Ricoh GX200 VF KIT manuale d’uso

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This ma nual pr ovides in format ion on h ow t o use th e shoo ting an d playba ck functions of this p roduct, as well as war nings on its use. To make th e best u se of th is produ ct’s f unctions, read t his m anual th oroug hly before use . Plea se keep this manua l handy for ea se of re ference. Ricoh Co., Ltd. This publication may not be rep[...]

1 Various sym bols ar e used throu ghout t his instru ction ma nual an d on th e product to preven t physica l harm to you o r othe r peop le and damag e to property. The sym bols an d their meanin gs are explai ned bel ow. Observe the following precaution s to en sure sa fe use of th is equipm ent. Danger This symbol indi cates matter s that may l[...]

2  Turn off the pow er immedia tely in the ev ent of abnor malities su ch as smoke o r unusual odors being emit ted. Remove the bat tery as soon as possible, being car eful to avoid electric sho cks or burns. If you are drawing power from a household el ectrical outlet , be sure to unplug the power cord from th e outlet to avoid fir e or electri[...]

3 Observe the following precaution s to en sure safe u se of th is unit.  Do not touch the inte rnal component s of the equipment if they become exposed as a result of bein g dropped or damaged. The high -voltage circ uitry in the equ ipment could lead to a n elect ric shoc k. Remov e the bat tery a s soon a s possibl e, being caref ul to avoid [...]

4 The following two manuals are included wit h your GX200/GX200 VF KIT . The came ra is provide d with th e Irod io Phot o & Vid eo Studi o sof tware th at all ows you t o di spl ay an d ed it i mag es on you r com put er. For how t o use Ir odio Photo & V ideo S tudio, see the di splayed “Help” . For more inform atio n on Irod io Pho t[...]

5 * The illustra tions shown in this manual may dif fer from the actu al items. Wide-a ngle zoo m le ns ca n cap ture w id e- angle p ictur es This camera h as a compa ct body only 25 mm thi ck, fe aturing a 24-7 2 mm* 3 × optical z oom l ens t hat co vers a wide ra nge of shootin g. The wid e-angle lens is grea t for capturin g buildin gs, land s[...]

6 Macro shooting (P.49) at 1 cm, plus cl ose-up flash shoot ing (P.51) at 2 0 cm for wide -angle and 1 5 cm for t elephoto shots The cam era is equ ipped wi th close-up functions that allow you to take pictures at a distance of only 1 cm for the wide-ang le side and 4 cm for the teleph oto side, from the front of the lens to the subject. Since th e[...]

7 Easily cu stom ize your favo rite s hootin g setting s with my sett ings mode ( P.99) You can custo mize thre e groups of sett ings, and then turn th e mode dial to MY1/ MY2/ MY3 to sho ot with th ose reg istered s ettings. Fn (Fu nctio n) butt ons enab les eas y mode s witch ing w ith a sing le pus h of t he button (P.1 95) When a func tion is a[...]

8 Contents Safet y Precauti ons ...... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... 1 Using These Manuals ....................... ..................... ........................ 4 Key Fea tures ..... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... 5 Conten ts .... ...... [...]

9 Changing the Display w ith the DISP. Button .................... ........... 64 About the Electr onic Le vel ............... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ... 67 Histog ram .... ................ .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ... 70 1 Various Shooting F unctions 72 Using [...]

10 Shooting with Multi-Sho t (Continuous/S-Cont/M-Cont) ............. 112 Viewing an S-Cont or M- Cont Still Image in Enlar ged Display Mode.... 116 Setting the Picture Quality and Color (Image Settings) ............ . 117 Setting the Black -and-Wh ite Pict ure Quality ( B&W)........ ........... .......... . 119 Setting the Tonin g Effect f or [...]

11 3 Other Play back Fu nctions 155 Playb ack Menu ...... ...... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... . 155 Using the Me nu ...... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...... 156 Displaying Photos in Order Automati cally (Slide Show) ............ 157 Prevent ing the Del[...]

12 Changing the ISO Auto-High Setting (ISO Auto-High) . ............. 194 Assigning a Function to the Function Button (Set Fn1/2 Bu tton) ........ ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... . 195 Setting Whether to Save the Fn (Function) Button Function to My Sett ings (Fn Set. My Se t.)....... ..... ...... .... .... ..... [...]

13 For Macin tosh........ .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... . 233 Downloadin g Imag es to You r Compute r .......... .......... ........... .......... ...... 233 Disconn ecting t he Came ra fro m Your Comput er ....... ........... .......... ...... 2 34 7 Append ices 235 Troubleshooting ...............[...]

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Basic Operations If you ar e usi ng the camera for the f irst time, read t his sectio n. Packing List ...................................... 16 Camera System and Accessories ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .. 2 2 Names o f Parts........ .... .... ...... ..... .... .. 2 3 How to Use the Mode Dial ....... .... .... 25 [...]

16 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Open the package and make sure all the ite ms are included. * The a ctual ap peara nce of it ems included may dif fer. GX200 The seri al numb er of the camer a is provided o n the b ottom face of the came ra. Hot Shoe Cover Incl ud ed wi th th e cam era . USB Cable (mini-B type) [...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 17 Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ The CD-RO M su pport s th e fol lowin g la ngua ges. O per atio ns ar e not g uar anteed on opera ting s ystems w ith lang uages o ther t han thos e li sted belo w. Englis h,[...]

18 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. About GX200 VF KIT ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -- • In additi on to the items incl ude d wit h GX 200, the f ollow ing items are i nclud ed. • LCD vi ewfi nder (VF -1) • VF-1 case • VF-1 u ser guid e • VF-1 warranty • T[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 19 Option al Accessor ies AC Adapter (AC-4c) Used for power sup ply from a househol d outl et to th e camera. Use this adapt er for lo ng perio ds of playbac k or whe n tran sferring images to a co mputer. Rechargeable Battery (DB-60) Battery Charger (BJ-6) Cable Switch (CA-1) Self [...]

20 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Attaching the neck strap (ST-2) and l ens cap (su pplied) to the camera Remo ve th e end o f the n eck stra p (ST- 2) f rom th e conn ect or and attac h it as sh own i n the[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 21 Removing/a ttaching the ring cap ------------- -------------------------------------------- -- Remov e the ri ng cap wh en usin g the wide con ver sion le ns, te le conv ersio n lens , se lf reta ining len s cap or hood & ad apte r. Removing the r ing cap With the ring cap re[...]

22 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Camera System and Accessories Cable Switch (CA-1) Soft Case (SC-45) Hood & Adap ter (HA-2 ) Filter Optional accesso ries External F las h Recharge able Battery (DB-60) (supp lied) Batter y Charger (BJ-6) (supp lied) AC Ad apter (AC-4 c) φ 43mm φ 43m m Neck Strap (ST-2 ) Com[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 23 Camera Front View Item N ame Refer to 1 Up-d own Di al P.26 2 Mode Dial P.25 3 Shutt er R ele ase B utton P. 43 4 POWER Button P.39 5 Flash Cover P.51 6 Hot S hoe P.22, 252 7 F (Flash) OPEN Switch P.51 8 Fn1 (Func tion 1) B utton P.77 9 Strap E yelet P.17 10 Microp hone - 11 Ring[...]

24 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Rear View Item Name Refer to 1 Picture Di splay P.28 2 Auto Focus/Fla sh Lamp P.39, 46 , 51 3 AV Output Ter minal P.175 4 USB T ermin al P.178, 229, 23 0, 233 5 VF/LC D but ton P.64 6 ADJ. Lever P.72 7 z (Telephoto)/ 8 (Englarg ed View) Button P.48, 58 8 Z (Wide- angle) / 9 (Thum[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 25 Set the mode dial to the desired mode before shooting stil l images or movies. 1 Turn the mode dial to th e symbo l of the functio n you want to use. Mode Dial Sym bols and Descri ptions Symbol Function Description Re fe r to 5 Auto S hoot ing Mode Automat ically se ts t he op ti[...]

26 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. You can use the up-down dial and ADJ. lever t o easily perform various operations that are usually done using the !"#$ buttons. You can rotate the up-down dial as shown here. You can press the ADJ. lever to the left and right and press the center. You can use the up-down dia[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 27 Scen e Mode (Scene Mo de select ion screen) Same as !" butto ns. Same as #$ butt ons. P.94 Play back Mode (Norm al pl aybac k scre en ) Allo ws you to change the display ma gnifica tion. Same as #$ butt ons. P.58 , 55 Play back Mode (Grid view) Same as !" butto ns. Same[...]

28 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Example of Picture Display when Shooting Pi ctures Picture Display 9999 9999 + 0 . 7 +0.7 1280 1280 F2.5 F2.5 X4 . 0 X4 . 0 1 / 15 1 / 15 ISO-154 ISO-154 Interval Interval Shtr Btn:Start Shtr Btn:Start 12 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 16 15 4 33 11 12 17 19 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 31 3[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 29 Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • The numbe r of remain ing shot s availa ble may di ffer from the act ual numbe r of shots , dependi ng on t he subj ect. • Movie rec ord ing ti me and the storag e cap[...]

30 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Example of Picture Display During Playback Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • The [Wh ite Bal. Co mp] set ting d isplay ed for num ber 7 is th e [Whit e Bal. Co mp] valu e for s hooti ng ( G P.144). The v[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 31 Battery Level Indication A battery sym bol appears at the lower right of the picture display to indicate the battery level. Recharge the battery before it is depleted. Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • If[...]

32 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Getting Ready Turn the power on and get ready to shoot . Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • If t he came ra is alre ady tu rned on, ma ke su re it is turn ed o ff be fore ins erti ng or rem oving the ba t[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 33 Storage capa city of shots --------------------------------------------------------------------- • Approximate storage capaci ty of shots you can take *1 Approxi mately 350 s hots can be ta ken wh en using the LC D view finder. *2 Approxi mately 50 shot s can be tak en when us [...]

34 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Formatting --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Before usin g a ne w SD m emory card, be su re to fo rmat it with t his c amera. If an e rror messag e such as [Car d Error ] is display ed when an SD memory c ard is lo aded i[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 35 Write-protec ting your im ages -------------------------------------------------------------- -- Move th e wr ite- protec tion switc h on the SD me mory c ard to LOCK to preve nt yo ur s till ima ges from bein g acc ide ntal ly erased or the car d from being forma tted. If yo u u[...]

36 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 1 Insert the batte ry into the battery charge r, making sure that the and markings on the battery match those on the battery charger. • The battery label should fac e up. Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ B[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 37 1 Slide the releas e lever toward “OPEN” to open th e battery/ card cover. 2 Make sure the SD memory card is fa cing the right wa y and then pus h the card all the way in unti l it clicks. • The rechargeable ba ttery may be inserted f irst. 3 Insert the rechar geable batter[...]

38 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Loading the Specified Dry Cell Batteries (Available in Stores) Insert the batteries in the direction shown. Close the battery/card cover b y pressing the battery cover closed while sliding the release lever with your finger. Removing the SD Memory Card Slide the release lev er to[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 39 Turn the camera on. 1 Press the tabs on both s ides of the lens cap , and remove th e lens cap. 2 Press the POWER butto n. • After the start s ound, th e auto focus/ flash lamp blinks for several seconds. Using the Camera in Playback Mode • Pressing the 6 (Playb ack) button f[...]

40 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Turn the camera off. 1 Press the POWER butto n. Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • When turning t he power on for the firs t time w ith a c onversion len s attache d, the conve rsio n lens type sele ction [...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 41 1 Turn the powe r on for the first ti me after purchase. • The language select ion screen appea rs. • To skip langua ge settin g, press the ME N U/OK but ton. • When the MENU/OK b utton is pres sed, the language settin g is cancelled and the video sig nal format-setting sc [...]

42 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 1 Press th e !"#$ buttons to set the yea r , month, d ate and time. • Change the value with !" and move th e frame w ith #$ . • You ca n canc el th e setti ng by pres si ng the D ISP. But ton . 2 In [Format], choose the da te and time format. • Select the date and[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 43 Basic Shooting Now you are ready. 1 Hold the came ra with both hands and li ghtly press both elbows against you r body. 2 Put your finger on the shutter release button. Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ When [...]

44 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Preventing c amera shake ------------------------ -------------------------------------------- -- If you move the came ra wh en p ressin g th e shut ter releas e bu tton, the still image migh t not come out clearly d ue to camera shake. Camera shake ten ds to occur in the follow [...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 45 1 Press the POWER b utton to turn th e camera o n, and turn th e mode dial to 5 . 2 Put the subjec t of your photo in the ce nter of the screen and p r ess the shutt er release button halfway. • The camera focuses on the subject and t he exposu re and white balance are f ixed. [...]

46 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 3 To take a pictur e with the subject in the foregrou nd in focus aga inst a background , half-press the shutter re lease button to f ocus on the subject, and then compos e your shot. 4 Gently pr ess the sh utter release button all the way. • The still image you have taken appe[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 47 Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • Pre ss the shut ter rel ease bu tton ge ntly to preve nt came ra sha ke. • The J symbol ind icates that camera shake may occur. Hold th e camera still and focus the ca[...]

48 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 1 With the cam era ready to shoot, pre ss the z or Z button. • You can check the zoom status on the zoom bar of the pic ture display. 2 Compose your pictu r e and half-press the shu tter releas e button. 3 Full-press the shu tter releas e button. Using the Digital Zoom --------[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 49 1 With the cam era ready to shoot, pre ss the N b utton. • N is displ aye d momen tari ly at the ce nter of the pi cture displa y and then N is display ed at the to p of the scre en. 2 Compose your pictu re and ha lf-press the shutter release button . 3 Full-press the shutter r[...]

50 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. • The macr o shoo ting functi ons for scene mo de are shown be low. Scene Mo de Macro Sh ooting Movie Disabl ed Portrait Disabl ed Sports Disabl ed Landsc ape D isa bled Nights cape Disabled Text Mode Enabled Skew Correct Mode Enabl ed Zoom Macro Macro shoo ting only[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 51 Flash R ange for Whe n the Flas h Mode is Set to [Auto] (for when the ISO Setting is set to [Auto] or [ISO 400] G P.146) Flash Modes Using t he Flash To use the flash, slide the F (Flash) OPEN switch outward to raise the flash cover an d open the flas h. The flash does not fire i[...]

52 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 1 Select the tim ing at which the flash fires from [1stCurtain] or [2ndCurtain ] in the shooting menu’s [Synchro Settings ]. • For the operating pro cedure, see P.126. 2 Slide the F O PEN switch outward to raise th e flash cover. 3 Press the F button to change the f lash mode[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 53 • The flash shoo ting functi ons f or sc ene mode are s how n be low. Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • You cann ot use the inte rnal flash wh en using the w ide con version len s, tele conv ers ion le [...]

54 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 1 Turn the mode dial to 5 . 2 Press the t (Self-timer) button. • The Self-time r symbol a ppears on the scre en. • The [10] to the right of the symbol indicate s the number of seconds. In this cas e, if you pre ss the shut ter release button, the came ra shoots after 1 0 seco[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 55 Playing Back Im ages 1 Press the 6 (Playback) button. • The camera switches to playback mode and the last image tak en is displayed. • You can vie w your pictures i n order by press ing the #$ butto ns. • Press the ! button to display the image 10 frames backward . If there[...]

56 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Caution -------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ When shoo ting wi th [Pi c Qual ity/S ize] se t to RAW m ode ( G P.105) , a JPEG file associ ated with th e DN G file i s reco rded at the same time. I f the JPEG fi le is de[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 57 1 Press the 6 (Playback) button. • The last file recorded is displayed. 2 Press the 9 (Thumbnail Display) b utton. • The screen is divided int o 20 frames and t humbnails are displayed. Switching to Single-Picture Display 1 Press the !"#$ buttons to se lect a still ima g[...]

58 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 1 Press the 6 (Playback) bu tton. • The last file recorde d is disp layed. 2 Press the #$ buttons to di splay the sti ll image you want to mag nify. 3 Press the 8 (Enlarged View) button, or turn the up-d o wn dial. • The still image is enlarged. Enlarg ing Images You can enla[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 59 Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • Whe n [LCD C onfi rm.] is set t o [Ho ld] on the se tup menu ( G P.208), the image displa yed on the screen after be ing taken can be enlarged. • Movies c annot be enl[...]

60 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Deleting Files You can delete unwanted or failed files from the SD memory card or internal memory. Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ When [LCD C onfi rm.] i s set to [Hol d] o n the s etup m enu ( G P.208) ,[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 61 1 Press the 6 (Playback) button. 2 Press the D (Delete) b utton. 3 Press the !" buttons to select [Delete All]. 4 Press the MENU/OK bu tton. • You are pro mpted to con f irm that you want to de lete all images. I f so, pr ess the $ button to select [Yes], and t hen press t[...]

62 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.  Specifying Individual Files to be Deleted 4 Press th e !"#$ buttons to select the fi le you want to delete and p r ess the D button. • The trash symbol is display ed in the upper lef t corner of the f ile. 5 Repeat Step 4 to select all the files you w a nt to delete. ?[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 63  Specifying a Range of Files to be Deleted 4 Press the ADJ. lever. • Press the ADJ. lever again to return to the s creen for del eting one file at a time . 5 Press th e !"#$ buttons to select the s tarting point of the range of fil es you want to delete and press the D [...]

64 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Changing the Display w ith the DISP. Button Pressing the DISP. button allows you to c hange the scr een display mode and toggle the i nformation displayed on the picture display. Turning the picture di splay on/off -------------------------------------------------------- -- Press[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 65 Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • Whe n [Lev el Se tting] i s se t to [ Display ] or [ Dis p + Snd ] ( G P.202), the level indi cato r is disp layed dur ing norm al sy mbo l dis play and his togram . ( G[...]

66 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. White Sa turation Highli ghts Display --------- -------------------------------------------- -- The whi t e sat urati on are as of th e imag e flash in black . White satur ation is the loss o f grayscale tha t indicates the colo r shading in an image in which very bright are as o[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 67 When [Level Setting] is set to on in the setup menu or by pressing and holding the DISP. button ( G P.202), the camera uses a lev el indicator and level sound to let you know whether the image is level during shooting. The level indicat or is displayed during normal symbol displa[...]

68 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. Level indicator display When level When level st atus can not be determ ined When tilte d to the r ight When the c amera is held vertically Green O range Red[...]

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. 69 Note ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ • If the c amera is tilte d too much, th e mark on t he lev e l indi cator becomes red and indi cates the oppos ite end of the d ire ction in which the camera is tilted . [...]

70 If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section. When Histogram is on, a histogram appears in the lower r ight corner on th e picture display. A h istogram is a graph indicating the number of pixels on the vertical axis and the brightness on the horizontal axis (from left to right, shadows (dark ar eas), midtones, and highlight[...]

Advanced Operations Read th is section wh en you want to learn more about the di ffere nt camera funct ions . 1 Variou s Shoo ting Fu nctions ... .. 7 2 2 Shooting/Playing Back Movies .. ......... ...... ........ ....... ...... 151 3 Other Playback Functions ....... 155 4 Dir ec t Pr inti ng ...... .... .... .... ... .... . 1 77 5 Chang i ng Cam er[...]

72 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Various Sho oting Fu ncti ons You can assign four s hooting menu functions t o the ADJ. lever. The fifth function (AE/AF Target Shift G P.75) is fixed and cannot be changed. By using the A DJ. lever, you ca n display the screen for t hat function with fewer button operations an d without displaying the shooting [...]

73 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 3 Press the !" buttons to selec t the setti ng. 4 Press th e ADJ. lev er or th e MENU/O K but ton to set t he setting. Functions That Can Be Assigned to [ADJ Lever Set] Expo. Cmp, Wht. Bal., WB Correct, ISO, Quality, Focus , Image, Expo. Met., Cont Mode, Auto BKT, Flash Comp, Flash Amt. Note -------- --------[...]

74 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 By pressing the ADJ. lever, you can change the sha ding of text for shooting with [Text Mode] ( G P.94) in scene mode. You can select from [Deep], [Normal] and [Light]. 1 Turn the mode dial to SCENE . 2 Press the MENU/OK button. • The sc ene mo de sele ction scre en appea rs. 3 Press the !"#$ buttons to sel[...]

75 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 By pressing the A DJ. lever, you can shift the target for the aut omatic exposure (AE) and/or the auto focus (AF) without having to move the camera w hen taking a pict ure. This is part icularly useful when you are using a tr ipod to take pictures. 1 In shooting m ode, p ress the AD J. lever. 2 Press t he AD J. le[...]

76 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 6 Half-p ress t h e shut ter re lease button. • If [AE/AF ] is select ed, the Spot AE /Spot AF p osition is displa yed. • If [AF] i s selec ted, the Spot A F posit ion is di splayed . • If [AE] is sele cted, the S pot AE position and f ocusing f rame are displayed. 7 Gently press the shut ter release button [...]

77 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 When functions are assigned to the Fn (Funct ion) buttons with [Set Fn1/2 Button] on the setup menu ( G P.195), you can easily change the shooting menu setting, or swit ch from one function to another, simply by pressing one of the two Fn but tons. At the time of purchase, [Set Fn1 Button] is set to [AF/MF], and [[...]

78 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 The functions that can be set with the Fn1/Fn2 button in scene mode differ from t hose in other s hooting modes. T he following settings can be made with the Fn1/Fn2 button. The settings that are not marked O can be assigned to the Fn1/Fn2 button with [Set Fn1/ 2 Button], but they cannot be operated by pressing th[...]

79 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AF/MF] ( G P.195) and then pressing the Fn1/Fn2 button during shooting allows you to switch between auto focus (AF) and manual focus (MF). Pres sing the Fn1/ Fn2 button switches between auto focus and manual f ocus depending on the [Focus] setting on the shooting menu ( G P.108), a[...]

80 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • For i nform ation on how to use manu al foc us, see P.109. • You can also use t he sh ooting menu to m ake th e [Focu s] setti ng. ( G P.108) • You ca n press the Fn1 /Fn2 butto n to swi t ch AF/M F[...]

81 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AF/ S nap] ( G P.195) and then pressing the Fn1/Fn2 button during shooting allows you to switch between auto focus (AF) and Snap. Pressing the Fn1/Fn2 button switches between auto focus and manual focus depending on the [Focus] setting on the shooting menu ( G P.108), as shown belo[...]

82 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AE Lock] ( G P.195) and then pressing the Fn1/Fn2 button during shooting allows you to lock or cancel the exposure. 1 Set [Set Fn1 /2 Button] to [AE Lock] on the setup menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.195. 2 Check that the cam era is ready to shoot . 3 Put the su b[...]

83 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [J PEG>RAW ] ( G P.195) and then pressing the Fn1/Fn2 button when a [Pic Quality/Size] setting other than a RAW setting is selected ( G P.105) allows you to switch to RAW m ode with the same image ratio. Pres sing the Fn1/ Fn2 button again returns to JPEG mode. 1 Set [S et Fn1/2 [...]

84 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [Color>B&W] or [Color>TE] ( G P.195) and then pres sing the Fn1/Fn2 but ton with [Image Settings] set to a setting other than [B &W] or [B&W ( TE)] allows you to switch from color mode to [ B&W] or [B& W (TE)]. P ressing the Fn1/Fn2 button again returns to [...]

85 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 This funct ion all o ws you to sh ift the targ et for the automatic exposure (AE) and/or t he auto focu s (AF ) without havi ng to move the camera when taking a picture. This function is the same as t he ADJ. lever’s AE/AF target shi f t functi on. For more informat ion, see P.75 . 1 Set [S et Fn1/2 Butt o n] to[...]

86 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 7 Half-p ress t h e shut ter re lease button. • If [AE/AF ] is select ed, the Spot AE /Spot AF p osition is displa yed. • If [AF] i s selec ted, the Spot A F posit ion is di splayed . • If [AE] is sele cted, the S pot AE position and f ocusing f rame are displayed. 8 Gently press the shut ter release button [...]

87 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Setting the mode dial to A (aper ture priority mode) allows you to manually set the aperture value. Onc e the aperture value is set, the camera automa tically sets the o ptimal shutter speed. Selecting a lower aperture v alue (opening the aperture) allows you to blur the backgrou nd and capt ure a sha rp portrait [...]

88 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Turn the mode dial to A. • The m ode symbo l appea rs on t he pic ture d isplay , and t he curren t aperture valu e is displ ayed in oran ge on the ri ght edge of the screen . 2 Rotate the up-down dial to chan ge the aper tur e value. 3 Half-p ress t h e shut ter re lease button. • The sh utter speed is set [...]

89 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Setting the mode dial to M (manual exposure mode) allows you to manually set the aperture value and shutter speed. You can select from the following shutter speeds. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • Depen ding on the ap erture val ue, s[...]

90 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Turn the mode dial to M. • The m ode symbo l appea rs on t he pic ture d isplay , and t he curren t aperture valu e, shut ter spe ed, and expo sure val ue in dicator are displayed on the right edge of the scr een. • Whe n the ex posure value is in th e rang e of -2 EV to +2EV, t he brig htness of the picture[...]

91 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • To incr ease the ex posure tim e, lowe r the shutte r spee d. In this ca se, c amer a shake may occ ur. Hold the camer a stead y with two hands or us e a tr ipod w hen sho otin g. • While s hoo ting w[...]

92 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Setting the mode dial to P ( program shift mode) allows you to sho ot with a set combination of the apert ure value and shutter speed. Use the up-down dial to set t he program shift mode. 1 Turn the mode dial to P. • The m ode symbo l appea rs on t he picture display. 2 Half-p ress t h e shut ter re lease button[...]

93 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- The fo llowing is the p rogram diagr am. • In this e xamp le, the fla sh mo de is s et to [Flash Of f], an d th e ISO s etting is s et to [ISO 100]. • The ap erture valu e and shutt er spe ed can be shi[...]

94 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Setting the mode dial to SCENE allows you to select from among the following modes and shoot with se ttings automatically optimized for shooting conditions. Shooting with Optimal Settings According to Shooting Condit ions (SCENE: Scene mode) Scene Mo des Description Movi e Allow s you t o sh oot movies with s oun [...]

95 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- For inf ormation on the sho oting me nu items in sc ene mode, see P.102. 1 Turn the mode dial to SCENE . • The camera is ready to shoot and the selected scen e mode is displayed at the t op of the p ictur[...]

96 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 When you want to cha nge sh ooting menu in sce ne mo de, or setup m enu s ettings -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------- Press th e MENU/OK butt on in sho oting mod e, and then press the ! button on ce or twice to selec t the [MODE ] tab. Then, press the $ butto n once for the s[...]

97 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Turn the mode dial to SCENE . • The ca mera is ready to shoo t and the selec ted scen e mod e is displayed at the top of the picture displ ay. 2 Press the MENU/OK button. • The sc ene mo de sele ction scre en appea rs. 3 Press the !"#$ buttons to s elect [Skew Correct Mode]. 4 Press the MENU/OK button. [...]

98 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Turn the mode dial to SCENE . • The ca mera is ready to shoo t and the selec ted scen e mod e is displayed at the top of the picture displ ay. 2 Press the MENU/OK button. • The sc ene mo de sele ction scre en appea rs. 3 Press the !"#$ buttons to select [Zoom Macr o]. 4 Press the MENU/OK button. 5 Press[...]

99 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Setting the mode dial to MY1/MY2/M Y3 allows you to s hoot with preset settings. Use [Reg. My Settings] on the setup menu to make the MY1/MY2/MY3 settings. ( G P.191) 1 Turn the mode dial to MY1/ MY2/MY3. • Turn the mode dial to M Y1 to ma ke the settings for [M Y1] in [Reg . My Settings]. Turn the mo de dial to[...]

100 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Press the MENU/OK button in shooting mode to display the shooting menu. The shooting menu can be used t o set the following shooting settings. When Mode Dial is Set to Any Mode Other Than SCENE Shooting Menu Setti ng Opti ons [D efau lt S etti ngs] Refer to Pic Qu ality /Size RAW( 12M), RAW3:2 (10M), RAW1 :1(9M )[...]

101 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 (*1) Thi s setting cannot be displ ayed wh en the mo de di al is set to M. (*2) Thi s setting can be di splaye d only wh en the mode dial is set to 5 . (*3) Thi s setting can be di splaye d only wh en the mode dial is set to A. (*4) Thi s sett ing can be displayed only when t he mo de d ial is set to MY1/M Y2/ MY[...]

102 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 When Mode Dial is Set to SCENE When the mode d ial is set to SCENE, the displayed items dif fer depending on the selected scene mode. See the f o llowing table. O Available - Not available Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- The set up menu [...]

103 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Press t he MENU/OK butto n in shoo ting mod e. • The shoo ting menu is displa yed. • In scen e mode , press the ! button once or twice t o select the [M ODE] tab, and t hen pr ess the $ butto n. The shooti ng settings men u appears. 2 Press the !" but tons to select the desired item. • If the ADJ. le[...]

104 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Changing the di splay --------------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------- Press the # button to s elect a ta b on the l eft of the scre en. (If the ADJ . lever or the D ISP. bu tton is p ressed at this poin t, th e display r etu rns to the screen sh own in Ste p 1.) • Press the !" b[...]

105 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 The file size of a s hot still image depends on the picture quality mode and image size settings. For movies, choose the movie size. Figures inside the bold fram e indicate those shown on the screen. Still Image s • When scene mode is set to [Skew Correct Mode], you can select 1280 × 960 or 640 × 480. • Whe[...]

106 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Movie s • Y ou c an also choos e the num ber of frame s for m ovies. ( G P.152) Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • The nu mber of images tha t can be stored in the int ernal memory or SD memor y card depend s on the [Pic Q uality/Siz [...]

107 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " button to select [Pic Quality/Size] and press t he $ button. 3 Press the !" but tons to select the desired setting. 4 Press the MENU/OK button. • The sett ing appea rs on th e screen. Still Images Movi es[...]

108 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 When you sho ot the subject in the default focus ing mode, the camera focus es autom atically with Auto Focus (AF). Select from the f ollowing five focusing modes. Focusin g Mo des 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " button to select [Fo cus] an d p[...]

109 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 If the camera fails to focus automatically, you can focus manually (MF: Manual F ocus). Manual focus enables shooting at a fixed distance. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • In sce ne mode, man ual fo cus ca n be used when [Z oom Macro][...]

110 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 5 Press and hold the M ENU/OK button as required. • Pres sing and hol ding the MENU/ OK butt on enlarg es only the c enter of the scr een. • Pres sing and hol ding the MENU/ OK button ag ain returns to norma l display. 6 Press the !" buttons to adjust the f ocus. • Pres sing the ! butt on adju sts the [...]

111 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can change the exposure mete ring modes (the range to use for metering) used to determine the exposure value. There are three exposure metering modes. Expos ure M ete ring Mode s 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " but ton to select [ Expos ure [...]

112 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 With multi-shot, you ca n shoot consecutive images . Multi-shot has the following three modes: Contin uous Pictures continue t o be taken f or as long as you hold down the s hutter release button. Still images are recorded one at a time, just as in normal shooting. S (Stre am)-C ont With just one full-press of th[...]

113 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " but ton to select [ Continuous Mod e] and press t he $ button. 3 Press the !" button s to select [Continuous ], [S-Cont], or [M-cont ]. 4 Press the MENU/OK button. • The symbo l appears on the scre en. Cont[...]

114 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 M-Co nt (M Mu lti- Shot) 5 Compo se your pic ture and th en press and hold the shutte r release butto n. • The camera memori zes the scene while you hold down the shutter release button. 6 Release y our finge r from the shu tter rele ase butt on. • The camera stops shooting a nd the 16 still im ages (in the p[...]

115 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 • The sto rage capacit y of images in t he multi-s hot mode with t he internal memory are as sh own in t he ta ble be low. [Pic Quali ty/Size] [RAW/JPEG Setting] Sto rage capac ity of mult i-sh ot mod e RAW(1 2M) Fine 2 Norma l 2 N640 3 RAW3:2 (10M) Fine 2 Norma l 3 N640 3 RAW1:1 (9M) Fine 3 Norma l 3 N640 4 F4[...]

116 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 While a still image (16 frames in an image file) t aken with S-Cont or M-Cont is displayed, you can enlarge any one of the 16 frames. You can also switch between frames while viewing the image in enlarged display mode. To view a fram e from an S-Cont or M-Cont st ill image in enlarged display mode, follow the st [...]

117 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can change the picture quality of an image, including the contrast, sharpness, color and color depth. You can select from the following picture quality settings. Picture Qu ality Modes * Toning E ffect 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press t he " bu tto[...]

118 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 4 Press the MENU/OK button. • If you s elected a setting other tha n [Norma l], the sy mbol ap pears on the scr een. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- When [Auto Levels] is sele cted, the ex posure corr ecti on may no t be effectiv e and[...]

119 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press t he " bu tton to se lect [Ima ge Set tings] and pres s the $ butt on. 3 Press the !" but tons to select [B&W] a nd press t he $ bu tton. • The [ Image Settings] sc reen a ppear s. 4 Press the !" buttons[...]

120 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press t he " bu tton to se lect [Ima ge Set tings] and pres s the $ butt on. 3 Press the !" but tons to select [B&W (TE)] an d press the $ button. • The [ Image Settings] sc reen a ppear s. 4 Press the !" butt[...]

121 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 8 Press the MENU/OK button. • The symbo l appears on the scre en. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- Assign ing th e Fn1 /Fn2 bu tton to [C olor>T E] ( G P.19 5) al lows you to s witch betw een colo r and bla ck-a nd-wh ite (TE) mode b[...]

122 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press t he " bu tton to se lect [Ima ge Set tings] and pres s the $ butt on. 3 Press the !" but tons to select [Set tin g1 ] or [S ett ing 2]. 4 Press the $ button. • The [ Image Settings] sc reen a ppear s. 5 Press th[...]

123 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can automatically correct im age distortion while s hooting by setting [Distortion Corr.] to [On]. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " b ut ton to se le ct [ Di sto rti on Co rr .] and press t he $ button. 3 Press the !" but tons to select [...]

124 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can adjust the light int ensity of internal flash. You can set the light intensity from -2.0 E V to +2.0 EV in increm ents of 1/3 EV. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " button to select [Flash Expo . Comp.] and press the $ butt on. • The flas[...]

125 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can set the internal flash amount when the flash mode is set to [Manual Flash] ( G P.51). The flash amount can be se t at [Full] or [1/1 .4], [1/ 2], [ 1/2. 8], [1 /4], [ 1/ 5.6] , [1/ 8], [1/1 1] , [1/1 6], [1/ 22] , [1 /32 ] of the maximum amount. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p r[...]

126 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can select the timing for which the f lash fires from the two settings shown below. The default setting at the time of purchase is [1stCurtain]. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " but ton to select [Syn chro Settings ] and press t he $ button. [...]

127 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 The auto bracketing f unction automatically shoots three consecutive shots at three ex posure levels based on the set exposure level. S elect from -0.3 EV, ±0, +0.3EV or -0.5EV, ±0, +0.5EV for the difference in ex posure level. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 [...]

128 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 The white balance bracket function automatically records three images - a reddish image, a bluish image, and an image of the current white balance. This is useful if you cannot determine the appr opriate white balance. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the &[...]

129 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • This functi on is not ava ilabl e when [Pic Qual ity/Size] is set to RAW mode. • This fu nction is not avail able durin g multi-s hot s hootin g. • The fl ash cannot be used . • If [Imag e Setti [...]

130 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 When [CL-BKT] is selected and a still image is shot, t he camera records three images – a black-and- white image, a color imag e, and a black-and-white (TE) image, or the c amera reco rds two images – a black-and-wh ite image and a color image. Before t aking a picture, use [C L-BKT B&W (TE)] on the setup[...]

131 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 5 Press t he s hutter releas e button to shoot th e picture. • When [CL -BKT B&W (TE)] is se t to [On] ( G P.2 11), a bl ack-an d-white image, a color image, and a black- and-wh ite (TE) ima ge are recorded . • When [CL -BKT B&W (TE)] is se t to [Off] ( G P.2 11), a black-an d-whi te image and a c olo[...]

132 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 This function allows you to set noise reduct ion to be carried o ut with priority when shooting s till images. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " but ton to select [N oise Redu ction] a nd press t he $ button. 3 Press the !" but tons to select[...]

133 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • When n oise red u ction is set, no ise red uction takes priorit y over ot her image proce ssing funct ions. As a result, i mage definit ion may be diminishe d in some ca ses depend ing on the sub ject.[...]

134 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can set the camera to automatically take pictures at fixed int erv a ls. You can set the shooting interval from 5 seconds to 3 hours in increments of 5 seconds. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " button to select [Interva l] and press th e $ bu[...]

135 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • The int erval shoo ting s etting is cleared w hen the camer a is tu rned off. • The t ime un til the n ext pi ctu re ca n be ta ken acc ordin g to the sh ooti ng me nu s etti ng may be longe r than t h[...]

136 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can insert the date (YY/MM/DD) or the date and time (YY/MM / DD hh:mm) at the lower right of a still image. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " button to select [Da te Imprint] and pr ess the $ butt on. 3 Press the !" but tons to select [Da[...]

137 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can prevent camera shake by turning on t he camera shak e correction function. At the time of purchase, the camera shake correction function is turned on. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103. 2 Press the " bu tton to sele ct [Ca mera S hake Cor] and press t he[...]

138 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 The exposure sett ing enables you to select t he brightness level for your picture. Normally, if your subject is centered, backlight compensation is automatically activated, and you can shoot with the correct exposure. In the following cases, or when you intentionall y want to change the exposure, you can adjust [...]

139 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 4 Press t he AD J. lev er or the MENU/OK button. • The sett ing appea rs on th e screen. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • This fu nction is not avail able in manua l exposure mo de. • When sh ooting in pa rticular ly brigh t places,[...]

140 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Adjust the white balance s o that a w hite subject will appear whit e. At purchase, the white balance mode is set to [Auto]. Normally you do not need to ch ange the setting, but if the camera is having difficulty determining the white balance when shooting an object of a single color or w hen shooting under multi[...]

141 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 4 Press t he AD J. lev er or the MENU/OK button. • The symbo l appears on the scre en. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- The wh ite balance fu nction is not availa ble when [Imag e Settings] is set to [ B&W] or [B&W (T E)], or sce [...]

142 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 In shooting m ode, p ress the AD J. lever. 2 Press t he AD J. lev er lef t or righ t, or press the #$ buttons un til the wh ite balance menu appea rs. 3 Press the !" buttons to select [M] . 4 Poin t the ca mera at a piece of paper or somethi ng white under the lighting cond itions for your pict ure. 5 Pres[...]

143 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 1 In shooting m ode, p ress the AD J. lever. 2 Press t he AD J. lev er lef t or righ t, or press the #$ buttons un til the wh ite balance menu appea rs. 3 Press the !" buttons to select [CT] an d press the DISP. button. • The wh ite bala nce det ails scr een appears. 4 Press the !" buttons to set the [...]

144 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 The white balance mode color tone set i n [White Balance] ( G P.140) can be corrected to gre en, magenta, blue or amber. After this, even if the whi te balance mode is changed, the same value will be applied to the changed white balance mode. 1 Displaying the shoo ting menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, s[...]

145 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 4 Press the MENU/OK button. • The symbo l appears on the scre en. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • When us ing the ADJ. lever to a d just the w h ite balan ce, se lect [WB C orrect ] from the settin g menu and press the MENU/ OK butt [...]

146 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 ISO sensitivity indicates how sensitive film is to light. A gre ater value means higher sensitivity. High sensitivity is suitable for shooting an object in a dark place or a fast- moving object while minimizing blurring. You can select from the following ISO settings: Auto, Auto-Hi, ISO 64, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO [...]

147 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • Images shot wi th a higher s ensit ivit y may appe ar grainy. • The ca mer a can redu ce i mage nois e d epend ing on th e IS O sens itiv ity. ( G P.13 2) • The ISO sens itivi ty rang es f or wh en[...]

148 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 To return the shooting menu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below. 1 Turn the mode dial to 5 . 2 Press the MENU/OK button. • The shoo ting menu is displa yed. 3 Press the !" but tons to select [Restore Defaults] and press the $ butt on. • A con firmatio n message appea rs. 4 Press the $ butt[...]

149 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 Depending on the set aperture val ue, the image may be overexposed and the [!AE] symbol will appear when shooti ng in particularly bright places. I n this case, selec t a higher apert ure value (closing the aperture), or set [Auto Aper. Shift] to [On]. When [Auto Aper. Shift] is set to [O n], in aperture priority[...]

150 Vario us Shoo ting Fu nctions 1 You can switch shooting modes in my settings mode ( G P.99) without turning the mode dial. 1 Turn the mode dial to MY1/ MY2/MY3. • The sy mbol fo r the sh ooting mod e registered to [Reg . My Settin gs] appears o n the s cre en. 2 Displayin g the shoot ing men u. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.103.[...]

151 Shooting/ P laying Back Movi es 2 2 Sho otin g/Pla yin g Ba ck Mo vies You can shoot movies with sound. You can set the image size to 640 × 480 or 320 × 240 pixels. You can set the number of frames shot per second (frame rate) to either 30 or 15. Each mo vie you shoot is recorded as an AVI file. 1 Turn the mode dial to SCENE . • The camera [...]

152 Shooting/ P laying Back Movi es 2 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • The fl ash cannot be used . • While shoot ing mov ies, only digi tal zoom can be used. ( G P.45) • When the sh utte r rel ease butto n is p ress ed in Ste p 5, the ca mera foc uses on the subj ec[...]

153 Shooting/ P laying Back Movi es 2 Movie fra mes- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- ---------- ----------- -- Movie s consist of many fr ames whose im ages ap pear t o be movi ng when displ ayed at high s pee d. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- [...]

154 Shooting/ P laying Back Movi es 2 To playback movies, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. • The last m ovie shot is d isplayed. • The first f rame of the movie is displayed as a still image. 2 Sele ct the mo vie you want t o view usin g the !"#$ buttons. •P r e s s t h e $ button to display the next file. • P[...]

155 Other Playback Functions 3 3 Other Playba ck Functio ns Press the MENU/OK button in playback mode to display the playback menu. Th e playback menu allows you to m ake the settings for the following fun ctions. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- The se tup m enu c an b e a[...]

156 Other Playback Functions 3 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton to selec t the play back mode. 2 Press the MENU/OK button. • The play back menu appear s. 3 Press the !" buttons to select the de sire d item. • If the A DJ. leve r or the DI SP. button is presse d at this point, the display retu rns to the screen shown in Step 2. • Pres s [...]

157 Other Playback Functions 3 You can display the recorded still images and movie files sequentially on the screen. This is called a slide show. To view a slide show, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. • The last file recorded is displaye d. 2 Press the MENU/OK button. • The play back menu appear s. 3 Press the " b[...]

158 Other Playback Functions 3 You can protect files from being accidentally delet ed. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- Prot ected files cannot be del eted nor mall y. Howe ver, they wi ll be de lete d if you format the me mory whe re the fil es are stor ed. 1 Press the 6 (Pl[...]

159 Other Playback Functions 3 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- To unp rotect a fil e, disp lay th e file y ou want t o unpro tect and perform Step s 3 to 5. To protect all your fil es, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. 2 Press the MENU/OK button. ?[...]

160 Other Playback Functions 3 To protect selected files all at once, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. 2 Press the 9 (Thumb nail Display) button. • The sc reen is divided i nto 2 0 frames a nd thu mbnails are disp layed. 3 Press the !"#$ button s to sel ect the firs t file yo u want to protect. 4 Press the MENU/OK b[...]

161 Other Playback Functions 3 The still images recorded on an S D memory c ard can be printed out if you take them to a store that offers a digital camera print service. To use a print service, you must make print settings on your camera. These settings are called Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) settings. The DPOF setting specifies one print per[...]

162 Other Playback Functions 3 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- To rem ove the DPO F se tting, display t he still im age wi th th e DPOF sett ing a nd per form Steps 3 t o 5. To apply DPOF settings to all your still i m ages, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack[...]

163 Other Playback Functions 3 To make the D POF sett ings for selected s till images all at o nce, follow the steps below. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. 2 Press the 9 (Thumb nail Display) button. • The sc reen is divided i nto 2 0 frames a nd thu mbnails are disp layed. 3 Press t he !"#$ buttons to s elect the first still ima ge for wh[...]

164 Other Playback Functions 3 You can reduce the image siz e of a shot still image to create a new file with a different image siz e. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • You can resize only stil l images. Movies cannot be resized. • You ca nnot chan ge the image size of i[...]

165 Other Playback Functions 3 5 Press the !" buttons to select [1280] or [640 ]. 6 Press the MENU/OK button. • Mess ages appe ar durin g the correcti on pro cess, an d then the corrected ima ge is re corded . The origina l imag e remai ns un change d. Finish 640 1280 Select[...]

166 Other Playback Functions 3 You can copy all movies, still images, and sound data stored in the internal memory onto an SD memory card at once. 1 Turn the came ra off. 2 Insert an SD memory c ard. 3 Turn the came ra on. 4 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. 5 Press the MENU/OK button. • The play back menu appear s. 6 Press the " button to se[...]

167 Other Playback Functions 3 You can straighten rectangular objects, such as a message board or business card, shot at an angle, t o make them look as if they were shot squarely. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. 2 Press th e !"#$ buttons to display the file you want to straig hten. 3 Press the MENU/OK button. • The play back menu appear [...]

168 Other Playback Functions 3 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • The i mage size doe s not c han ge f or sk ew co rrec ted image s. • If the image size is large, skew correcti on will take time . Resize the image ( G P.16 4) befor e per formin g skew correc tion t o sp[...]

169 Other Playback Functions 3 You can use either [Auto] or [Manual] mode to c orrect the brightness and co ntrast in still images you have shot and t hen record the cor rected images. [Manual] mode allows you to correct the image by adjusting the histogram. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --------[...]

170 Other Playback Functions 3 5 Press the !" but tons to select [Auto] an d press the $ but ton. • The [Le vel Co mpensa tion ] screen appears. The or igin al image appea rs at the up per left of the screen and t he corrected image is sh own on the r ight. • If you s elect a fil e that ca nnot u se level compen sation, an err or message a[...]

171 Other Playback Functions 3 5 Press the !" but tons to select [Manual] and press the $ button. • The [Le vel Co mpensa tion ] screen appears. The or igin al image appea rs at the upper left of the screen, the histogr am is at the lowe r lef t, and the corrected image is shown on the ri ght. • If you select a file th at cannot use level [...]

172 Other Playback Functions 3 • Exam ple 2) To correct an ove rexpose d or unde rexpose d image: If the i mage i n overe xposed, move the le ft point to th e right so that it is a ligned with the left end of the hist ogram pe aks. If the im age in underexp osed, m ove the right point to the left so tha t it is aligned with the r ight end o f the[...]

173 Other Playback Functions 3 This function allows you to correct the green, magenta, blue and amber color tones in still images you have taken and t hen record the corrected images. 1 Press the 6 (Playb ack) bu tton. 2 Press th e !"#$ buttons to display the file you want to correct. 3 Press the MENU/OK button. • The play back menu appear s[...]

174 Other Playback Functions 3 6 Press the MENU/OK button. • Messag es appear during the co rrection proce ss, and then the corrected image i s re corded . The ori ginal im age r emains u nchang ed. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • You c an only use white b alance compe[...]

175 Other Playback Functions 3 You can view files you have taken on a T V screen. The camera displays everything on the TV screen just as it would on the picture display. To use your television for viewing, connect your camera to the television with the AV cable that came with your camera. To view files on a t elevision, follow the steps below. 1 S[...]

176 Other Playback Functions 3 6 Press the POW ER button or th e 6 (Playback) butto n for more than one sec ond to turn t he ca mera on . Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • When t he AV cable is con nected to th e camera , the ind icators on pic ture displ ay or the LC D vi[...]

177 Direct Printing 4 4 Direct Printing The direct print standard enables d irect printing from a cam era to a printer by connect ing them v ia a US B cable. Photos can be printed quickly and easily from your digital cam era without using a computer. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ------------[...]

178 Direct Printing 4 Connect your ca mera to a printe r using the USB cable provided. 1 Make sur e that the cam era is off. 2 Open the termin al cover. 3 Connect you r cam era to a printer using t he USB c able provided. • Your cam era t urns on automatica lly. • Tur n on t he print er if it is no t al read y on. Caution --------- ----------- [...]

179 Direct Printing 4 You can print still images from the camera with a PictBridge- compatible printer. Still images are sent from the internal memory when no SD me mory card is loaded or from an S D memory card w hen one is loaded . Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- Do not di[...]

180 Direct Printing 4 7 Press the !" but tons to select an item, and th en press the $ button to display t he detailed options screen . • Whe n [Conn ecting.. .] is disp layed, the connec tion to t he prin ter is no t yet establish ed. W hen a con necti on is established, [Conne cting...] disappe ars and [Dire ct Print] appea rs. Proceed wit[...]

181 Direct Printing 4 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • To spec ify th e setti ngs a s the defa ult se ttings next t ime th e ca mera i s con necte d to the print er, pr ess the A DJ. l ever whe n the scree n in Step 7 is displ ayed. When th e screen at the righ t appear[...]

182 Direct Printing 4 8 Press the !" buttons to set the numbe r of copies to print. 9 Repeat S teps 7 and 8 to select all the still images to be printed and t he num ber of copi es for each . 10 Press the MENU/OK button. • The dire ct print menu app ears . 11 Press the !" but tons to select an item, and th en press the $ button to displ[...]

183 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 5 Changi ng Camera S etti ngs You can change the ca mera settings by displaying the s etup menu from the shooting menu ( G P.100) or playback menu ( G P.15 5). The setup menu enables you to set t he items listed in the table below. Setup Menu Setti ng Opti ons [ Defau lt Setting s] Refer to Form at [C ard] P.186 Fo[...]

184 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 * The de fault set ting va ries dep ending o n where you purc hased th e camera. 1 Press the MENU/OK button. • The sh ooting menu (or the playba ck menu ) appear s. 2 Press the $ button. • The se tup me nu appea rs. • In scen e mode , press the ! button once or twice t o select the [M ODE] tab, and t hen pr e[...]

185 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 6 Press the MENU/OK button. • The se tup me nu disa ppears an d the ca mera is ready for sho oting o r playback . • The se tup me nu may ap pear depend ing on the sett ing. In t his ca se, press the ME NU/OK bu tton agai n to return to th e shooting or playbac k scr een. • Pres sing the # butt on in S tep 6 c[...]

186 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 If the error mess age [Card Error] is disp layed when an SD memory card is loaded into t he camera or the card has been used with a computer or other d igital camera, you must fo rmat the card w ith this camera prior t o use. Formatting is the process of preparing a card so i m age data can be written on it. Cautio[...]

187 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 If the error message [Format internal mem ory] is displayed, you must for ma t the in ter nal me mory pri or to u se. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- Formatti ng t he inte rnal memory de letes all of the data r ecor ded in the me mory. If yo[...]

188 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 To adjust the brightness of the picture display, follow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " b utt on to se le ct [LCD Bright ness] and press the $ butt on. • The sc reen for s etting th e brightne ss appears. 3 Press the !" buttons [...]

189 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When using the optional wide conversion lens (DW-6) or tele conversion lens (TC-1), it is neces sary to set which lens will be used. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " but ton to select [Con version Lens ] and press t he $ button. 3 Press the !" but [...]

190 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 4 Press the MENU/OK button. When [WID E[DW-6]] or [T ELE[TC- 1]] is selected: • Whe n the p ower is tu rned on wit h a conversi on lens attached, o r when a conversi on lens is atta ched, a sym bol indicating the co nversion lens typ e is displayed mome ntarily at the c enter o f the pictu re displa y, and t hen [...]

191 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 The My Settings function allows you to easily shoot w ith your desired settings. You can register three groups of set tings as “My Settings”. Setting the mode dial to M Y1 allows you to s hoot with the set tings registered in [MY1]. Setting the mode dial to MY 2 or MY3 allows you to shoot with the s ettings reg[...]

192 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 Sett ings S a ved wit h My Sett ings Functi on * [Set Fn1/2 Butto n] is save d in My Settings only wh en [Fn S et. My Set.] is set t o [On]. Shoo ting m ode ( 5 /P/A/M /SCE NE) Focal di stance used in manual focus Scene Mo de Macro Flash Mod e Zoom p osition Se lf-T ime r DISP. Mode Pic Quality/Size Focus Exposur e[...]

193 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 Step zooming allows you to set the focal length o f the zoom so tha t it stops at five levels (24, 28, 35, 50, 72 mm *). * Equiv alen t to tha t on a 35mm cam era 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " but ton to se lect [Step Z oom] and press the $ butt on. [...]

194 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can change the upper limit of the ISO setting for [Auto-Hi] (Auto high sensitivity) ( G P.1 46) in [ISO Setting] on the shooting menu. To change the aut o high sensitivity setting, f ollow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press t he " button to[...]

195 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When a function is assigned to the two Fn (Function) buttons, you can easily change the shooting menu se tting, or switching from one function to another, simply by pressing the Fn1/Fn2 button. Press the Fn1 button to use the f unction assigned to [Set Fn1 Button]. Press the Fn2 button to use the function assigned [...]

196 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 To assign a function to the F n1/ Fn2 button, follow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " button to select [Set Fn 1 But ton] o r [S et Fn 2 Button] and press the $ button. 3 Press the !" but tons to select the desired setting. 4 Press[...]

197 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can set whether the functions assigned to t he Fn1/Fn2 buttons with [Set Fn1/2 Button] ( G P.77) are saved with [Reg. My Settings] ( G P.191). 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press th e " button to se lect [Fn Set. My S et.] and pre ss the $ butt on. 3 Press t[...]

198 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 The following five operation sounds are made during camera operation. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- If you tr y to pe rform an op erati on th at cann ot be per forme d, the beep sound can be h eard regard less of the [Opera tion Soun ds][...]

199 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can change the operation sound volume. To change the operat ion sound volume, f ollow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " button to select [Vol. Sett ings] and press the $ butt on. 3 Press the !" but tons to select the desired set[...]

200 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When any of a number of shooting f unctions is assigned to the ADJ. lever, you can display the s creen for that function with fewer but ton operations and without displaying the s hooting menu. You can also use [ADJ L ever Set.1] to [ADJ Lever S et.4] to as sign a camera function that can be activated by pressing t[...]

201 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 In ADJ. mode ( G P.72), you usually pr ess the M ENU/OK button o r the ADJ. lever to set a setting. When [ADJ Shutter] is s et to [On], you can also s et a setting by half- pressing the shutt er release button . To change the shu tter release button set ting, follow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • [...]

202 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When [Level Setting] is set to on, the camera uses a level indicator and sounds to let you know whether the image is level during shooting. You can select from the following level confirmation settings. For information on how to us e the level function during shooting, see P.67. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For [...]

203 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can set whether to us e the AF auxiliary light when shooting with auto focus. When [AF Aux. Light] is set to [On], the AF auxiliary light lights and the auto focus distance is measured when shooting in dark surroundings and when it is difficult for the came ra to measure the auto focus distance. To change the A[...]

204 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 This function allows you to crop and record a shot image. Conventional digital zoom enlarges a portion of an image to a set magnification. Whereas, auto resize zoom saves the c ropped portion of the image, the i m age qual ity is not decreased, however the image size may become smaller. The image recording size cha[...]

205 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 3 Press the !" but tons to select [A uto R esi ze] . 4 Press the MENU/OK button. 5 With th e came ra rea dy to shoot, press the 8 (Enlar ged View) butt on. • Each tim e th e 8 bu tton is press ed, the image size is resized by o ne settin g. • The siz e at wh ich t he im age is recorded is displayed abov e [...]

206 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 If you do not operate the camera for a set period of time, it shuts off automatically to cons erve battery power (Auto Power Off). By default, auto power off is set to one minute, but you c an change this se tting. To change the aut o power off set ting, follow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t[...]

207 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When you attac h the viewfinder (VF -1), you c an set whether t he playback screen will display on the picture display or t he viewfinder. When the viewfinder is not attached, regardless of the [Playback Screen] setting, the playba ck scr een will display on the picture display. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For [...]

208 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 Immediately after you press the shutter release button and take a still image, the image t a ken is displayed on the screen for a moment so you can check it. By default, the image confirmation time is set to 0.5 second, but t his can be changed. To change the imag e confirma tion time, follow the s teps below. 1 Di[...]

209 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can set the camera to automatically rotate the image during playback according to the position of t he camera. When [Auto Rotate] is set to [On], the direction of the p layback image will be as follows. When you play back image s with the camer a held horizont ally: Images shot with the camera held horizontally[...]

210 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • The pl aybac k imag e is n ot au tomati cally rotate d, e ven wh en [Au to R otate] i s se t to [On], in the fo llowing c ases . • When p laying back movies or imag es shot with S-C ont. or M-Co nt. • [...]

211 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When [Auto Brack et] is set to [ CL-BKT] and a still image is shot ( G P.130), the camera records three images - a black-and-white image, a color image, and a blac k-and-white (TE) image, or the camera records tw o images - a black-and -white image and a color image. Before taking a picture, use [CL-BKT B&W (TE[...]

212 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When shooting with [Pic Quality/Size] set to RA W mode ( G P.105), a JPEG file associated with the RAW format file (.DNG file) is recorded at the same time. You can ch ange the picture quality and image size of this JPE G file. To change the picture quality and image size settings of the J PEG file, follow t he ste[...]

213 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 When you shoot a still im age, it is stored on an SD memory card or in the internal memory with a cons ecutively numbered file name that is automatically assigned. When you switch SD memory car ds, you can set your camera to continue consecutive numbering fr om the previously loaded card. To change the f ile name s[...]

214 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • When data i s rec orde d to the i ntern al m emor y, fil es ar e ass ign ed co nse cutiv ely numbe red fil e na mes, jus t as if [Seq uen tial No .] is set to [Off]. • When images are transferred to a [...]

215 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can shoot still images with the time or date stamped onto the picture. The date/time setting on t he setup menu is explained here. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " button to select [D ate Sett ings] and pre ss t he $ butt on. 3 Press the !"#$ b[...]

216 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can change the language displayed on the picture display. The default setting varies depending on where you purchased the camera. To change the display language, foll ow the steps below. 1 Disp lay the setu p menu. • For t he ope rating p roced ure, se e P.184. 2 Press the " button to select [Language / [...]

217 Chan ging Camer a Sett ings 5 You can view your still images and movies on a television screen by connecting your cam era to a television w ith the AV cable that cam e with your camera. ( G P.175) Your camera is set to NTSC video format (used in North America and other countries/regions) f or use with television e quipment and other audiovisual[...]

218 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer 6 Do wnloa din g Imag es to Your Com puter Refer to P.233 for M acintosh. You can download images to a com puter using either of the following methods. • You can us e the supplied RICOH Gate La software to collectively download ima ges automatically. To use this method, you mus t install the software from[...]

219 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer The following environments are necessary for using the s upplied CD-ROM. Please check your computer, or the c omputer’s user manual. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • The su ppli ed C D-RO M is not su ppo rted on 64 -bi t ver sio[...]

220 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer Once you insert the supplied CD-R OM in the CD-ROM drive, the installer screen appears aut omatically. CD-ROM Setup Ite m Name Description Re fer to Insta lling the Soft war e Use this button to in stall softwar e requir ed for batch downlo ading and edit ing of images. P.221 Instal ling DeskTo pBinder Lit [...]

221 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer The following soft ware will be installed: Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • Do not in stall the sof twar e when the camer a is conne cted to your co mputer with a USB cabl e. • If sof t ware is alrea dy installed from a CD-ROM s[...]

222 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer Here is an exam ple of the Windows XP screen . 1 Start you r computer an d insert the supplied CD- ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Operating sy stems other than Windows Vis ta • The in stalle r screen ap pears automatica lly. Windows Vis ta • The Au torun s creen a ppear s autom atically . • Select [Run Auto[...]

223 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer 5 Confirm where you want to install an d then click [ Next]. • The [Sel ect Progr am Folder ] scre en appears. 6 Confirm the destination location an d then cli ck [Next]. • The Irod io Photo & Video S tudio installer starts. Insta ll Irodio Photo & Video S tudio follo wing th e message s display[...]

224 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer The following soft ware will be installed: DeskTopBinder Lite is used for managing business documents . As well as still images captured with a digital camera, you can manage a variety of documents, including documents input by scanner, documents created with various applications and image f iles. You can a[...]

225 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer 2 Click [Installing DeskTopBinder Lite]. • After a few mom ents, th e [Welcom e to the I nstallSh ield Wiz ard for Caplio Soft ware S ] scree n appear s. 3 Click [N ext]. • After a few mom ents, the [ Choose De stination Location] s creen appears. 4 Confirm where you want to install an d then click [ Ne[...]

226 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer You can check folders and file s on the CD-R OM. The CD -ROM contains not only the s oftware installed by cl icking [Installing the software] but also A crobat Reader s oftware. This software product can be installed on Windows. For the installation of Acrobat Reader, follow the procedur e shown below. Caut[...]

227 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer 3 Doub le -c lick the [Ac rob at ] fo lde r. 4 Doub le -c lick the [En gl ish ] fol der . 5 Double-click [ar500enu] (ar50 0enu.exe ). • A scre en appe ars to con firm use r accoun t manag ement for Window s Vista. Select [Con tinue]. 6 Install Ac robat Reader by followi ng the mes sages displayed. Caution[...]

228 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer 1 Click [Start] on the W indows ta sk bar. 2 Select [Setting s]-[Control P anel] ([Control Pa nel] for XP/Vista). 3 Double-click the [Add/Rem ove Progr ams] icon (or the [Add or Re move P rograms] ico n in W indows XP). 4 Select [Irodio Photo & Video St udio] and then click [Ch ang e/R emo ve ]. 5 Confi[...]

229 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer After installing the software on your c omputer, connec t your camera to the computer. 1 Make sur e the ca mera pow er is off. 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB port of your com puter. 3 Con nect the US B cabl e to the USB terminal of yo ur camera. • Your camera t urns on and th e computer autom atically[...]

230 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer You can download images from the camera to a computer without having to use s oftware. 1 Make su re that the camera p ower is o ff. 2 Connect th e acces sory USB cable to a U SB port of your computer. 3 Connect th e USB ca ble to the USB terminal of yo ur camera. • Your camera t urns on . • Your compute[...]

231 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer Download ing Im ages f rom an SD M emory Ca rd ----------- ---------------- ------- It is possible to download im ages from an SD memory c ard to the comput er via a PC card slot or ca rd rea der. De pend ing on th e type of PC card s lot or c ard re ader, a m emor y card adapter may be required when using [...]

232 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer Perform the follow ing operations when dis connecting the camer a from your comput er. (The display is an exam ple of Windows XP. The terms are different for ot her operating sy stems but the operations are the s ame.) 1 Dou ble- clic k the [S afely Remo ve Hardware] icon at the right end of the task ba r. [...]

233 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer Refer to P.218 for W indows. This camera supports the following Macintosh operating systems. • Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2 • Mac OS X 10.1.2 to 10.5.2 Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------------- -- • You c annot down loa d imag es from t his c amer a[...]

234 6 Downloading Images to Your Computer 4 From the displaye d drive, copy a file to the desired location. • The figu re below shows the folde r configu ration in the dr ive. • Whe n the conte nts of t he inter nal memory a re displ ayed , the dri ve name is [RICOHDCI]. Caution --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------[...]

235 7 Appendi ces 7 Append ices If an error me ssage is d isplayed on the screen, ta ke the corresponding action. Troubleshooting Error Messages Error Messa ge Cause and Action Refer to Insert Card No card is loaded. Insert a ca rd. P.37 Set Dat e. The date is not se t. Set the d ate. P.21 5 File Number Over Limi t T he file number limit has been e[...]

236 7 Appendi ces Camera Troubleshooting Power Supply Problem Cause So lution Re fer to The camera does not turn on. Battery is not load ed or is exhausted. Load the battery correct ly. When using the dedic at ed rechar geable battery or AAA nickel-me tal hydride batt eries, charg e the batteries as requir ed. When using AAA alkaline ba t teries or[...]

237 7 Appendi ces Cannot c harge the rechargeable battery. Rechargeable battery has reached the end of its us eful life. Replace with a n ew recharge able battery . P.37 Battery runs out quickly. It is being used at extrem e high or low temperat ures. -- Many shots are be ing taken in dark places or ot her locatio n requiring ex tensive use of flas[...]

238 7 Appendi ces Although t he camera is set t o aut o foc us, i t is unable to f ocus. The lens is dirty. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth. - The subject is n ot in the center o f the shooti ng ra nge. Shoo t with f ocus lock . P.45 It is a hard-to- focus subj ect. Sh oot with focus lock or manual focus . P.45 P.109 Although t he camera is not i[...]

239 7 Appendi ces Even though the fla sh fired, the picture is dark . The distance to the subj ect exceeds the flash r ange. Get closer to your s ubject and shoot. Change the flash mo de or the ISO se tting. P.51 P.146 The subject is dark . Correct the exp osure. (Exposure compensation also changes the light intensi ty of the flash.) P.138 The ligh[...]

240 7 Appendi ces The level indicat or is not disp layed . [Leve l Set ting] i s se t to [O ff] or [Sound]. Set [Level Se tting] to [Dis play] or [Disp + Snd]. P.202 The display is set to a setting other tha n normal sy mbol displ ay or histogram. Press the D ISP. button to change the display to norm al symbol display or his togram. P.64 The camera[...]

241 7 Appendi ces The picture display turned of f. Battery is exhausted. When u sing the dedicated rechargeab l e battery or AAA nickel-me t al hydride batt eries, charge t he batte ries as required. When using AAA alkali ne batteries or AAA oxyride batteries , replace them wi th new batteries . Use the AC ada pter as required . P.36 P.32 P.250 The[...]

242 7 Appendi ces Other P roble ms Problem Cause So lution Re fer to Cannot loa d the SD memory card. The card is facing the wron g way. Load correctly. P.37 The camera does not operate e ven when t he buttons are pres s ed. Battery is exhausted. When u sing the dedicated rechargeab l e battery or AAA nickel-me t al hydride batt eries, charge t he [...]

243 7 Appendi ces For details about the software, refer to the “Software User Guide” (PDF file). When software for your Ricoh digital cam era is used on a comp uter with Windows XP Service Pa ck 2 or W indows Vista installed, the following warning message may app ear at software activation or USB connection. With this i n mind, refer t o the fo[...]

244 7 Appendi ces 3 Clic k th e [Ex ce pti on s] tab . 4 Check that the software is in [Progra ms and Services ]. 5 Cli ck [A dd Pr ogram] to ad d softwar e that uses the network. If you c licke d [A sk Me Late r]: Each time the program is activated, the [Windows Security Alert] dialog box appears. Then you can select [Unblock].[...]

245 7 Appendi ces Specifications Image Sensor App rox. 12.1 million effective pixels (Approx. 12. 4 million total pixels), 1/1.7" CCD Lens Focal Length 5.1 to 15.3 mm (equivalent to 24 to 72 mm on a 35-mm camera) F-aperture F2.5 to F4.4 Shooting Distanc e Normal shoo t ing: approx. 30 cm to A (Wide-angl e) or 3 0 cm to A (Telephoto) (f rom the[...]

246 7 Appendi ces Number of Recorded Pixe ls Still Image 4000 × 3000, 3984 × 2656, 2992 × 2992, 3264 × 2448, 2592 × 1944, 2048 × 1536, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480 Movie 640 × 480, 320 × 240 Text 4000 × 3000 , 2048 × 1536 Recordi ng Media SD memory card , S DHC memor y card (up to 16 GB) , Internal Mem ory (approx . 54 M B) Recordi ng Data Cap[...]

247 7 Appendi ces * 1 The picture quali ty mode that can be se t varies depending on the image size. * 2 A JPEG file in No rmal 640 or in Fine/Nor m al mode with the sam e size as the RAW file i s recorded at the same time. The DNG file form at is a RAW image file format and is t he standard form at of Adobe Syste ms. * 3 C ompatible w ith DCF and [...]

248 7 Appendi ces The following table shows the approximate number of images that can be recorded in the int ernal memory and onto an SD memory card at various image size and picture quality s ettings. Note -------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -- • The ma ximum record ing tim e is th[...]

249 7 Appendi ces The GX200 can be used w ith the items (sold s eparately) listed below. • Before using an op tional acc essory, s ee t he docume ntation that ca me wi th the prod uct. • You cann ot use th e intern al flas h when us ing the wi de con version lens, tele conversi on lens, and h ood. • You cannot use the intern al fla sh when th[...]

250 7 Appendi ces When shooting or v iewing still images for a long time, or when connecting to your computer, us e of the AC adapter (sold separately) is recommended. If you have already used t his camera, m ake sure it is turned off before loading the AC adapter. 1 Slide the re lease lever to ward “OPEN” to ope n the batt ery/ card cover . 2 [...]

251 7 Appendi ces Make sure t he camera is turned off before disconnecting t he AC adapter. 1 Unplug the power plug from th e outlet. 2 Slide the re lease lever tow ard “OPEN ” to op en the battery /card cov er. 3 Remove the AC ad apter fr om the camera. 4 Close th e bat tery/ca rd co ver an d slide the rel ease lever in the opposite direction [...]

252 7 Appendi ces The camera has a hot shoe, allowing you to attach an external flash (available in stores). 1 Clos e the flas h cover ( G P.23). 2 With th e came ra and ex tern al fla sh power ed off, attach t he external flash t o the hot shoe. 3 Turn on the camer a, turn the mode dial to A or M, and set the ape rture va lue ( G P.87 , 89) . 4 Se[...]

253 7 Appendi ces Turning the camera off resets some function settings to their defaults. The table below indicates whether or not the function is reset to its default when the camera is turned off. Defaults Settings/ Functions Whose Defaults are Restored When Camera is Turned Off O : sett ing is s aved × : sett ing is res et Type Func tion Defa u[...]

254 7 Appendi ces * The default sett ing varies dependi ng on where you purc hased the camer a. Items set wi th th e setu p menu LCD Brig htne ss O - Conve rsio n Lens O St art Sel. Reg. M y Set ting s O MY1 Step Zoom O Off ISO Auto -High O AUTO 400 Set Fn1 Butt o n O AF/MF Set Fn2 Butt o n O AE Lock Fn Set. My Set. O Off Operat ion So unds O All V[...]

255 7 Appendi ces Using Your Camera Abroad AC Ada pter (Model AC-4 c ), Batt ery Char ger (Model BJ- 6) This AC adapter an d the battery c harger c an be used in r egions with a cu rrent of 100-2 40V, 50Hz/ 60Hz. If you are going to travel t o a coun t ry that uses a dif ferent shap ed wall outlet/pl ug, please c onsult y our travel agent on a plug[...]

256 7 Appendi ces Cautio ns on Use • This prod uct was manu fact ured for use in th e coun try in whic h it wa s purchased. The war ranty is only valid in the country in which the camera was purchas ed. • Should t he produc t fail or malf uncti on whil e you are abroa d, the manufacturer ass umes no responsibility for se rvicing the product loc[...]

257 7 Appendi ces Care • Please note that if fingerprints, dirt, etc. get ont o the lens, picture quality will suffer. • Wh en dust or dirt does get on the lens, do not touch it direct ly with y our finger s, and eithe r use a blo wer (ava ilable in stores) to blow it of f, or a soft cloth to ge ntly d ust it of f. • After use a t the beach o[...]

258 7 Appendi ces 1. T his product is backed by a limited warranty. During the warranty period mentione d in the Warranty supplied with your camera, any defective parts will be r epair ed free of charge. In the eve nt of a camera malfunctio n, contact the dealer from whi ch you purchased the camera or your nearest Ricoh Repair Center. Please note t[...]

259 7 Appendi ces INFORMATION TO THE USER USA FCC P art15 Class B The equipm ent has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digita l device, pu rsuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful in terference in a residentia l installation . This equipm ent genera[...]

260 A AC adapter ...... ........... ......... 19, 250 Acrobat R eader .................... ..... 226 ADJ Lever Set.1, 2, 3, 4 ............ 200 ADJ Shut ter ..... ........... .......... ..... 201 ADJ. lever ........ ........ 24, 26, 7 2, 154 ADJ. mode ............ ........... .......... .. 72 AF Aux. Lig ht ... ........... ... 23, 54, 203 AF target [...]

261 H Handstrap ........ ........... .......... ....... 16 Histogram ........ ........... .......... ....... 70 Hood & ad apter .... ........... .... 19, 249 Hot shoe ..................... ......... 23, 252 I Image Settin gs ................ .......... 117 Internal m emory ... ........... .......... .. 34 Interval ... .......... ........... ...[...]

262 Shooting me nu ........... .......... ..... 100 Shutter release but ton ........... 23, 43 Skew Corre ction ... ........... .... 94, 167 Slide Show ...... ........... .......... ..... 157 Speaker ................ ........... .... 2 4, 154 Sports .... ............... ........... .......... .. 94 Step Zoom ....... ........... .......... ..... 193[...]

UK (from wit hin the UK) 02073 656 580 (from outside of the UK) +44 2073 656 580 Deutschland (inner halb Deutschlands) 06331 268 438 (außerhalb Deutschlands) +49 6331 268 438 France (à partir de la F rance) 0800 91 4897 (en dehors de la France) +49 6331 268 439 Italia (dall’Italia) 02 696 33 451 (dall’estero) +39 02 696 33 451 España (desde [...]

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