Ricoh GX8 manual

Do not connect the USB cable ye t! I f you co nne ct the ca me ra to a co mputer th rough the USB cable before installing the provided sof tware on the c ompute r , the softw are re qu ired for conn ectio n betw een cam era a nd com put er may no t be inst al led app rop riat ely . Be sure to co nnect th e ca mera to y our com pu ter after in stall[...]

Pr e face Th is m anu al pr ovi des inf or mat io n on h ow to u se t he sho ot ing an d pl ayb ack f unc tion s of th is pro duc t, as well a s wa rning s o n its use . T o m ake th e be st u se o f t his p rod uct' s fu ncti on s, re ad thi s m an ual th oroug hly bef ore use . Pl eas e kee p this manu al h an dy f or ea se o f re feren ce. [...]

1 K e y F eatur es The effective number of pixels is 8,240,000 an d a high-performan ce 28 m m wi de zo om l ens is moun t ed Dig ital zoomi ng u p to f our ti mes en sure s high pi ct u re qua lit y e ven for a re mo te ob je ct zoom ed in on. Ev en w it h ult r a- mac ro sh ooti ng up to 1 c m, i t does cap ture fin e fe el of th e te xture. High[...]

2 AF t arget shif t functi on for easy focus l ock even on a tripod ( P .85) The camera has a n AF target sh ift function. At m acro sh ooting , the AF t arge t shift functio n allows yo u t o lock the fo cus by butto n ope rati on, witho ut mo ving the came ra it self. Choice of three power sources makes su re y ou wont m iss any shoo ti ng opp or[...]

3 Scen e mode f or easy an d beau tiful shoot ing (P .43) In Sc ene Mod e, you nee d on ly to select fro m am ong six t y pes of sho ot ing mo de s fo r shoo ting with optim al setting s fo r the s cene . Inst ant t ransfer to PC t hrough th e USB ca ble If the pr ovided software is installed o n your comp ute r , just co nnecting the camer a t o y[...]

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

5 Direc t Print Function ............. ............................ ................... ................... .................. .... 54 Connecting t he Camera to a P rinter ................. .......... ......... ................... .................. .... 54 Printin g Still Image s .............. .......... .................. ................... ...[...]

6 Adjusting the Brig htness of the L CD Monito r (L CD BRIGHTNESS) ............... ......... .. 1 13 Setting a Function t o the ADJ. Butto n (ADJ BTN.SE T.) ...... ............................ ........... 1 14 Chan ging th e Beep Sou nd Setting (B EEP SOUND) .. ......... ................... .................. .. 1 15 Chan ging Image Confirmation T [...]

7 Using Manual s The two manuals included are for your Caplio GX8. To copy the Software User Guid e onto yo ur hard disk Copy the PDF f ile from the above folder . Camera User Guide (This booklet) This guide explains t he usage and functions of t he camera. Y ou will al so see how to inst all the provided soft w are on your com puter . *The Softwar[...]

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

Cha pter 1 Quic k Guide If you are us ing the camera fo r the firs t time, read from this chapter . Before S hoo ting ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... ...... 10 Gettin g Rea dy to Shoo t ... ...... ..... .......... ..... ...... 17 Basic S hooti ng ....... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ..... ...... 31 Play ing Ba ck .......... ..[...]

10 Befor e Shooting Pack in g L i s t Open the package and mak e sure all the items ar e included. • Caplio GX8 • AA Alkaline Batteries (LR6) (2) • A V Cable Use d when viewin g yo ur image s on a TV unit . • USB Cable Use d t o con nec t the cam era to a c om pu te r or D ire ct Pri nt sup por ted pr i nter . • H andstrap Not e Attaching[...]

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

12 Names of par ts Came ra Fro nt V iew Cauti on T o av oid da maging the c onne ctors, do not pl ug any ob je cts into t he came ra' s mic rophon e o r spe ake r hol es. Ite m Name Re fer to 1 Shut te r Re le ase Butto n P .31 2 Mode Dia l P .14 3 Flash P .4 0 4 AF Wind ow - 5 Viewfinder - 6H o t S h o e - 7 Lens P .31 8 USB T ermi nal P .13 [...]

13 Quick G uide Rear V iew Ite m Na me Ref er to Ite m Name Re f er t o 1 Fl ash La mp P . 40 12 DISP . Button P .29 2 Aut o Focus Lamp P .34 13 D (D elet e) / T (Sel f-ti mer) Bu tto n P. 5 1 P. 8 6 3 V i ewfi nder - 14 M Butt on P . 61 P. 9 8 4 Powe r Button P .26 15 ADJ. Butt on P . 59 5 Z (Wide-a ngle) / 9 (Thumbnail Dis play) Button P. 3 8 P. [...]

14 Ho w to U se the Mode Dial The M ode Dial is on the t op of the camer a. The M ode Dial is us ed to s elect t he desired m ode and operat ion for shooting and playback ( still image vi ewi n g). 1. T urn th e Mode Dial to the sym bol o f the mo de y ou w ant to use . Mo de Dial Symbols an d F unctions Usi ng t he up /down dial With the up/down d[...]

15 Quick G uide Abou t L CD Monitor Display Scre en E xampl es wh en Shoo ti ng Pict ures Not e • The nu mber of re main ing sho ts avai labl e may dif fer from th e act ual nu mber of shots, depend ing on the s ubj ect . • Even between cards of the same capa city , th e number of re maining s hots and ot her values may vary w i th t he m anufa[...]

16 The Screen During Pl ayback Not e The LCD m onit or may disp lay messa ge s to infor m you of o per atio nal ins truction s or the cam era ’s sta t us wh il e in u se. Item Na me Re fer t o Item Na me Re fer to 1 Prot ect P .100 8 Image S ize P .62 2D P O F P . 1 0 3 9F i l e N o . - 3 Play back Dat a Sourc e P .46 10 Batte ry P .17 4 Mod e T [...]

17 Quick G uide Getting R ea dy to Sh oot T urn the power on and ge t ready to shoot. Not e If y ou ha ve alr ead y us ed t hi s came ra, fo ll ow th e steps below to ma ke sure it is turn ed off before re mo vin g or lo adin g ba tt eri es. 1. Mak e sur e the LC D moni tor is tur ned of f. 2. Mak e sur e th e le ns b arri er (buil t -i n le ns pro[...]

18 • Nickel-Hydr ogen Battery (available in stores) Thi s is e con omica l be caus e you can rec harge a nd use it over an d o ver agai n. U se a cha rg er (ava il able in st ores) f or char gin g. The batter y m ay be ine rt and con sequen tly it may no t sup ply powe r im mediate ly after it i s pur cha sed or l ef t unused for more tha n a m o[...]

19 Quick G uide Cauti on • Pleas e re mov e th e bat te rie s if you a re no t g oi ng to us e the ca mera fo r a lo ng p eri od o f ti me. • The li fe of an AA al kal ine ba tter y (L R6 ) de pen ds o n th e bra nd and th e stora ge tim e fro m t he date of p rod ucti on. In add itio n, the li fe of an a lka line ba tte ry be comes sho rter at[...]

20 Load in g the B a tterie s If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before loading batteries. 1. Open the batt ery/card cover . The cove r slides o pen in two st eps. First slide t he cover to war d the fa ce of the camer a, then lift it to expose the ba tter y compart me nt. 2. Insert the two batteries , maki ng sure[...]

21 Quick G uide Inse r ti n g the r ec hargea ble ba tter y ( sol d separa tel y) Rech argeable battery DB-43 (sold separately), available for this camera, is conveni en t because it lasts for a long t ime and can be used over and over again by being recharged. If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before loading batt[...]

22 Removing the recha rgeable battery If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before r emoving bat teries. 1. Open the batt ery/card cover . The cove r slides o pen in two st eps. First slide t he cove r towar d the fa ce of t he came ra , then lift it t o expos e the b atte ry c ompartm ent. 2. Remove the battery . 3. [...]

23 Quick G uide 3. Open the p ower (DC i nput) cable cover and t ake the cable out. 4. Close th e battery/card cover and slide it back into place. 5. Plug th e pow er cord i nto an outl et . Removing t he AC Adapter If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before r emoving the AC A dapter Ba ttery . 1. Unpl ug the power [...]

24 Abou t a n SD Memor y Car d ( a vaila bl e in s tor es ) Y ou can st ore st il l images you have taken eit her in the camera 's i nterna l m e m or y or on an SD M emor y Car d (avai labl e in sto res) . The int er nal me mo r y c a pa c it y is 2 6 MB . W hen yo u want t o record a l ot of stil l images , m o vies or s ounds at hi gh res o[...]

25 Quick G uide Inse r ti ng an SD Memor y Car d If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before loading an SD m em ory card. 1. Open the batt ery/card cover . The cove r slides o pen in two st eps. First slide the cover towa rd the face of th e camer a, then lift it to expose the ba tter y compart me nt. 2. Make su re t[...]

26 T ur ning the P o we r On/Of f 1. Press th e power bu tton . After t he start soun d, th e f lash l amp an d auto- foc us lamp blink alterna tely for several second s. For powe r- of f, press t he p owe r b utton a gain . Cauti on I t tak es l o nger fr om p ow er- on un til the ca me ra bec ome s rea dy f or s hoo ti ng w he n th e f la sh is e[...]

27 Quick G uide Setti ng the la nguage When the power is turned on for the f irs t t ime, the language setting screen appears (for the LCD monitor display language). After setting the language, go on to the date/time setting (for printing the date and time on your phot os). Y ou can shoot wit hout these s ettings. Howev er , be sure t o set the lan[...]

28 Settin g the date an d time When the power is turned on for the f irst time and the language setting is completed, t he date/time set ting screen appe ars. 1. Press th e !" #$ but tons t o set the year , mon th, date and time. Ch ange th e v alue wi th !" an d move the fr am e with #$ . 2. In [FO RMA T], choose the Date and Time format[...]

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

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

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

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

33 Quick G uide Captur ing th e Mom ent S hooti ng (Fu ll-press) The sh utt er release bu tton works i n two s teps. Ther e a re tw o meth od s of usi ng th e sh utter b utt on; pre ssing th e shutter bu tton all th e way down at o nce (full-pr ess) and pre ssing it halfway ( hal f-press ). Full-pr ess th e shutter releas e button for qu ick focu s[...]

34 Chec king the F ocu s a nd Shoo ting (H alf- pr es s) Wh en you pre ss t h e sh utter rele as e bu tton half way ( ha lf -p re ss ), the a uto focus f unct ion is t riggere d to de termine th e focal d istance. Subs equ entl y press it all the w ay do wn (full- press) to s hoo t. This is u sefu l whe n the s ubje ct is not in th e middle (se e P[...]

35 Quick G uide . Refer enc e Wh en s pec ify ing a focu s p ositi on at m acro sh oo ting , u se t he A F t arg et s hift fu ncti on. (P .8 5) 4. Gently press the shutter release butt on a l l th e 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 recorde[...]

36 W h en the S ubjec t is not Ce ntered (S hootin g with F o cus- lock ) When y our subject is not in the c enter of y our composition, c ompose y our photo after focusing. (Focus- lock) Exam ple : T aking a pho tog ra ph of the ca stle i n the ba ckgr ound wi th the cam er a focuse d o n a per son in fron t. 1. Make su re the po wer is on, then t[...]

37 Quick G uide 4. Gently press the shutter release bu tton all the way . Not e At m acr o sh ooti ng , the A F targ et shif t fun cti on al lo ws you to l ock the foc us w itho ut mov ing th e cam era . Thi s fu nct io n is u sef ul whe n a tr ipod is use d. Refer enc e • For de tai ls ab out m ac ro s hoo ti ng, se e P .39. • For de tai ls ab[...]

38 Usin g the Z oom Fun ction If you use t he Z (W i de angle)/ z (T elephot o) button, y ou can alter the size of t he subject in y our pho to without having to change your distance f rom it. By pres sing the Z button, the field in the LCD monitor and the viewf inder becomes wider . By pressing the z button, the s ubject you see in t he LCD m onit[...]

39 Quick G uide Sho oting Close- Ups ( Macro-Mode ) Using the N (Macro) button allows you t o take a tight close- up (Mac ro Photo). It is good for shooting s mall subjects because you can get up to one centimeter (1/2 inch) away . 1. W ith the c ame ra rea d y t o shoot , press t he N b utto n. N is displa yed momentarily in a large si ze a t the [...]

40 Using the Flash Pre ss the F button to s witch bet ween flash modes. By default, your camera is set to Fl ash Of f. From the front edge of the lens, flashlight reaches about 0.2 to 5. 0 m (W ) or about 0. 15 to 2.9 m (T) when IS O sensitiv ity is set to AUT O. Flash Mode s 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 , A/ M, or 4 . 2. Pressing the F butt on swit[...]

41 Quick G uide Ho w to us e the h ot shoe Since t he camera has a hot shoe, y ou c an connect an extern al flash (available in stores) for use. Adjust the expos ure using the ex posure compensat ion (P .78) or ma nual exposure func tion (P .87). For details, see the documentation that came w ith the external flash. T o attach an external flash to [...]

42 Cauti on • Irre spe ct ive of fl ash set ting, a flas h ON s i gnal i s outp ut to t he X con tac t of th e hot shoe. T o sto p an ex ter n al fl ash, us e a sw it ch on th e flas h. • Expos ure may no t be ap propri ate ev en whe n the f-nu mber an d IS O sens i tivit y of t he ext ern al flas h ar e the same a s th ose of the came ra. I f [...]

43 Quick G uide Shoo tin g wi th Sc ener y-Matching If you us e the S cene Mode, you c an select from among six types of still im age modes and shoot automatically with optimal set tings for that kind of scene. 1. Make sure the power is on and turn the Mode Dial to 4 . The scen e-s elect ion s creen i s di spla yed. 2. Press th e !" butto n to[...]

44 Not e In Night scape Mod e, the f lash work s wh en a ll of t he fo llowi ng cond itions ar e sat is fi ed : • The flas h i s s et to Aut o. • Flash is ju dge d to be necess ar y be cau se it is da rk ar oun d. • The r e is a fi g ure or an y ot he r o bjec t near b y . Refer enc e • For ho w t o chan ge PIC QU ALI TY /SIZE, see P .62 . [...]

45 Quick G uide Playing Back Chec king the im a ge y ou ju st to ok (Q uick Re v i ew) Y o u can vie w th e image you just too k on the L CD monito r . If you are n ot p leased wit h th e way the ph oto cam e out, you can er ase it th en and t her e. 1. Wh il e s t il l in t he Sti ll Im ag e Mo d e, press t he Q but ton. The last im age yo u to ok[...]

46 V i ewi ng Y o ur Im a ges In the Playback Mode you can check still images you have t aken. Y ou can also delete or zoom in on t hem. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 . The cam era swi tches t o P lay back mode and t he last s til l ima ge y ou took is dis played. Y ou can view yo ur pictu res in orde r by us ing t he #$ button . Not e Whe r e im age[...]

47 Quick G uide T humbn ail 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 . The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press t he 9 but t o n. The scre en is split into six se ction s with six imag es d isplayed. To display j ust one photo 1. Use the !"# $ b[...]

48 Magnif ying I mages Y ou can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD Monitor . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 . The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Display image you want to view ma gnifi ed. 3. Press th e 8 butto n. The i mage is enla rg ed. The enla rgeme nt ratio cha nges e ach time you p ress the 8 butt on or the 9 bu tton. Not e ?[...]

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

50 6. T urn your camera o n by pressing the powe r butt on. Con n ect ing t h e A V cab le to t h e ca mera turns off the LCD mon itor display a nd the sp ea ker output. Not e • If you conn ect t he A V cab le to yo ur v i deo r eco rde r's In te rmin al , yo u can rec o rd wh at you ha ve s hot on to vi deo. • Y our c am era is s et to NT[...]

51 Quick G uide Er asin g Erasing Un w ant ed Images Y ou can erase unwa nted i m ag es f r om th e int er n al m em or y or SD Memo ry Ca rd . Y o u can e ra se them in t he followi ng th re e ways: •O ne fi le at a t ime •De leting all f rames at o nce •Sele ct m ultip le fr am es and era se t ogethe r 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 . T o eras[...]

52 Er as ing Mu ltip le F r am es a t On e Time 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 6 . 2. Press th e 9 bu tto n. The scre en is divided into a display of six thum bna ils. 3. Press the ! "# $ b uttons to select the image you want to erase and press t he D butt on . The tr as h s ym bol i s di spl ay ed in t he uppe r le ft corn er of the i mag e. 4. Re[...]

Cha pter 2 A V ariety of Shooting T e c hniq ues/Play bac k Direct Print ing ........ ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... ...... 54 A Variet y of Sho oting T echn iques . .......... ...... 59 Shoot ing w ith M ulti-S hot ...... ..... ..... ..... ........... 90 Shoot ing/Pla yin g Back Movies .. ..... .......... ...... 9 4 Recor ding/P layin g [...]

54 Dir ect P rinting Di r ect Print Func ti on The D irect P rin t standard ena ble s dire ct pri nting fro m a camera to a prin ter , by conne cting them v ia a USB cable . Pho tos can be printed qu ickly and e asily from you r digital cam era with out using a comput er . Cauti on • Y o u ca nnot p rint m o vies (.A VI) wi th th is f un cti on. [...]

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

56 7. Press th e ! " buttons to select an item, an d then press the $ b utto n to display the det ailed options screen. Whe n “Con nect ing” is d isplaye d, the printe r is still be ing conn ected. When printe r co nnectio n is c omplete , “C onnecti ng” d isap pea rs and “ Direct Pri nt” is displ ayed. Proceed with the ope rati on[...]

57 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Not e T o sp eci f y t he set valu e as th e de faul t selec ted at th e next connectio n, cli ck the ADJ. button o n t he scre en of Ste p 7. Up on app e aranc e of th e scre en a t r igh t, s elec t [ Set] an d pre ss th e O bu tton . Se lec t [ Canc el] to ret urn to th e defa ult s etti ng . 10. P[...]

58 9. Repeat step s 7 an d 8 to sel ect all th e still images to be printed an d t he num ber of cop ies for each . 10. P r e ss the M butt on. The Di rect P rint me nu app ea rs. 11. P r e ss the ! " buttons to select an item, an d then press the $ b utto n to display the det ailed options screen. Whe n “Con nect ing” is d isplaye d, the [...]

59 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback A V ariety o f Shooting T ec hniques Using th e A DJ . (Adju st) Butt on The A DJ button a llows exp osure correc tion, white balanc ing, and ISO sensitivity setting by fewer operations. Y ou can also register a function other than these adjustment f unctions to t he ADJ button. If a frequently use d [...]

60 Shoo ting Setting Menu The S hootin g Setting me nu e nables you to sho ot picture s by set ting t he items listed in the table below . *A mo ng t he cho ic es lis t ed i n t he ta b le be low , defa ul t va lues at pu rc has e ar e en c losed i n [ ]. Refer enc e For t he l ist of S hoot ing Sett in g men u ite ms in Mo vie and Scen e Mo des , [...]

61 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Using the Sh ooting Set ti ng Me nu 1. W ith the ca me ra r ea dy to s hoot, press t he M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 2. Press th e !" #$ button s to select the desired item. The sett ing it ems ar e provi ded on thr ee s creens. 3. Af ter selecting a sett ing item, p ress th[...]

62 Choo sing Pic ture Qu ality Mo de/I mage S iz e (P IC Q U AL ITY/SI ZE) The s i ze of a st ored still image and movie file depends on picture quality and size settings. Picture Quality Mode is provided in three types; N (Normal), F (Fine), and NC (N on compres sed). Combining Picture Quality Mode and Image Size. In Mo vie M od e, 320 X 240 or 16[...]

63 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Refer enc e For internal me mory/SD mem ory card recording capacitie s, see P .164 . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . Alter natively , turn the M ode Dial to 4 an d se lect a m od e to prep are the ca me ra. 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " butt[...]

64 Manu al F oc us Shoo ting (FOCU S) When Auto -Focus does not focus as desired, you can focus ma nual ly (M anual Focus ). Manual focusing allows shooting at a fixed di stance. When using a fixed shooting di stance, it can be set to either Snapshot or Infinity ( ∞ ). Not e • By d efault, your camera is se t to AF (Auto-Focus ). • Manua l fo[...]

65 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooting with Manual Focusing 1. Press th e O butt on as req uired . Pre ssing the O but to n en larg es the dis play for easy focusing . 2. Press th e ! and " b ut tons fo r focusing . Pre ssing the ! bu tton br ings the foc us closer to you. Pressing " but ton mo ves t he focus awa y fr om[...]

66 Shooting at a Fixed Distance The s hooting dist a nce can be set t o short distance or infinity . Infinity is useful to shoot a distant view . T o shoot wit h the shooting distance fixed, f ollow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 , A/M, or 3 . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " butto[...]

67 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Changing the Light M eteri ng (PHO T OMETR Y) Y o u c an c hange the meter ing met hod (the ran ge to us e for me terin g) to deter min e th e expo sure valu e. Ther e a re thr ee Ligh t Meter ing Me thods a vailab le: M UL T I, CE NTE R, an d SPOT . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e [...]

68 Chan ging th e Edge Q uality o f Still Ima ges (S HARPNESS) Y ou can change th e defi nition of your still images to ei ther sharp or soft. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " button to select [SHARP NESS] and press the O or $ bu tton. 4. Press th e !" bu[...]

69 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooti ng Consec utiv el y with Dif f er ent Expo sur es (A UTO BRACKET) The Auto Bracke ting fun ction autom atica lly shoots th ree consecu tive shots, with the spe cified exp osu re value as st a ndard, at three expo sure le vels, at -0.5E V , ±0, an d +0 .5EV . Not e This fun ct io n is no t a va[...]

70 Shooti ng Consecu tiv el y wi th Dif f erent W hite Balan ce ( WHITE B ALANCE BRA CKET) Three images are automatically recorded - a reddish image, a bluish image, and an image of the current whit e balance. This is useful if t he appropriate white balance cannot be judged. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ti[...]

71 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Not e • This f un cti on is no t a vail ab le f or Mult i- Shot s hoo ting (P .90) an d Auto Brack et shoo ting (P .69) . • The fl ash ca nnot be u sed . • Time Exposure (P .72) is set to OFF . Refer enc e Fo r h ow to c han ge the Whi te Ba la nce , se e P . 79 .[...]

72 Using Long Time Exposur e (TIME EXPOSURE ) Y ou can select an exposure time of 1, 2, 4 or 8 s econds. By using long time exposure, you can capture the tr a ck of moving subjects such as fireworks and car light s, when you s hoot a night scene. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press[...]

73 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Not e • W h en us ing lo ng ti me ex pos ure , the shut t er sp ee d may g o do wn and imag es may be blu rred . H ol d the c amer a secu rel y by both hands or us e a t ri po d fo r sho otin g. • Whi le sh ooti ng with lon g ti me e xpo s ure, th e LCD Mo nito r d isp lay tur ns off. Cauti on If [...]

74 Shooting Pictur es A utoma tic ally at S et Int er va ls (I NTE R V AL) Y ou can set t he camer a to aut omatically t ake pict ures at fixed intervals. Y ou can set t he shooting interv al at any lengt h from 5 seconds to 3 hours, in increments o f 5 sec onds. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m[...]

75 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback 10. T o stop shoo ting, p res s the O bu tto n. Inter val Sho oting se ttin gs are cleared whe n the p ower is tu rn ed off. Cauti on I f the ti me un ti l the next shoo ting is set long er o n th e sh ooti ng me nu than the time for int erv a l sho ot in g, th e sh ooti ng in ter va l be com es lo ng[...]

76 2 Shootin g a Stil l Image with Sou nd (IMAGE WITH SOU ND) Y ou c an s hoo t a still ima ge with a voice m em o. V oice recor ding can co ntinue for u p to eig ht se conds. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press t he #$ butto ns to switch between displays as re quired. 4. Pr[...]

77 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Inse r ti ng the Da te into a Still I ma ge (D A TE IM PRINT ) Y ou can insert the date (YY /MM/DD) or the date and time (YY /MM/ DD hh:m m) at t he lower right of a still image. 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e #$ butt[...]

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

79 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Usi ng Natu r al and A r tifi cial Lig htin g (W HIT E BALA NCE) 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 sett ing, but if the camera is having difficulty determining the whi[...]

80 Setting the White Ba lance Manually (One Push) 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press the ADJ. Button twice. The W hite Bal anc e m enu appe ars .  3. Press th e !" butto ns to select . 4. Point the camera at a piece o f p aper or s ometh ing whit e unde r the l igh tin g co nditi ons f or your picture. 5. Press th e $ b utt on. W[...]

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

82 Setting Color Depth (COL OR DEPTH) Color depth of the sh ot still image can be selected from Vivid, Normal and Nutral (Neut ral). 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 or A/M . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Sh ooti ng menu app ear s. 3. Press th e #$ button s to switch between display s as required. 4. Press th e " button to select [COLO R DEPTH] . Th[...]

83 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback R etu r ning t he Sh oo ting Sett ing Menu Settings to their Defa ults (REST ORE DEF A U L TS) T o r eturn the Shoo ting Setting menu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 5 . 2. Press th e M butt on. 3. Press th e #$ button s to switch between display s as req[...]

84 Cha ngi ng Shadi ng for Shoo ti ng T e xt (DENSITY) Y ou can change th e shading of text for shooting i n T ex t Mode of Scene M ode. Y ou can select f rom DE EP , NORM AL and LIGHT . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 4 . The Scene sele ction scr een appea rs. 2. Press th e !" butto ns to select the tex t mod e a nd then press t he O but ton. 3. Pr[...]

85 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Usi ng t he AF T ar g et Sh i ft Fu nct ion At macr o shooting, the AF target shift function allows you to l o ck the focus (P .36) by using the !"#$ buttons on the camera without mo ving the ca mera. This is useful for macro shooting on a tripod wit h locked focus. The A F t arget shif t funct i[...]

86 T Us in g th e Se lf - Tim er Y ou can set the Self-timer t o shoo t af ter either two or ten seconds. A setting of t w o seconds is useful for preventing came ra shake. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 , A/ M, or 4 . 2. Press t he T (Self-time r) b utton. The S elf T imer ma rk app ears mom entar ily in a large size at t he c enter of th e L CD moni[...]

87 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooting in A per tur e Priority/Manual Exposu r e M ode 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 Mo de are available. If only t he apertur e is set , the shutter [...]

88 Shooting with Set Apert ure (Aperture Prio rity Mode) T o shoot wit h a set aperture, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to A/M. The cur rent f- num ber a nd shut ter spe ed (AUTO) appea r in the bo ttom part on the screen . 2. T urn t he up/ down d ial t o c hange the f-n umber . 3. Half-press t he sh utter release bu tto n. The sh[...]

89 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Shooting at Set Shutt er Speed (Manual Ex posure Mode) T o shoot at a set shutter speed, f ollow the s tep s below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to A/M. The cur rent f- num ber a nd shut ter spe ed (AUTO) appea r in the bo ttom part on the screen . 2. T urn t he up/ down d ial t o c hange the f-num ber as [...]

90 Shooting with Multi-Sho t If you s witch t o Multi-Shot, yo u can shoo t consec utive images . Multi-shot c an be classified into t he following types: CONT (Mu lti-Sho t) As long as you hol d the shutter button down, pictures continue t o be taken. The s till images are rec orded one file each, just as i n normal shooting. S (S t ream) Mult i-S[...]

91 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Not e • W hen shoo ting with S Mult i- or M Multi-Sh ot, the IS O sensi t i vity is f ixe d to AUT O e ven if i t is se t t o 64 ,1 00. • T h e max imu m numbe r of ima ges that can be sho t in the Mu lti-Sh ot mod e de pe nds on the image si ze setting as follo w s: • T h e Pic tur e Qua li ty [...]

92 CONT 7. Compo se your picture, then press and hold the shutter bu tto n. As lo ng as you h old the shu tter bu tton down, pictu res con tinue to be ta k e n . 8. Release y our fing er from the sh utter release button to stop recording. T o playba ck conse cutiv e imag es shot in Multi-S hot mo de, tu rn the came ra to pla ybac k mo de (se e P .4[...]

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

94 Shooting/Pla ying Back Mo vies 3 Shoo ti ng M o vie s Y o u c an shoo t m ovies with soun d. Y o u can s elect the image size, eith er 320 x 2 40 o r 160 x 120 p ixels. Each movie y ou s hoo t is reco rded a s on e A VI file . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 3 . 2. Press the shutter relea se butto n. The cam era starts re cording . Record ing continue[...]

95 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Play in g Back Mo vies T o playback movies, follow the s tep s below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 (Playback Mo de). The last s hot t ak en is displayed . For mo vies, t he fi rst fra me is disp laye d as a sti ll ima ge. 2. Move to the movie you want to view u sing the #$ but tons . Pre ss the $ bu t[...]

96 R ecor ding/P laying Ba c k So und 2 R ecor din g So und (V oice Me mo) Y ou can recor d sound. Reco rded data is stored as a WA V f ile. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 2 . 2. Press the shutter relea se butto n. Sou nd rec ordi ng starts. 3. Release y our fing er from the shutter rel ease button t o sto p recording. Not e The vo ice rec or di ng time[...]

97 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Play in g Back Sound T o playback sounds, follow t he steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . The last s hot t ak en is displayed . 2. Press th e #$ butt ons to s ele ct a sound file for playback (speaker ico n). Pre ss the $ bu tton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tton to disp lay the[...]

98 Other Function s A vaila ble in P laybac k Mode Playb ack Se tting M enu The Play back menu pr ovides the f unctions show n in the table below: Usi ng the Play back Me nu 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press th e !" butto ns to select the desired setting . 4. Af ter selecting a sett i[...]

99 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Showin g Ph oto s in O r de r Auto matica ll y (S LIDE SH OW) Y ou can show the rec orded still images, movies, and sound files sequentially on the LCD Monitor . T his function is called a slide show . T o view a slide show , f ollow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . The last s hot t ak [...]

100 Write- pr otecti ng Y our I mages (P R O TECT) Y ou can protect files from being accidental ly delet ed. Cauti on Prot ec ted f iles can not be de leted no rmally . Howev er , the y wil l be del eted comple te ly if y ou f orm at th e me mory w her e the f il es a re stor ed. Protecting Files 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . The last s hot t ak en[...]

101 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Pro tect ion is app lied and the P rotect symbo l app ea rs in the up pe r-le f t co rner of the scr ee n. Protecting All Files T o prot ect all your files, follow t he steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press th e " button to se[...]

102 Protecting Multip le Files at Once T o prot ect selected f iles all at once, follow the step s below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . 2. Press th e 9 bu tto n. The scr een is split into six sect ions a nd thumb nail image s are display ed in a reduce d size. 3. Press th e !" #$ button s to select the first file of the selection. 4. Press th[...]

103 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Usin g a Prin ting Se r vice (D POF) The still images recorded on an SD Mem ory Card can be printed out if you t ake t hem to a shop that offers a digit al camer a print s ervice. T o use a print service , i t is necessary to make settings required for printing. Thes e settings ar e ca lled DPOF ( De[...]

104 Setting DP OF for All Still Images T o apply DPO F settings to all your sti ll i mages, foll o w the step s below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . 2. Press th e M butt on. The Pla yback m enu ap pears. 3. Press th e " button to sele ct [DPO F] and p ress the O butt on. 4. Press th e #$ button s to select [A LL FILES ]. 5. Make su re that [S[...]

105 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Setting DP OF for Multiple Still Images T o m ake the DPO F setting for se lected still i mages all at once, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to 6 . 2. Press th e 9 bu tto n. The scr een is split into six sect ions a nd thumb nail image s are display ed in a reduce d size. 3. Press th [...]

106 Chang ing the Ima ge Size (RESIZE ) Y ou can reduce the im age size of a shot still image t o additionally create a file of a di fferent i mage size. Cauti on The i mage siz e of a mov ie o r imag e shot in t he Non -com pre ssed (NC ) Mod e canno t be ch an ged. Not e The f ol lo wing t ype s of resi zing ar e pos s ibl e: T o change th e imag[...]

107 A V ariety of Shooting T echniques /Playback Cop ying the Co nte nts of In ter n al Memo r y to a Me m or y Car d (CO PY T O CARD ) Y ou can copy all movies, still images, and sound dat a st ored i n internal me mory ont o an SD M emory Card at once. 1. T urn th e Cam era Off. 2. Insert an S D Memo ry C ar d. 3. T urn th e camera o n. 4. T urn [...]

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Cha pter 3 Changing Cam er a Settings Changi ng Camer a Se tti ngs ... ..... ..... ..... ......... 110[...]

110 Changing C amer a Settings SETUP Me nu The SE TUP m enu co nsists of three scr eens. Pre ss the !" buttons to sw itch betwee n sc reens. Settin g Op ti o n Refer to CA RD F OR MA T P .1 1 1 IN F OR MA T P .1 12 L CD BRI GHT NES S P .1 13 ADJ. BU TT . SE T . [O FF], PI C QUALI TY ( ), AF/ MF , SHARP , PHOTO METRY ( ) P. 1 1 4 BE EP SOUND [O[...]

111 Changin g Camera Settings Gettin g the SD Memor y Car d R e ady f o r Use (CARD FO RMA T) If the err or me ssag e “Thi s card ca nnot b e u sed” is d ispla yed, or if yo u h ave forma tte d a card with a com puter o r some o the r dev ice, it will be nece ssary to forma t th e SD M emor y Car d prior to use . F ormatt ing is the pr ocess of[...]

112 F o rm a t t i n g I n t e rn a l M e m o ry (IN FO R MA T) If an error me ssage “ Format the internal mem ory” is displayed, it will be necess ary to format the internal m emor y prior t o use. Cauti on Form at ting the inter nal me mory er ases al l of the ima ges rec orded in th e memo ry . If yo u h ave image s tha t y o u do not wa nt [...]

113 Changin g Camera Settings Adj u stin g t he Br ig ht nes s of th e L CD Mo nit or (LCD BRIGHTNESS ) T o adjust t he brightness of the LC D Monitor , follow the steps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 . 2. Press th e " button to select [LCD BRIGH TNESS ] and press the O or $ butt on. The LCD Brightn ess Adjustm ent bar appe ars . 3. Press[...]

114 Setting a Functi on to th e ADJ . Button (ADJ BTN.SET .) Each time th e ADJ. but ton is pr esse d, the cam era disp lays the sett ing s cre en in t he ord er of expo sur e, wh ite bala nce, an d ISO sen sitivi ty . By u sing the [A DJ BTN .SET .] op tion, yo u ca n set a fun ction to be activa ted when t he ADJ. button is p ressed the fourth ti[...]

115 Changin g Camera Settings Chan gin g the Beep Soun d Setting (BEEP SOUN D) During operat ion, the camera gen erates f our type s of sounds: start sound, shutter release sound, focus sou nd, and beep sound. T o change th e beep sound settings, follow the step s below: 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 . 2. Press th e " button to sele ct [BEEP SO [...]

116 Chan gin g Im a ge Co nf ir mati on Time (LCD C ONF IRM .) Immediately after pressing the shutter button, the still image t aken is displayed for a moment so you can check it. At pu rchase, C onfirmation T ime is set to one s econd, but t his can be changed. T o change Conf irmation T ime, follow t he steps bel ow . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 [...]

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

118 Cha ngi ng Fil e Name Sett ing s (S EQUE NTIAL NO . ) When y ou shoo t a still im age, it is store d on an SD Memory Ca rd or in inte rnal memo ry , w it h a con secu tivel y num bered fil e nam e auto ma tically a ssign ed. Whe n you a re switch ing SD M emor y Car ds, you can set you r came ra to cont inue co nse cutive nu mber ing f rom the [...]

119 Changin g Camera Settings Chan gin g P o w e r-Sa v e Mode Setti ng s (PO WERSA VE) Y o u can re duce the p owe r co nsump tion of the LC D Moni tor a nd extend the life of your b atteries . The displa y on the LCD Monitor will turn off. Press the Q (Qui ck Review) butto n or the M bu tton to tur n t he L CD M onit or D isplay on, and th en pre[...]

120 Setting the Da te and Time (D A TE SETTI NGS ) Y ou can take still images with the time or dat e stamped onto the picture. The date/ time setting on the S ETUP m enu is explained here. 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 . 2. Press th e " button to sele ct [DA TE S ETTINGS] and then press the O or $ but ton. 3. Set th e year , mon th, d ate and t [...]

121 Changin g Camera Settings Chan gin g the Display La ngu a ge (LA NGU AGE ¯᜘ ᝙ ) Y ou can change th e language displayed on t he L CD Monitor . T o change th e display language, follow the steps below . 1. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 . 2. Press th e " button to sele ct [LANGUAGE ¯᜘ ᝙ ] and press the O or $ button . The lang uag e s e[...]

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

123 Changin g Camera Settings Chan gin g the Setting of St ep Zoomin g (S TEP ZOOM) The focal length wi th optical zooming can be f ixed to any of f our levels (28, 35, 50 and 80 mm as converted equivalent t o 35 mm came ras) (S tep Zoom). T o set whet her to use step z ooming (O N) or not (OFF ), follow the steps below . 1. T urn the mode dial to [...]

124 Chan ging th e USB Comm uni ca tion Sys tem (U SB C onn ec ti on) Changing the USB Communication Sys tem (USB Connection) If the USB communica tion system is changed (by selecting [MAS STR] at [USB C ONNECTION] on t he Setup menu), files in the camera can be browsed and transferred from the cam era to your compute r through the USB cable withou[...]

125 Changin g Camera Settings Cauti on • At [MA S ST R], RI COH Gate L a or Ca pli o T r ans fer So ftw are ca nnot b e us ed for fi le t ran sf er . • At [MA S ST R], fi les can on ly b e re a d fro m th e ca me ra and c a nnot be wri tte n in to or d elet ed fro m th e cam era . • For di rect print in g on a pr inte r sup porti ng both D ir[...]

126 To transfer imag es in Mass Storage Mode , follow the steps below: 1. Change [USB CONN ECTION] to [ MAS S TR] on th e Setu p menu. 2. Make su re that the camera pow er is o ff. 3. Connect the accessory USB cab le to a US B port o f yo ur compu ter . 4. Connect the USB cab le to the USB terminal of the camera. The cam era po wer be comes o n. Y [...]

127 Changin g Camera Settings Disconnecting the C amera from Your Co mputer (Wi ndo ws) This display is an example f or Windows XP . The term s are d i fferent for other OS b ut the operations ar e the s ame. 1. Click th e Remove Hardware S afely icon at the right end of th e t ask bar . 2. Select [USB L arge-cap acity Storage Device] and click [S [...]

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Cha pter 4 Installing Softwa re Inst alli ng t he Pr ovi ded Sof tware (F or Wind ows) .. 130 Insta llin g the Prov ide d Soft wa re (For Macin tosh ) ... ...... .......... ..... ...... .......... ..... ..... .... 144[...]

130 Install ing the P r o vided S oftw ar e (F or W indow s) Y ou need t o install software for transf erring imag es to your computer before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Software inst allation is necess ary for automatic image dow nloading from the camera into your com puter . Not e T o down load imag es f rom th e came ra t o yo u[...]

131 Inst alling Software When [Install Cap lio Software ] is clicked: ( P.134) The following so f tware will be installed: XP: Wind ows XP 9 8: Wi ndow s 98/98 SE/Me /2 000 Refer enc e The ca mera is pr ovi de d wi th sof twa re I mag eMi xer t hat al low s y ou to d isplay and edi t i mag es fr om yo ur c om pute r . F or ho w to use Im age Mi xer[...]

132 When [Vie w Software User Guide] is clicked : The Softwa re User Guid e (P DF f ile) on t he C aplio Software CD -R OM can be displaye d o n your com puter scre en. If you a re a Win dows use r a nd have Acro bat Reader installed on you r comp ute r , sim ply double- click [View Softwar e Use r G uide]. If not instal led , Acro bat Reader sho u[...]

133 Inst alling Software Sys tem Requ ir emen t s for Us ing the Pr o vide d Softwa r e The follow in g enviro nm ents a re nece ssar y for u sing the pr ovided so ftware . Plea se ch eck your com puter , or the compu ter 's us er ma nua l. Cauti on • If you r comp uter h as an upgr aded OS, t he USB func ti on may no t wor k no rma lly , s [...]

134 Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer Cauti on • Do not con nec t your c am era to t he c omp uter u nti l i nd ica te d. If you happe ne d to con ne ct your camera t o the computer (resu lting in the [Add New Hardw are Wizard] scr een appea ring) , si mply c l ick [ Can cel], and after d isconn ectin g y our camera , inst a ll th e s[...]

135 Inst alling Software 5. Confi rm where you want to ins t all and th en click [Next]. The [Sel ect Prog ram F old er] screen appe ars . 6. Confi rm where you want to ins t all and th en click [Next]. Then the Imag eMix er installer starts up successiv ely . Install the softwar e accor ding to the on- screen inst ruc tions. Once Im ag eMi xer is [...]

136 Conn ecti ng the Ca mera to Y our C omputer After installi ng the so f tware on your c omputer , connect yo ur camera to it. 1. Make sure the camera power is off. 2. Connect the USB cab le to the USB port of you r comp uter . 3. Connect the USB cab le to the USB te rminal o f your cam era. Y our cam era tu rn s on. For Windows XP The first time[...]

137 Inst alling Software Not e By de fa ult, t he WI A dri ver is ins tal led in the foll owing loc ation: 3. Select [RICO H Gate La], check [Always use this prog ram for this action] check bo x, and then cl ick [OK]. T o load images from the camera with assist ance from the Windows XP Scanner and Camera Wizard, select [Scanner and Camera Wizard]. [...]

138 Insta lling Acroba t R eader Acrobat Reader is required to display t he operation manual (PDF fi le). If the computer is running under Windows, Acrobat Reader can be install ed. Acrobat Reader need not be inst alled if alre ady installed on your compute r . Cauti on • Do not ins ta ll the sof t war e when the came ra i s c onnec te d to you r[...]

139 Inst alling Software Insta lling DirectX DirectX is a program to play a movie file by t he ImageMixer . This c amera requires Direc tX 8.1 or later t o play m ovie files in Windows. If you have an earlier version inst alled, please i nstall t he updated version available on t he acco mp anying CD-R OM. For Windows XP , inst allation of DirectX [...]

140 Des k T op B i nder Lit e This sof tware to manage business docum ent s can handle not only still images photographed with a digital cam era but also d ocuments scanned w ith a scanner , and doc uments or image files created by an application. Even files of dif ferent formats can be stored in a single document . By us ing Au to Docum ent Link t[...]

141 Inst alling Software 1. S t art your com puter and insert t he Caplio Soft ware CD-ROM into the CD-RO M drive on you r comp uter . 2. Click [Browse CD-ROM]. Files in the CD-ROM a re listed. 3. Double -click th e [DeskT op B ind er Lite] fo lder . 4. Double-cl ick [Inst d tb](Inst d tb.exe). 5. Click th e DeskT op Bin der Lite bu tto n. 6. Ins t[...]

142 Unin stallin g th e So ftw are Cauti on • For Wind ows 20 00/XP , Admin ist rat or privi lege s are re quired to unins ta ll the s oftw are . • If a ny oth er pro gra m is ac tiv e or uns av ed d at a re mai ns, sav e th e data an d te rmi nate th e pr og ra m be fore u nin st alli n g. 1. Click [S t art] on the Windows t ask bar . 2. Selec[...]

143 Inst alling Software Unin stallin g th e Im a geMix er Cauti on • For Wind ows 20 00/XP , Admin ist rat or privi lege s are re quired to unins ta ll the s oftw are . • If a ny oth er pro gra m is ac tiv e or uns av ed d at a re mai ns, sav e th e data an d te rmi nate th e pr og ra m be fore u nin st alli n g. 1. Click [S t art] on the Wind[...]

144 Install ing the P r o vided S oftw ar e (F or Macintos h ) Y ou need t o install software for transf erring imag es to your computer before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Refer enc e For how t o do wn load i mages f rom t he c amer a in to you r comput er , see the Softwa re Us er Guid e a vail ab le fro m th e Capl io Sof tware C[...]

145 Inst alling Software For Mac OS 8. 6 to 9. 2.2, do uble -click the [Caplio I nstaller] icon to display th e scree n show n at r ight . When [Install Cap lio Software ] is clicked: Now the sof tware is install ed. When [Vie w Software User Guide] is clicked : The S of t ware User G uide (PDF f il e) on the Caplio S of tware CD- ROM can be displa[...]

146 Sys tem Requ ir emen t s for Us ing the Pr o vide d Softwa r e The following environments are necessary for using the provided software. Please check your com puter , or the computer's user manual. Cauti on • Prob lem s may a ris e due to chan ge s mad e to th e OS env ironme nt set ting . • Conne ct io n to a USB por t r etrof itted u[...]

147 Inst alling Software Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer (Mac OS 8.6 to 9. 2.2 ) 1. T urn on your Macintosh and insert the Caplio Sof tware CD- ROM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. Select the OS 9 folder . The [C aplio Installe r] icon app ear s. 3. Double-cl ick [Caplio Inst aller]. The “Caplio Insta l ler” window opens. 4. Cl ick [I nst[...]

148 Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer (Mac OS X 1 0 . 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 fo lder . The [Cap lio M oun ter .pkg ] ic on ap pea rs. 3. Double-cl ick [Caplio Mounter . pkg]. The Installer st arts. A screen ap pears prom ptin g yo u to en ter the a[...]

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

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152 T r oubleshoo ting T r ou ble sho oti ng t he C amer a Power Supp ly Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The powe r does not come on. Batter ies ar e not l oaded. Or they are exhauste d. Load the bat teri es correct ly . Recharge or use t he AC Ada pter . P. 2 0 P. 2 2 The batter y is unaccept able. Replac e the batter y with an acceptable one. P. 1 [...]

153 T roubleshooting Shooting Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The camera does not shoot eve n if you press the shut ter rel ease button. Batter ies ar e not l oaded. Or they are exhauste d. If using alkalin e batt eries, repl ace the batt eries wi th a new se t. If using recha r geab le bat teri es, r echar ge or use the AC Adapter . P. 2 0 P. 2 1 P.[...]

154 The f lash do es not fi re. Or the fl ash cannot rec harge. Flashi ng is prohi bited in the foll owing status es: - White Balan ce Brack et enabled - Continu ous Shooting Mode - Movie Mode In some Scene Modes, flashi ng may be proh i bit ed b y defaul t. (see P .161) For shooting with the fl ash, c hange the sett ings or mode. P. 7 0 P. 9 0 P. [...]

155 Playback/ Deleting About Software For details about the sof tware, see Software User Guide (PDF file). Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to Cannot Pl ayback . O r the Playba ck scr een does not come out. The camera is not in Playba ck Mode. T urn the M od e Dial to 6 (Playbac k Mode). P. 4 5 The VIDEO/A V cable is not connecte d properly . Reconnect i[...]

156 Other Problems Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to Cannot l oad the Memory Card. The card is fac ing the wrong way . Load correct ly . P .25 Even whe n the camera' s butt ons are pressed , it does not oper ate. Batter ies ar e running low . If usi ng alkal ine ba t teri es, r epl ace th e batt eries wi th a new se t. If using recha r geab le bat[...]

157 W ar ning M essa ges Unde r W indo ws XP Ser vice Pa c k 2 When software for Ricoh 's digit al cam era is used on a P C with Windows XP Service Pack 2 inst alled, the f ollowing warning me ssage may appear at software act ivation or U SB connection. With this in mind, refe r to the following: 1. Check the informat ion provided on the messa[...]

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

159 A ppe ndices A. Sp eci fi catio ns General Camera P arts V ideo S ignal Format NTSC, P AL Pow er So urce V oltage AA Dry Alkal ine Ba tterie s (1.5 V) X 2 Rechar geab le Bat tery (3 .7 V) X 1 Ext erna l Part (AC Ada pter); 3.8 V Ex ternal Dimens ions Weig ht 1 13.6m m (W) x 58.0mm (H ) x 29.0m m (D) (e xcl uding pro ject ing par ts) Wei gh t Ca[...]

160 Image Dat a Record/Replay Part I/O Termina ls Memory C ards that can Record , Playback • ISO Sensiti vity A UT O, ISO64 , ISO100, ISO2 00, ISO400, ISO800 , ISO16 00 Di stanc e Contro l • AF Met hod Norm al Shoo t ing : Ex terna l P assive / C CD m ethod ; M acro: CCD method • AF Measure ment Ra nge Norm al: approx . 0.3 m - infi nity . Ma[...]

161 B . Opti on al Acc essorie s The Cap lio GX8 can b e used with the it ems (sold separately) listed below . C. Combin a tion of Sce ne Mode and Func tio n Depending on the Scene Mode, the way functions work may dif fer from when in normal shooting mode. Refer to the t ab le below . Item Model Rem ar ks AC Adapt er AC-4a Used f or po wer suppl y [...]

162 D . Menu I tems By Mo de Shooting Menu (Mov ie Mode) Shooting Menu (Scene M ode, except in T ext Mode) Shooting Menu (Text M ode) Settin g Op ti o n Refer to Mov ie Size [320 ], 160 P .62 Focu s [AF], MF , SNAP , ∞ P. 6 4 White Balan ce [A UT O], ( Dayli ght), (Overc ast) , (T ungsten light ), (F luore scent light ), (On e Push) P. 7 9 Settin[...]

163 E. Fu nc ti ons W h os e De fau lts w ill be R estored upon P o wer-o f f Powe r-off may reset som e function se ttings to t heir defaults. The t able below indicates wh ether or not the function will be reset t o its defaults upo n power-off. Mode Function The current setting is kept: O, Restored: X SETU P LC D BRI GHTN ES S O ADJ . B UTT . SE[...]

164 F . Num ber of Ima ges T ha t Ca n b e Sto r ed in I n t e rn a l M e m o ry / S D M e m o r y C a r d The follow in g table sho ws th e a pproxi mate nu mber of im ag es that can be recor ded onto an SD mem ory card at va rious im age size and pict ure qu ality setting s. AP ERTURE SE TT ING O Self -timer X Flash O Macr o sho oti ng X LCD sc r[...]

165 Not e • The n umbe r o f re mai ning sh ot s di spl aye d on th e LCD mo nito r m ay di ffer f rom the ac tua l num ber of sh ots , dep endi ng on t he subj ect . • T h e max imum nu mber of pic tur es and ot he r num eri c valu es may be diff ere nt ev e n for c ar ds of the sa me ca pa cit y if th e manu fa ctu rer , ty pe, or sh ooti ng [...]

166 For h ow to c han ge set tings of i nter val sh ooti ng. For f rame f eedin g in SCON T or M CONT . For h ow to s wit ch be tween f iles . For how to chang e the date and t ime setting . For h ow to c han ge the magn ification o f enlarged displ ay screen at still im age playbac k. For h ow to c hang e the LCD bri ghtne ss. For vol ume adju stm[...]

167 H. U sing Y our Camer a Ab r o ad AC A da pte r ( Mo del AC - 4a) Can be us ed in regions with a current of 120V , 50Hz/60H z. If you are go i ng to trav el to a coun try that uses a dif fere nt shaped wall outlet /plug, please consult y our trav el agent o n a plu g adapt er sui table f or w all outlet s in y o ur cou ntry of d estination. W a[...]

168 I. Ca uti ons on U se • This p roduct is fo r domestic u se. The wa rranty is only valid dome stically . • Sho uld the produ ct fa il or mal functi on whi le you ar e a broad, the man ufac turer assu mes no respon sibility for servicing the pro duc t loc ally or bear ing the exp endi ture i ncurr ed there for e. • Be sur e not to drop or [...]

169 J . Car e and Stor a ge Care • Plea se note th at if finge rp rints, dirt, e tc. get ont o th e lens, p ictur e qua lity will suffer . • Wh en dust or dirt do es get o n t he lens, do not tou ch it dir ectly wit h yo ur finger s, a nd eith er use a b lower (availab l e in sto res) to blow it off, or a soft cloth t o g ently dust it o ff. ?[...]

170 K. Er r or Me ssa ges If an err or m essage is displayed on the LCD Monitor , take the corresponding action. Error Message Cause and Action Page INS ER T CAR D No c ard is load ed. I nse rt a c ard. P .25 SET DA TE The date is not set . Set the date. P .120 FILE NUMB ER O VER The fi le nu mber limit has been ex ceed ed. P leas e use anothe r ca[...]

171 L. W ar ranty an d Se r vic ing 1. This product is backed by a limited warranty . Duri ng the warranty period mentioned in the W arranty supplied wi th your cam era, any defective pa rts will be repaired free of charge. In the event o f a camera malfunction, contact t he dealer from which you purchased the camera or your n earest Ricoh service [...]

172 INFORMATION TO THE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equ ipmen t has b een te sted and fou nd to comply with the limits fo r a Class B dig ita l device , pursuant t o part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limit s are desi gned to pr ovide reasonab le protection against harm ful inter ference i n a resi denti al inst allat i on. T his equi pment genera[...]

173 Index A A/M ...... ......... ................... ................... ...14 AC Ad apter ............. .................. .............11 Acroba t Reade r ............... ................... . 132 ADJ BTN.S ET. ........ .................. ...........114 ADJ. Bu tton ............ .................. .............59 Auto Bra cket ........... .......[...]

174 USB Cable .............. .................. .............10 USB Driver .... .......... ......... ............131, 1 4 4 V Voice M emo ............ .................. .............96 W Warranty a nd Servicing ............ ...........171 WAV file .................. ......... ......... .............96 White Balan ce ................. .............[...]

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