Ricoh GX8 manuale d’uso

Do not c onnect the USB cable yet! If you co nnect th e came ra to a computer throu gh the USB cable before installing the provided software on the comp uter , the softwar e requi red for conn ection be tween cam era a nd com put er ma y no t be i nst al led approp riat ely . Be sur e to conne ct the ca mera to your computer after installing t he p[...]

Pre face This m anu al pr ovide s inf orm atio n on h ow to use the shoot ing and pl ayb ack f uncti ons of this prod uct, as well as warning s o n its use. T o make the best u se of t his p rod uct's functi ons, r ead this manual thoro ughly bef ore use . Pleas e kee p this manual handy for ea se of re fer ence. Ricoh Co., Ltd. • This publi[...]

T elepho ne Suppor t Number s in Eur ope UK (from w ithin the UK) 02073 656 580 (from out si de of th e UK) +44 2073 656 58 0 Deut schland (innerha lb Deut sch lands) 06331 268 438 (außerhal b Deut sch lands) +49 6 331 268 438 France (à pa rtir de l a Franc e) 0800 91 4897 (en deho rs de l a Franc e) +49 6331 268 40 9 Itali a (dall’It ali a) 02[...]

1 K ey F eatur es The effective number of pixels is 8,240,000 and a high-performance 28 mm wi de zo om l ens is mount ed Digital zo oming u p to four ti mes en sures hig h pict ure qua lit y ev en for a r emo te ob jec t zoomed in on. Even with ult ra- macro sh ooti ng up to 1 cm, i t does cap ture fin e feel of th e textur e. High-e nd specifi cat[...]

2 AF target shift function for easy focus lock even on a tri pod (P .85) The cam era has a n AF targe t shift function. At macro sh ooting , the AF target shift function a llows you t o lock the fo cus by button o perat ion, wi thout moving the ca mera itself. Choice of three power sources makes sure y ou wont miss any shooting opp ortun ities (P .[...]

3 Scene mode for easy and beautiful shooting ( P .43) In Scene Mode, you nee d only to select fro m amon g six type s of sho oti ng mo des for shooting with optim al settings fo r the s cene. Instant transfer to P C through the USB cable If the pr ovided software is in stalled on your compute r , just conne cting the camera t o your com puter with [...]

4 Contents Chapte r 1 Quick Gu ide Before Shoot ing ......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ............... ... 10 Packing List ........ .................. ............................ ................... ................... .................. .... 10 Names of parts ... .................. ................... .[...]

5 Direct Print Function ....................... .................. ................... ................... ...................... 54 Connecting the Cam era to a Print er .................................... ................... .................. .... 54 Printing Still Image s................................. ................... ....................[...]

6 Adjusting the Brig htness of the LCD Monito r (LCD BRIGHTNESS ) ............... ........... 113 Setting a Function t o the ADJ. Butto n (ADJ BTN.SET.) ......................... .................. .. 114 Changing the B eep Sound Setting (BEEP SOUND) .............................. .................. .. 115 Changing Image Confirmation Ti me (LCD CON[...]

7 Using M anual s The two manuals included are for your Caplio GX8. To copy the Software User Guide onto yo ur hard disk Copy the PDF file fr om the above folder . Camera User Guide (This booklet) This guide explains the usage and functions of the camera.Y ou will also see how to inst all the provided software on your com puter . *The Software User[...]

8 Referenc e The camer a is pro vided with softwar e (Im ageMi xer) tha t allo ws you t o displ ay an d edit imag es fr om yo ur co mpute r. For how to use ImageM ixer, clic k the [?] b utton o n the Imag eMixer w indow and see the dis played manua l. For m ore i nfor matio n on the Image Mixer, conta ct t he C ustom er Su pport Cent er belo w. Nor[...]

Chapter 1 Quick Guide If you are using the camera for th e first time, read from this chapter . Before Sh ooting .......... ........... .......... .......... ...... 10 Getting Ready to Shoot ......... .......... .......... ...... 17 Basic Shoo ting .. .......... ........... .......... .......... ...... 31 Playing Ba ck .......... .......... .......[...]

10 Before Shooti ng Packi ng Li st Open the package and make s ure all the items ar e included. • Caplio GX8 • AA Alkaline Batteries (LR6) (2) • A V Cable Used w hen vie wing yo ur image s on a TV unit. • USB Cable Used t o connec t th e camer a to a com pu ter or Dire ct Pri nt suppor te d print er . • Handstrap Note Attaching the hand s[...]

11 Quick Guide • Camera User Guide (This booklet) • Warranty • Safety Precautions • Caplio Software CD-ROM The prov ide d softwa re and t he Sof tware User G uide ar e includ ed on t his CD -ROM. Optional Accessories • AC Adapter (AC-4a) Used f or powe r supp ly from a home ou tlet to the came ra. Co nne ct thi s adap ter fo r long time p[...]

12 Names of par ts Camera Front V iew Caution T o avoid da maging the co nnect ors, do not pl ug any ob jects into t he came ra's mic rop hone o r speake r holes . Item Na me Refer to 1 Shutte r Rele ase But ton P .31 2 Mode D ial P .14 3 Flash P .40 4 AF Window - 5 Viewfinder - 6H o t S h o e - 7 Lens P .31 8 USB T ermin al P .136 9 A V-Ou t [...]

13 Quick Guide Rear View Item N ame Refer to Item Na me Refer t o 1 Flash Lam p P .40 12 DISP . Butt on P .29 2 Auto Focus Lamp P .34 13 D (Del ete) / T (Sel f-ti mer) But ton P. 5 1 P. 8 6 3 Vi ewfi nder - 14 M Button P .61 P. 9 8 4 Power Bu tton P .26 15 A DJ. Butt on P .59 5 Z (Wide-angle) / 9 (Thumbnail Display) Button P. 3 8 P. 4 7 16 LCD M on[...]

14 Ho w to U se the Mode Dial The Mode D ial is on the top of the camer a. The Mode D ial is used to s elect the desired m ode and operation for shooting and playbac k (still image viewing). 1. T urn the Mode Dial to the sym bol of the m ode you w ant to use. Mode Dial Sym bols and Functions Usin g the up /down dial With the up/down dial, you can e[...]

15 Quick Guide About L CD Mon itor Display Screen E xamples when Shoo ting Pict ures Note • The nu mber of re maining sho ts availabl e may dif fer from th e actual nu mber of sho ts, depend ing on the sub ject. • Even between cards of the same capac ity , th e number of remaining s hots and ot her values may vary wi th the manu facturer , type[...]

16 The Screen During Playback Note The LCD monit or may displa y messages to inform you of operat ional ins truction s or the camera ’s stat us whil e in use. Item Name Refer to Item Name Refer to 1 Protect P .100 8 Image Size P .62 2D P O F P . 1 0 3 9F i l e N o . - 3 Playback Data Source P .46 10 Battery P .17 4 Mode T ypes - 11 Setting at Sho[...]

17 Quick Guide Getting Re ady to Shoot T urn the power on and get ready to shoot. Note If yo u have al ready used t his came ra, foll ow the steps belo w to make s ure i t is tu rned off b efore remo vin g or load ing batt eri es. 1. Make sur e th e LCD moni tor is turn ed of f. 2. Make sur e the le ns bar rier ( buil t-in le ns prot ectio n) is cl[...]

18 • Nickel-Hydrogen Battery (availabl e in stores) This is e conomica l becaus e you can rechar ge and use it over and o ver ag ain. Use a charg er (ava ilable in stores) f or char ging. The ba ttery may b e inert and conseq uently it may no t supply powe r imme diately after it is purchased or left unused for more than a month. In such a case ,[...]

19 Quick Guide Caution • Please re move th e bat terie s if you a re not going t o use th e camer a for a long p eriod o f time. • The life of an AA al kalin e batt ery (L R6) de pends o n the br and and the s tora ge tim e from t he date of p roduct ion. In add ition, the li fe of an a lkalin e bat tery be comes short er at low temp era ture s[...]

20 Loadin g the B at teri es If you have a lready used t his camera, make sure it is turned off before loading batteries. 1. Open the b attery/card cover . The cove r slides o pen in tw o steps. First slid e the cover towar d the fa ce of t he camera, then lift it to expose the batter y compartme nt. 2. Insert the two batteries, making sure they ar[...]

21 Quick Guide Inser ting the rec hargeable ba tter y (sold separat ely) Rechargeable battery DB-43 (sold separately), available for this camera, is convenient because it lasts for a long t ime and can be used over and over again by being recharged. If you have a lready used t his camera, make sure it is turned off before loading batteries. 1. Open[...]

22 Removing the rechargeable ba ttery If you have a lready used t his camera, make sure it is turned off before removing batteries. 1. Open the b attery/card cover . The cove r slides o pen in tw o steps. First sl ide the cover to ward the fa ce of t he came ra, th en lift it t o expos e the batte ry compar tment. 2. Remove the battery . 3. Close t[...]

23 Quick Guide 3. Open the p ower (DC input) cable cover and take the cable out. 4. Close the battery/card cover an d slide it back into place. 5. Plug the po wer cord into an outlet . Removing the AC Adapter If you have a lready used t his camera, make sure it is turned off before remov ing the AC A dapter Battery . 1. Unplug the power plug fro m [...]

24 About a n SD Memor y Car d ( available in stor es) Y ou can store st ill i mages you have taken either in the camera 's int ernal memory or on an SD M emory Card (avai labl e in stores) . The inter nal me mor y ca pac i t y is 26 MB. When you want t o rec ord a l ot of stil l images , movie s or s ounds at high resolut ions, use a high-c ap[...]

25 Quick Guide Inser ting an SD Memor y Card If you have a lready used t his camera, make sure it is turned off before loading an S D memory card. 1. Open the b attery/card cover . The cove r slides o pen in tw o steps. First slide the cover towa rd the face of th e camera, then lift it to expose the batter y compartme nt. 2. Make sure the card is [...]

26 T ur ning the P owe r On/Off 1. Press the power button. After the start soun d, the f lash lamp and auto-foc us lamp blink alter nately for seve ral seconds. For powe r-off, pre ss the p ower b utton a gain. Caution It ta kes lo nger from pow er-o n un til the ca mera becom es r eady f or sh ooti ng w hen th e fla sh is enabled than when it is d[...]

27 Quick Guide Setting the lang uage When the power is turned on for the f irst time, the language setting screen appears (for the LCD monitor display language). After setting the language, go on to the date/ti me setting (for printing the date and time on your photos). Y ou can shoot without these settings. However , be sure to s et the language, [...]

28 Setting the date an d time When the power is turned on for the first time and the language setting is com pleted, the date/time setting screen appears. 1. Press the !" !" !" !" #$ #$ #$ #$ but tons to set the year , month, date and time. Chang e the v alue wi th !" and move the fram e with #$ . 2. In [FORMA T], choose th[...]

29 Quick Guide Changin g the Display If you press D ISP ., you can ch ange th e screen disp lay mode , such as switching b etween display/no disp lay of symbo ls, etc. Every time yo u press the DISP . button , the view cycles in the order of Histogram On, G rid Guide, No Display , LCD Monitor Off, an d Norm al Sym bol Dis pl ay . Te r m Grid Guide [...]

30 Histogram Display When h istogram display is on, a histogra m appears in the l ower right co rner o n the LC D monito r scree n. A histogr am is a graph indic ating th e numb er of pixe ls on the vertical axis and the bright ness on the hori zontal axis. The bright ness is sh adow (d ark), h alftone, a nd highlight (light) from the left. By usi [...]

31 Quick Guide Basic Shooting Now you are ready . Let's shoot! How to Hold the Came ra Hold the camera as illustrated below for best result s. 1. Hold the camera with both hands and lightl y press bot h elbows against your body . 2. Put your finger on the shutter button. Note Be car eful whe n you ar e shoo ting not to get a fi nger, your hai [...]

32 Prev enting ca mera shak e If the camera moves when you press the shutter button, the still image might not come out clearly (due t o camera shake). The mark displayed on the LCD monitor indicates that camera shake should be avoided under the current s hooting condition. T o preve nt camera shake, use a tripod or hold the camera securely with bo[...]

33 Quick Guide Capturing th e Momen t Shooti ng (Full-press) The shutt er rel ease bu tton wor ks in tw o steps. There a re two m ethod s of using the sh utter butt on; pre ssing th e shutter bu tton all th e way down at once (fu ll-press) and pressing it halfway (ha lf-press ). Full-press th e shutter release button for quick focu sing not to miss[...]

34 Chec king the F o cus a nd Shoo ting (Half- pr ess) When you pre ss th e sh utter rel ease but ton half way ( hal f-p res s), the autofocu s function is trigg ered to determ ine the foca l distance. Subsequ ently pr ess it all the wa y down (full-pre ss) to s hoot. This is usefu l when the s ubject is n ot in th e middle (se e P .36). 1. Make su[...]

35 Quick Guide . Referenc e When speci fying a fo cus p osition at m acro s hoo ting, u se t he AF t arget shift func tion. (P .85 ) 4. Gently press the shutter release button all the way down. During card writing, the fla sh/auto-focus lamp blinks. The still image you have taken freezes for a moment on the LCD monitor and is recorded. Note Certain[...]

36 W hen the Subject is not Ce ntered (Shootin g with F ocus-lock ) When your subject is not in t he center of y our composition, compos e your photo after focusing. (Focus- lock) Example : T aking a pho togra ph of the ca stle in the ba ckgroun d with the camera focused o n a per son in f ront. 1. Make sure the p ower is on, th en turn the Mode Di[...]

37 Quick Guide 4. Gently press the shutter release button all the way . Note At macr o shoo ting , the AF tar get shift fun cti on allo ws you to lock the focu s witho ut mo ving th e camer a. Thi s func tio n is us eful whe n a tr ipod i s used. Referenc e • F or d etail s ab out ma cro s hooti ng, see P .39. • F or de tail s abou t the AF t a[...]

38 Using th e Zoom F unction If you use the Z (W ide angle)/ z (T elephoto) button, you can alter the size of the s ubject in your pho to without having to change your distance from it. By pressing the Z[...]

39 Quick Guide Shooting Close- Ups (Mac ro-Mode) Using the N (Macro) button allows you to take a tight close- up (Macro Photo) . It is good for shooting s mall subjects because you can get up to one centimeter (1/2 inch) away . 1. With the ca mera re ady t o shoot , press the N N N N button. N is displayed mome ntarily in a large siz e at th e ce n[...]

40 Using the Flash Press the F button to s witch between flash modes. By default, your camera is set to Flash Of f. From the front edge of t he lens, flashlight reaches about 0.2 to 5.0 m (W ) or about 0.15 to 2.9 m (T) when ISO sensitivity is set to AUT O. Flash Modes 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 , A/M, or 4 4 4 4 . 2. Pressing the F F F F bu[...]

41 Quick Guide Ho w to us e th e hot shoe Since the camera has a hot shoe, you c an connect an ex ternal flash (available in stores) for use. Adjust the expos ure using the ex posure compensat ion (P .78) or manual exposure function (P .87). For details, see the documentation that came with the external flash. T o attach an external f lash to the h[...]

42 Caution • I rresp ectiv e of fla sh se tting, a flash ON sig nal is out put to th e X co ntact of the hot sh oe. T o stop an extern al fl ash, us e a swit ch on th e flas h. • Exposure may not be appro priat e even when t he f-nu mber an d ISO se nsit ivity of the exte rnal fl ash ar e th e sam e as those of th e cam era. If so, c hange the [...]

43 Quick Guide Shootin g with Sc ener y-Matching If you use the S cene Mode, you can select from among six types of still image modes and shoot automatically with optimal settings for that kind of sc ene. 1. Make sure the power is on and turn the Mode Dial to 4 4 4 4 . The scen e-sel ection s creen is displa yed. 2. Press the !" !" !"[...]

44 Note In Ni ghtsca pe Mod e, th e flash work s when all of the follo wing cond itions are sat isfi ed: • T he fl ash is set to Auto. • Flash is ju dged t o be nec essar y becau se it is dark ar ound. • T her e is a fig ure or an y othe r o bject nearb y . Referenc e • For how to cha nge PIC QUAL ITY/SIZ E, see P .62. • F or ho w to c ha[...]

45 Quick Guide Playing Back Chec king the image y ou just to ok (Qui ck Re view ) Y ou ca n view the im age you just took on the L CD monitor. If you are not p leased wit h the wa y the photo came o ut, you can erase it then and t her e. 1. Whil e s til l in the Still Im age Mo de , press the Q Q Q Q butt on. The last im age yo u took is displayed [...]

46 Vi ewing Y our Im a ges In the Playback Mode you can check still images you have taken. Y ou can also delete or zoom in on them. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 6 6 6 . The cam era swit ches to P layback mode and the last s till ima ge you took is displayed. Y ou can view yo ur pictu res in o rder b y using t he #$ button . Note Wher e ima ges a re [...]

47 Quick Guide Thumbnail Display Y ou can view your images in set s of six. Y ou can then select an image to erase or magnify . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 6 6 6 . The last im age yo u took is displayed. 2. Press the 9 9 9 9 button. The screen is split into six sections with six images d isplayed. To display just one photo 1. Use the !" !"[...]

48 Magnifying I mages Y ou can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD Monitor . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 6 6 6 . The last im age yo u took is displayed. 2. Display image you want to view magnifi ed. 3. Press the 8 8 8 8 butt on. The imag e is enlarged. The enla rgeme nt ratio chang es each time you press the 8 butt on or the 9 button. Note ?[...]

49 Quick Guide Viewing on a T elevision Y ou can view still images you have t aken on a TV screen. The camera displays ev erything on the TV screen just as it would on the LCD Monitor . T o use your te levision for viewing, connect your camera to the television with the A V cable that came with your camera. T o view still images on a television, fo[...]

50 6. Turn your camera on by pressing the power button. Conn ecti ng t he A V cab le to t he c ame ra turns off the LCD mon itor disp lay and the spea ker out put. Note • If you conn ect t he A V cable to y our vi deo r ecord er' s In ter minal , you c an rec ord wh at you have shot onto vide o. • Y ou r cam era i s set to NTSC play bac k [...]

51 Quick Guide Erasin g Erasing Unw anted Images Y ou c an eras e un want ed i mag es fr om th e int ern al m emor y or S D Memory Card . Y ou ca n eras e them i n the fol lowing th ree wa ys: •One f ile at a t ime •Deleting all f rames at o nce •Select m ultip le fram es and erase t ogether 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 6 6 6 . T o erase pictu[...]

52 Era sing Multip le Fram es at One Time 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 6 6 6 . 2. Press the 9 9 9 9 butto n. The screen is divided into a display of six thumbna ils. 3. Press the !" !" !" !"#$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to sele ct the image you want to erase and press the D D D D button . The tr ash symb ol i s di spla yed in th e upper l [...]

Chapter 2 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Direct Pr inting ............. ........... .......... .......... ...... 54 A Variety o f Shoot ing Tec hniques . .......... ...... 59 Shootin g with M ulti-Shot ................ .......... ...... 90 Shootin g/Playing Back Movies .. .......... ........... 94 Recording /Playing Ba ck Sou nd ......[...]

54 Direct P rinting Dir ect Print Func tion The Dir ect Print stand ard ena bles di rect pri nting fro m a cam era to a pri nter, by connecting them v ia a USB cable. Pho tos can be printed quickly an d easily from your dig ital camera with out using a comput er . Caution • You cannot p rint m ovie s (.A VI) wi th th is fun ction . For s till i m[...]

55 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Printing Still Images Y ou can send still images from the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer to print them. S till images are sent from the internal memory when no SD memory card is loaded or from an SD memory card when one is loaded. Caution Do no t dis conn ect the US B cab le d urin g prin ti[...]

56 7. Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to select an item, and then press th e $ $ $ $ button to display the detailed options screen. When "Con nec tin g" i s dis play ed, the printer is still being connected. When printer co nnectio n is complete , "Connect ing" disa ppear s and "Dir ect Print" is disp[...]

57 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Note T o speci fy the set v alue as the de faul t selec ted at the next connection, cli ck the ADJ. button on the screen of Step 7. Up on app eara nce of the scre en at righ t, sel ect [Set] an d pres s the O button . Sele ct [Ca ncel] to r eturn to the defa ult se tting. 10. Press the O O O O button. [...]

58 9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 to select a ll the still images to b e printed and t he number of copies for each . 10. Press the M M M M button. The D irect P rint me nu app ears. 11. Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to select an item, and then press th e $ $ $ $ button to display the detailed options screen. When "Con nec tin g&q[...]

59 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback A V ariety o f Shooting T echniques Using the A DJ. (Adju st) Butt on The ADJ button allows exposure correction, white balanc ing, and ISO sensitivity setting by fewer operations. Y ou can also register a function other than these adjustment functions t o the ADJ button. If a frequently used funct ion [...]

60 Shooting Setting Menu The Shootin g Setting me nu enab les you to shoot pic tures by set ting the ite ms listed in the table below. *Amo ng t he cho ices list ed in t he ta ble be low, defa ult va lues at pu rcha se ar e en clos ed in [ ]. Referenc e For the l ist of Shoot ing Sett ing men u item s in Movie and Scen e Modes , see P .162. Setting[...]

61 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Using t he Sh ooting Setti ng Me nu 1. With the ca mera re ady t o shoot , pr ess t he M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m enu ap pears. 2. Press the !" !" !" !" #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to select the desired item. The sett ing it ems ar e provid ed on three s creens. 3. After select[...]

62 Choosing Pic ture Quali ty Mode /Im age Siz e (PIC Q U ALITY/SI ZE) The size of a stored st ill image and movie f ile depends on pictur e quality and size settings. Picture Quality Mode is provided in three types; N (Normal), F (Fine), and NC (Noncompressed). Combining Picture Quality Mod e and Image Size. In Movi e Mode, 3 20 X 240 or 16 0 X 12[...]

63 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback[...]

64 Manual F ocus Shooting (FOCUS ) When Auto-Focus does not focus as desired, you can focus manually (Manual F ocus). Manual focusing allows shooting at a fixed distance. When using a fixed shooting dist ance, it can be set to eit her Snapshot or Infinity ( ∞ ). Note • By de fault, y our camera is set to A F (Au to-Foc us). • Manual fo cus ca[...]

65 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Shooting with Manual Focusing 1. Press the O O O O button as required . Pressing the O button enl arg es the display for eas y focusing. 2. Press the ! ! ! ! and " " " " butt ons fo r focusing. Pressing the ! button brings the foc us closer to you. Pressing " button moves t he [...]

66 Shooting at a Fixed Distance The shooting distance can be set to short distance or infinity . Infinity is useful t o shoot a distant view. T o shoot with the shooting distance fixed, follow t he steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 , A/M, or 3 3 3 3 . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m enu ap pears. 3. Press the &quo[...]

67 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Changing the Light M etering (PHO T OMETR Y) Y ou c an chan ge the meter ing met hod (t he ran ge to u se for meter ing) to determi ne the e xposure valu e. There a re thr ee Ligh t Meteri ng Me thods av ailable: M UL TI, CENTE R, and SPOT . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M[...]

68 Changin g the Edge Quality o f Still Images (SHARPNESS) Y ou can change the definition of your still images to either sharp or soft. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m enu ap pears. 3. Press the " " " " button to select [SHARPNESS] an d press the O O O O or $ $ $ $ [...]

69 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Shooting Con secutiv e ly with Different Expos ur es (AUT O BRACKET) The Auto Bracketing function automatica lly shoots th ree con secutive shots, with the spe cified exp osure value as standa rd, at three exposure le vels, at -0.5EV , ±0, and +0.5E V . Note This fun ctio n is no t avai lable when sh [...]

70 Shooting Co nsecu tiv ely with Different W hite Balance (WHITE B ALANCE BRA CKET) Three images are automatically recorded - a reddish image, a bluish image, and an image of the current whit e balance. This is useful if the appropriate white balance cannot be judged. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh o[...]

71 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Note • This fun ction is no t avail able for Mult i-Sho t shoo ting (P .90) and Auto Bracke t shoo ting (P .69) . • T he fl ash c annot be u sed . • Time Expo sure (P . 72) is set to OFF . Referenc e For h ow to chan ge th e Whi te B alanc e, se e P . 79.[...]

72 Using Long Time Exposure (TIME EXPOSURE) Y ou can select an exposure time of 1, 2, 4 or 8 seconds. By using long time exposure, you can capture the track of moving subjects such as fireworks and car lights, when you shoot a night scene. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m enu ap pears. 3. Pres[...]

73 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Note • When usin g long ti me ex posure , the shutter spee d may go do wn and images ma y be blurred . Hold the cam era secu rely by both hands or use a t ripod for shoo ting . • W hile shoo ting with l ong ti me ex posur e, the LCD Monito r dis play turns off. Caution If the shut ter sp eed i s se[...]

74 Shooting Pictur es Automatica lly at Set Inter v als (INTE RV A L) Y ou can set the camer a to automatically take pictures at fix ed intervals. Y ou can set the shooting interval at any length from 5 seconds t o 3 hours, in increm ents of 5 seconds. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m e[...]

75 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback 10. T o stop shoot ing, press the O O O O button. Interval S hooting se ttings are cleared when th e power is tu rned off. Caution If the time un til the next sh ooting is set long er on th e shoo ting menu th an the time fo r interv al shoot ing, the sh ooti ng int erval becom es long er tha n that fo[...]

76 2 2 2 2 Shooting a Stil l Image with Sound (IMAGE WITH SOUND) Y ou c an shoo t a still image with a voice m emo. Voice recording can co ntinue for up to eight se conds. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m enu ap pears. 3. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as requi[...]

77 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Inser ting the Da te into a Still Image (D A TE IMPRINT ) Y ou can insert the date (YY/MM/DD) or the date and time (YY/MM/ DD hh:mm) at t he lower right of a still image. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Sh ooting Setting m enu ap pears. 3. Press the #$ #$ #$ [...]

78 Changin g the Exposure (EXP OSUR E COMP .) The expo sure setting allows you to select b rightne ss levels for yo ur sho ts. Normally , if your subject is c entere d, backlight c ompensatio n is automa tically activated, a nd you can shoot with corr ect expo sure. However, in the following cases, or when you inte ntionally wa nt to chang e the ex[...]

79 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Usin g Natura l and A r tifi cial Li ghtin g (WHIT E BALANC E) Adjust the white balance so that a white subject may be reproduced as white. At purchase, the White Balance is set to "AUTO"; normally you do not need to change the setting, but if the camera is having difficulty determining the w[...]

80 Setting the White Balance Manua lly (One Push) 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the ADJ. Button twice. The White B alance men u appears . 3. Press the !" !" !" !" butto ns to sel ect . 4. Point the camera at a piece of pa per or some thing whit e under the li ghtin g condi tions for your picture. 5. Press t[...]

81 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Changing Sen sitivities (ISO SETTI NG) The ISO sensitivity indicates how sensitive to light the f ilm is. A greater value means higher sensitiv ity . High sensitivity is suitable for shooting an object in a dark plac e or moving f ast and suppres ses blurring. However , the images becom e rough. For hi[...]

82 Setting Color Depth (COLOR DEPTH) Color depth of t he shot still image c an be selected from Vivid, Normal and Nut ral (Neutral). 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 or A/M . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Shoo ting menu app ears. 3. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. 4. Press the " " " " bu[...]

83 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Retur ning th e Shoo ting Setting Menu Settings to their Def aults (RESTORE DEF AUL TS) T o r eturn the Shooting Setting menu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 5 5 5 . 2. Press the M M M M button. 3. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays[...]

84 Changi ng Sha ding for Shoo ting T e xt (DENSITY) Y ou can change the shading of text for shooting i n T ex t Mode of Scene Mode. Y ou can select from DEEP , NORMAL and LIGHT . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 4 4 4 4 . The Sc ene sele ction scr een ap pears. 2. Press the !" !" !" !" butto ns to select the tex t mode a nd then press[...]

85 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Usin g the AF T arg et Shi ft Func tion At macro shooting, the AF target shift function allows you to lock the focus (P .36) by using the !"#$ buttons on the camera without moving the c amera. This is useful for macro shooting on a tri pod with locked focus. The AF target shift function allows you[...]

86 T T T T Using the Self -Timer Y ou can set the Self-timer to shoot after ei ther two or ten seconds. A setting of two seconds is useful for preventing camera shake. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 , A/M, or 4 4 4 4 . 2. Press the T T T T (Self-timer) butto n. The Self Timer mark app ears mom entarily in a lar ge size at the c enter of the L CD[...]

87 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Shooting in A per ture Priority/Manual Exposure Mode When the mode dial is set to Aperture Priority Mode, you can set the aperture and shutter speed manually for shooting. In A/M Mode, both Aperture Priority Mode and Manual Exposure Mode are available. If only the aperture is set, t he shutter speed is[...]

88 Shooting with Set Aperture (Aperture Prio rity Mode) T o shoot with a set aperture, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to A/M. The cur rent f- numbe r and shut ter spe ed (AUTO) ap pear in the bottom part on the screen. 2. T urn the up/dow n dial to c hange the f-number. 3. Half-press the sh utter release button. The sh utt er sp ee[...]

89 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Shooting at Set Shutter Speed (Manual Ex posure Mode) T o shoot at a set shutter speed, follow the s teps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to A/M. The cur rent f- numbe r and shut ter spe ed (AUTO) ap pear in the bottom part on the screen. 2. T urn the up/dow n dial to c hange the f-number as required. 3[...]

90 Shooting with Multi-Sho t If you switch t o Multi-Shot, yo u can shoo t consecutive images . Multi-shot can be classified into the fo llowing types: CONT (Mu lti-Shot) As long as you hold the shutter button down, pictures continue t o be taken. The still images are rec orded one file each, just as in normal shooting. S (Stream) Multi-Shot With j[...]

91 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Note • When shooting with S Multi- or M Multi-Shot , the IS O sensiti vity is fixe d to AUT O even if it is set t o 64 ,100. • The maximu m number of ima ges that can be s hot in th e Mult i-Shot mode depe nds on t he image size se tting as follows: • The Pictu re Qua lity Mo de and th e Imag e S[...]

92 CONT 7. Compose your picture, then press and hold the shutter button. As long as you h old the shu tter bu tton down, pictures continue to be tak en . 8. Release your f inger from th e shutter release button t o stop recording. T o play back c onsecutiv e imag es shot in M ulti-Sh ot mode, turn the ca mera to playbac k mode (see P .46) an d sele[...]

93 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Viewing an S Multi-Sho t or M Multi-Sho t Still Image in Enlarged Display Mode While still images (16 frames in a file) taken by SCO NT or MCO NT are displayed, one of the 16 frames can be displayed in an enlarged view . While viewing an enlarged frame image, you can switch between frames. T o view a s[...]

94 Shooting/Playing Back Mo vies 3 3 3 3 Shoot ing Movies Y ou c an shoo t movies with sound. Y ou c an select the image size, eith er 320 x 240 or 1 60 x 12 0 pixels. Each movie y ou s hoot is reco rded a s one A VI file. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 3 3 3 3 . 2. Press the shutter release button. The cam era starts recor ding. Recording continue s un[...]

95 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Playin g Back Movies T o playback m ovies, follow the steps below. 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 (Playback Mode). The last s hot taken is displayed . For mo vies, the first fra me i s displaye d as a s till ima ge. 2. Move to the movie you want to view using the #$ #$ #$ #$ but tons. Press the $ bu[...]

96 R ecor ding/P laying Back Sound 2 2 2 2 R ecording So und (V oice Me mo) Y ou can record sound. Recorded data is s tored as a WA V file. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 2 2 2 2 . 2. Press the shutter release button. Sound rec ording starts. 3. Release your f inger from th e shutter release button to stop recording. Note The voic e reco rding t ime de [...]

97 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Playin g Back Sound T o playback s ounds, follow the st eps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . The last s hot taken is displayed . 2. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to select a sound file for playback (speaker icon). Press the $ bu tton to display th e next file. Press the # bu tton to display [...]

98 Other Functions Available in Playback Mode Playback Se tting Men u The Playback menu provides the funct ions shown in the table below: Using the Playb ack Menu 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press the !" !" !" !" butto ns to sel ect the desired setting. 4. Aft[...]

99 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Showing Photo s i n O r der Auto matical ly (SLIDE SH OW) Y ou can show the recorded s till images, movies, and sound files sequentially on the LCD Monitor . This function is called a slide show . T o view a slide show , follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . The last s hot taken [...]

100 Write- protecti ng Y our Images (P R O TECT) Y ou can prot ect files from being ac cidentally deleted. Caution Prote cted fi les can not b e dele ted nor mally . Howeve r , the y wil l be del eted c omplete ly if y ou form at th e me mory w her e the f iles are store d. Protecting Files 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . The last s hot taken i[...]

101 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Protect ion is applied and th e Protect symbol appears i n the up per-le ft corner of the scree n. Protecting All Files T o prot ect all your files, follow t he steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press the " " "[...]

102 Protecting Multiple Files at Once T o prot ect selected files all at once, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . 2. Press the 9 9 9 9 butto n. The scree n is split into six sections a nd thumbna il images are displayed in a reduced size. 3. Press the !" !" !" !" #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to select the first [...]

103 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Using a Pri nting Ser vice (DPO F) The still images recorded on an SD Memory Card can be printed out if you take them to a shop that offers a digital camera print s ervice. T o use a print service , it is necessary to make settings required for printing. These se ttings are called DPO F (Dee-Pof ) set[...]

104 Setting DPOF for All Still Images T o apply DPO F settings to all your still i mages, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . 2. Press the M M M M button. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press the " " " " button to select [DPOF] and press the O O O O butt on. 4. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to select [[...]

105 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Setting DPOF for Multiple Still Images T o m ake the DPOF set ting for selected still images all at once, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 6 6 6 . 2. Press the 9 9 9 9 butto n. The scree n is split into six sections a nd thumbna il images are displayed in a reduced size. 3. Press t[...]

106 Changing the Ima ge Size (RESIZE) Y ou can reduce the image siz e of a shot still image to addit ionally create a file of a di fferent image size. Caution The imag e siz e of a mov ie or i mage sh ot in t he Non -compr ess ed (NC ) Mode c anno t be chan ged. Note The fol lowi ng type s of resi zin g are poss ible: T o change th e image size, fo[...]

107 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques/Playback Cop ying t he Conte nts of Inter nal Memo r y to a Memo r y Card (COPY T O CARD) Y ou can copy all movies, still images, and sound dat a stored in internal memory onto an SD Memory Card at onc e. 1. T urn the Camera O ff. 2. Insert an SD M emory Card. 3. T urn the camera o n. 4. T urn the mode dial to[...]

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110 Changing Camer a Set tings SETUP Menu The SETUP m enu consists of thr ee screens. Pre ss the !" buttons to switch between screens. Setting Op ti on Re fer to CARD FORM A T P .11 1 IN FOR MA T P .112 LCD BRI GHTN ESS P .1 13 ADJ. BUTT . SET . [OFF], PIC Q UALITY ( ), AF/ MF , SHAR P , PHOTOMETRY ( ) P. 1 1 4 BEEP SOUND [ON], OFF , Shutter r[...]

111 Changing Camera Settings Getting the SD Memor y Car d Ready for Use (CARD FORMA T) If the err or me ssage "T his card cannot be used" is displayed, o r if you have formatte d a card with a computer o r some ot her device, it will be n ecessar y to format th e SD M emory Car d prior to use. F ormatt ing is the process of preparin g a c[...]

112 F o rma t t in g I n t e rn a l M e m o ry (IN FO RMA T) If an error message "Format the internal memory" is displayed, it will be necessary to format t he internal memor y prior to us e. Caution Form attin g the inte rnal mem ory e rases all o f the i mag es re cord ed in the me mor y . If you h ave images that you do no t wa nt to e[...]

113 Changing Camera Settings Adju stin g the Br ig htnes s of the LCD Mo nitor (LCD BRIGHTNESS) T o adjust the br ightness of the LC D Monitor , follow the steps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 . 2. Press the " " " " button to select [LCD BRIGHTNESS ] and press the O O O O or $ $ $ $ button. The LCD Brightness Ad justm[...]

114 Setting a F unction to the ADJ . Button (ADJ BTN.SET .) Each time th e ADJ. button is pressed, the cam era disp lays the sett ing sc reen in the order of exposur e, white balance , and IS O sensi tivity . By using the [ADJ B TN.SET .] op tion, yo u can set a function to be activated when the ADJ. bu tton is p ressed the fou rth time. T o assign[...]

115 Changing Camera Settings Changin g the Beep So und Se tting (BEEP SOUN D) During operation, the camera gen erates four types of sounds: s tart sound, shutter release sound, focus sound, and beep sound. T o change th e beep sound settings, follow the steps below: 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 . 2. Press the " " " " button[...]

116 Changin g Image Conf ir mation Time (LCD CONF IRM. ) Immediately after pressing the shutter button, the still image taken is displayed for a moment so you can check it. At purchase, C onfirmation Time is set to one s econd, but this c an be changed. T o change Conf irmation T ime, follow the step s below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 . 2.[...]

117 Changing Camera Settings Changin g Auto P o wer-Off Settings (A UT O PO WE R OF F) If you do not operate the c amera for the set period of time, it will shut off automatically (Auto Power- off) to conserve battery pow er . At the time of purchase, Auto Power-Off is set to one minute, but you can change this setting. T o change th e Auto Power-O[...]

118 Chang ing File Na me Sett ings (SEQUE NTIAL NO.) When you shoot a still image, it is st ored on an SD Memory Card or in internal memory, with a consecu tively num bered file nam e automa tically a ssigned. When you a re switchin g SD Mem ory Cards, you can set your ca mera to continu e consecuti ve numb ering f rom th e pre viously loaded SD Me[...]

119 Changing Camera Settings Changin g P o wer-Sa v e Mode S ettings (POWERSA VE) Y ou can re duce the powe r consump tion of the LCD Moni tor and extend the life of your b atteries . The displa y on the LCD Monitor will turn off. Press the Q (Quick Review) button or the M bu tton to turn t he LCD M onitor D isplay on, an d then press the m again t[...]

120 Setting the Date and Time (D A TE SETTINGS) Y ou can take still images with the time or date st amped onto the picture. The date/time setting on the SETUP menu is explained here. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 . 2. Press the " " " " button to select [DA T E SETT INGS] and th en press the O O O O or $ $ $ $ butt on. 3. Set[...]

121 Changing Camera Settings Changin g the Display Langu age (LANGUAGE / ᜘᝙ ) Y ou can change the language displayed on the LCD Monitor . T o change th e display language, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 . 2. Press the " " " " button to select [LANGUAGE / ᜘᝙ ] and press the O O O O or $ $ $ $ b[...]

122 Changin g the Playbac k Me thod fo r Viewing on TV (VIDEO OUT MODE) Y ou can view your still images and movies on a television scr een by connecting your camera to a television with the A V cable that came with your camera. Y our camera is set to NTSC video format (used in Jap an and other countries) for us e with television e quipment, etc. If[...]

123 Changing Camera Settings Changin g the Setting of Step Zoom ing (STEP ZOO M) The focal length with optical zooming can be f ixed to any of four levels (28, 35, 50 and 80 mm as converted equivalent to 35 mm cameras) (Step Zoom). T o set whether to use st ep zooming (O N) or not ( OFF), follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 1 1 1 1 .[...]

124 Changin g the USB Communi ca tion Syst em (USB C onn ecti on) Changing the USB Communication System (USB Connection) If the USB communication system is changed (by selecting [M AS STR] at [USB CONNECT ION] on t he Setup menu), files in the camera can be browsed and transferred from the camera to your computer through the USB cable without insta[...]

125 Changing Camera Settings Caution • At [MA S STR ], RI COH Ga te La or Capli o Transfer Softw are c ann ot be use d for file t ran sfer. • A t [MA S ST R], fi les c an on ly be read fr om th e ca mera and c annot be wr itte n into or d eleted from th e ca mera . • For direc t pri nting on a pr inter suppor ting both D irect Print an d Pic [...]

126 To transfer images in Mass Stora ge Mode, follow the steps below: 1. Change [USB CONN ECTION] to [MAS S TR] on the Setup menu. 2. Make sure that the camera power is off. 3. Connect the accessory USB cabl e to a US B port of your computer . 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal of the camera. The cam era po wer be comes o n. Y our compu t[...]

127 Changing Camera Settings Disconnecting the Camera fro m Your Computer (Windo ws) This display is an example for Windows XP . The terms are different for other OS b ut the operat ions are the sa me. 1. Click the Re move Hardware Sa fely icon at t he right end of the task bar . 2. Select [USB L arge-capacity Storage Device] and click [Stop]. 3. C[...]

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130 Installing the Pro vid ed Soft ware (For Windows) Y ou need to install software for transferring imag es to your com puter before you can down load images from the camera. Software installat ion is necessary for automatic image downloading from the camera into your computer . Note T o downlo ad imag es fr om th e camera t o your compu ter wit h[...]

131 Installing Soft ware When [Install CaplioSoftware ] is clicked : (P.134) The following software will be installed: XP:Window s XP 98:Wind ows 98 /98SE/Me /2000 Referenc e The camer a is p rovi ded wi th sof twa re Imag eMixer that allow s you t o disp lay and edit i mages from yo ur com pute r . For how t o use Im ageMi xer , click the [?] b ut[...]

132 When [View Software User Guide] is clicked : The So ftware Us er Guid e (PDF f ile) on the Caplio S oftware C D-ROM can be displayed o n your comput er screen. If you a re a Win dows use r and h ave Acrobat Reader installed on you r comp uter , simply dou ble-click [View Software Use r Guide ]. If not installed, A crobat Reader should be instal[...]

133 Installing Soft ware System Requ ir emen ts for Usi ng the Provided Softwar e The foll owing e nvironm ents are necessar y for usi ng the provide d software . Please ch eck your computer, or the co mputer's u ser ma nual. Caution • If your comp uter h as an upg raded OS, the U SB func tion ma y not w ork no rmally , so it cannot be supp [...]

134 Installing the Sof tware on Y our Computer Caution • Do not con nec t your c amera to the comput er u ntil indica ted. If you happe ned to con nect your camera to the computer (resu lting in the [ Add New Hardware Wizard] screen appear ing), simpl y cl ick [C ancel] , a nd aft er dis conn ectin g your cam era, i nsta ll th e sof tware on your[...]

135 Installing Soft ware 5. Confir m where you want to inst all and then cl ick [Next]. The [S elect P rogram F older] screen appears . 6. Confir m where you want to inst all and then cl ick [Next]. Then the Imag eMixer instal ler starts up successively . Install the softwar e accor ding to the on- screen inst ructions .[...]

136 Connect ing t he Came ra to Y our Compu ter After installing the software on yo ur computer , connect yo ur camera to it. 1. Make sure the camera power is off. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port of you r compute r . 3. Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal o f your camera. Y our camera tu rns on . For Windows XP The first time you con[...]

137 Installing Soft ware Note By defa ult, t he WIA dr iver is inst alle d in the fo llow ing loc atio n: 3. Select [RICOH Gate La], check [Always use this program for this action] check bo x, and then click [OK]. T o load images from the camera with assistance from the Windows XP Scanner and Camera Wizard, select [Scanner and Camera Wizard]. Leavi[...]

138 Installin g Acrobat R ead er Acrobat Reader is required to display the operation manual (PDF file). If the computer is running under Windows, Acrobat Reader can be installed. Acrobat Reader need not be installed if already installed on your computer . Caution • Do not ins tall th e soft ware wh en the camer a is conn ecte d to you r comp uter[...]

139 Installing Soft ware Installing DirectX DirectX is a program to play a movie file by t he ImageMixer . This camera requires DirectX 8. 1 or later to play movie f iles in Windows. If you have an earlier version inst alled, please install t he updated version available on the accompanying CD-ROM. For Windows XP , installation of DirectX is not ne[...]

140 Desk T op B ind er Lite This software to manage business documents can handle not only still images photographed with a digit al camera but also documents scanned with a scanner , and documents or image files creat ed by an application. Even files of dif ferent formats can be stored in a single document. By using Au to Document Link that monito[...]

141 Installing Soft ware 1. St art your computer and insert t he Caplio Software CD-ROM into the CD -ROM drive on y our compute r . 2. Click [Browse CD-ROM]. Files in the CD-ROM a re listed. 3. Double-click th e [DeskT op Binder Lite] fo lder . 4. Double-click [Instd tb](Inst dtb.exe). 5. Click the De skT op Bin der Lite button. 6. Inst al l DeskT [...]

142 Uninstal ling the So ftw are Caution • For Window s 2000/ XP , Administrat or priv ile ges are r equir ed to uninst all the softw are. • I f any othe r pro gram is ac tive or uns aved data r emai ns, s ave th e da ta an d term inate the prog ram be fore uninst alli ng. 1. Click [St art] on the Windows t ask bar . 2. Select [Settings]-[ Cont[...]

143 Installing Soft ware Uninstal ling the I mageMixer Caution • For Window s 2000/ XP , Administrat or priv ile ges are r equir ed to uninst all the softw are. • I f any othe r pro gram is ac tive or uns aved data r emai ns, s ave th e da ta an d term inate the prog ram be fore uninst alli ng. 1. Click [St art] on the Windows t ask bar . 2. Se[...]

144 Installing the Pro vid ed Soft ware (For Macintosh ) Y ou need to install software for transferring imag es to your com puter before you can down load images from the camera. Referenc e For h ow to d ownloa d ima ges fr om th e cam era i nto your com puter, see th e Softw are U ser Guide a vailab le fro m th e Capl io Softw are CD -ROM. For how[...]

145 Installing Soft ware For Mac OS 8. 6 to 9. 2.2, doubl e-click the [Caplio Installer] icon to displa y the scree n shown a t right . When [Install CaplioSoftware ] is clicked : Now the software is inst alled. When [View Software User Guide] is clicked : The Software User G uide (PDF file) on the Caplio Software CD- ROM can be displayed o n your [...]

146 System Requ ir emen ts for Usi ng the Provided Softwar e The following environments are necessary for using the provided software. Please check your computer , or the computer's user manual. Caution • Problem s may ar ise due to chan ges mad e to th e OS env iro nment se tting . • Connect ion to a USB port retr ofitt ed usi ng an ex te[...]

147 Troubleshooting Installing the Sof tware on Y our Computer (Mac OS 8.6 to 9. 2.2) 1. T urn on your Macintosh and insert the Caplio Software CD- ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select the O S 9 fo lder . The [Capl io Installer] icon app ears. 3. Double-click [Caplio Installer]. The "Caplio Ins taller" window opens. 4. Click [Install Capl i[...]

148 Installing the Sof tware on Y our Computer (Mac OS X 10.1.2 to 10.3) 1. T urn on your Macintosh and insert the Caplio CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the M ac OS X folder. The [C aplio M ounter.pkg] icon ap pears. 3. Double-click [Caplio Mounter .pkg]. The Installer starts. A screen appears promptin g you to enter the administra tor's [...]

149 Troubleshooting 7. Click the desti nation volum e you want, and then click [Continue]. 8. Click [Install]. When installation finishes, a message appears to in form y ou that it is necessary to restart your M acintosh. 9. Click [Continue Installation]. The softwar e is in stalled, and after a while an Installation Complete message appears . 10. [...]

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153 Troubleshooting Shooting Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The camera does not shoot eve n if you press the shutter rel ease button. Batteries ar e not loaded. Or they ar e exhausted. If usi ng alkal ine batt eries, r eplace the batteries wi th a new set. If using rechargeab le bat teries, r echarge o r use the AC Adapter . P. 2 0 P. 2 1 P. 2 2 The[...]

154 The flas h does not fire. Or the flash cann ot recharge. Flashing is prohi bited in the following statuses: - White Balance Bracket enabl ed - Continuous Shooting Mode - Movie Mode In some Scene Modes, flashing may be prohibi ted by de fault. (see P .161) For shoot ing with the fl ash, change the settings or mode. P. 7 0 P. 9 0 P. 9 4 P .161 Th[...]

155 Playback/Deleting About Software For details about the sof tware, see Software User Guide (PDF file). Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to Cannot Playback . Or the Playback scr een does not come out. The camera is not in Playback Mode. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 (Playback Mode). P. 4 5 The VIDEO/A V cable is not connected pr operly . Reconnect it proper[...]

156 Other Problems Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to Cannot load the Memory Card. The card is facing the wrong way . Load correctly . P .25 Even when t he camera's buttons are pressed, it does not operate . Batteries ar e runn ing low . If using alkaline ba tteries, replace the batteries wi th a new set. If using rechargeab le bat teries, r echarg[...]

157 War ning Messages Unde r W indows XP Ser vice Pack 2 When software for Ricoh 's digital camera is used on a P C with Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed, the following warning message may appear at s oftware activation or U SB connec tion. With this in mind, refer to the following: 1. Check the information provided on the message screen to[...]

158 If you clicked the [Keep Blocki ng] button: Follow the steps below to check to s ee the Windows Firewall settings. 1. Click [St art] and then [Control Panel]. 2. Double-c lick [ Wind ows Firewa ll]. If [Windows F irewall] is not displayed , click [Switch t o Classic Display] a t the upper l eft of th e window. 3. Click the [Exceptions] tab. 4. [...]

159 Appe ndices A. Sp eci ficatio ns General Camera Parts Video S ignal Format NTSC, P AL Power So urce V oltag e AA Dry Alkaline Batt eries (1.5 V) X 2 Rechargeab le Batte ry (3.7 V) X 1 Externa l Part (A C Adapte r); 3.8 V External Dimensi ons Weig ht 1 13. 6mm (W) x 58.0 mm (H) x 29.0m m (D) (excl uding project ing parts ) Weigh t Camer a: Appro[...]

160 Image Data Record/Replay Part I/O Terminals Memory Cards that can Record , Playback • ISO Sensitivity A UTO, ISO64 , ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600 Distanc e Contro l • AF Method Normal S hooting : Externa l Passi ve / C CD method ; Macro: CCD method • AF Measurement Range Normal: approx. 0.3 m - infinity . Macro: approx. 0.01 m [...]

161 B. Optional Accessorie s The Caplio GX8 can be used with the items (sold separately) listed below . C. Combina tion of Sce ne Mode and F unctio n Depending on the Scene Mode, the way functions work may diff er from when in normal shooting mode. Refer to t he table below . Item Model Rema rks AC Adapt er AC-4a Use d for po wer s upply fro m a ho[...]

162 D. Menu I tems By Mode Shooting Menu (Movie Mode) Shooting Menu (Scene Mode, except in T ext Mode) Shooting Menu (Text Mode) Setting Op ti on Re fer to Movie Size [320 ], 160 P .62 Focu s [AF], MF , S NAP , ∞ P. 6 4 White Balance [AUT O], (Daylight), (Ov ercast), (T ungsten lig ht), (Fluore scent light), (One Push) P. 7 9 Setting Op ti on Re [...]

163 E. Func tion s W h ose Default s w ill be Re stored upon P o wer-o f f Power-of f may reset some function settings to their defaults. The table below indicates whether or not the function will be reset to its defaults upon power-off. Mode Function The current setting is kept: O, Restored:X SETUP LCD BRI GHTNES S O ADJ. B UTT . SET . O BEEP SOU [...]

164 F . Num ber of Images T ha t Can be Stored in I n t e rn a l M e m ory / S D M e m o ry C a r d The foll owing tabl e show s the appr oximate numb er of im ages th at can be recorded onto an SD mem ory ca rd at va rious image size and picture quality settings. APERTU RE SE TTING O Self-timer X Flash O Macr o shoo ting X LCD screen display Other[...]

165 Note • T he n umber of re maini ng sh ots displ ayed on th e LC D moni tor may differ f rom th e ac tual numbe r of shot s, dep endi ng on the s ubj ect. • The maximu m number of pic tures and othe r numer ic valu es may be dif fere nt eve n for ca rds of the sa me ca pac ity if the manu fact urer, type, or sh ooti ng co ndit ions are diffe[...]

166 For how to chan ge settings of inter val shooting. For frame feedin g in SCONT or MCONT . For how to s witch be tween files . For how to chang e the date and time setting . For how to c hange the magni fication o f enlar ged display scr een at still image play back. For how to c hange the LCD brightness . For volume adju stment. For how to sele[...]

167 H. Usin g Y our Camera Abroad AC Ad apte r (Mo del AC- 4a) Can be used in regions with a curr ent of 120V , 50Hz/60Hz. If you are goin g to travel to a country th at uses a differe nt shaped wall outlet/plug, please consult your t ravel agent o n a plu g adapt er suitab le for wall ou tlets in your country of desti nation. Warra nty This produc[...]

168 I. Cauti ons on Use[...]

169 J . Car e and Sto ra g e Care • Please n ote that if fingerprints, d irt, etc. get ont o the le ns, picture q uality will suffer . • When dust or dirt do es get on t he le ns, do not touch i t dir ectly with yo ur fingers, a nd eith er use a b lower (a vailable in stores) to blow it off, or a soft cloth to g ently du st it off. • After us[...]

170 K. Er r or Messages If an error m essage is displayed on the LCD Monitor , take the corresponding action. Error Message Cause and Action Page INSER T CARD No card is load ed. I nsert a card . P .25 SET DA TE The date is not set. Set the date. P .120 FILE NUMB ER OVER The file number limit has been exceeded. Please use another card, or delete un[...]

171 L. W ar ranty and Ser vicing 1. This product is backed by a limit ed warranty . During the warranty period mentioned in the Warrant y supplied with your c amera, any defective parts will be repaired free of charge. In th e event of a camera malfunction, contact the dealer from which y ou purchased the camera or your nearest Ricoh service office[...]

172 INFORMATION TO THE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equipmen t has been te sted and fou nd to comply with the limit s for a Class B digita l device, pursuant t o part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are de signed to pr ovide reasonabl e protection against harm ful interfer ence in a resid ential instal lation. T his equipmen t generates, uses[...]

173 Index A A/M ............... ................... ................... ...14 AC Adapter ......................................... ...11 Acrobat Reade r ........................ ...........132 ADJ BTN.SET. ........ .................. ...........114 ADJ. Button ............ ............................ ...59 Auto Bracket .................... .......[...]

174 USB Cable ....................... ................... ...10 USB Driver .............. .................. ...131, 144 V Voice Memo .. ............................ .............96 W Warranty and S ervicing ...................... .171 WAV file .................................... .............96 White Balance ................. ................... [...]

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