Ricoh Caplio R40 manuale d’uso

D o not conne ct the US B cable yet! I f you co nne ct th e ca me ra to a co mpu ter th rou gh the USB cabl e before installin g the prov ided softwa re on the c ompute r, the sof twar e r eq uire d f or connect ion bet ween c amera an d co mputer m ay n ot be in stalle d co rrectly. Be sur e to co nne ct th e ca me ra to y our com pu ter aft er in[...]

Preface This m anual prov ides in f orm ation on ho w to us e the sh ooting and play back func tions of th is product, as well a s warni ngs on its u s e. To make the best use of this pr oduct’s fun ctions, read thi s manu al thorough ly bef ore use. Pleas e keep thi s manua l handy for ease of re ferenc e. Ricoh Co ., Ltd. This publicat ion may [...]

1 Key Features Equip ped wit h a high magni ficat ion 5.7× wide angle zoom lens This c ame ra ha s a c omp act bo dy o nly 26 m m t hick, fea turi n g a 28 -m m ( Wi de- angl e ) to 16 0- mm (T elep ho to) * 5.7× opt ical zoom len s tha t co vers a w ide r ange of shoo ting. Th i s len s ca n be us ed t o take pi ctures i n vari ous indo or an d [...]

2 Equip ped wit h a power ful long- lasting rechargeab le battery (P.16) This cam era comes with a long-lastin g, high - capa city re cha rg eable b atte ry f or long er peri ods o f sh oot ing on a tr ip o r at wor k. ADJ . (Adjust) button enables easy acces s to the most useful se tting s (P.57 ) The ADJ . button simpli fies t he cam era setti ng[...]

3 USB ca ble en ables i nstant transfer of camera data to a compu ter Ins tal l th e pr ovid ed s oftw are on you r comp ute r a nd then sim ply co nn ect t he came ra to y our com pu ter with the pro vi ded USB ca ble to a utoma tically t ran sfer image s to yo ur c om pute r. ImageMi xer software makes it easy to manage shot i mages i n albums, e[...]

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

5 Vario us S hoot ing F unctio ns .... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ... 5 7 Using the A DJ. (Adjust) B utton ................ ................... .................. ................... ............. 57 Shoot i ng S etting Menu ......... ................... ................... .................. .........[...]

6 Form atting the Int ernal Memo ry (FORMAT [INT. M E M.]) ............ ................... ........... 111 Adjusting the Brightness o f the LCD Monitor (L CD BRIGHTNESS) ............... ........... 112 Assigning a F unction t o the ADJ. Butto n (ADJ BTN. SE T.1/2) .............. .................. .. 113 Changing th e Auto Power Off Setting (AUTO [...]

7 Using the M anual s The following two m anuals are included with your Caplio R40. To copy the Software User Guid e onto your hard disk Copy the PDF file f rom the above folder directl y to your hard disk. “Cam era User Gu ide” (Thi s booklet) This guide explains t he usage and functions of t h e camera. It also explains ho w t o install t he [...]

8 Refe ren ce The ca mer a is prov ided with the Image Mixer soft war e that a llows yo u to dis play an d edit im ag es o n you r com put er. For detai l s on h ow to us e I m ag eMi xer , cl i ck the [ ?] bu tto n on th e Im ageMi xer w indow and see the dis played manua l. Fo r m ore i nf orm at io n on Ima ge M ixe r , co nta ct t he C us tom e[...]

Chap ter 1 Quick Guide If you are us ing the came ra for th e first time, read from this chapter. Before S h ooti ng ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ........... 10 Gettin g Rea dy to S hoo t ... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... 16 Basic S hoo ti ng .. ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ........... 27 Play ing Ba ck Image s .[...]

10 Before Shoo ting Packin g List Open the package and mak e sur e all the items ar e included. • Caplio R40 • AV Cable Use d when vie wing yo ur im ages on a TV. • USB Cable Use d to con nec t the cam era to a com pu ter or Di rec t P rin t- com p at ib le pr in te r. • Handstrap • R echargeable Battery • Battery Charg er Not e Attachi[...]

Quick Gui de 11 • Cam era User Guide (This booklet) • Warr anty • Safety Prec autions • Caplio Software CD-ROM The p rovi ded sof twa re an d the “Sof twar e Use r Guid e” ar e inc luded on thi s CD-RO M. Optional Accessories • AC Adapt er (AC-4c) Use d for po wer s upply f rom a hou seh old ou tle t to th e ca m era . U se t hi s ad [...]

12 Name s of Parts Came ra Fro nt Vie w Mode Sele ct or You can selec t one of the t hree modes with the m ode selector. Item N ame Refer t o 1 Shut ter Rele ase Button P.27 2 PO WER Bu tt on P .22 3F l a s h P . 3 6 4 AF Window - 5 Lens Cover - 6 Mic rophone P.95 7 Lens P.27 Voice Me mo Mode Allow s you to record sound s. Movie Mode Allows yo u to[...]

13 Quick Gui de Rear View Ite m N ame Refe r to Ite m N ame Refe r to 1 LCD Mon ito r P .14 11 $ / Q ( Quick Review) Button P.41 2 Mod e Selec t or P.12 12 M / O Button P.59 P. 97 P. 10 9 3 Aut o F ocus/ Fl ash Lamp P.30 P. 36 13 " / N (Mac r o) B utto n P .35 4 z (Te lephoto)/ 8 ( E nl arged View ) Butt on P. 34 P. 46 14 # / F (Flas h) Butto [...]

14 LCD M onitor D isplay Example of LC D Monitor Displa y when Shooting Pict ures Ite m N ame Refe r to Ite m N ame Refe r to 1 Fl ash P.36 15 C olor Depth P.69 2 Mac ro Shootin g P.35 16 Exp osure Compe nsation P.78 3 Self- ti mer P.8 6 17 ISO Se tt ing P.8 1 4 Mod e Types P.12 P. 37 18 Date Imprint P.77 5 R ec ordi ng Destinat ion P.18 19 Int erv[...]

15 Quick Gui de Not e • The nu mber of remain ing s ho ts avai lable may dif fer fro m the a ctual num ber of sh ots, depen ding o n the su bjec t. • Movi e and sou nd reco rding t ime an d the ma ximum nu mber of still pict ures may vary depen ding o n the c a pac ity of the rec ord ing des tina tion (int ern al memo ry or SD memo ry card ), s[...]

16 Getting Read y to Shoo t Turn the power on and get ready to s hoot. Not e If y ou hav e alre ady us ed this came ra, f ollow the s teps belo w to mak e sure it is turne d off befor e remov ing o r loa ding t he ba tter y. 1. Mak e sur e th e LCD mo nito r is t urned off . 2. Mak e sure th e prot ectiv e lens cover is close d. Fo r i nf orm at io[...]

17 Quick Gui de Refe ren ce • For inf ormat ion o n how t o insert the R echarg eable Bat tery , s ee P.20. • F or i n form a tio n on how to u s e the A C ad ap te r, s e e P. 16 9. Cauti on • Rem ove th e batt ery i f yo u are no t goin g to use the c am era fo r a lon g per iod of time . • The b atter y may be ver y hot i mmedia tely aft[...]

18 SD Memory Card (ava ilabl e in stor es) You can stor e st ill i mages you hav e ta ken eith er i n the ca me ra’s in ter nal me mor y or on an SD me mory card (av aila ble i n sto res ). The i n ternal memor y ca pacit y i s 26 MB. To re cor d a lot o f st ill imag es, mo vies o r soun ds a t hig h resol ut ions, use a h igh -cap acity SD me m[...]

19 Quick Gui de Charg ing the Rech argeable Battery The rechargeable battery needs to be charged before us e. 1. I nsert the battery, making sure that t he and markings on the battery match with those on the batt ery charger. The bat ter y lab el sh oul d fac e up. Cauti on Be car efu l no t to re ver se th e and sid es. 2. P lug th e batt ery char[...]

20 Load ing th e Recharg eable Ba ttery an d SD Memory Card The r echargeable battery (DB-60) can be us ed t o pow er this camera. This battery is c onvenient because the battery power lasts long and it can be used over and over aga in by recharging. If you have already used this camera, make sure it is turned off before loading the b attery and c [...]

21 Quick Gui de 4. Cl ose the ba ttery/card cover an d slide it back i nto place. Re mov ing t he Rech arg eable Bat tery Open the ba tter y/ca rd cove r. Re leas e th e h ook tha t loc ks th e recha rg eable b atte ry. The b atte ry will b e ejecte d. Pu ll the ba ttery o ut o f the ca me ra. Be ca ref ul n ot t o drop the ba tter y wh en rem ovin[...]

22 Turning the Power On/Off To turn the power on: 1. P ress the POW ER button. Afte r th e s tar t sound , th e au to focu s/flas h lamp b links for several seco nds. Us ing the Ca mera in Pl ayba ck Mode Pre ssing the 6 (Playb ack) bu tto n for more th an o ne seco nd tur ns o n t he camera in Playback Mode , allowing you to start playb ack at onc[...]

23 Quick Gui de Sett ing the La ngua ge When the power is t urned on for the f irs t time, the l a nguage setting screen appears (for the LCD monitor display language). After set ting the language, go on to the date/time setting (for print ing the date and time on your photos). You can shoot w ithout these settings. How ever, be sure to set the lan[...]

24 Settin g the D ate an d Time When the power is t urned on for the first t ime, t he date/ time s etting sc reen appears. 1. P ress the !"# $ b u tto ns to s et the year, month, date and time. Ch ang e th e v alue wi th !" and m ove the fr am e wi th #$ . 2. In [FOR MAT], choo se the date an d time fo rmat. Sele ct th e d ate an d ti me[...]

25 Quick Gui de Chan ging the Disp lay Pre s sing the DISP. bu t ton allows you to ch ange the s creen disp lay m ode an d t oggle t he in f orm at ion d isplayed on the LCD monitor. Eac h ti m e you pres s the D I SP. but ton, the display c hange s in the follow i ng orde r: Histog ram , Grid G uide, N o Display, LCD M onitor O ff, and N orma l Sy[...]

26 Histogram Whe n Hist ogram is on , a hi sto gram app ea rs in t he lower ri ght c orner on the LCD m on itor . A hist ogr am is a gra ph indi c ating th e n umber of pixe ls on the ver tical axi s a nd the bri ght nes s on the hori zo ntal axis ( fro m le ft to right, sha dows (da rk are as), midton es, and hi ghl ig hts (b ri ght ar eas )). By [...]

27 Quick Gui de Basic Shootin g Now you are ready. Holdin g the C a mera Hold the cam era as s hown below for bes t result s. 1. Ho ld the camera with both hands and li ghtly press bot h elbows against your body. 2. P ut your finger on the shutter release bu tton . Not e Wh en yo u are s ho ot ing, be c ar efu l no t to ob s truc t th e le ns o r f[...]

28 Preve nting Cam era Sh ake If you move th e camera when pressing the shutter release button, the still image might not com e out clearly due t o camera shak e. The mark displayed on t he L CD monitor indicates t hat cam era shake m ay occur . To prevent camera shake, use a tripod or hold the camera securely with both hands when you shoot. Camera[...]

29 Quick Gui de Quic kl y Sho ot in g Pi ct ure s (F ull - pres s) The sh utt er rele ase button wor ks in two s tep s. You can pre ss th e s hut ter rele ase bu tton ha l fway down (h alf- press) an d p ress it all t he way d own (full-pr ess) . Full-pr ess the shu tter re leas e b utto n fo r q uick focu sing, so as n ot to mi ss a s hoo ti ng op[...]

30 Chec king the Fo cus and Shoo ting (H alf- p res s) Wh en y ou pr e ss t he s hutt er re le ase bu tt on ha lfw ay ( ha lf -pre ss), the au to- focu s fu nction is t rigg er ed t o dete rmin e the foca l distance . Ne xt, p ress it a ll the way d own (fu ll-pr ess) to sho ot. This is u sefu l whe n the s ubje ct is n ot in the ce nte r of the sc[...]

31 Quick Gui de The foca l dista nce is m eas ure d a t a maxim um of f ive p oints . Green fr am es appe ar to in dicat e th e positio ns t hat are in focus. Not e To s pecify a focu s posit ion du ring macr o sho oting, use th e AF ta rget sh ift f unct ion. (P .85) 5. Ge ntly press the shutter release butto n all t he way. The still ima ge you h[...]

32 When th e Subj ect is No t Centered (S hooting w ith Fo cus Lock ) When y our subject is not in t he center of y our composition, c ompos e y our photo after focus ing. (Focus Lock) Example: Taking a photograph of the ca stle in the bac kground with the cam era focused on a perso n in foregro und. 1. P ress the POW ER button to turn the camera o[...]

33 Quick Gui de 4. W ith the shutter ha lf-pressed, move the camera to compose your shot . 5. Ge ntly press the shutter release butto n all t he way. Not e Dur ing m acr o s h ooti ng , th e A F ta rge t shi ft f unc ti on a ll ows you t o lo ck the fo cus wi th ou t mov ing th e camer a. Thi s fu nctio n is us eful when u sin g a trip od. Refe ren[...]

34 Usin g the Zo om Functio n Pre ssing the Z (Wide-angle) button allows y ou to take a wide-angle picture. Pressing the z (Telephoto) butt on allows you t o take a close-up pict ure of the subject . 1. W ith the camera ready to shoot, press t he Z ( Wide-an gle) butt on or t he z (Tele photo) button. You can check th e z oom sta tus on the zoom ba[...]

35 Quick Gui de Sho o ting Close- Ups ( Macro Sh ooting) Using the N (M acro) but ton allows y ou t o take a tight close-up of the s ubject. (Macro s hooting) This is good for shooting small subjects because yo u can shoot up t o one centimeter (0.4 in.) away. 1. W ith the camera ready to shoot, press t he N (M acro) b utto n. N is disp l ayed mo m[...]

36 Usin g the Fl ash Pre ss the F (Flas h) button t o c hange the fl ash mode. A t the time of p urchase , the cam era is set to [FLAS H O FF]. From the front edge of the lens, the fl a sh light reac hes about 0.2 t o 2.4 m (7.9 in. to 7.9 f t.) (Wide-angle) or about 0.14 to 1.85 m (5.5 in. to 6.1 ft.) (Telephoto) when t he ISO se tt in g is se t t[...]

37 Quick Gui de Shooting with Optimal Setting s Acco rding to Shoo ting Condi tions You can u se S cene Mode to select from a mong eight still image modes and shoot with s ettings automatica lly optimized for shoot ing co nditions. PO RTRA IT Us e whe n ta ki ng po rtr ai t pi ctur es. SPORT S Use w hen tak ing pi ctures of m ovin g object s. LAN D[...]

38 Refe ren ce • For inf ormat ion a bout chan ging the pictu re qual ity an d image si ze, see P.60. • For th e lis t of Sh ooti ng Set ting men u items in Sce ne Mode , see P. 171. • For th e co mbinati on of Sce ne Mode func tions , se e P.170 . 1. Sw itc h t he M ode Se le ct or t o 5 . 2. P ress the SCE NE button . The Sc ene Mo de sel e[...]

39 Quick Gui de 3. P ress the !" butt ons t o se lect the Scene Mo de. 4. P ress the C / D button. The Sc ene Mo de type i s d isplay ed a t th e top o f th e L CD mo nitor. 5. P ress the shutter release butto n. Changing Scene Mo d e Pr ess th e SCE N E but to n to re tu rn to th e Sc en e M ode s ele c ti o n sc ree n. Returning t o Normal S[...]

40 Using the Skew Correct ion M ode 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the SCE NE button . The Sc ene Mo de sel e ction scre en ap pea rs. 3. P ress the !" b uttons to select [SKE W COR MODE ]. 4. P ress the C / D button. 5. Press the shut ter rele a se but ton to shoot the subje ct. Imme diat el y aft er sh oot ing, th e area re[...]

41 Quick Gui de Playing Back Images Revie wing the Imag e You Ju st Took (Q uick R ev iew ) You can view the image you just t ook on the LCD monitor. If you ar e not pleas ed with the way the ph oto came out , you can delete it then and there. 1. I n Still Image Mode , press the Q (Quick Review ) button . The last im ag e yo u took is displayed on [...]

42 Vi ewing Yo ur Image s In Playback Mode, you can check still i mages you have taken. You can also del e te or zoom in on t he images . 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The cam era switches t o P layb ack Mode and t he l ast s till ima ge y ou took is dis played. You can view you r pic tur es in ord er by us ing t he #$ but tons . To swit ch [...]

43 Quick Gui de Pla ying Back Images in the Th ree- fr ame View The playbac k scree n can be divided into three frames. The three-f rame view allows you t o s elect a still image t o enlarge or delete. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The last im ag e you to ok is displayed . 2. P ress the 9 (T humbn ail Display) bu tto n. The scre en chan ge s[...]

44 Switching the Playba ck Screen The playback scr een changes as follows: Not e If an y of th e foll owin g opera tion s is pe rforme d in th e three -fr ame vie w, th e displ ay re turns to the o rdin ary pla yba ck s cree n (si ngle-p ictu re di splay) and the ope ratio n is ex ecut ed. • D ele ti on (P .4 9) • Menu displ a y (P.97) • Movi[...]

45 Quick Gui de Thum bnail Display You can view your images in s ets of 12. You can then select an im age to enlarge or delet e. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The last im ag e you to ok is displayed . 2. P ress the 9 (T humbn ail Display) bu tto n. The scre en chan ge s to thr ee- fra me view. 3. P ress the 9 (T humbn ail Display) bu tto n. [...]

46 Magn ifyin g Im ages You can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD monitor. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The last im ag e you to ok is displayed . 2. P ress the #$ butt ons to d isplay the still imag e you wan t to enlarge. 3. P ress the 8 (Enl arge d Vi ew) bu tto n. The still ima ge is enlarged . Not e Enl arged view is al so ava [...]

47 Quick Gui de View ing on a Televisio n You can view sti ll images you have taken on a TV screen. The camera dis plays ev erything on t he TV screen just as it would on t he LCD monitor. To us e your t elevision for viewing, conn ect your cam era to the television with the AV cable that c ame with your camera. To v iew still images on a televisio[...]

48 5. P ress the POW ER button or th e 6 (Pl ayback) b utto n fo r m ore tha n one se cond to tur n the camera on. Cauti on Whe n the AV c able i s con necte d to t he cam era , the LC D moni tor and the s pea ker out put tu rn off. Not e • Yo u can c onn ect the A V ca bl e to th e V i deo In te rmi n al o n yo ur tele vi si on and r eco rd wh a[...]

49 Quick Gui de Deleting Files Deleting Unwan ted Fil es (Sti ll Images/ M ovies/Soun ds) You can d ele te u nwan ted or fai le d files fro m th e SD m emory card or i nterna l me mory. You can dele te them in the follo w ing thr ee ways: • De lete one f ile at a t ime • Dele te a ll files at o nce • S elec t mu lt iple fra me s an d d elet e[...]

50 Dele ting Multip le Fil es at One Time 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) b utton. 2. P ress the 9 (T humbn ail Display) bu tton twice. The s c reen i s d ivided into 12 f ram es a nd 12 fi les ar e d isplaye d t oge the r. 3. P ress the !"# $ b u tto ns to select the file you want to delete and p ress the D (Delete) butt on. The tr ash symb ol i s[...]

Chap ter 2 Using t he Various Shooting and Playback Fun ctions Direct Pr inting ........ ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... 52 Variou s Shoot ing Funct ions . ..... ..... .......... ...... 57 Shoot in g w ith M ult i-Sh ot (CO NT. MOD E) ...... 87 Shoot ing/P layin g Back Movies ....... ..... ..... ...... 9 1 Recor ding /Play ing Ba [...]

52 Direct Printing Dir ect Print Functi on The Direc t Print standard enables direct pr inting from a cam era to a printer by connect ing them via a USB c able. Photos can be print ed quickly and easily from y our digital camera without using a compute r. Cauti on • You ca nnot pri nt movi es (AVI file s) with this func tion . For st ill im ages [...]

53 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Printing Still Image s You can send stil l images f rom the camera to a P ictBridge- compatible printer to print them. Still images are sent from the internal m emo ry when no SD mem ory card is loaded or from an SD memory card when one is loaded. Cauti on D o no t d isc o nn ect th e U S B c[...]

54 7. P ress the !" b uttons to select an item, and th en p ress the $ button to di splay th e deta i led opti ons scr een. When [ CONNE CTING... ] is d isplay ed, the conne ction to the printe r is n ot y et est abl ish ed. W hen a conn ect ion i s es tablis hed, [CONNE CTING. ..] disa ppe ar s and [ DIRE CT PRI NT] app ea rs. Pro cee d with [...]

55 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Not e To s pecif y the se tti ng as th e defa ult se tti ng next time t he c ame r a is co nn ecte d to th e pr i nt er, pre ss the A D J. bu tto n when the scree n in Ste p 7 is disp layed . Wh en th e s cre en a t th e ri ght appea rs, pres s t he #$ butt ons to select [SET] and press t h e[...]

56 8. P ress the !" butt ons to se t the number of cop ies to print . 9. Rep eat Step s 7 and 8 to select all t he still imag es to be printed an d t he n umber of cop ies for each . 10. P ress the C / D button. The D irec t Pri nt me nu app ears. 11. Press t he !" b utto ns to sel ect an item, an d th en pr ess th e $ butt on to display [...]

57 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Various Shoo ting Fun ctions Using th e ADJ. (Adju st) Butto n You can use t he ADJ. button to adjust t he exposure compensat ion, white balance, and ISO setting with fewer oper ations. Two functions other than exposur e com pensa tion and white balance can also be assigned to the ADJ. button[...]

58 Shoo ting Se tting Menu The Shooting Set ting menu enables you to shoot pictures by setting the items listed in the t able below. * T he de fa ul t va lu es are en cl os ed i n bra c kets [ ]. Not e The SET UP men u can be acces sed fro m with in the Shoo ting Sett ing men u. For deta ils , se e P.10 8. Refe ren ce For t he list of Shoo ting Set[...]

59 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Using th e Sh ooting Setti ng Me nu 1. With the ca mera ready to sho ot, press th e C / D bu tto n. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 2. P ress the !" b uttons to select the desired menu item. The me nu it ems are p rovid ed on fou r scr ee ns. To sele ct a scr e en b y scre[...]

60 Choo sing Pic ture Qu ality M ode/Ima ge Si ze (P IC Q UA L ITY/SI ZE) The size of a s tored still image depends on t he Picture Quality Mode and image size settings. There are two Pict ure Quality M odes: N (Normal) and F ( Fine). Combining Picture Quality Mod e a nd Image Size Figur es inside the bold fra m e indicat e t hose sh own on the scr[...]

61 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions 1. Turn t he Mo de Se lector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P ress the " b utton to select [PIC QU ALITY/ SIZE ] and press the $ but ton. 4. P ress the !" b uttons to select a picture quality/image size. 5. P ress the C / D or # [...]

62 Chan ging th e Foc using Mo de (FOC US : MUL TI A F/S POT AF) If you s hoot t he su bject in the def ault focusing m ode, the c amera focuses automat ically w ith A uto Focus (A F) . The cam era automatically measur es the distances to a max imum of five A F areas from among 17 AF ar eas and fo cuses t o the nearest AF area (MULTI AF). This prev[...]

63 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Changing the Auto Focus Mode ( MULTI AF/SPOT AF) 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng Settin g m enu is d isplay ed. 3. P ress the " butto n t o select [F OCUS ] and press th e $ bu tto n. 4. P ress the !" butt ons t o se lect [MUL TI AF [...]

64 Manual Focu s Shooting (FOCUS: MF) If the cam era fails t o focus automatically, you can focus manually (Manual F ocus : MF ). Ma nual focus enables shooting at a fixed distance. Not e • I n Sc e ne M o de , Ma nu al Fo cus ca n be u sed o nly wh en [ Z OOM M ACR O] o r [SK EW C OR MODE] is se lecte d. • You ca n also u se Ma nual Foc u s to[...]

65 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Shooting with Manual Focus 1. P ress the " butt on as r equire d. Pre ssing the " bu tton en larg es t he dis play for eas y focusing. 2. P ress the $ butto n to display the focus b ar. Each time th e $ bu tton is presse d, the focus b ar an d zo om bar ap pe ar alt ern atel y. 3. P[...]

66 Sho oting at a F ixed D istance (FO CUS: SNAP/Infinity) The s hooting distance c an be set t o a short distance or infinity. Infinity is useful for shooting distant scenes. To shoot at a fixed distance, follow the steps below. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P r[...]

67 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Changing the L i ght M eteri ng (PHOTOMETRY) You can change the m etering method (the range to use f o r me tering) used to determine t he exposure value. There are three Light Metering Modes: MULTI , CENTER, and SPOT. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh [...]

68 Chan ging the Edge Q u ality o f Still Images (S HARPNESS) You can change t he edge quality of you r still images t o either sharp or s oft. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P ress the " button to select [S HARPN ESS ] and press th e $ bu tto n. 4. P ress th[...]

69 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Setting the Co lo r Depth (COLOR DEPTH) You can se t the color dept h of stil l imag es t o [NOR M AL], [VIV ID] , [NEUTRA L], or [B&W]. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P ress the " b utto n to selec[...]

70 Shooti ng Consec utively with Diff e rent Exposu res (AUTO BRACKET) The Auto Brac ket ing function automatically shoots three consecut ive shots at three exposure levels (-0.5EV , ±0, and +0.5E V) based on the set exposur e level. Not e This fun ctio n is no t av aila ble wh en shoo ting wit h soun d. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P[...]

71 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Shoo t ing C ons ec uti vel y wi th D i ff ere nt Whi te Balan ce ( W B-BK T ) The Whit e B alance Brack et function automatically rec ords three images - a reddish i m age, a bl u ish image, and an image of the current white balance. This is us eful if you cannot determine the approp riate w[...]

72 Not e • This fun cti on is no t av ailab le for Mult i-Sho t (P.87 ) or Au to Br acket sh ooti ng (P.7 0). • T he flas h ca nn ot be u sed . • T ime Ex pos ure (P.73 ) is set to [O FF]. • I f [ COLOR DE PT H] i s set to [B& W], th e Whi te Bal anc e Brac ket fu ncti o n ca n be s e t but it does not op erat e. Refe ren ce Fo r i nf o[...]

73 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Using Long Time Exposure (TIME EXPOSURE) You can select 1, 2, 4, or 8 se conds for ti m e exposur e. By using long time exposure, you can capture the movement of mo ving subjects s uch as the t rail of fi reworks a nd ca r lights when shooting a night sc ene. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector t[...]

74 Shooti ng Pictur es Automa tically at Set Intervals (INT ERVAL) You can set the camera to automat ically take pictures at fixed intervals. You c an s et t he shooting int erval f rom 5 s econds to 3 hours in increm ents of 5 seconds. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed .[...]

75 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Not e • I n St ep 5 , yo u can pr e ss an d ho ld e it he r th e !" butt ons t o quickl y rais e or lo wer th e mi nu te s e tting . • If th e bat tery is not ch arged suf ficie ntly , it may run do wn dur ing c amera o perat ion. Use o f the AC Adap ter ( sold sep arat ely) is rec o[...]

76 2 Sho o ting a Stil l Image with Sound (IMA G E W ITH S OUN D) You can shoot a still image wit h a voice memo of up t o eight seconds. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P ress the " bu tton to selec t [IMA GE WI TH S OU ND] a nd press t he $ butto n. 4. P res[...]

77 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Inse rting the Da te into a Still Imag e (DATE IMPRIN T) You can insert t he date (YY/MM/ DD) or the date and t ime (Y Y/ MM/ DD hh:m m) at the lower right of a still image. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P [...]

78 Chan ging th e Expo sure (E XPOSURE CO MP.) The ex posure s etting e nables yo u t o se l ect the b ri ghtnes s level f or your pi cture. Norma lly, if yo ur sub ject is center ed, ba cklight com pensat ion is au tom atica lly acti vate d, and you can shoot with th e c orr ect exp osure. Howe ver , in the followi n g cases, or when you i nt enti[...]

79 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Using Natural and Ar tificia l Lightin g (WHI T E BALA NCE) Adjust th e white balance s o that a white su bject will appear wh ite. At p ur chas e, the Whi te B ala nce is s et t o [ AU TO] . No rm all y yo u do not ne ed to chang e th e settin g, b ut if the cam er a is havin g d ifficult y [...]

80 Setting the White Bala nce M anually (MAN UA L SETTING) 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the ADJ. button. 3. P ress the #$ butt ons unti l the Whit e Bal ance menu appears. 4. P ress the !" butt ons t o se lect . 5. P oint the camera at a p iece of paper or somet hing white under the lig htin g condi tions f or y our picture[...]

81 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Chan ging th e Sensi tivity (I SO S ETTI NG) ISO s ensitivity indicates how s ensitive f ilm is to light. A greater v alue me ans higher sensitivity. High sensitivi ty is suitable for shooting an object in a dar k place or a f ast-m oving objec t while minim izing blurring. Howev er, t he ima[...]

82 Li miti ng th e Shut ter Speed (S LOW S HUT TER LM T) The maximu m shutter speed can be limited t o the following: 1/8 second, 1/4 second, and 1/ 2 second. When this function i s set to [ OFF ], the m aximum shutter speed varies depending on the I S O setting. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S et[...]

83 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Returning the Sho o ting Setting M enu Settings to th eir Defaults (RESTORE DE FAULTS) To return t he Shooting S etting menu set tings to their def aults, follow the steps below. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . [...]

84 Chan ging Sh ading for S hoo ting Tex t (DENSITY) You can change t he sh ading of text f or shooting w ith [TEXT M O DE] in Scene Mode. Yo u can se le c t fro m [DE E P ] , [N OR M AL ] an d [L IG HT ]. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the SCE NE button . The Sc ene Mo de sel e ction scre en appe ars . 3. P ress the !" butt [...]

85 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Usi n g the AF Targ e t Shi ft Fu nc ti on Duri ng macr o sh oot ing, the AF target shift f unct i on allows yo u to lo ck the focu s (P.3 2) by us ing the !"#$ buttons o n t he cam era witho ut mov i ng t he ca mera . This is u sefu l fo r m acro sh oot ing o n a tr ipod with Fo cus Loc[...]

86 t U sin g t h e S e lf - Tim er You can set t he Self-timer to shoot af t er either two or t en seconds. A setting of t w o seconds is us eful for preventing camera shake. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P ress the t (Sel f-t imer) button . The Se l f-timer symbol appears o n the scree n. The [10 ] to the right o f th e sym bol indicat[...]

87 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Shoo t ing with Mul ti-Shot (CONT . MO DE) With Multi-Shot, you can shoot consecutive images. Mu lti-shot has t he following t hree modes: CONT. Pictures co ntinue t o be taken for as long as you hold down t he sh utter re lease button. Still images are reco rded one at a time, just as in no [...]

88 Not e • W he n sh ooti ng w it h S- CO NT or M -C ONT, th e I S O s ett ing i s fi xed at [AUT O] e ven i f i t is set to [IS O 64 ] o r [IS O 100] . • The ma ximum nu mber of ima ges tha t can be shot in the Mu lti-Sh ot Mode de pend s on t he image s ize s e ttin g, as s hown in the tabl e belo w. • The nu mbers of ima ges th at can be s[...]

89 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions CONT . 7. Compo se you r picture and th en p ress and h old t he sh utter release bu tton . Pictu res con tinue to be take n f or as long a s yo u h old d own the sh utte r r ele ase butt on. 8. Rel ease y our fing er from th e shu tter release button to stop taking pictures. To pl ay back co[...]

90 Viewi ng an S-CONT or M-CO NT Sti ll Im age in Enlarge d Display Mode While a still image ( 16 frames in an im age f ile) taken with S-CO NT or M-CONT is displayed, you c an enlarge any one o f the 16 frames. You can also switch between fr am es while viewing t he image in Enlarged Display M ode. To view a fram e from a n S -CONT o r M-CONT st i[...]

91 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Shooting/Pla ying Bac k Movies 3 Shooti ng Movies You can shoot m ovies with sound . You can set the image s ize to either 320 × 240 or 160 × 120 pixels. You can set t he number of frames shot per second (frame rate) to either 30 or 15. Each movie you shoot is recorded as an AVI file. 1. S [...]

92 Cauti on • W hi le s h ooti ng m ovi es , op er a ti on s o un ds m a y be r ec ord ed . • The maximum r ecor di ng time pe r shooting depen ds on the size o f your SD memory c ard. ( P.93) Even if you ar e wi thin the maximum recor di ng time, rec ording may en d depending on your card. Not e • T he flas h ca nn ot be u sed . • W hi le [...]

93 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Setting the Fram e Rate You can select 30 fps or 15 fps for the number of s hot frames per second ( frame r ate) in Movie M ode. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 3 . 2. P ress the C / D button. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pla yed . 3. P ress the " bu tton to select [FRAM E RAT[...]

94 Play in g B ac k Mov ies To playback mov ies, follow t he st eps below. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The last s hot take n is displa yed. The first fra me of t he mo vie is di splay ed as a still im age . 2. S elect to the movie you want to view u sing t he #$ b uttons. Pre ss the $ but ton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tto[...]

95 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Recording/P laying Ba ck Sou nd 2 Reco rding So und You can rec ord s ound. Reco rded data i s stored as a WAV file. 1. S witch t he Mo de S elector to 2 (Voice Memo Mod e). 2. P ress the shutter release butto n. Sou nd rec ord ing star ts. 3. P ress the shutt er release bu tton to st op rec [...]

96 Play in g Bac k So und To playback sounds , follow the step s below. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The last s hot take n is displa yed. 2. P ress the #$ bu tton s to select a sound file for playback (indicated with a speaker icon). Pre ss the $ but ton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tto n to disp lay t he previo us f ile. 3. [...]

97 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Othe r Fun ctio ns Ava ila ble in Pl ayba ck Mod e Playb ac k Se tti ng M e nu The P layback S etting m enu provides the func tions shown in the table below: Not e The SETUP men u c an be a cces sed fro m wit hin the Pl ay back S etti ng m enu. For deta ils , se e P.10 8. Using the P layba ck[...]

98 Displa ying Photos in Order Auto m atic a lly (S LIDE SH OW) You can display t he rec orded still im ages, movies, and sound f iles sequentially on the sc reen. T his is called a s lide show. To view a slide sh ow, follow the steps b elow. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. The last s hot take n is displa yed. 2. P ress the C / D button. The P[...]

99 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Write- protec ting Fi les (PRO TECT) You can prot ect f iles from being a ccidentally deleted. Cauti on Prot ecte d fil es can not b e dele ted no rmally . Howe ver, the y wil l be del eted if you f ormat th e mem ory wher e the f iles are sto red. Protecting Files 1. P ress the 6 (P layback)[...]

100 The sel ec ted file is prot ect ed and the Pro tect sym bol a pp ears i n the upp er -lef t corne r o f th e scree n. Not e To u np rot ec t a f ile , d isp la y th e fi le you w ant t o unp r ot ec t an d per for m St ep s 3 to 5. Protecting All Files To pr otect a ll your files, follow the s teps below. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. 2.[...]

101 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Protecting Multip le Files at Onc e To pr otect select ed files all at onc e, follow the st eps below. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. 2. P ress the 9 (T humbn ail Disp lay) b utto n twice. The scre en is divid ed in to 12 fra mes an d 12 still imag es a re displa yed toget her . 3. P r[...]

102 Using a Pr inti n g S ervice (DPOF) The still images reco rded on an SD mem ory card c an be printed out if you t ake them to a store that of f ers a digital ca mera print ser vice. To use a print service, y ou must m ake print set tings on your c amera. These settings are called Digit a l Print Order Format (DPOF ) settings. The DP OF set ting[...]

103 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Setting DP OF for All Still Images To apply DPOF settings to all your still images , follow t he steps below. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. 2. P ress the C / D button. The Pla yba ck Sett ing men u appear s. 3. P ress the " bu tton to sel ec t [DPO F] and press t he $ but ton. 4.[...]

104 Setting DP OF for Multiple Still Ima ges To make the DPOF settings for selected still images all at once, follow the steps below. 1. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. 2. P ress the 9 (T humbn ail Disp lay) b utto n twice. The scre en is pa rtitioned into 12 seg ments to d ispla y the th umbna ils of files. 3. P ress the !"# $ b utto ns to [...]

105 Using the Va rious S hooting and Playbac k Func tions Chan ging t he Imag e Size (RE SIZE) You can re duc e th e im age size of a sh ot st ill imag e t o cr eate a ne w file wit h a diff ere nt imag e size. Cauti on You can resize only still ima ges and sti ll imag es w it h voice me mos. Mo vies cann ot be resized. Not e • The f ollow ing im[...]

106 Copyin g the Conten ts of the Intern al Memory to an SD M emory Card (COPY TO CARD) You can copy all m ovies, still im ages, and sound dat a stored in the internal me mory onto an SD m emory ca rd at onc e. 1. T urn the camera off. 2. Insert an S D m emory card. 3. T urn the camera on. 4. P ress the 6 (P layback) but ton. 5. P ress the C / D bu[...]

Chap ter 3 Changing Cam era Settings Changin g Camer a Setti ngs ... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 10 8[...]

108 Changing C amera Se ttings SETUP Me nu You can chang e t he c amera settings by displaying the SE T UP menu from the Shoo ting Setting m enu (P.58) or P layback S etting menu (P.97). The S ETUP me nu enables you to set t he items listed in the table below. The defa ult value s are e nclo sed in b rack ets [ ]. Settin g O ptions Ref er to FOR MA[...]

109 Changing Camera Settings Using the SETUP Menu To display and use the SETUP men u, follow the steps below. Not e For s ome f uncti ons, t he set ting sele ctio n meth od may dif fer fr om wha t is exp laine d her e. For deta iled ope ratio n, see the explan atio n of ea ch fun ction . 1. P ress the C / D button. The Sh oo ting Settin g m enu (o [...]

110 Formatting the SD Memory Card (FO RMAT [CARD] ) If the er ror me ssage [CAR D ERROR] is displaye d when an SD m emory card i s loaded into the camer a or the card has been used with a computer or other device, you mu st format the card prior t o use with this camera. Formatting is the process of preparing a card so image data can be writt en on[...]

111 Changing Camera Settings Formatting the Internal M emory (F OR MAT [I NT. MEM. ]) If the error message [FORMA T INTERNA L MEMOR Y] is di s played, you mus t format the int ernal m emory p rior to us e. Cauti on Form atti ng th e int ernal memory del etes all of t he im ages r ecord ed in the m emory . If y ou hav e im ag es i n th e inte rn al [...]

112 Adjust ing the Brig htness of the LC D Monitor (LCD BRIG HTNESS) To adjust the bright nes s of the LCD monitor, f ollow the steps below. 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . 2. P ress the " bu tton to select [LCD BRIGH TNESS ] and press the $ bu tto n. The LCD Brightn ess Adjustm en t bar appe ars . 3[...]

113 Changing Camera Settings Assigning a Function to t he ADJ. B utt on (ADJ BTN. SET.1/ 2) Pressing the ADJ. button enables you t o display t he screens for setting the exposure and whit e balance wit h fewer button operations. You can also use [AD J BTN. SET .1] and [ADJ BTN. SET. 2] to add a camera func tion that c an be acti v ated by pressi ng[...]

114 Changing the Au to Power Off Settin g ( AUT O P OWE R OF F) If you d o not operate the camera for a s et period of t ime, it will shut off automatically to conserve battery power (Auto Power Off). By default, Auto Power O ff is set to one minute, but you can change t his s e tt in g. To c hange the A uto P ower Of f set ting, follow the st eps [...]

115 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging th e Beep S ound S etting (BEEP SOUN D) During operat ion, the cam era gen erates four type s of s ounds: s tart sound, shutter release sound, focus sound, and beep sound. To c hange the b eep s ound settings, follow the st eps below: 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . [...]

116 Chan ging th e Bee p So und Volu me (VOL. SETTINGS) The beep sound volum e can be changed. To c hange the b eep s ound volume, follow the steps below: 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . 2. P ress the " butt on to sel ect [VOL . SETTI NGS] and pres s the $ but ton. 3. P ress the !" butt ons t o [...]

117 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging I mage C onfirmati on Tim e (LCD CO NFIRM .) Imm ediately after you pr ess the shutter release but ton, the still image ta ken is displayed on the scr een for a m oment s o y ou c an check it. By def ault, the im age con firmation time is s et to 0.5 seconds , but this can be changed. To change the im age conf[...]

118 Cha ng ing Fi le Na me Set ti ngs (S EQUE NTIAL NO. ) When yo u sh oot a still ima ge, it is s tored o n a n SD mem ory car d o r in the inte rnal m emor y w ith a co nsec utive ly n um ber ed file na me th at is aut oma tic ally ass igne d. When yo u sw itch S D m emor y car ds, you can set you r ca mera to co ntin ue cons ecut ive num be ring[...]

119 Changing Camera Settings Not e • When rec ording dat a to the intern al memory, files a re assign ed consec utively nu mbered file na mes, ju st a s if [S EQ UENT IAL NO .] is se t to [OFF]. • When tra nsferri ng images t o a compu t er us ing RICO H Gate La (P .143), the file bein g transf e rred is ren amed and sa ve d. Th e fi le i s sav[...]

120 Sett ing the Dat e and Time ( DATE SETTINGS) You can take s till ima ges with the time or date stamped onto the picture. The date/ time set ting on the S ETUP m enu is explained here. 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . 2. P ress the " bu tton to sel ec t [DA TE SE TTING S] and press th e $ bu tto n.[...]

121 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Disp lay Languag e (LA NGU AGE/ ) You can change t he language displayed on the scree n. To c hange the d isplay language, follow the steps below. 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . 2. P ress the " bu tton to sel ec t [LANGUAG E / ] and press the $ button . The[...]

122 Chan ging th e Playb ack Meth od fo r Viewi ng on TV (VIDEO OUT MO DE) You can view your st ill images and movies on a t elevision scr een by connecting your cam era to a t elevision with the AV cable that came with your camera. You r c amera is set to NTSC video format (used in Japan and ot her countries) for us e with t elevision e quipment a[...]

123 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Step Zoom ing Setting (S TEP ZOOM) The focal length wi t h optical zooming can be f i xed to any of sev en levels (28, 35, 50, 85, 105, 135, and 160 mm, equivalent to that on a 35mm came ra) ( Step Z oom ). To s et whethe r to us e s tep zoom ing (O N) or not (OF F), follow t he steps below. 1. Di splay th[...]

124 Dis p layin g a Setti ngs Ch ange Wa rning (S HTG STGS WA RNG. ) If the initi a l settings are chan ged for the following functions, you can set the cam era to have the icon of that fu nction blink and to dis play a warning message about the function wit h the changed setting for about 5 seco nds w hen the c amera is turne d on. • White balan[...]

125 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the USB Settin g (USB C O NNE CTI ON ) By setting [USB CONNECTION] to [MASS S TR] on the S ETUP me nu, you can view f iles in t he cam era and transfer files fr om the camera to your com puter using t he USB cable without installing t he supplied software or USB driver. Usuall y, set [ USB CONNECT ION] to [ORI[...]

126 To c hange the U SB setting, f ollow the s teps below: 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . 2. P ress the " bu tton to select [USB CO NNECT ION] and p ress the $ but ton. 3. P ress the !" butt ons t o se lect the desired setting . 4. P ress the C / D or # butto n. 5. If yo u pressed the # b u tto[...]

127 Changing Camera Settings To transfer imag es in Mass Storage Mode, follow the steps below: 1. S et [USB CO NNECTI ON ] to [MASS ST R] o n the SETUP menu. 2. M ake sure that the camera is o f f. 3. Conne ct the suppl ied USB ca ble t o a USB port on y our compu ter. 4. Co nnect the USB cable to the USB terminal on your camera. You r came ra tur [...]

128 Disconnecting the C a mera from Your Co m puter (Wi ndo ws ) The display is an ex ample of Windows XP . The t e rms are dif f erent for other operating systems but the operations are the same. 1. Do uble-click the [S afely Rem ove Hardwa re] icon at the right end of the task bar. 2. S elect [US B M ass Sto rage Device] and click [ Stop]. 3. Che[...]

129 Changing Camera Settings Enla rgin g I co n Di spl ay ( ENLGE PHOTO ICON) You can enlarge t he icons displayed on the scre en during shooting. The follow ing icons are enlarged: •F l a s h • Macro Shoot ing •S e l f - t i m e r • White balance • Focus • Exposur e c ompens ation • ISO setting When the i cons are enlarged, the fol l[...]

130 Regist ering the Power-on Se tting s (REG. MY SETTIN GS) The M y Setting function a llows you to make your de sired s ettings to be used at power-on. For exam ple, when a digi t al camera is used in common by multiple persons, each pers on can us e the camera without regard to the settings made by the per son w ho us ed the camera previously be[...]

131 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the S tartup Setting s (S TART SETTING S) To c hange the s tartup set tings, use one of t he settings r egistered in [RE G. M Y SE TTIN GS]. 1. Di splay the SETUP menu. For the op era ting pr oced ur e, see P .1 09 . 2. P ress the " bu tton to select [ST ART SET TINGS] and pr ess the $ but ton. 3. S elect[...]

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Chap ter 4 Installing Softw are (Dow nload ing I mages to Your Com p ut er) Insta llin g th e Prov ide d Soft wa re (For W ind ows ) ... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 134 Insta llin g th e Prov ide d Soft wa re (For M aci ntos h) . ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 15 3 Ca uti on The scre en imag es s how[...]

134 Installing t he Provided Software (For W i ndows) You need t o inst all software for t ransferring images to your computer before y ou can down load images from the c amera. Software ins tallation is nec essa ry for automat ic ima ge downloading from the camera to your computer . Not e • If a f ile wit h the s ame na me alrea dy ex ists at th[...]

135 Installing Software Software that can be installed from the C aplio Software CD-R O M Once you insert the Caplio Sof tware CD-ROM in the CD-ROM driv e, the following screen appears automatically: When [Installing the soft ware] is clicked: ( P.139) The following so ftwa re wil l be installed: XP: Wind ows XP 9 8: Wi ndows 98/ 98SE/ Me/200 0 Ite[...]

136 Refe ren ce Th e cam era i s pr o vid ed w it h I mag eM ixe r s o ftw are th at al lows you to di spl a y an d ed it im a ges fr om your comput er. F or how to us e Im ag eM ixer, c lick the [?] butt on on th e Imag eMixer wi ndow a nd s ee the d isp layed manu al. Fo r th e la te st i nf orm at io n ab ou t Imag eM i xer , acc ess t he W e b [...]

137 Installing Software Whe n [B r o ws e Use r ’s Man ual ( Sof t wa r e Ver s i o n)] i s cl ick ed: The “Softwa re User Guide” (PDF file) on the Caplio Software CD-ROM can be displaye d o n yo ur comput er scre en. If yo u a re a Win dows use r a nd have Acrobat Rea der inst alled on your co mpute r, s imply click [Bro wse User’s Manu al[...]

138 Syste m Req u irem ents for U sing the Provid ed Sof twa re The foll owin g e nviro nm en ts ar e nece ssar y fo r us ing t he pro vi de d softw are. Plea se ch eck your compu ter , or the co mp ute r’s u ser ma nual. Ca uti on • If y ou r comp uter h as an upg rad ed OS, the US B funct ion ma y not w ork nor mally, so it can not be supp or[...]

139 Installing Software Insta lling the Softwa re on Your Computer Ca uti on • Do n ot c onnec t yo ur cam era to t he comp uter u ntil ind icate d. If you hap pene d to c onne ct your camera t o the computer (resu lting in the [ Add New Hardware Wizard] screen appea rin g), si mply click [Can cel], and after di sconn ectin g your cam era, i nst [...]

140 5. Con firm wh ere you want t o install and th en cl ick [Next ]. The [S elect P rogra m F old er] scre en appe ars . 6. Con firm wh ere you want t o install and th en cl ick [Next ]. The Ima geM ixer inst aller sta rts. Install I ma geM ixer fo llowing the m essages dis playe d o n th e s cree n. Whe n in stalla tion of I ma geM ixer is com pl[...]

141 Installing Software Insta lling the DeskTop Binder Lite Refe ren ce For ho w to use Des kTopBin der L ite, r efer to t he Begi nner ’s Gu ide, the Set up Guid e, an d the D eskT o pBi nd er Li te - A ut o Do cum ent Li nk G ui de ( a ll PDF fi le s ) th at are i nst al le d wi th D esk To pBi nd er Lite . Ca uti on • Do n ot c onnec t yo ur[...]

142 6. Click [OK]. 7. Clic k [De skTop B inde r Li te]. The De skTo pB inder Li te ins ta lle r star ts . Install De skT opBin der Lite fo llowing the messag es d ispla yed on the screen . Whe n the scre en wher e yo u ve rify digi t al ID is displayed , click [ OK]. Ca uti on • W he n capt ur ing i m ages f r om t he c ame r a us in g the Au to [...]

143 Installing Software Conn ecti ng the Came ra to Y our Computer Downloading Im ages Using RIC OH Ga te La Afte r installing the software on your co mputer, connect your came ra to the c omput er. The follow ing explanation is prov ided assu ming that [ ORIGINAL] (default) is select ed at [ USB CO NN ECTION] of t he camera ’s SET UP menu (P.125[...]

144 For Windows XP The first time you c onnect your c amer a to the com puter using a USB cable, the [ Found Ne w Har dware Wiza rd] scr een will appear. 1. S elect [Install the softw are automati cally ( Recommen ded)]. 2. I nsert the Caplio Software CD-RO M into th e CD-ROM drive on your compu ter. Installa tion of t he WIA Driver a utomat ically[...]

145 Installing Software 3. S elect [RICOH Gate La], check [Always use this prog ram for this action] check bo x, an d then click [OK]. To lo ad imag es f rom th e ca me ra with as sistan ce f rom the W in dows XP “S canner an d Ca me ra W izard ”, selec t [Mi cro soft Scann er an d Ca mer a Wiza rd ]. Leavin g th e [ Always u se th is pr ogram [...]

146 Transferring Im ages in Mass Stora ge Mode Ca uti on Win dows 98 /98 SE an d Mac OS 8.6 ar e not c o mpat ible wit h Mass St orage Mode . 1. Ch ange [USB CONNECT ION] to [MASS STR] on the Set up menu. For mo re deta ils, see P .1 25. A t th e time o f p urch ase, [O RIGINA L ] is selecte d. 2. M ake sure that th e camera power i s off. 3. Co nn[...]

147 Installing Software Disconnecting the C a mera from Your Co m puter (Wi ndo ws ) The display is an ex ample of Windows XP . The t e rms are dif f erent for other operating systems but the operations are the same. 1. Do uble-click the [Saf ely Remov e Hardware] icon at the right end of the task bar. 2. S elect [US B M ass Sto rage Device] and cl[...]

148 Download ing Imag es from a n SD Mem ory Ca rd It is pos sible to download images from an SD memory card to the compute r via a PC card slot or card reader. Images in a n SD Memory Card Images are stored in an S D mem ory card in a hierarchy shown below. Not e Depe nding on the typ e of PC ca rd sl ot or car d read er, a me mory ca rd ada pter [...]

149 Installing Software Insta lling Acroba t Reader Acrobat Reader is required to display t he operation manual (PDF fi le). If the computer is running unde r Windows, Acro bat Reader can be installed. Acrobat Reader need not be installed if already ins talled on your compute r. Ca uti on • Do no t ins tall t he s oft ware wh en the camer a is co[...]

150 Insta lling DirectX DirectX is used to pl a y movie files with ImageMixer. This c amera requires DirectX 8. 1 or later t o play m ovie f iles in Windows. If you have an ear lier version installed, please i nstall the updated version available on t he acco mpany ing CD-ROM. For Wi ndows X P, inst allation of DirectX is not neede d bec ause the u[...]

151 Installing Software Unin stallin g the So ftware Ca uti on • For W indow s 2000/ XP, Adm ini strat or priv ile ges are r equi red to uni nstal l the sof tware . • I f any oth er pro gr am is acti ve or uns a ved d at a re mai ns, s ave th e da ta an d te rmi na te the pr og ra m be fo re unin st al li n g. • If y ou inst all bot h Imag eM[...]

152 Unin stallin g Imag eMixer Ca uti on • For W indow s 2000/ XP, Adm ini strat or priv ile ges are r equi red to uni nstal l the sof tware . • I f any oth er pro gr am is acti ve or uns a ved d at a re mai ns, s ave th e da ta an d te rmi na te the pr og ra m be fo re unin st al li n g. 1. Click [Start ] on th e Window s task bar. 2. S elect [...]

153 Installing Software Install ing the Provi ded Softwar e (For Macintosh) You need t o inst all software for t ransferring images to your computer before y ou can down load images from the c amera. Refe ren ce For ho w to do wnlo ad imag es from t he came ra int o your comp uter, see the “So ftwar e User Guid e” av ailab le fro m the Ca plio [...]

154 For Ma c OS 8. 6 to 9.2.2, dou ble-clicking the [Installer] icon displays t he screen on the right . When [Installing the software] is clicke d: The software will be installed. When [Bro wse U s er’s Manu al (Softwa re Vers ion)] is clicke d: The “ Software User G uide” (PDF file) on t he Caplio Software CD- ROM can be displayed o n you r[...]

155 Installing Software Syste m Req u irem ents for U sing the Provid ed Sof twa re The follo wing environ ments a re nec essar y for using the provided softw are. Please check your com puter, or the computer’s user manual. Ca uti on • The pr o vid ed sof twar e may not operat e prop erl y if chan ges ar e made to th e opera ting system. • Co[...]

156 Insta lling the Softwa re on Your Computer (Mac OS 8. 6 to 9.2.2 ) 1. Tur n on yo ur Ma cin tosh an d ins ert t he Ca plio Softwar e CD - ROM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. Do uble-cl ick the [Caplio So ftware] icon . 3. Do uble-cl ick th e [MacO S9] folder. The [Ins tal ler ] ico n ap pe ars . 4. Do uble-cl ick [Insta ller]. The “Digit al camera s[...]

157 Installing Software Insta lling the Softwa re on Your Computer (Mac OS X 10. 1.2 to 10.4. 5) 1. Tur n on yo ur Mac intos h and i nsert the Caplio CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Do uble-cl ick the [Caplio So ftware] icon . 3. O pen th e M ac OS X folder. Fol der s na med [M ac O S X 10. 1 - 10 . 3] and [M ac O S X 10 .4] ap pea r. 4. Cl ick the [...]

158 9. Click the destination disk yo u want, and t hen cli ck [Cont inue] . 10. Click [Inst all]. When in stalla tion finishes, a m essa ge appe ars to i n form y ou that i t is necess ary to r est art you r Macint osh . 11. Click [Con tinue Installati on]. The soft ware is ins talled , and a fte r a while an Installatio n Com plete mes sag e appe [...]

Chap ter 5 Troubleshootin g Troub les hootin g .... ..... ..... ...... ..... .......... ..... .... 160 Append ice s ....... .......... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 167 Ca uti on Nev er use an y ba tter y ot her th an the s pecif ied on e. Refe ren ce Fo r th e ap pl ica bl e ba tt ery , se e P .16 .[...]

160 Troubleshoo ting Tr oubl esh ooting the Ca mer a Power Supp ly Proble m Cause Soluti on Ref er to The camera does not turn on. Batter y is not loaded or is exhausted. Load the recharge able batt er y corr ectly. Charge t he battery as requi red. Use the AC adapte r as requi red. P.19 P.20 P.169 A (manganes e dry cell or other) unaccept able bat[...]

161 Troubleshooting Shooting Cannot char ge the batt ery. Batter y has r eached the end of its useful life. Replace with a new rechar geable batt ery. P.16 Batt ery r uns out quickl y. It is being used at ext r eme high or l ow temperat ures. -- Many shots are bei ng t aken in dark places or other locat ion r equiring extensi ve use of flash. -- Pr[...]

162 The pict ure is blurred. You moved the camera when pressi ng the shutter releas e butt on. Hold th e camera with your elbows press ed agai nst your body. Use a tripod. P.27 When s hooting i n a dark place (suc h as indoors ), the shut t er speed sl ows down and pictur es become easil y blurr ed. Use t he flash. Raise the ISO s etting. P.36 P.81[...]

163 Troubleshooting Playback/ D eleting The br ightness o f the LCD monit or changes during AF. You are using AF in a dark place or when the Auto F ocus range an d surrou nding brightne ss ar e diff er ent. Thi s is no r ma l. - There i s a vertical smear on t he image. This is a phenomenon that occurs when a b right sub ject i s sh ot. It is call [...]

164 About the Software For detai ls abo ut t he so ftwa r e, refer to the “ Soft ware U s er Guid e” (PDF file). Other Problems Proble m Cause Solution Refer to Cannot l oad the SD memory c ard. The card is facing the wrong way. L oad correctly . P. 20 The camera does not operat e even when the butt ons are pressed. Batter y i s runni ng low. C[...]

165 Troubleshooting Warn ing Messa ges Un der Wind ows XP Service Pa ck 2 When software for your Ricoh digital camera is used on a co mputer with Windows XP Service Pac k 2 install ed, the following w arning me ssage may appear at s oftware activation or US B connection. With th is in m ind, refer to the following: When this warning message is d is[...]

166 If you clicke d the [Keep Blocki ng] button: Follow the st eps below to check the W indows F irewall sett ings. 1. Cl ick [Start] and the n [Control Pan el]. 2. Double -cli ck [ Window s Fir ewall] . If [Wind ows F irewall] is n ot displayed , click [Switch to Clas sic View ] a t the top left of the wind ow. 3. Cl ick the [Exceptions] tab. 4. C[...]

167 Appendices A. Specif ications General Camera P a rts Video Signal Format NTSC, PA L Pow er Source Vol tage Rechar geable Batte r y (3 .7 V) × 1 Ext erna l (AC ad apter): 3.8 V Ex t ernal Dimensions 95.0 mm (W ) × 53.0 mm (H) × 2 6.0 m m (D) (exc luding proj ecting pa rts) Wei ght Ca me ra: App roxim atel y 13 5 g (ex cludi n g ba t te ry, st[...]

168 Image Dat a Record/Playback Pa rt I/O Termina ls Memory C ards for Recording a nd Playback Di stance Cont rol • AF Met hod Normal Shoo t ing : Exte rnal Passi v e/C CD method Macr o: CCD met hod • AF Mea s urem ent Range Norm al: approx. 0.3 m to A , M acro: a pprox. 0 . 01 m to A Inte rna l Fla sh • Method Flas hmatic • Shoot ing Dis t[...]

169 B. Optio nal Acces sories The Caplio R40 c an be used wit h th e it em s (sold separat ely) listed below. Using the AC Adapte r ( sold separately) When shooting or viewing still imag es for a long tim e, or w hen connecting to your computer, use of the AC adapter ( sold separately) is recom mende d. If you h ave a lready u sed t his camera, mak[...]

170 Cauti on • Us e th e AC a da pte r w it h t he batt er y/c a rd co ver op en . D o no t cl ose th e c ove r fo r cib ly. • The c amera cann ot be us ed with a tr ipo d. • Be su r e t o se cur e ly con ne c t the A C a dap ter cor d and pl ug . • W he n you are n ot usi ng th e cam e ra, un plug t he A C ad apte r fro m the ca m era an d[...]

171 D. Av ail a bl e M en u I t ems B y Mo de Movie Mode Scene Mode For deta ils abou t op tion s, se e P .5 8. Settin g O p tions R e fer to MOVIE SI ZE [3 20] , 160 P.6 0 FRA ME RAT E 15FP S, [30 FPS] P.9 3 FOCU S [MULTI A F], SP OT AF, MF, SN AP , A P. 64 WHIT E BA L ANC E [AUT O], (OUTDO ORS), (CLO UDY), (INCA NDESC ENT LAM P), (INCAND ESCE NT [...]

172 E. Fu nc ti on s W hos e D ef ault s a re R es to red When Came ra is T ur ned Off Turning the camer a of f may res et som e funct ion s ettings to their defaults. The table below indicates whether or not t he function is reset to its default when t he camer a is turned of f. Menu Funct i on O : sett i ng is saved, × : se tting is restored SET[...]

173 F. Numbe r of I mage s That C an be S tored i n Internal Memory/SD Memory Card The follow ing table show s t he approxim ate number of ima ges that can be recorded in the int ernal memory and onto an SD memory card at v arious image s ize an d pict ure quality settings. I MAG E WI TH SOU ND × Self-t ime r × Flash O Mac ro shoot ing × DE NS I[...]

174 Not e • T he n um be r o f r em ai ning s hot s di spl aye d on th e LC D moni to r m ay di ffe r fro m the ac tu al num ber of shot s, dep endi ng on t he su bject . • Movi e and sou nd reco rding t ime an d the ma ximum nu mber of still pict ures may vary depen ding o n the c a pac ity of the rec ord ing des tina tion (int ern al memo ry [...]

175 H. Ca utions on Use • T his p ro duct was man ufactu red for us e in the cou ntry in wh ich it was purc hase d. The war ran ty is only valid in the coun try in which the ca mer a was purc hase d. • Should the pr odu ct fa il or ma lfun cti on w hile you ar e a broad, the man ufac tur er assumes no respon sibility for servicing the pro du ct[...]

176 I. Ca re and Storage Care • P lea se n ote tha t if f inge rprints, dirt , etc . ge t on to t he lens, pictu re qua lity will suffer . • When dust or dirt do es g et o n the le ns, do not touc h it dir ectly w it h yo ur fin gers, a nd eith er use a b lower (a vail abl e in sto res) to blow it of f, o r a soft cloth t o g ent ly du st it o [...]

177 J. Error Mess ages If an error mess age is displayed on t he scree n, take the corresponding action. Error Message Cause and Action Page INS ERT CARD No card is l oaded. Ins ert a card . P.20 SET DATE. The date i s not set. Set the date. P. 120 FILE NUMBER OVER LI MI T T he fi le number li mit has been exc eeded. Use ano t her card. P. 118 UNM [...]

178 K. W arranty and Se rvicing 1. Thi s product i s backed by a limit e d warranty. During th e warranty period mentioned in t he Warran ty sup plie d wi th y our came ra, an y d efec tiv e pa rts w ill be re pa ired free of charge . In th e ev ent of a cam er a malfunction, contact the dealer from wh ich you purchased the camera or your nearest R[...]

179 INFORMATION TO T HE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equ ipment has b een tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Cl ass B digi tal device , pursuant t o part 15 o f the FCC R ules. These limits are desi gned to provi de reasonab le prot ection against harm ful interfer ence in a resid ential insta ll ation. T his equi pment genera tes[...]

180 Index A AC Adapter ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... ...... 11, 169 Acrobat Reader ..... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... . 1 37 ADJ BTN. SET.1/2 ........... ....... ....... ........ .... 113 ADJ. B utton ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... .. 1 3, 57, 94 AF ta rget sh ift .... ........ ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .[...]

181 RESTORE DEFAULTS ........ ....... ........... ...... 83 RICOH Gate La..... ........... ....... ....... .... 135, 15 3 S S (Stream)-CONT ..... ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... 87 SCENE Button ...... ....... ........... ....... ........ 13, 38 Scene Mode ... ....... ....... ........ .......... ........ ...... 37 SD Memory Ca rd ...... ....[...]

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