATION TO THE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equ ipmen t has b een te sted and fou nd to comply with the limits fo r a Class B dig ita l device , pursuant t o part 15 of the F CC Rul es. These li mits a r e de signed to provi de reasonab le protection against harm ful inter ference i n a resi denti al inst allat i on. T his equi pment gen[...]

180 Index A AC Adapter ... ........... ....... ....... ....... ...... 11, 169 Acrobat Reader ........ ........... ....... ....... ....... . 1 37 ADJ. B utton ...... ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... 5 9 Auto B racket .... ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... 72 AUTO POWER OFF ....... ....... .... ....... ....... . 116 Aut[...]

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