Ricoh Caplio 500SE manuale d’uso

Came ra Use r Guide The seria l numb er of this pr oduct is given o n the bottom face of the camera . Note Do not co nnec t the USB cable yet! If you connect th e camera to a co mputer t hrough t he USB cabl e before in stalling the pro vided software on the compute r, the softwar e require d for conne ction between camer a and compu ter may no t b[...]

This manua l pr ovid es in format ion o n how t o u se the s hoo ting and pl ayba ck function s of this pro duct, as well a s warning s on its use. To ma ke th e best u se of thi s produ ct’s f unct ions, read t his manu al th oroug hly bef ore use . Plea se k eep this manua l ha ndy for ea se of re feren ce. Ricoh Co ., Ltd. This publication may[...]

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1 The f o llowing two manuals are included with your Caplio 500SE. The ca me ra is provide d with th e Imag eMix er softw are that a llows you to displa y and e dit im ag es on yo ur com put er. Fo r deta ils on ho w to use ImageM ixer , click the [?] but ton on the Image Mixe r win dow and see th e displa yed manua l. For m ore inf ormatio n o n I[...]

2 Rugge d cam e ra bo dy st ands up t o wa ter, dust and s hock s The ca mera bod y is water resistan t (J IS protect ion gr ad e 7, IEC IP 67), du st resist ant ( JIS prote ct ion gra de 6, IEC IP67 ) and shock re sistan t wh en dro ppe d from a height of up t o 1 meter . Wide -a ngle zoo m le ns can cap tur e wid e- angle p ictur es The ca me ra [...]

3 La rge L CD mo nit or a nd opt ica l view find er Depe ndi ng on t he subjec t and shoo ting co ndi tio ns, you can us e ei ther the 2.5 -in ch LCD moni tor or th e rea l op tical viewfin de r to compos e your shot s. T aken pict ure s c an be viewe d on th e lar ge, br ight LCD mon itor. ADJ. (A djus t) bu tton enables easie r came ra op erat io[...]

4 Direct prin ting wit hout the us e of a comp uter (P. 98) A Direct Print-co mp a tible printe r can be connect ed to t he came ra with the USB cable to dire ctly tran sfer ima ges to the prin ter. Th is al low s for ea sy pr inting witho ut using a com put er. You can al so pri nt repo r ts an d came ra memos . Camer a me mos enabl e e asy so rti[...]

5 Contents Using the Manuals ................ . ..... . ............ . ....... . ..... . .............. . ..... . .. 1 Ke y Feat ures ... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ... 2 Cont ents . ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... [...]

6 1 Va rious Shoot ing Funct ions 56 Using the ADJ. B utto n ...... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... . 56 Se ttings by Mo de ... .......... ..... ........... ..... ........... ..... .......... ...... .......... ..... ... 56 C hanging the T ext Densit y (SCE NE) .... ........... ..... .......... ...... ........[...]

7 4 Othe r Playbac k Functio ns 88 Pl ayback Settin g Menu ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... . 88 U sing the Menu ...... ..... .......... ...... ..... .......... ...... .......... ..... ........... ..... ........ 88 Displaying Phot os in O rder Automat ically (SLIDE SHOW ) . ....... . 89 Wri te-p rotec ti[...]

8 Displaying a Se ttings Chan ge Warning (SHTG ST GS WARNG.) ... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... ... 122 Changing the U SB Setting (USB CONNECT ION)..................... 123 Enlar ging Icon Display (ENLGE P HOTO ICON) ... ..... ...... .... .... . 125 Registering the P ower-on Settings (RE G. MY SETT INGS) ...... 126 Ch[...]

9 Making Advanced Bluet ooth ® Set ting s .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... . 175 Regist ering an Authentication Passkey for a Device (PASS KEY) ....... 175 C hanging the Number o f Discoverable Device s (SEARCH COUNT) ... 1 76 C onnectin g to S evera l Device s at the Sam e Time (MAS TER/ SLAVE) .. .......... ...... ..... .......... .[...]

10 Specifying a Destination on t he Camer a B eforehand ...... . ..... . .. 219 H i d ing the [SE ND TO] Sc reen (SEND CO NDITION) . ..... ........... ..... ...... 2 19 Sp ecifying a Destinat ion ( SEND TO ) .... ........... ..... .......... ...... .......... ..... . 2 20 11 App endices 221 Troubleshooting .................. . ... . ..... . ... . .[...]

Basic Operations If y ou a re us in g t he camera for the first time, re a d thi s sectio n. Packing List ...... . ....... . .......... 12 Name s of Parts ... .... ..... .... .... 14 H o w to Use t he M o de Dia l . .. 16 LCD Monit or Display ..... .... .. 17 Gett ing Rea dy ... .... .... ..... .... .. 2 0 Basic Shooti ng . .... .... ..... .... .. [...]

12 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Open the pac kage and make sure all the items are included. Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- Att achi ng t he n eck stra p t o t he ca mera Thre ad th e small e nd of the strap thro ug h the s trap ey [...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 13 Cautio n ---- --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ Ope ratio ns ar e not gu ara nteed w hen us ing a re char geab le batt ery o r batt ery ch arg er othe r th an that spe cifie d in this manua l. Note ------------------[...]

14 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Camera F ront Vi ew It em Name Re fer to 1 S hutter R eleas e Butt on P.34 2 Mo de D ia l P.16 3 Flash P.39 4 AF Wi ndow - 5 Accesso ry Sh o e P.237 6 V iewfi nder P.32 7 Terminal Cover P.99, 14 9 8 Lens P.32 9 Fl ash Com pensat ion - 10 AF Auxil iary Light - 11 USB Termina l[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 15 Rear View It em Name Re fer to 1 LC D Mo nito r P.17 2 A uto Focu s/ F l ash Lam p P.35, 39 3 V iewfi nder P.32 4 Batter y/Card Cover P.25, 27 5 Powe r Bu tton P.29 6 Z (W ide -an gl e)/ 9 (T humbna il Disp lay) B utton P.37, 48 7 z (Tel ep hoto) / 8 (E nlarg ed View ) Butt o[...]

16 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Turn the m ode dial to the desired mode bef ore shooting or recording. 1 Turn the m ode dial to the sy mbol of the functio n you wa nt to use . Mode Di al Sym bols and Descriptions Sym b ol Functi on Descriptio n 5 Stil l Imag e Mode All ows you to sh oot still image s. K CAL[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 17 Example o f LCD Monitor Display when Shooti ng Pictures Item N ame Refe r to Ite m Na me Refe r to 1 Fl ash P.3 9 15 Co lor Dept h P.72 2 Macro Sh ooti ng P.38 16 Expo su r e C ompe n sa tion P.78 3 Self-time r P.4 5 17 IS O Se tt ing P.81 4 Mode T ypes P.1 6, 40 18 Da te Im [...]

18 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- • The nu mber of rema inin g s hots ava ilabl e may di ffer from t he actu al numbe r o f shots , depen di ng on the s ubj ect. • Movi e an d soun d rec ordi ng tim[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 19 Battery Level Indication A battery mark appears at the lower right of the LCD monitor to indicate the battery lev el . Recharge the bat tery before it is de pleted or exchange with new bat te ries. Cautio n ---- --------------------------------------------- ------------------[...]

20 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Getting Ready Turn the powe r on and get ready to shoot. Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- • If you have already used t his camera, make sure it is turned off befor e inserting or re movi ng the batte[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 21 Numbe r of sho ts you can take --------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- • Appr oximat e numb er of s hots you can t ake on a s ing le charg e • Ba sed on C IP A st an dar d (Te mpe rat ure : 2 3 de gre es C els ius , LC D m oni tor on, 30 seco nds[...]

22 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Where images are recorded --------------------- -------------------------------------------- -- When no SD memory card is l oa ded , the came ra records images to the inte rnal memor y; when an SD m e mo ry card is lo aded, it recor ds imag es to the SD memo ry card. Cautio n[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 23 Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- • For in for mati on on swi tchi ng bet ween the SD memor y car d and i ntern al memo ry du rin g p lay bac k, s ee P. 47. • Movi e and so und rec ordi ng tim e and[...]

24 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 1 Inser t the battery, m aking s ure that th e and markings on the battery match t hose on the battery charg er. • The bat tery labe l sho uld face up. Cautio n ---- --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ Be careful not[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 25 1 Turn the ba ttery/card cover knob to ward the M mark to open the cove r. 2 Make sur e the SD mem ory card is fac ing the right w ay and then push the card all the wa y in until it click s. • T he rechargea ble batt ery may b e i n se rt ed f i rs t. 3 Inser t the rech arg[...]

26 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 4 Close the battery/c ard cover an d turn the k nob toward the L ma rk . Removing the SD Mem ory Card Turn the bat tery/card cover knob toward the M mark t o open t he cover. Push in the S D memory card and g ently release t o eject it. Pull the c ard out of the cam era. Remo[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 27 1 Turn the ba ttery/card cover knob to ward the M mark to open the cove r. 2 Lift the la tch wit h the AC adapter c oupler an d insert the coup ler all the way into the batte ry compa rtment . • In sert th e AC adap ter c oupler al l the way in until t h e latch lo c ks. 3 [...]

28 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Cautio n ---- --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ • Be sur e to at tach the AC c able and plug t he pow er co rd into the ou tlet fir mly. • When you are not usin g t he ca mer a, unp lug the AC adapt er f rom t he[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 29 To turn the power on: 1 Press the power bu tton. • Af ter th e st art sound , the aut o focus / flash lamp blinks fo r seve ral seconds . Using the Cam era i n Playbac k Mo de •P r e s s i n g t h e 6 (Playba ck) butt on for more t han one se c o nd turns on the ca mera i[...]

30 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 1 Turn the po wer on for the first time after purcha se. • T he language se lection s c r een appears . • To skip la nguage settin g, pres s the MENU/OK b utton. 2 Press the !" buttons to sel ect a langua ge. 3 Press the MENU/OK bu tton. • The dis play langua ge is[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 31 1 Press the !"#$ b uttons to set the ye ar, mo nth, date a nd time. • Chan ge the va lue with !" and move th e frame w ith #$ . 2 In [FORM AT], choos e the date and time form at. • Se lect the da te an d ti me for mat with !" . 3 Ch eck t he d i spl ay a nd[...]

32 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Basic Shooting Now you ar e ready. 1 Hold the c amera w ith both h ands and lig htly press both elbo ws aga inst you r body. 2 Put your fin ger on the shutter relea se button. Cautio n ---- --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -----------------[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 33 Preventin g Came ra Shake ----------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ If you m o ve t he c ame ra when pre ssin g th e sh ut ter rel ease bu tton, th e s till ima ge m igh t not come out clearly d ue to camera shake. Camer a shake ten ds to occur i[...]

34 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Quickly Shooting Pictures (Full-press) Full-press the shutter releas e button for quick focusing, so as not to miss a shooting opport unity. 1 Press the power bu tton to turn the camer a on, an d turn the mo de dial to 5 / K . 2 Compose your shot by looki ng at the LCD monito[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 35 Checking the Foc us and Shooting (Half-press/Foc us Lock) When you pr ess the shu tter release button halfwa y (Half-press ), the auto-focus f unction is tr igger ed to det ermine the f ocal distance. Next, press it all t he way down (Full-press ) to shoot. W hen your subject[...]

36 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 3 To take a pictu re with the sub ject in the for eground in focus against a backg round, hal f-press the shut ter release button to focus on th e sub ject, a nd then com pose yo ur sh ot. 4 Gently pres s the sh utter relea se button all the way. • The s till image you ha v[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 37 1 With the c amera r eady to shoot, pr ess t he Z (Wide- angle) bu tton or the z (Telepho to) button. • You can chec k the zoo m stat us on the zo om bar of the LCD monit or. 2 Compo se your p icture and half- press the shutter relea se button. 3 Full- press the shutter rel[...]

38 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 1 With the c amera r eady to shoot, pr ess t he N (Mac ro) button. • N is display ed momentaril y at th e cent er of the LC D moni tor and th en a N i s d i sp lay ed at t he t o p of the sc reen. 2 Compo se your p icture an d half-pr ess the sh utter relea se button. 3 Ful[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 39 Flash Modes 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Press the F (Flash) bu tton to change the f lash mod e. • The fl ash mode mar k is displa y ed momenta rily at the c enter of th e LCD monitor an d then a smaller mark is dis played a t the uppe r left of t he s cree n. • The[...]

40 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Scene M odes Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- Fo r i nfor mat ion on Sho otin g Sett ing m enu i tem s an d fu ncti on re stric tio ns i n scen e mode, see “ Appen dices ”. ( G P.24 0) Shoo ting wi[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 41 1 T urn the mode di al to 5 . 2 Press the SCENE button. • The sce ne mode se lection sc reen appears . 3 Press the !" buttons to sel ect the scen e mode. 4 Press the MENU/OK bu tton. • The s cene mod e type i s display ed at the top of the LCD monitor. 5 Press the sh[...]

42 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Using the Skew Correction Mode 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 . 2 Press the SCENE button. • T he scene mode sel ection scre en appear s. 3 Press the !" buttons to sel ect [SKEW COR MOD E]. 4 Press the MENU/OK bu tton. 5 Press the shutter rele ase but ton to sho ot the pict[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 43 Sho oting in Z oom Ma cro Mode 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 . 2 Press the SCENE button. • T he scene mode sel ection scre en appear s. 3 Press the !" buttons to sel ect [ZOO M MACRO]. 4 Press the MENU/OK bu tton. 5 Press the Z (Wide-ang le) or z (Te lephoto) button . •[...]

44 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 1 Turn the m ode dial to K . • T he symbol appears on the scr een. 2 Press the shutter rele ase but ton to sho ot the pictur e. • Ima ges are re c o rded with [PI C QU ALITY/SI ZE] set to [ N1280]. • When the mode dial is set t o a mode othe r tha n K , [PIC QUALIT Y/SI[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 45 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Press the t (Self- timer) button. • T he Self-timer sy mbol appear s on the sc reen. • T he [10] to th e right of the sy mbol indi c a tes the numb er of seco nds. In this ca se, if you pre ss the shut ter re lease but ton, t he camera w[...]

46 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Playing B ack Ima ges 1 In shoot ing mode, press the Q (Quick Re view) button . • The las t image you t ook is displa y e d on the LCD monitor. Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -- • Once t he pow er i[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 47 1 Press the 6 (Playback) button. • T he camera switc hes to pl ayback mode and the last st ill image you to ok is displ ayed. • You can vie w your p ictur es i n ord er by u s i ng the #$ butt ons . • To swit ch the camera f rom playb ack mode to shooting mode (or v oic[...]

48 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. The playbac k screen changes as follows: 1 Press the 6 (Playback) button. • The las t image you t ook is di sp l ay ed. 2 Press the 9 (Thumbna il Display) b utton. • T he screen chan ges to thre e- fr ame view. Th e large fra me at the cent er of the scree n displa y s th[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 49 3 Press the 9 (Thumbna il Displ ay) button agai n dur ing three-frame view. • The s c r een is divide d into 12 frames a nd the list of still image s is di sp l ay ed. Switching to S ingle-Picture Disp lay In three-fram e view 1 Press the #$ buttons to select a still ima ge[...]

50 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 1 Press the 6 (Playback) bu tton. • T he last image you t ook is display ed. 2 Press the #$ buttons to displa y the still im age you want to enlarge. 3 Press the 8 (Enlarge d View ) button. • The s t il l image is enlarged. Note ------------------------------ ------------[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 51 Deleting Files You can delete unwanted or f ailed files from the SD memory card or internal m emory. 1 Press the 6 (Playback) button. 2 Press the #$ buttons to display the file you want to delete. 3 Press the D (Delete) b utton. 4 Press the !" buttons to select [DE LETE [...]

52 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 3 Press the !" buttons to select [DE LETE ALL]. 4 Press the MENU/OK bu tton. • You will b e promp t e d to c onfirm that you wa nt t o de lete all images . If s o, pres s the $ butt on to sel ect [YES] , and then pr ess the MENU/ OK bu tt on. Note ---------------------[...]

If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. 53 6 Press the #$ buttons to select [YES] and the n press the MENU/O K button. • The dis play indicates t hat the files are be ing dele ted; once f inished, it return s to the thu mbnail display scr een.[...]

54 If you are u si ng the camera for the first time, r e ad this section. Changing the Display w i th the DISP. Button Pressing t he DISP. button allows you t o change t he scr een disp l ay mode and t oggle the i nf ormation displayed on t he LCD m onitor. Each time you press the DISP. button, the display changes in t he following order: Grid G ui[...]

Advanced Operations Read this se ction when you w a n t to learn more ab out the d iffe rent ca mer a func ti on s. 1 Var ious S hooting Func tions .... .... .... ..... .... .. 56 2 S hooting/Playing Back M ovi es .. .... .. .... .. .... . .... .. ... 83 3 Reco rding/Playing Back Sound .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... 86 4 O ther Playback Func t[...]

56 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 1 Var iou s Sh o oti ng Fu nc tion s You can us e the ADJ . button to adj ust the exposure compens ation, white balance, and other setti ngs with fewer o perations. Two functions other than exposure compensation and white balanc e c an also be as s igned to the ADJ. button. Use the SET UP menu to assign f unctio[...]

57 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Whe n us ing a c ame ra me m o, th e se ttin gs o n P .56 c ann ot be s et w it h the ADJ . bu tt on. ( G “Sof twar e Use r Guid e”) You can c hange the shading of text for s hooting with [TEX T MO[...]

58 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can press t he ADJ. button during macro shooting and then use the !"#$ bu ttons to shift the A F target without mov ing the came ra. You can then lock the focus ( G P. 35) at the position of t he AF target and shoot the picture. This fu nction is useful for s hooting on a tr i pod. 1 Wit h th e came ra [...]

59 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 Press the MENU/OK button in shooting mode to display the Shooting S etting menu. T he Shooting Se tting menu c an be used t o set the f oll owing shoot ing s ettings. Whe n Mode Di al i s Set to 5 / K • The settings that can be selected during scene mode are re stricted. ( G P.240). Whe n Mode Di al i s Set to[...]

60 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 This explains how to make t he s ettings. Us e the !"$ but tons and ME NU/O K bu tton to sel ect and set an item. 1 Press the ME NU/ O K button in sho oting m ode. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is displayed . 2 Press the !" but tons to selec t the des ired menu item. • Pres s the " button at [...]

61 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 The f ile size of a shot still image depends on the picture quality mode and image size settings. For movies, choose t he m ovie size. Figures inside the bold fram e indicate those shown on the screen. Still Im age s • In CALS m ode, the image size is f ixed to [N1280(1M) ]. • When scene mode is set to [SKEW[...]

62 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • Fo r pic tu re q ual ity mod e, sele ct nor mal mo de ( N) or fine m ode (F) , depe ndi ng on the desi re d co mpression ra tio. Norm al mode : The comp ression ratio is hig h, resu ltin g in a sma[...]

63 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 This function minimizes came ra s hake and blur ring during shooting. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " bu tton to se lect [ANT IBLUR] and p ress t he $ butt o n. 4 Press the !" but tons to selec t [ON ]. 5 Pre[...]

64 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 If yo u shoot the subject in t he default focusing mode, the camera focuses automatic ally with A uto Focus (AF). Choose from the following five focu sing m odes. Focus in g Mo des 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K / 3 . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the &qu[...]

65 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 If the c amera fails to focus automatically, you can focus manually (MF: M anual Focus ). Manual focus enables shooting at a fixed distance. Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • In scene mod e, man ual focus can be u sed onl y wh en [[...]

66 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 7 Press the # butto n to displ a y th e fo cus bar. • Each time the # bu tton is pres se d, th e focus b ar and zoo m bar ap pear alte rnately. 8 Press the z (Telepho to) butt on or the Z (Wide-an gle) bu tto n to ad ju st the foc u s. • Pres sing the z (Tele pho to) bu tton a djust s the fo cus t o farth er[...]

67 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can change the metering method (the range to use f or metering) used to determine the exposure value. There are three light m etering modes . Li ght Me terin g Modes 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " butto n to [...]

68 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can change the edge quality of your still images to ei t her sharp or s o ft. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " but ton to se lect [ SHARPNES S] and press th e $ but to n. 4 Press the !" but tons to selec t[...]

69 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 With Multi-s hot, you ca n sho ot consecutive images. Multi-shot has the fol lowing two mod es: S (Stream )-CONT With just one full-press of the s hutter release button, you can t ak e 16 consecutive shots at intervals of 1/7.5 seconds in about 2 seconds . The 16 st ill images are grouped together as a set a nd [...]

70 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 3 Press the " but ton to selec t [ CO N T. MODE] and press th e $ but to n. 4 Press the !" b utton s t o se lect [S-CONT], or [M-CONT]. 5 Press the MENU/OK butt on, or # button and press the MENU/ OK but ton. • The symbo l appea rs on the screen. S-CONT (S Multi- Shot) 6 Compo se yo ur picture an d t[...]

71 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 While a s till image (16 frames in an image f ile) tak en with S-CONT or M-CONT is displayed, you can e nlarge any one of the 16 frames. You can also s witch between f rames while viewing t he image in enlarged display mode. To view a frame f rom an S -CONT or M-CONT st ill image in enlarged dis play m ode, foll[...]

72 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can set t he color dept h of s till images to [VIVID], [NORM AL], [N EUTRAL], or [B&W] . 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " b ut to n t o se le ct [ CO L O R D EP TH ] and press the $ bu tton. 4 Press the !&q[...]

73 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can se le ct [ 1 S EC. ], [ 2 S EC. ], [4 SE C .], or [ 8 SEC .] f or t im e exposure. By using long ti m e exposure, you can capture the m ovement of moving subjects such as th e t rail of f i r eworks and car lights when shooting a ni gh t scene. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt [...]

74 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can set the ca mera to automat i c ally t ake pictures at fixed int e rv a ls . You can set the sh ooting interval from 30 seconds to 3 hours in increments of 30 seconds. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " butto [...]

75 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The inte rval s hoot ing se tting is cle are d when the cam era i s tur ned off . • Th e tim e un til th e nex t pi ctu re can be tak en a cc ordin g to th e sh oo ting me nu set ting may be lo ng[...]

76 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can shoot a sti ll image with a voice memo of up to eight seconds. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " b utton to se l e ct [IMAGE WI TH SOUND] an d press the $ bu tton. 4 Press the !" but tons to selec t [ON[...]

77 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 You can insert the date (YY/MM /DD) or the d ate and time (YY/ MM/ DD hh:mm) at t he lower right of a s till image. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the " b utton to se lect [DATE IMP RINT] and pr ess th e $ but to n. 4 [...]

78 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 The exposu re setting enables y ou to select the brightness level for your picture. Normally, if y our subject is centered, backlight comp ensation is aut om atically activated, and y ou can sho ot with the correct exposure. In t he f ol lowing cas es, or when you intentionall y want t o change t he exposure, yo[...]

79 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 Adjust the w hite balance s o that a w hite subject will appear whit e. At purc hase, the wh ite balance is set to [AUTO] . Norma l ly you do not need to chang e the set ting, but if the cam era is having difficulty determining the white balance when shooting an object of a single color or when shoo ting under m[...]

80 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The whit e bala nce may not b e adju sted co rrect ly for a subj ect t hat is mo stly dark. In thi s cas e, add so meth ing wh ite to t he su bject . • Wh en shoo ti ng with t he fl ash , the whi[...]

81 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 ISO sens itivit y indicates how sensitiv e film is to light. A gre ater value means higher sensitivity. High sensitivity is suit abl e f or shooting an object in a dark place or a fast - moving object while minimizing blurring. You can choose from the following I S O settings: AUTO, I SO 64, ISO 100, ISO 200, IS[...]

82 Va rious S hoot ing Fu nction s 1 To return the Shooting Set ting menu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K . 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu is disp laye d. 3 Press the !" but tons to selec t [RESTORE DEFAUL TS] and press the $ bu tton. • A con firmatio n messa[...]

83 Shooti ng/Playing Back Movies 2 2 Sho oti ng/Pl a yin g Ba ck M o vie s You can shoot movies with sound. You can set the image s ize to either 320 × 240 or 160 × 120 pixels. You can set the num ber of frames shot per second ( frame rate) to either 30 or 15. Each mo vie y ou sh oot is re corded as an AVI file. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 3 (m o vi[...]

84 Shooti ng/Playing Back Movies 2 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The fl ash c annot be used . • Wh ile sho otin g mov ies, on ly digi tal z oom ca n be used . ( G P.37) • Whe n th e sh ut ter r elea se butto n is p ress ed in Ste p 2, th e ca mer a fo cuse s o[...]

85 Shooti ng/Playing Back Movies 2 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • Mo vie rec ordi ng ti me may v ary dep endin g on th e capa cit y of th e recor din g dest ination (i ntern al memo ry or SD m emory card ), shoo ting c ondit ions, and t he typ e and manu fa cture r[...]

86 Recording /Playing Back Sound 3 3 R ec ording /Pl aying Bac k So und You can record sound. Recorded dat a is st ored as a WAV file. 1 Turn the m ode dial to 2 (vo ice memo mod e ). 2 Press the s hutte r r eleas e button. • Soun d reco rdin g st arts. Recordin g contin ue s until you press th e sh utt er re leas e bu tt on ag ain. 3 Press the s[...]

87 Recording /Playing Back Sound 3 To playbac k sounds, f ollow the s teps below. 1 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. • The la st shot t aken is d isplay ed. 2 Press the #$ bu ttons to sele ct a sound f ile for playback (ind icated wi th a s pea ker) . •P r e s s t h e $ bu tton to displa y the ne xt file. •P r e s s t h e # button to display[...]

88 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 4 O ther Playba ck Fu ncti ons Press the MENU/OK button in playba ck mode to display t he Playback S etting menu. The Playback Setting m enu allows you to make the settings f or the following functions. Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Th e[...]

89 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 You can display the recor ded still images, m ovies, and sound files sequentially on the screen. T his is called a slide show. To v iew a slide show, follow t he steps below. 1 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. • The la st shot t aken is d isplay ed. 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • T he Pla yba ck Se tt ing menu [...]

90 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 You can protect files f r om bei n g accidentally deleted. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Pr otect ed fi les cann ot be d elet ed norm all y. How ever , they will b e dele ted if y ou fo rmat the m e mory whe re t he fil es a re stor ed. 1[...]

91 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 To protect all y our f il e s, follow t he st eps below. 1 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • T he Pla yba ck Se tt ing menu app ear s. 3 Press the " butto n to select [PROTECT ] and press the $ button. 4 Press the !" but tons to selec t [ALL FILES]. 5 Make sure that [ SELEC[...]

92 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 To protect selected files all at once, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. 2 Press the 9 ( Thumb nail D isplay) button twice. • The sc reen is divided in to 1 2 fram es and thumb nails are displaye d. 3 Press the !" #$ bu tt ons to se le ct the firs t f ile yo u want to protec t. 4 Pres [...]

93 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 The still images record ed on an S D memory c ard can be printed out if you take them to a store that offers a digital cam era print service. To use a pr int service, you must make print settings on your came ra. These settings are c alled Digit al Print Order Forma t (DPOF ) settings. The DPOF setting specifies one p[...]

94 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 To apply DPOF settings to al l your st i ll images, f ollow t he s teps below. 1 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. 2 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • T he Pla yba ck Se tt ing menu app ear s. 3 Press the " butto n to select [DPO F] and pres s the $ button. 4 Press the !" but tons to selec t [ALL FILES]. 5 Ma[...]

95 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 To mak e the D POF set tings for selected s till images all at o nce, follow the step s below. 1 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. 2 Press the 9 ( Thumb nail D isplay) button twice. • The sc reen is divided in to 1 2 fram es and thumb nails are displaye d. 3 Press the !" #$ buttons to s ele ct the fir st sti ll[...]

96 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 You can reduc e the image size of a shot still image to c reate a new file with a different image siz e. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- You ca n resize o nly still im ages an d still ima ges with vo ice memos. Movi es canno t be resize d. [...]

97 Other Pl ayback Functions 4 You can copy all m ovies, still images, and sound data stored in the internal memory onto an SD memo ry card at once. 1 Turn th e came ra off. 2 I n se rt an S D memory card. 3 Turn th e came ra on. 4 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. 5 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • T he Pla yba ck Se tt ing menu app ear s. 6 Press[...]

98 Direct Prin ting 5 5 D irect Printing The Direct P rint standard enables direct printi n g from a c amera t o a printer by c onnecting them via a USB cable. Photos can be printed quickly and easily from your digit al cam era without usi ng a comp uter. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----[...]

99 Direct Prin ting 5 Connect y our camera to a printer using the USB cable pr ovided. 1 Make sure th at the cam era is of f. 2 Turn th e term ina l cover kno b of the came ra in th e di rect ion of t he ar row to o pen the cov er. 3 Conn ect you r camer a to a printer using the US B c able provide d. • Turn on the pr inter i f it is not al rea d[...]

100 Direct Prin ting 5 You can print still images fro m the camera wit h a Pict Bridge- comp atible pri nter. Still i m ages are sent from the int ernal m em ory when no SD memory card is loaded or from a n SD m emory c ard w hen one is loaded . Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- --------[...]

101 Direct Prin ting 5 7 Press the !" but tons to selec t an item , and th en press the $ butto n to display t he detailed options s cr e en . • Whe n [CONNE CTING.. .] is displaye d, the conn ectio n to the prin ter is not yet establ ish ed. W hen a con necti on is establish ed, [CONNECTING. ..] disa ppear s and [D IR ECT P RINT] appea rs. [...]

102 Direct Prin ting 5 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • To s pecif y the se tti ngs a s th e defa ult s etti ngs next ti me the camera is connect ed to th e pri nt er, pr es s the AD J. but to n whe n the sc re en i n Step 7 is displ ayed. When the scr een at th e ri[...]

103 Direct Prin ting 5 9 Rep eat Ste ps 7 and 8 t o selec t all the still i mag es to be prin ted and th e num ber of co pies f or each . 10 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The Direct Print men u a ppear s. 11 Press the !" but tons to selec t an item , and th en press the $ butto n to display t he detailed options s cr e en . • Whe n [CONNE[...]

104 Direct Prin ting 5 Select [REPORT P RINT ] on the Dir e c t Print menu. [REPO RT PRINT] appears only when connected to a Ric oh p r inter that supports PictBridge. For the latest information about Ricoh printers, visit the Ricoh w ebsite at http://www.r i coh.com/. The layout that c an be selected depends on t he connected printer. For more det[...]

105 Direct Prin ting 5 To print a camera memo on a report, se lect [REPORT P RINT] on the Direct P rint menu and set [ MEMO PRIN T] t o [ ON]. Ex ampl e of P rinte d Repo rt wit h Came ra Mem o Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- For deta ils abo ut the ca m era m emo , re [...]

106 Changing Camera Settings 6 6 C hangi ng Camer a Set tings You can change the camera settings by displaying the S ETUP menu from the Shooting S etting m enu ( G P .59) or Playba ck Setting menu ( G P. 88). The SETUP menu enables you to set the items listed in the table below. SETUP M enu Se tting O pti ons [ Def ault Set ting s] Refe r to FORMAT[...]

107 Changing Camera Settings 6 This explains how to make t he s ettings. Use the !"$ buttons and MENU/OK button to select and set an it em . 1 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The S hootin g Se tting menu (or the P lay back S ettin g menu ) app ear s. 2 Press the $ bu tton. • The SET UP menu app ear s. 3 Press the !" but tons to selec t[...]

108 Changing Camera Settings 6 Chang ing the di spl ay ----- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • You ca n sel ect a scre en by t he s cr een nu mbe r: 1 Press the # b u tton to s elect a sc re en num ber on t he left of the scre en . 2 Press the !" but tons to ch an ge scree n s. 3 Press the $ butto n [...]

109 Changing Camera Settings 6 If the er ror mess age [CAR D ERRO R] is d isplayed w hen an SD memory card is loaded into the cam era or t he card has been u sed with a co mputer or other device, yo u must format t he card prior to use with this camera. Formatting is t he pr ocess of preparing a card so i m age data can be written on it. Cautio n -[...]

110 Changing Camera Settings 6 If the error m essage [ FORMA T I NTERNAL M EMO RY] i s displayed, you must format the internal memory prior to use. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Fo rmatt ing t he i ntern al me mory delete s al l of t he im ages recor ded in the memor y[...]

111 Changing Camera Settings 6 To adjust the brightness of t he LCD monit or, f ollow the steps below. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the " butto n to select [LCD B RIGH TNESS] and p ress th e $ but to n. • T he scre en f or se tt ing the bri ght ness appea rs. 3 Press the !" b[...]

112 Changing Camera Settings 6 You can use the ADJ. button t o d isplay the s creens for setting the exposure c ompensation a nd white balance wit h fewer button operations and wit hout di s playing t he S hooting Setting menu. You can also use [ ADJ B TN. SET.1] and [ ADJ B TN. SET.2] to add a ca mera function that can be activat ed by pres sing t[...]

113 Changing Camera Settings 6 If y ou do not operate the camera for a set period of t i m e, it will shut off automatically to conserve battery power (Auto Power Off). By defa ult, auto power off is s et to one m inute, but you c an change this setting. To change the auto pow er off setting, follow the s teps below. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . [...]

114 Changing Camera Settings 6 During operation, t he camera generates four types of s ounds: s tart sound, sh utter relea se sound, fo cus sound, and beep sound. To change t h e beep sound settings, follow the steps below. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the " button to select [BEEP S[...]

115 Changing Camera Settings 6 The beep sound volume can be changed. To change t h e beep sound volume, follow the ste ps be low. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the " b ut to n t o se le ct [ VO L . SE T TI N GS ] a nd press the $ bu tton. 3 Press the !" but tons to selec t t he [...]

116 Changing Camera Settings 6 Immediately after you pres s the shutter release button, the still image taken is displayed on the screen fo r a mom ent so you can check it. B y default, the im age confirma tion time is set to 1 second, but t his can be changed. To change the imag e confirma tion time, follow t he steps below. 1 Di spl ay th e SET U[...]

117 Changing Camera Settings 6 When you shoot a sti ll image, it i s st ored on an SD mem ory card or in the internal m emory with a consecutively num bered file n ame that is aut omatically assigned. When you switch SD mem ory cards, you can set y our camera to continue consecutive numbering from the previously loaded card. To change the file name[...]

118 Changing Camera Settings 6 Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • Wh en rec ordin g data to th e inte rna l memory , file s are a ssi gned co nsec utive ly num bered fil e na mes, j ust as if [S EQUE NTIA L NO. ] is se t to [O FF]. • Wh en tra nsfer ring i mages to a[...]

119 Changing Camera Settings 6 You can take still images wit h t he t ime or dat e stamped onto the picture. The date/ti m e setting on t h e SETUP menu is explained here. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the " butto n to select [DATE SET TINGS] and press th e $ but to n. 3 Press the !&[...]

120 Changing Camera Settings 6 You can change the language d ispl a yed on the screen. To change t h e display language, f ollow the steps below. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the " butto n to select [LANGUAGE/ N ] and pr ess th e $ but to n. • The la nguag e selectio n scree n app[...]

121 Changing Camera Settings 6 Step zoom ing is the setting of the focal length with optical zoom ing, which can be fixed to any of f our levels (28, 35, 50, 85 mm, equivalent t o th at on a 35mm c amera). To set step zooming, follow the steps below. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the &quo[...]

122 Changing Camera Settings 6 If the init ial set tings are changed for the f ol lowing f unctions, you can set the cam era to have the icon of that function blink and to display a warning message about the funct ion with the changed setting for a few s econds when the cam era is turned on. White balance, Focus, ISO setting, Exposure com pensation[...]

123 Changing Camera Settings 6 By s etting [ US B CONNE CTION] to [ MASS STR] on t he SETUP menu, y ou can view files in the c amer a and transfe r files from the came ra to your computer using the USB c able without installing the supplied software or US B driver. Usu all y, se t [U SB CO NNEC TI O N] to [ ORI GIN A L]. Yo u ca n tr ans fe r image[...]

124 Changing Camera Settings 6 Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • When [ USB CONNEC TION] is se t to [ MASS STR], you c annot use RICOH Gate La to tr ansfe r c amer a da ta. • When [ USB CONNEC T IO N ] is se t to [MASS STR ], files can o n l y be re ad from the ca me[...]

125 Changing Camera Settings 6 You can enlarge t he i c ons displayed on th e screen during shoot ing. The f o llowing i c ons are enl ar ged: Flash, Macro Shooting, S elf-timer, Wh ite balance, F ocus, Expos ure compens ation, ISO setting When the icons are enlarged, the follow i ng items are not disp layed: Zoom bar/Focus bar, D ate imprint, Shar[...]

126 Changing Camera Settings 6 The My Setting f unc tion allows you to make your desired s ettings to be used at power-on. For example, w hen a digital c amera is used in common by multiple persons, you can use the camera without regard to the settings m ade by the person w ho us ed the camera previously beca use the camer a settings ar e restor ed[...]

127 Changing Camera Settings 6 You can use the settings registered in [REG . MY SETTIN GS] for the startup settings. 1 Di spl ay th e SET UP menu . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 07. 2 Press the " but t on to select [START SET TINGS] a nd press the $ bu tton. 3 Select [SETT ING1] o r [SETTING2 ] and press the MENU/OK button, o[...]

128 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer 7 Dow nl oadi n g Im ages to Your Co mp ute r Refer to P .142 for M acintosh. You need to ins tall s oftware for t r ansferring images to your comp uter before y ou can download images f rom the cam era. Software installation is nec essary for automat ic i m age downloading from the camera t o your c ompu[...]

129 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Once you i nsert t he Caplio Softwa re C D- ROM in the CD-ROM driv e, the insta ller scr een appears aut omatic ally. Using the Caplio Software CD-ROM Ite m Na me Descr ipti on Refer to I nsta lling th e S oftwa re Use this bu tton to ins tall so ftw are r equi red f or hand l ing the ca mer a and im a ge[...]

130 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer When [Insta lling t he softw are] is clic ked: ( G P. 134) The f o llowing s oftware will be i nstalled: XP: Windo ws XP 98: Windo ws 9 8/98S E/Me /2000 * Only for Caplio 50 0SE-W Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The c amer[...]

131 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer When [Ins tallin g De skTop Bind er Li te ] is cli ck ed: ( G P .136 ) The f o llowing s oftware will be i nstalled: XP: Windo ws XP 98: Windo ws 9 8/98S E/Me /2000 Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Des kTo pBind er Li te is c om[...]

132 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Whe n [Br owse CD -ROM Co nten t] i s cli cked: You can check folders and fil es on t h e CD-ROM. The CD-RO M contains not on ly the s oftware installed by c licking [Installing the software] but also the following software. These s oftware products run on Windows. For the inst allation of each software p[...]

133 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer The fo llow ing en viron ments are necessa ry for usin g Ca plio So ftwar e. Please check yo ur comput er, or the compu ter’s use r man ual. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • If your comput er has a n upgr ade d OS, t he US[...]

134 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Install the r equi r ed software on y our computer from the CD-ROM before connecting the camera. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • Do no t ins tall th e soft ware wh en the ca mera is conne cted t o you r co mput er with a US[...]

135 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer 4 Click [Next] . • T he [Cho ose Des tin ati on L oca tion ] screen ap pears. 5 Confirm where y ou want to inst all and th en click [ Nex t]. • T he [Sel ect P rogr am Fo ld er] scr een appea rs. 6 Confirm the [Sel ect Progr am Folder] a nd then c lick [Ne xt]. • The I mageM ixer insta ller starts. [...]

136 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer DeskTopB i nd er Lite i s used for managing business docum ents. A s well as still images captured with a digital camera, you can manage a variety of documents, including do cuments input by scann er, documents cr eated with various applicatio ns and image files. You can also s tore files wit h different [...]

137 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer 2 Click [Installing DeskTo pBinde r Lite]. • After a few m omen ts, th e [W elcome t o the I nsta llShield Wiz ard for Capl i o Soft ware S] scree n a ppear s. 3 Click [Next] . • After a few m omen ts, the [ Choo se Destina tion Lo catio n] scree n appea rs. 4 Confirm where y ou want to inst all and t[...]

138 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • Do no t ins tall th e soft ware wh en the ca mera is conne cted t o you r co mput er with a USB ca ble. • For Windo ws XP or Win dows 20 00, ad minist rato r priv ilege s a re requi red to [...]

139 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer DirectX i s used t o play mo vie fi l es with ImageM ixer. This camera requires DirectX 8.1 or later to play movie f iles in Windows. If you have an ear lier version installed, please install the updated vers ion available on the ac com panying CD-ROM. For Windows X P, installation of DirectX is not neede[...]

140 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • For Windo ws 2000 /XP, ad minis tra tor pr ivile ges are r equi red to un inst all the s oftwar e. • If any ot her progra m is a ctive o r un saved d ata re mains , sa ve the data and ter m[...]

141 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer 1 Click [Start ] on the Window s ta sk bar. 2 Select [Settings] -[Control P anel] ([Contr ol Pane l] for XP). 3 Double -click the [Add /Rem ove Progr ams] icon (o r the [Add or Rem ove P rograms] ico n i n Wi ndows XP). 4 Selec t [Ima geMixe r] and the n click [Ch ang e/R emov e]. 5 Confirm file deletion [...]

142 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Refer to P .128 for W indows. You need to ins tall s oftware for t r ansferring images to your comp uter before y ou can download images f rom the cam era. Software installation is nec essary for automat ic i m age downloading from the camera t o your c omputer. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- [...]

143 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer For Mac O S 8. 6 to 9.2.2, double- clicking the [ I nstaller] icon displays t he [Digit al cam era software inst aller] window. Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Th e “Di gita l cam era so ftwar e ins tall er” wi ndow i s no[...]

144 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer The following environments are necessary for us ing the Caplio Software . Please chec k y our comput er, or t he comput er’s user manual. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The p rovide d soft ware may not op erate pr operl [...]

145 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Install the r equi r ed software on y our computer from the CD-ROM before connecting the camera. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Do n ot ins tall th e sof tware w hen t he came ra is c onnect ed t o your c ompute r wi th a US B[...]

146 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Install the r equi r ed software on y our computer from the CD-ROM before connecting the camera. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Do n ot ins tall th e sof tware w hen t he came ra is c onnect ed t o your c ompute r wi th a US B[...]

147 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer 8 Click the des tination disk you want, and then click [ Con ti nue ]. 9 Cl ic k [I ns ta ll ] . • Click [Upgr ade] to up date th e softwa re. • A scre en ap pea rs pro mpting you to ente r the a dm inistrato r’s passwor d. 10 Enter the admini strato r’s name a nd pass wor d, a nd the n click [ OK[...]

148 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- If any other pro gra m is ac tiv e or un save d data rem ains , save the d a ta and term inat e th e pr ogram b efore uninst alli ng. Mac OS 8 .6 to 9.2 .2 1 Delete t he follow ing f iles i n the[...]

149 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer After installing the software o n your c omputer, connec t your cam era to t he com puter. The f o llowing explanation is provided assuming t hat [ O RIGINAL] (default) is selected at [ U SB CONNE CTION] of the camera’s SETUP menu. ( G P.123) If [MA SS ST R] is selected, change it to [ORIGINAL]. You can[...]

150 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer In Windows the first time you connec t your cam era to the computer using a USB c able, t he [Found New Hardware W izard] screen wil l appear. (Does not a ppear on M acintosh.) Here is an exam ple of the Wi ndows X P screen . 1 Se le ct [I nst a ll the s oft w ar e automatically (Recomm ended)]. 2 Inse r [...]

151 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer • To l oad imag es fro m the cam era w ith as sistan ce from t he Windo ws X P “Sca nner a nd Came ra W izard”, sele ct [M icro soft Sc anner and Camer a Wizard]. • Leaving the [A lways use th i s pr ogram for th is actio n] chec k bo x unchecked will cause the [Ca plio 50 0SE] screen to be displa[...]

152 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer 5 From t he d isplaye d dr ive, cop y a file to the d esir ed locat ion. • T he figu re at ri ght sho ws th e fold er con figur atio n in the dr ive. • Whe n the con ten ts of t he intern al memo ry a re di splayed , th e driv e name is [RICOHDCI]. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------[...]

153 7 Down loading Images to Yo ur Computer Card Re ad er Th is is a dev ice c onn ected to a comp ute r to read th e cont ents o f car ds. I n addi tion to t he mem ory ca rd adap te r-t ype , the re a re c ard r eade rs co mp atib le wit h va rio u s type s o f cards , in to w hich you ca n d irect ly load an SD memory ca rd . For W in dows If im[...]

154 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 8 Us ing th e Bl ue too th ® Func tio n The Bluetooth ® function enables t he cam era t o wireles sly connect to a B luetooth ® -enabled computer, printer or other peripheral device. B l u etooth ® -enabled devices can be wirelessly connected without c ables. This t echnology is a popular met hod for se[...]

155 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can set the B luetooth ® function, GPS info rmation, or w ireless LAN (only for Caplio 500S E-W) by displaying the Expanded Settings menu from the Shooting Setting m enu ( G P.59) or Playback S etting menu ( G P.8 8). The Expand ed Settings menu enables you to set the items listed in the t able below. [...]

156 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 2 Press the $ bu tton twice. • T he E xpa nde d Set ting s me nu is displayed . 3 Press the !" butt ons t o select the des ired menu item. •P r e s s t h e " butto n at the bot tom item to displa y th e next s cree n. 4 Press the $ bu tton. • T he me nu i tem sett ing s ar e dis pl ayed. 5 P[...]

157 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can s end s till images from the cam era to a Bluetooth ® -enabled printer to have t hem printed. Images are sent from the int erna l memory when no SD memo ry card is loaded or from a n SD m emory c ard w hen installed. There are three wa ys to send images to a print er . • Send one image ( G P .157[...]

158 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 5 Press the " butto n to select [ PRI NT] , a nd th en pr es s th e $ button. • Whe n the B lue tooth ® function is u sed for th e firs t time, a screen appe ars confi rming w hether to search for a desti nati on devic e. • If you h ave alr ead y search ed for a desti nation de vice, a list of des[...]

159 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 8 Press the !" but ton and [SEND ONE ] to send one image or [SEND AL L] to send all imag es, and th en pres s the MENU/OK button. • Tran sfer of the images to t he desti nati on devic e b egin s an d the progr ess i s disp layed. P ressing the DISP. butt on ca ncels the ope ration. Pressing t he 6 (P[...]

160 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 5 Press the " butto n to select [ PRI NT] , a nd th en pr es s th e $ button. • Whe n the B lue tooth ® function is u sed for th e firs t time, a screen appe ars confi rming w hether to search for a desti nati on devic e. • If you h ave alr ead y search ed for a desti nation de vice, a list of des[...]

161 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 9 Rep eat Step 8 to s elec t all the file s you wa nt to send. • If you s elect ed a file by mi stake, y ou c an dese lect it by selecting the file and pressing th e MENU/OK butto n again . 10 Press the DISP . bu tton. • A scre en ap pears in dica ting the prin ting for mat a nd num ber of files. 11 Pre[...]

162 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n The authentication pas skey is a code us ed to authenticate two devices conne cting using t he Bluetooth ® function. If the pas skey is set on the destination device, a message appears when connecting to t hat device. Follow the procedure below to enter t he passkey . 1 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • The[...]

163 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n To use the keyboard, fol low the st eps below. Sw itchin g amon g le tter s, n um bers and s ym bol s When there is a cursor at the leftmost or rightmost charact er on the keyboard, press the #$ buttons t o switch the char acter type among nu mbers, symbols , lowercase letters and upperc ase letters. Ent er[...]

164 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n Ent ering a spac e 1 Press the !" #$ bu tt ons to se le ct [SP A CE ]. 2 Press the ADJ. /MEM O b utton. In sert ing a ch arac ter 1 Press the !" #$ buttons to select one of the ch arac ters at the to p of t he k eybo ard . 2 Press the ! bu tton. • The cu rsor m oves to the rig ht of th e input c[...]

165 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n De letin g a ch arac te r 1 Press the !" #$ buttons to select one of the ch arac ters at the to p of t he k eybo ard . 2 Press the ! bu tton. • The cu rsor m oves to the rig ht of th e input ch ar acters. 3 Press the #$ buttons to position the c ursor to the right of t he c har acte r you wa nt t o d[...]

166 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can s end s till images from the cam era to a Bluetooth ® -enabled comp uter. The sent images ar e pro cessed ac cording to the comp uter settings. Images are sent from the int erna l memory when no SD memo ry card is loaded or from a n SD m emory c ard w hen installed. There are three wa ys to send im[...]

167 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 1 Che ck that the d esti natio n d evice (comp ute r) i s tu rned on. 2 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. • For Caplio 50 0 SE-W, check that [CHANGE COM] is set to [BT] o n the Expa nde d Set ting s menu. ( G P .19 3) • To sen d all still im ages, g o to Step 4. 3 Press the #$ butt o ns t o sele c t a n[...]

168 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 7 Press the !" butt ons t o select the des ired d est inati on devi ce a nd th en pr es s the ME NU/ OK button. • If the d esired des tinat ion device is not listed, pr ess the A DJ. butt on to search again f or destinat ion d evices. • Select a destin ation d evice and press the $ butt on to di sp[...]

169 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 1 Che ck that the d esti natio n d evice (comp ute r) i s tu rned on. 2 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. • For Caplio 50 0 SE-W, check that [CHANGE COM] is set to [BT] o n the Expa nde d Set ting s menu. ( G P .19 3) 3 Press the 9 ( Thumb nail D isplay) button twice. • The screen is divided into 12 f r[...]

170 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 7 Press the !" butt ons t o select the des ired d est inati on devi ce a nd th en pr es s the ME NU/ OK button. • If the d esired des tinat ion device is not listed, pr ess the A DJ. butt on to search again f or destinat ion d evices. • Select a destin ation d evice and press the $ butt on to di sp[...]

171 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n Immediately after you shoot a still imag e, you can send that image to another device. This is conv eni en t if you want to send images to a predeterm ined device. You need to s et [ Q UICK SEND MO DE] on the E xpanded Settings menu beforehand. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- --[...]

172 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 1 Check t hat the d est inati on devi ce is turn ed on. 2 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K and s hoot the pict ure. • While the ima ge is displayed aft er sho oting, a scre en app ears confi rming whet her to sen d th e image . ( G P .116) 3 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • Tran sfer of the image t o th e pre[...]

173 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 1 Check t hat the d est inati on devi ce is turn ed on. 2 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K and s hoot the pict ure. 3 Press the Q (Q uick Rev iew ) button . • A scre en ap pea rs confi rmin g wh ether to se nd the ima ge. 4 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • Whe n the B luetooth ® functio n is used for th e fi[...]

174 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n 7 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • Tran sfer of the ima ges to t he desti nation d evice begi ns and the progr ess i s disp layed. P ressing the DIS P. butto n c ancels th e ope rat io n. Pre ss ing the 6 (Pl aybac k) but to n or sh utte r rel ease butt on or tur ning the m ode dial also can cels t he opera[...]

175 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n The authentication pas skey is a code us ed to authenticate two devices conne cting using t he Bluetooth ® function. If a passk ey i s required t o connect t o a dest ination device, t he authentication pass key can be registered in the c amera befo rehand so that t he passkey can be authenticated autom at[...]

176 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can set the m aximum num ber of Bluetooth ® devices that can be discovered each time a search is performed. Select between one and t e n devices. The default setting is [5]. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " button to select [...]

177 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can connect t he came ra to one B luetooth ® device o r multiple devices at the s ame tim e. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " button to select [MASTER/SLAV E] a nd press the $ bu tton. 3 Press the !" but tons to selec t[...]

178 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can select the s i z e of still imag es to be se nt. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " b utton to select [I MAGE FILE SIZE ] and press the $ bu tton. 3 Press the !" butt ons t o select the des ired setting. 4 Pres s the M[...]

179 8 Using the Blu e tooth ® Func tio n You can set the ca mera to automatically delete a f ile from the came ra af ter it has been sent to a computer or a pr inter. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " button to select [AUTO DEL] and press the $ butt o n. 3 Press the !&qu[...]

180 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nc tion This camer a can obtain and use GPS ( Global Positioning Syst em) information (longitude and latitude) in two ways. The first is by c onnecting the c amera directly to a GPS module. The second is by using a Bluetooth ® SPP (S er ial Por t Pro fi le) t o connect to a B l uet ooth ® GP S[...]

181 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion This section explains how to connect the camera t o t he Bluetooth ® GPS unit to receive GPS information using a SP P. There are two way s to connect the devices. • Manually connect t o a dev ice ( G P .181) • Auto maticall y connect to a previously co nnected dev i c e ( G P .183) 1 Display t he E xpanded S et[...]

182 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion 4 Press the !" but tons to selec t the desired des tination device. • If the de sire d de stinati on dev ice is not listed, pre ss the ADJ. bu tton t o sear ch for a Blu etooth ® GPS unit in your vicinity. • Select a dest inatio n device and p ress the $ butt on to di spl ay in fo rmat ion about the destin[...]

183 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion When [BT AUT O CONN] on the E xpanded Settings men u is set to [ON], the next t ime the camera is t urned on, t he cam era automatically searches for and connects to the prev iously connected Bluetooth ® G PS unit. This is convenient if y ou want to use the same Bluetooth ® GPS unit to which your camera previously[...]

184 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion 1 Check that the B luetoot h ® GPS unit is turned on. 2 Turn th e came ra power on. • The cam era att empts to auto matically connec t to the de vice a nd the connec tion status appe ars . Pressing the DIS P. b utton ca ncels th e opera ti on. • If a pa sskey is requ ired to conn ect to the de stina tion de vic[...]

185 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion When the c amera is connected to a Bluetooth ® GP S uni t in shooting mode, t he Bluetooth ® antenna i c on, GPS inf orm ation and GPS icon appear on the LCD monitor. If t he num ber of receivable satellites is less than t hr ee, t he GPS info rmation cannot be acquired. If the GPS information cannot be acquired, [...]

186 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion When the s hooting scr een switches to GP S di s play, the cur rent GPS detailed information is displayed. At shooting, the lat itude and longitude displayed on the LCD m onitor are rec orded as part of the image i nf ormation. You can change the display when p laying back s till image s with GPS information. When u[...]

187 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion You can shoot st ill images wit h GPS inf ormation. You can also shoot imag es w i t h GP S inform ation while using scene m ode (exce pt f or T EXT MODE ) or M ulti-shot. 1 With the GPS func tion enabled , turn t he Mode Dial to 5 / K . 2 Check tha t the G PS i nformati on or GPS i con appears on the L CD monit or.[...]

188 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion You can set the G PS information datum. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " but ton to se l e ct [ GPS DATUM ] and press th e $ but to n. 3 Press the !" but tons to selec t t he de sire d se tt in g. 4 Pr es s th e MEN U/O K but to n, o[...]

189 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion You can set the st andard of the G PS information di s played on the monitor. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " butto n to select [GPS DISP MODE] and press the $ bu tton. 3 Press the !" but tons to selec t t he de sire d se tt in g. 4[...]

190 9 Usi ng th e GPS Fu nct ion You can set up t he Q (Quick R eview) button to use wh en lock i ng GPS informat i on. When GPS inform ation is locked, new GPS information cannot be acquired. 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For the opera ting pro ced ure, see P.1 55. 2 Press the " but ton to select [ GPS LOCK ] and press the $ bu[...]

191 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 10 U sing the Wi reless L AN Func tion (O nly fo r Ca plio 5 00SE- W) Caplio 500SE-W is equipped wit h Bluetooth ® and wireless LAN functions to enable connect ion to other devices . To connect t o a wireless device, you must set the Expanded Settings menu to t he wireless LAN or[...]

192 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) Over view of Transfer Pr ocess vi a a Wi r eless LAN 1 Make advanc ed file t ransf er setting s. ( G P.19 4) Use the prov ided Caplio Se tting sof tware to make advanced settings for sending files via wir eless LAN. If no F TP server is a vailab le, s et u p your co mputer to be t[...]

193 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) Before s ending files from the camera, set whether to c onnect the camera t o the destination by wireless LAN or Bluetooth ® . 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " button to select [CHANGE COM] and press t[...]

194 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) To send files by wireless LAN, y ou must u se the computer to creat e a communicat i o n list registering the advanced set tings f or send i ng files, and then transfer t he comm unication list to the c amera. U se the provided Caplio S etti n g software to make the settings. 1 In[...]

195 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) • The se ttings fo r t he Deta iled Se tups tabs ar e as shown below . Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • If th ere is no FTP s erver , you ca n set y our c ompute r as a Ca plio s erver and sp ecif[...]

196 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) [N etwork ] tab [Wir eles s LAN] tab Detailed Setups Tab Settings Ite m Na me Descriptio n Ho st S et up Host Name Camera Pa s swo rd The se se ttin gs ar e not re quire d wh en usin g this ca mera . Autom aticall y retr ieves its IP addr ess Sele ct th is to r etrieve an IP a ddr[...]

197 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) Commu nic atio n Chan nel When se vera l acce ss po ints a re in us e, a cha nnel is set to each access p o in t. Se lect t he chann el of the access point . [Au to] Sele ct thi s i f [Con nect ion Me thod] is se t t o [Infr astr uctu re] and there is only o ne a c ce ss po int. [[...]

198 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) [FTP Send] tab [Mail C onfig .] t ab [A ddre ss Book] tab Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- This came ra i s no t conf igu red fo r di al- up con nec tion , so se tti ngs in th e [Di al- up] ta b ar e no[...]

199 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) If you do not have acc ess to an F TP server, you can use the provided Caplio Server software t o set up your c omputer as a Caplio server (Caplio-only FTP server). This setup is not nec essar y to send files to an F TP server already configured on your computer. Cautio n --------[...]

200 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) ( * ) The f older set in [S pecify Folder] on the [FTP Sen d] tab ( G P.198) i s the in box fol der. Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Th e inbox fold er is no t cre ated a utom atica lly . C reate a fol[...]

201 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) To send files from t he camera to an F TP server, you m ust regist er the set FTP server t o the communication list, and then transfer the communicat ion list to t he camera ( G P. 202). When using a Caplio serve r, after sending the comm unication list to the camera, follow t he [...]

202 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) After co mple ting the ad van ced setting s on th e [Deta iled Set ups for s electi ons] scre en, crea te a co mmunica tion list com bini n g t h e desi red setti ngs and tr ansf er it to the c ame ra v ia th e su ppli ed US B ca ble. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ---[...]

203 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 6 Selec t eit her [Send via F TP] o r [S end v ia M ail] i n t he [Send Me thod] f ield. 7 Select the desired Send via FTP sett ing or Mail Config. setti n g f rom the pull-down menu. • The se ttings r egistere d on th e Detaile d Set ups [F TP Sen d] or [ Mail Co nfi g. ] ta b [...]

204 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 14 Cli c k [T ransfer t o Camera ]. • A scre en ap pea rs confi rmin g whe ther to up date th e inform ation set in t he camera . Click [Ye s] to up dat e the inform ation. Click [No ] to ca ncel the up dat e. • After Step 10, if [ Transf er to Camera ] is cl i c ked without c[...]

205 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) You can save the commun ication li s t on the c omputer, copy it to an SD memory card, a nd import it i nt o the camera. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- Use an S D m emory car d fo rmatte d wi th th is [...]

206 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 8 Press the " butto n to select [READ COM SETT I NG ], and then pr ess the $ but to n. • A scre en app ear s confirm ing whether to impo rt the commu nicat ion list . 9 Press the $ bu tton to select [YES] a nd then pr ess th e MENU/OK button. • I f a c omm unic atio n li [...]

207 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) You can use the cam era to c onfirm and edit the se tti ngs of t he communicat ion list transf erred to the cam era. 1 Turn on the ca mera to d isplay the Ex pan ded Settings men u . • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " butto n to select [SEND TO][...]

208 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 6 Change t he setting. • Only alph anume ric c har acters can be ente re d with the ke yboa rd screen . For infor mation on how to u se the keyb oard, see P .163. 7 After comp leting c hanges, press the M ENU/ OK butto n. • The d isplay return s to th e setting s disp lay scre[...]

209 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) You can send still pictures (including t ex t mode still i mages) , movies, and sound file s from t he camera. The sent files ar e processed according to the comput er s ettings. Files are sent from t he i n ternal memor y when no SD me mory card is loaded or from an SD memory car[...]

210 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 1 Che ck that the d esti natio n d evice (comp ute r) i s tu rned on. 2 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. • Check th at [ CHANGE COM ] is s et to [W- LAN] o n the E xpand ed Settings m enu. ( P.193) • To sen d all files, go to S tep 4 . 3 Press the #$ butt o ns t o sele c t a [...]

211 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 7 Press the !" but ton and [SEND ONE ] to send one f ile or [SEND ALL] to send all f iles, a nd th en pr es s the ME NU/ OK button. • Tran sfer of the files t o the d estin ation devi ce begin s an d t he pro gress i s displayed . Pre ssing the DISP. b utt on canc els t he [...]

212 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 1 Che ck that the d esti natio n d evice (comp ute r) i s tu rned on. 2 Press the 6 ( Playb ack ) button. • Check th at [ CHANGE COM ] is s et to [W- LAN] o n the E xpand ed Settings m enu. ( G P.193 ) 3 Press the 9 ( Thumb nail D isplay) button twice. • The sc reen is divided[...]

213 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 7 Press the !" #$ button to sele ct the file to sen d, and the n press the MENU/OK b utton. • The e nvel ope ic on ap pears o n t he sc ree n. 8 Re pea t St ep 7 t o se lect a ll the files you wan t t o s end. • If you s elect ed a file by mi stake, y ou can dese lect it [...]

214 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) Immediately after y ou shoot an image , you can send the image f ile to another device. This is conv enient if y ou want to send images to a predeterm ined device. You need to s et [ Q UICK SEND MO DE] on the E xpanded Settings menu beforehand. Cautio n --------- ----- -----------[...]

215 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. • Check th at [ CHANGE COM ] is s et to [W- LAN]. (P .193) 2 Press the " button to select [QUICK SEND MODE] and press the $ bu tton. 3 Pr ess the !" butto ns to select [1TO UC [...]

216 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • In the follo wing cases, you canno t use Qui ck R eview Sen d to send f iles to a device eve n wh en [QU IC K SE ND M ODE] is se t t o [1TO UC H]. • When a commun [...]

217 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 1 Check t h at the dest inatio n d ev ice (computer ) is t u r n ed on. 2 Turn the m ode dial to 5 / K and s hoot the pict ure. 3 Press the Q (Q uick Rev iew ) button . • A scre en ap pears c onfir ming wh ether to se nd the file. 4 Pres s the MENU/OK b utt on. • If [SEND COND[...]

218 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • D uring m anual foc us ( G P.65 ), yo u cann ot use Quick Rev iew Send to s end file s to a dev ice ev en wh en [QUIC K S END M ODE] is set to [2T OUC H] . • Wh en[...]

219 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) When se nding files, you c an use t he [SEND TO] s creen displayed at the time of sending the files to specify the destination, or, you can choose not to display the [SE ND TO] screen a nd specify the destination bef orehand. This is usef u l when sending files to the same dest in[...]

220 10 U sing the W ireless LAN F unction (Only for Capl io 500SE-W) 1 Display t he E xpanded S ettings menu. • For t he o perat ing p roc edure , se e P.1 55. 2 Press the " butto n to select [SEND TO] and pr ess th e $ button. • A scre en ap pears wit h a list of desti nati ons s et on the commun icati on list. 3 Press the !" but ton[...]

221 11 Appen dices 11 Appe ndi ces If an error me ssage is displayed on the s creen, ta ke the corresponding ac tion. Troubleshooting Error Messages Non -Bl uetoot h ® or Wi reless L AN r elate d erro r me ssa ges Er ror Mes sa ge C ause and Action Re fer t o INSERT CA RD No car d is lo aded. Inser t a card. P.25 SET DA TE. The da te is no t se t [...]

222 11 Appen dices Bl ueto ot h ® r elated erro r mess ages Er ror Mes sa ge C ause and Action Re fer to REQ UEST E D FILE CA NN OT PR INT . You att empted to send an image other th an still ones (.JP G). Onl y s ti ll images (.JPG) ca n be sent. P.1 54 REQ UEST ED F ILE CA NNO T BE SENT . You att empted to send an image other th an still ones (.J[...]

223 11 Appen dices Co mmu nic ation an d se nd sett in g err ors FTP s e nd se tt ing e rr ors Wi rele ss LAN r e l ated e rror m essag es (Onl y for C apl io 500 SE -W) Er ror Mes sa ge Cause and Act ion Re fer t o CONNE C TION E RROR The came ra is unable to es t ab li sh a con nection for so me reason . Check the co mm u nication se t ti ngs. P.[...]

224 11 Appen dices Mai l send s etti ng er rors Oth er er rors Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- If y ou cann ot solv e th e probl em us ing th e solut ions a bove, conta ct a Ric oh off ice or your l ocal au thori zed Ricoh d ealer . Er ror Mes sa ge Cause and Act ion Re[...]

225 11 Appen dices Camera Troubleshooting Powe r Supp ly Problem Cause So luti on Re fer to The camera does n ot turn on. Bat t e ry is not l oaded or is exhau sted. Load t he rec hargeable battery correc t ly or cha rge the battery as requi red. Use the AC adapt er as requi red. Repla c e the al kaline batte ries with new batt eries. P.2 4 P.2 5 P[...]

226 11 Appen dices Shooting Problem Cause So luti on Re fer to The camera does n ot shoot even i f yo u pres s the s hutter relea se butto n. Bat t e ry is ex hausted. Charge the rec hargeable bat tery or use the AC adap ter. Repl ace the a lkaline batte ries wi th ne w batte ries. P.2 4 P.2 7 P.2 5 The c amera is no t on or it is not i n the sh oo[...]

227 11 Appen dices The flash d oes not fire or the f lash cann ot ch arge. The flash canno t be used in the fol lowi ng ca ses : • In mu lti-shot mode • In mo vie m ode In scene m odes, the fla s h is disabl ed by default . To shoot wit h t he flash , c h ange the setting s or mode. P.3 9 P.6 9 P.8 3 P.2 40 The f lash is set t o flas h off. Use[...]

228 11 Appen dices Play back /D elet ing Problem Cause So luti on Re fer to Cannot play back , or the playbac k screen does not a ppear. The c amera is no t in playb ack mode. Pr ess th e 6 ( P lay back) b utton. P.47 The conten t s of the SD memory card cannot be played back, or the playbac k screen does not a ppear. No SD memor y c a rd is loaded[...]

229 11 Appen dices Othe r Pr oble ms Problem Cause So luti on Re fer to Cannot load t he S D memor y card. The c ard i s fac i n g the wr ong w ay. Load c orrect ly. P.25 The camera does n ot operat e even when th e butto ns are pressed . Bat t e ry is running low . Charge th e rechargeabl e battery or use the AC adap ter. Repl ace the a lkaline ba[...]

230 11 Appen dices For details about the software, refer to the “S oftware User G uide” (PDF file). When software for you r Ricoh digital camera is use d on a comp uter with Window s XP Service P ack 2 installed, the follo wi ng warning message may appear at software activation or USB connection. With this i n mind, r efer t o the foll owing: W[...]

231 11 Appen dices 3 Cl ic k th e [Ex ce p tio n s] tab . 4 Check that the s oft wa re is in [Prog ra ms and Serv ices ]. 5 Click the [Add Progr am] bu tton to a dd softw are that uses th e networ k. If yo u c licke d t he [ Ask Me Lat er] b ut ton: Each time the program is activated, the [ W indows Security A lert] dialog box appears. T hen you ca[...]

232 11 Appen dices Gener al Ca me ra P art s Specificati ons Power Sour ce Voltage Rech argeable Ba t tery DB- 43 (3.7 V) × 1 Exter nal (AC adapter ): 3.8 V AA Dry A lkaline B attery, N ickel-H ydrogen Batte ry × 2 Exte rnal Dimen sions 13 3. 0 mm (W) × 74. 0 mm (H ) × 78 .5 mm (D) (e xcluding proj ec ti ng par t s) Weigh t Cam era: Approx imat[...]

233 11 Appen dices Ima ge Dat a Rec or d/Pla yb ac k Pa rt I/O Term ina ls Memo ry C ards fo r Reco rding and Pl ayba ck Dis tance Co ntrol AF M ethod Norm al Sh ooting: Exter nal Passi ve/CCD metho d Mac ro: CC D me t ho d AF Measure ment Ra nge Normal: appro x. 0.3 m to A , Macro: appr ox. 0.005 m to A Internal Flash Method Exter nal modulat ed l[...]

234 11 Appen dices Bl ueto ot h ® Com mu nicat ion Po rt *1 The com municatio n range may va ry de pending on obs tructions between the two de vices, sign al streng th, softw are or operat ing system i n use, and ot her factors . *2 The se are specific ations accor ding to the intended use of the Blu et o ot h ® -enabl ed d ev ic es and a re pred[...]

235 11 Appen dices The f o llowing table shows the appro ximate number of images that can be recorded in the internal memory and onto an SD mem ory card at various image size and pictur e quality settings. Note --- ---------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The numbe r of re maini ng s[...]

236 11 Appen dices The Caplio 500S E can be used wit h the items (sold se parately) listed below. A wide conversion lens (DW-5) enables shooting at a l ens magnification of 0.8 t imes (equivalent t o a 35 mm cam era’s 22 mm zoom in w ide-angle). 1 Attach th e wide con version lens to the lens of this camera. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- -[...]

237 11 Appen dices You can attach an ex ternal flash and other access ories (available in stores) to the accessory shoe. Cautio n --------- ----- ----------- ----- ----------- ----- ---------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- -- • The accessor y shoe con f orms t o JIS B7101. • Yo u canno t use an extern al fl ash wit h no spri ng or lo ck m[...]

238 11 Appen dices Turn ing th e camera off may re set so m e f unction settings to th eir d efaults . The table be low indicates whether or not the function is reset to its default when th e camera is turned off. O : set ting i s sav ed × : sett ing is res tored Func tion s Who se Defa ult s ar e Resto red When Came ra is Turne d O ff Menu Fu nct[...]

239 11 Appen dices O : set ting i s sav ed × : sett ing is res tored Menu Fu ncti on Defa ult S etti ng s SE TUP LC D CONFIR M. O 1 S EC . SE QUEN TIAL NO. O OFF DATE SETT INGS O- LAN GUA GE/ N O ENGLISH STEP ZOOM O OFF SHTG STGS WARNG. O ON USB CON N ECT I ON O ORI GINAL ENLG E PHOTO ICON O OFF REG. MY S ETTIN GS O- START SETTINGS O OFF EXP SET G[...]

240 11 Appen dices Depending on the scene mode, the operation of functions may differ from when in normal shooting m ode. Refer t o the table be low. O Available, - No t available For d etail s abo ut opt i o ns, see P.59 . About Scene Mode Scene Mode Flash Macro S hooting HIGH S E NS Initial setting: FLASH OFF E na bled FIREFIGHTING I nit ial s et[...]

241 11 Appen dices Using Your Camera Abroad AC Ada pter (Model A C-4d), Bat t e ry Charge r (Mode l BJ- 2e) This AC adapter can be us ed in regions wi t h a curre nt of 100-240V , 50Hz/ 60Hz. If you are goi ng to t ravel t o a countr y that uses a di fferent s haped w all outlet /plug, pl ease co nsult your travel agent on a plug adap ter suit able[...]

242 11 Appen dices Wa terp ro ofin g • This cam era confo rms to the specif ications for JIS prot ection gra de 7, IEC IP67 . • After shooting in the rain or cleanin g in w ater , water may seep thr ough the eyepi ece o f t he l ens se gm ent an d the tr ipod screw hole s o n the un derside . This is n ot a prob lem beca use these sectio ns are[...]

243 11 Appen dices • In cold climat es, if the ca mer a has w ater dr oplets a dherin g to its s urfa ce, they may fr eez e. Using the cam era with ice on it m ay cause it to fail. Do no t lea ve the ca me ra w ith w ater ad he ring to it. • This pr od uct was m anufac tur ed for use in the co untry in whic h it was purch ased. T he war ranty i[...]

244 11 Appen dices Ca re • Pleas e not e that if finge rp rints, di rt, etc. ge t onto the lens, pic ture qua lity will suf fer. • W hen dust or di rt does get o n the le ns, do not tou ch i t dir ect ly w ith y our fing ers, and eithe r use a bl ower ( availa ble in s tore s) to blow it of f, or a soft cloth to gently d ust it off. • If t he[...]

245 11 Appen dices Re placi ng the r ub ber p ac kin g • To m ainta in the w ater proof ab ility , replac e th e rubb er packing eve ry two years, regar dless of wh eth er it ha s gotte n dirty. If you u se the ca mera frequ ently in a wet, sandy, or dusty enviro nment, we recom mend r ep lacing th e pa cking eve ry year . The r eplacem en t will[...]

246 11 Appen dices 1. This product is backed by a li mited warra nty. During the warranty pe riod mentione d in the Warran ty supplied with your camera, any de fective parts will be repair ed free of charge. In the event of a camera m alfunction, cont act the deal er from w hich you purchased the camer a or your nea rest Ricoh Rep air Cen ter . P l[...]

247 11 Appen dices Notes to users This Transmitter must not be co-locat ed or operated in conjun ction with a ny other an tenna or tr ansmitter. (C aplio 500S E -B) This equipmen t complies w ith FCC/IC radiation exp osure lim its set forth for uncontr olled equi pment and m eets the F CC rad io frequen cy (RF) Exposu re Guideli nes in Suppl ement [...]

248 11 Appen dices Note to users in the United States of America NOTICE This equipmen t has been te sted and fou nd to comply wi th the lim i t s for a Class B digital device, pu rsuant to pa rt 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to pr ovide reason able protect ion again st harmful in terference in a residentia l i n stallation. This [...]

249 11 Appen dices Notice to Users in EEA Countries Caplio 500SE-B Declaration of Conf o r mity “The Prod uct compli es w ith t he req uire ments of t he EM C Directive 89/ 336 /EEC .” This pro duct compli es with the essential requirem ents and pro vi sio ns of Directive 1999/5 / EC of the Euro pean Parli ament and of the Council of 9 Ma rch 1[...]

250 A AA Alka line Ba tteries .. ..... ..... . 20, 25 AC Adapter . .......... ...... .......... . 13 , 27 Accesso ry Sh oe ......... ..... .... 1 4, 237 Acrob at R eader .... ...... ....... 13 2, 138 ADJ B TN. SET.1 /2 ..... .......... ..... 112 ADJ./M EMO B utton ... 15, 56, 85, 87 AF Aux iliary L ight ....... ..... ...... 14 , 45 AF targ et sh if[...]

251 Grid Gu ide .. .......... ...... .......... ..... .. 54 H Half-pre ss ... ..... ........... ..... .......... .. 35 HIGH SENS ..... ..... ........... ..... ....... 40 I IMAGE FIL E SIZE ...... ..... ..... ..... 178 IMAGE WI TH SO UND ..... .......... .. 76 ImageM ixer . ..... .......... 130, 13 2, 141 Intern al M emory ... ...... .......... . 22[...]

252 SLIDE S HOW .. ..... ........... ..... ....... 89 Spea ker . ..... .......... ...... .......... ..... .. 15 SPP ( Serial P ort P rofile) .. ..... ..... 154 START SETT INGS ..... ..... .......... 127 STEP Z OOM ........ ...... ..... .......... 121 Still Image Mo de ... ........... ..... . 16 , 34 Synchr o-Mo nitor Mode .... .......... .. 54 T Te[...]

Fr om enviro nmental friendliness to environm ental cons ervation a nd to en vironmenta l mana gement Ric oh is a ggres sivel y pro motin g env ironm en t- fr ien dly ac tivit ies and al so env ironm ent c onser vati on act iv itie s to so lve the great subj ect of m anage ment as one of the cit iz ens on o ur pre cio us e art h. To red uce the env[...]