Ricoh CAPLIOG4 manual

The sound-related functions (recording, playing back, and deleting) are only available for G4wide. Oper a tion Manual For the safe use of your camera, be sure to read the Safety Precautions thoroughly before use.[...]

2 Using T hese Manuals The two manual s included are for your Caplio G4/G4wide. Please read this first: Quick St art guide (printed manu al) This boo klet is d esigned to hel p you enjoy y our Caplio G 4/G4w ide ri ght awa y by pr ovidin g quic k expl ana- tions: " Getting Ready t o Shoot", "Sho oting Im ages", " Viewing Im[...]

3 Using These Manuals ...................... ................. .................... 2 Using This Guide .................. ...................... ................. ......... 2 Chapter 1 Using Yo ur Camera Section 1 Getti ng Started Checking tha t everything is Pac ked ................. .................... 6 Names of Parts ..................... ....[...]

4 Protecting the Displayed Still Image .............................. ........ 104 Protecting All Still Images .............................. ..................... ... 106 Protecting Multiple Still Images, Movies, or Sounds at Once 107 Copying t he Contents of Inte rnal Mem ory to a Mem ory Card (COPY TO CARD) ..................... ................[...]

Section 1 Getting S t arted Cha pter 1 Using Y our Camer a This section expl ains how to get your camera ready , from t aking it out of the pa ckage to preparing to shoot.[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 6 • In the unlikely event that something is missing or damaged, please contact the store where you purchased the camera. • After checking the contents of the warranty card, please keep it in a safe place. Chec king that e v er ything is Pac k ed The following items should be included with the camera. Please[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 7 Names of P ar ts It is necess ary to know these in order to underst and the explanati ons in this manual. Che ck the follow- ing. Camera Front V iew Rear Vi ew Left Side, lo oking from the f ront Bottom 1. Shutter release button 2. Power button 3. Mode Dial 4. Flash 5. AF Window 6. Viewfinder 7. Lens 8. USB T[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 8 T urn th e Mode Di al to th e symbol of the mode you want to use. Mode Dial Symbols and Functions. Symbol Mode Name Function 1 Setup Mode Allows you to set and confirm camera settings. 2 V oice Memo Mode Allows you to record sounds. (G4wide only) 3 Movie Mode Allows you to record movies. 4 Scene Mode Allows y[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 9 Inser ting the Ba tteries The following batt eries can be used in the camera. Please choose which kind to use accord ing to your needs. Battery T ype Feature AA Alkaline Batteries (LR6) (included) Y ou can obtain them anyw here, so they are convenient for travel. However , in a low -temperature environment th[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 10 Insert th e batteries following the se step s. Make sure the c amera power is off. Open the bat tery/card cov er . The c over sl ides ope n in two steps. First slide th e cover toward the fac e of the camera , then li ft it to exp ose the ba ttery compartment . Insert the two batteries, making sure they are [...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 11 Inser ting the rec h argeable ba tter y Make sure the c amera power is off. Open the bat tery/card cov er . The c over sl ides ope n in two steps. First slide th e cover toward the fac e of the camera , then li ft it to exp ose the ba ttery compartment . Insert the rechargeable battery . Close the battery/ca[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 12 Settin g up the A C Adapter Make sure the came ra's power is off. Open the bat tery/card cov er . The c over sl ides ope n in two steps. First slide th e cover toward the fac e of the camera , then li ft it to exp ose the ba ttery compartment . Insert the AC Adapte r Battery . Open the power (DC input) [...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 13 R emo vin g the A C Adapter Make sure the came ra's power is off. Unplug the power plug from the outlet. Open the bat tery/card cov er . The c over sl ides ope n in two steps. First slide th e cover toward the fac e of the camera , then li ft it to exp ose the ba ttery compartment . Remove t he batte ry[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 14 T o tur n the came ra On Press the power but ton. The fla sh lam p and aut o-focus lam p will alternate for several seconds . T o tur n the camer a Of f Press the power button. Auto Power-off • If the camera goes unused for a s et period of time, it w ill automatically turn itself off to sav e power . T o [...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 15 T o set the date and ti me, follow the st ep s below . Make sure the power is on and then turn the Mod e Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup scr een is displa yed on the LCD Monitor . Press the " " " " butto n to selec t [DA TE SET - TINGS] an d then press t he O O O O button. Set th[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 16 Inser ting a Memor y Car d Y ou can record the still images and movies you have t aken in the camera's int ernal memory or on an SD memory card (availa ble in stores). Protecting your image s from being deleted If you move the SD memory card's write-protection switch to LOCK, your still images cann[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 17 Inser ting the SD Memor y Car d Make sure the came ra's power is off. Open the bat tery/card cov er . The c over sl ides ope n in two steps. Slide the co ver one step fo r ca rd in sertion or ex trac- tion. Make sure the card is fa cing the right wa y and then push the card all the way in until it click[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 18 Ho w to Use the LCD Monitor The LCD Monitor can be used to view the subject when y ou are shooting an image, as well as for play- ing back movies and still images. Symbols and numbers indic ating the camera's st atus and settings are displayed on the screen o f the LCD Moni tor . Screen Ex amples when S[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 19 Symbol Display Conten ts Refe r to 5. Flash Mode T ypes * A musical note is displayed for an image shot with sound.(G4wide only) Still Image Shooting Mode. P .34 Movie Mode. P .43 Multi-Shot Mode. P .40 S Multi-Shot Mode. P .42 M Multi-Shot Mode. P .42 PORTRAIT Mode. P .37 SPORTS Mode . P .37 LANDSCAPE Mode.[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 20 Symbol Display Contents Refer to 18. Zoom Bar - Zoom status. P .44 19. PHOTOMETRY (No Display) Multi Light Metering Method. P .73 Center Spot 20. Self-timer After 10 Seconds Self-Timer Shooting. P .51 After 2 Seconds 21. Macro Shooting Macro Shooting. P .46 22. Aperture V alue - Aperture size. - 23. Shutter [...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 21 T h e S cr een D uring P layba ck S til l Imag e Mode Movi e Mode V oic e Memo Mode Symbol Display Cont ents Refer to 1. PRINT D POF specified. P .109 2. PROTECT Protected status. P .104 3. Playback data source Indicates playback from internal memory . P .90 Indicates playback from an SD Memory Card. P .90 4[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 22 Switc hing the Sc reen Displ ay If you press DISP , you can change the screen display mode, such as switching between displ ay/no dis- play of s ymbols, etc. When Shooting • In Synchro- Monitor M ode, wit h the excep tion of th e follow ing oper ations, the LCD Moni tor is turne d off (No Disp lay). T his [...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 23 Button Functions The follo wing t able summarizes the f unctions of t he camera's butt ons. Button S hoot ing Mo de Playback Mode Menu display D (Delete)/ T (Self-timer) Button If you press the button in Shooting Mode, self-timer mode is activated and you can take photos using the self-timer (see P .51)[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 24 Shooting Menu (Shooting Mode ) In Shooting Mod e, displa y by pressing the M bu tton. Setting Op tion Refer to EXPOSURE COMP . -2.0 to +2.0 P .55 WHITE BALAN CE [ ]/ (Daylight)/ (Overcast)/ (T ungsten light)/ (Fluorescent light)/ (One Push) P. 5 8 PIC QUALITY/SIZE F2048/N2048/F1280/[N1280]/N640 P .67 FOCUS [[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 25 Shooting Menu (Movie Mode) In Movie Mode, display by press ing the M b utton. Shooting Menu (Scene Mo de, except in T ext Mode) In Scene Mode, display by press ing the M button. Setting Op tion Refer to MOVIE SIZE [320]/160 P .67 WHITE BALAN CE [ ]/ (Daylight)/ (Overcast)/ (T ungsten light)/ (Fluorescent lig[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 26 Shooting Menu (T ext Mode) In T ext Mode, displa y by pressi ng the M button. Playback Menu In Play back Mod e, dis play by pressi ng the M bu tton. Setting Op tion Refer to DENSITY DEEP/[NORMAL]/LIGHT P .84 SIZE 2048/[1280] P .69 IMAGE WITH SOUND ON/[OFF] P .52 DA TE IMPRINT [OFF]/DA TE/TIME P .81 Setting O[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 27 Scene Select ion Screen (Scene Mode) In Scene Mode, the scre en is di splay ed whe n you sel ect a scene. Symbol Setting C ontent Refer to PORTRAI T P .37 SPORTS P . 37 LANDSCAPE P .37 NIGHTSCAPE P . 37 TEXT MODE P .37 HIGH SENSITIVITY P .37[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 28 Setup Screen (Setup Mode) This sc reen is disp layed in Se tup Mod e. Setting Op tion Refer to CARD FORMA T P. 1 1 4 IN FORMA T P. 1 1 5 DA TE SETTINGS P. 1 5 AUTO POWER OFF OFF/[1]/5/30 Minutes P .1 16 BEEP SO UND [ON]/OF F P .1 17 SEQUENTIAL NO. ON/[OFF] P .1 18 IMAGE CONFIRMA TION TIME OFF/[1]/2/3 Seconds[...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 29 T he Basics of the Shoot ing Men u/Playb ack Menu Operation T o display the menu: T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode) or 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode). Press the M M M M button. The me nu appe ars. On the menu scree n, yo u can mo ve be tween s creens by pr essing the #$ bu t- tons an d betwee n items [...]

Chapter 1 Section 1 Ge tting Star ted 30 T he Basics of the Setup Screen Operation T o display the Setup Screen: T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Sc reen is disp laye d. T o select an item: Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to select the des ired item. T o select a setting value: Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons [...]

Cha pter 1 Section 2 Basic Shooting The basics of shooting are expl ained here, from how to hold your camera to how to sho ot still images and movi es.[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 32 Hold the camera with both hands and lightly press both elbows against your body . Put your finger on the shutter button. • Be careful when you are shooting not to get a finger , your hair , or the strap in front of the lens or the flash. • T o prevent camera shake, hold the camera securely w ith both han[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 33 Point t he le ns toward the subje ct you want to shoot. Compose the picture on the LCD Monitor . The focus is set at the ce nter of th e screen, s o use the screen t o center your subject. Half-press the shutter button. The f-s top ( apertur e size ) and s hutter speed are d is- played in the b ottom part of[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 34 Check the F ocus and Sho ot (Half- pr ess) T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Compose your shot either by looking through the Viewfinder or at the LCD Monitor . Put the subject of your photo right in the center and press the shutter button half- way . The f-s top (aper ture s ize) and shutte r s[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 35 Capt ur e the Moment Shooting (Full-p res s) T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Compose your shot either by looking through the Viewfinder or at the LCD Monitor . Put the subject of your photo right in the center and press t he shutter button all the way . After the c amer a focu ses automati ca[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 36 T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Put the subject of your photo right in the center of the LCD Mo nitor or the View- finder and press the shutter button half- way . The f-s top ( apertur e size ) and s hutter speed are d is- played in the b ottom part of the screen , and t he ca m- era fo cuses[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 37 PORTRAIT This is best for taking pict ures of p eople. SPORTS This is best for picture s of movi ng obj ects. LANDSCA PE This is best for scener y with a l ot of bl ue sky or green ery . NIGHTSCAPE Use w hen sho oting night s cenes. Y ou can also shoot with people in the fr ame. TEXT MODE This is best for bl[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 38 T o select a Scene Mode, fo llow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 4 4 4 4 (Scene Mode). The s cene-s elect ion sc reen ap pears . Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to select the mode you want to use. Pres s the O O O O button. The cam era sw itches to the Scene Mode sho oting scree n[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 39 Combina tion of Scene Mode and Function Depending on the Scene Mode, the way function s work may differ from when in normal shooting mode. Refer to the t able below . Mode Name Flash Macro Shoo ting PORTRAIT Initial s etting: Flash Off Disabled SPORTS Initial setting: Flash Off Disabled LANDSCAPE Fixed on Fl[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 40 CONT (Multi-Shot ) As long as you hold th e shutter button down, pictur es con- tinue to b e taken. The stil l images are re corded one fil e each, jus t as in nor- mal sho oting. SCONT (S Multi-Shot) Shoots a con tinuou s str eam of images . With just one full-pr ess of the s hutter , you can take 16 con- s[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 41 Making Multi-Shot Setting s (CONT . MODE) T o make Multi-S hot settings , follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu is display ed. Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to select [CONT . MOD E] and pr ess th e O O O O bu[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 42 Shooti ng wi th Mu lti-Sh ot Operat ion conti nued from the pr evious page: Compose y our picture, then press and hold the shutter button. As lon g as you h old the shutter button down, pic tures contin ue to be taken. As soon as you releas e the shutter but- ton, shooting stops. Shoo ting wi th S Mult i-Sho[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 43 T o shoot a movie, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 3 3 3 3 (Movie Mode). Press the shutter button. The camera st arts recordin g. Recording conti nues until you pres s the s hutter but ton again . Pressing the shutter button aga in stop s recording. While shooting movies, operation sounds ma[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 44 By pressing the z z z z (T elep hoto) button, the subject you see in the LCD M onitor and the Vie wfinder becomes larger . By pressing the Z Z Z Z (Wide-Angle) button, the field in the LCD Monitor and the Viewfinder becom es w ider . T elephoto Zoom Wide-angle Zoom T o shoot with the zoom, follow the step s [...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 45 T o shoot with the Digital Zoom, follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Zoom in to the maximum by pressing the z z z z button, while viewing through the LCD Monitor . A bar is d isplay ed in the LCD M onitor indica ting Zoom sta tus. With t he subject ima ge enlarged to the [...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 46 T o shoot close-up s, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the N N N N (Macro) button. The Mac ro symb ol is dis playe d on the left sid e of the screen . Bring the lens close to the subject and press the shutter button. • When using the zoom, you can shoot clos e[...]

Chapter 1 Secti on 2 Ba sic Sh ooting 47 T o record sound, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 2 2 2 2 (V oice Mode). Press the shutter button. V oice reco rding st arts. Half-press the shutter button to stop recording. For how to play back sound, see P .93. WAV f i l e This is one of file formats to store voice data. R ecor ding V oic[...]

Cha pter 1 Section 3 Using S pecial Features for Improved Photography This section describes how to change the various shooting-re lated set- tings.[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 49 T o switch to Flash Mode, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Alte rnat ivel y , t urn t he Mo de Dia l to 4 (Scene Mode ), and se lect a scene to have the ca mera re ady . Pres sing th e F F F F (Flash ) button switch es to Flash Mode[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 50 Slow Synchronized When you shoot pictures in dark plac es and want to capture background as well, use thi s mode, which slows shutter speed and s et s the flash to Flash Off. Red-Eye If you shoot with the F (flash) in a dark place, people's eyes w ill appear red. This[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 51 T o shoot with the Self-timer , follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the T T T T (Sel f-timer) butto n. The s elf-tim er mo de is s witche d on an d the Sel f-tim er symbo l is display ed. The "1 0" to the ri ght of the [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 52 T o shoot an image with sound, follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Select [Image With Sound] and press the O O [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 53 Press the shutter r e lease button for shooting. After shoo ting, t he voice mark ap pears on the scr een to indi cate th e recor ding status. Press the shutter r e lease button to stop recording. • At purchase your camera is set to OFF . • When the shooting mode is se[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 54 Using the ADJ . Button Using the ADJ. But ton allows you to make settings for exposure control , white balanc e, and ISO sensi- tivity , with mi nimum operations. • After making settings for exposure control, white balance, or IS O sensitivity in the respective setting s[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 55 For Backlighting When the back grou nd is par ticular ly b right, the su bject will be dark (under -expos ure). When your subject is whitis h When yo u photo graph a subjec t that is mainly w hite, i t will turn out e ntirely dark, with pe ople ap pearing dark, and white o[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 56 Exposure compensation se tting can be adjusted by using the ADJ. Button or using the Shooting Menu. Using th e ADJ . Butto n (Expos ur e) T o change the exposure compensation set- ting using the ADJ. Button, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shootin[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 57 Using th e Shoot ing Menu (Expos ur e) T o change the exposure compensa tion set- ting using the Shooting Menu, follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Sele ct [EXPO SURE COMP .] and th[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 58 Using Natural and Ar tificial Lighting (WHITE B ALANCE) With a normal camera, a white subject may not be reproduced as white depending on li ghting around the subject. Digit al cameras have a f unction called Whit e Balance, whi ch automaticall y adjust s white balance so [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 59 White balance setting ca n be adjusted by using the ADJ. Button or using the Shooting Menu. Using th e ADJ . Butto n (W hite Ba lance) T o change the white balance setting using the ADJ . Butto n, fol low th e steps below. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Pr[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 60 If you se lect (One Push) Press !" !" !" !" to select (One Push ). Point the camera at a piec e of p aper or something white under the lighting condi- tions for your picture. Press the $ $ $ $ button. White B alance i s se t. Pres s the O O O O button. [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 61 Using th e Shoot ing Menu (W hite Ba lance) T o change the white balance setting using the Shooti ng Menu, foll ow the steps below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). When sho oting in Sce ne Mode, set to 4 (Scene Mode) W hen sh ooting mov ies, set to 3 (Movi[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 62 If you se lect (One Push) Press !" !" !" !" to select (One Push ). Point the camera at a piec e of p aper or something white under the lighting condi- tions for your picture. Press the $ $ $ $ button. White B alance i s se t. Pres s the O O O O button. [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 63 Sensitivity Settings (ISO SETTI NG) Y ou can set the ISO sensitivi ty of you r camera accordi ng to your preferences. The ISO sensitivit y can be selected from among the following five sett ings: AUTO , ISO125, ISO200, ISO400, and ISO800. In AUT O mode, the sensitivi ty is[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 64 Using th e Shoot ing Menu (ISO Sens itivit y) T o change the ISO sensitivity setti ng using the Shooti ng Menu, foll ow the steps below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 65 T o shoot with White Balance Bra cket, follow the step s below . T u rn the Mo de Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The Sho oting menu appear s. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as r equired. Select [Auto Bracke t] and press[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 66 Press the shutter button. Thre e images ( reddish , bluish, a nd equal to the cur- rent whi te bal ance) are automat ical ly reco rded. The th ree stil l ima ges d isplaye d on th e LCD mo nitor immedi ately after shooting are reddish , equal to the current settin g, and b[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 67 About Pi ctur e Quality Mode When still images and movies are saved as image files, the image dat a is saved in a compressed file. Picture Qualit y Mode specifies the compression ratio to us e. In Picture Qual ity Mode, there ar e two types, N (Normal) and F (Fine). Normal[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 68 Changing Pictur e Quality Mode/ Image Size of a Still Ima ge Figures inside the bo ld fram e indic ate thos e shown on the screen . There is no Fine Mode f or 640 × 480. For details , see "Me mory Card Rec ording Ca pacities". T o make changes to Pi cture Qualit[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 69 Chan ging th e Ima g e Size for Shooti ng in TEX T Mode In TEXT Mode, you cannot set Im age Quality Mode. The image size can be selected f rom 1280 × 960 and 2048 × 1536. T o change the image size, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 4 4 4 4 (SCE NE Mode). T[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 70 Chan ging t he I ma ge Size o f a Mo vie Image Quality Mode settings cannot be made for movies. T wo Image sizes ar e available : 320 × 240 , and 160 × 120 pixel s. T o make ch anges to Imag e Size , foll ow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 3 3 3 3 (Movie Mode). [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 71 Manual F o cus S hooti ng For Manual Focus Shooting, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). When s hootin g movies, s et to 3 (Mo vie Mode ). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Select [FOCUS] a nd press t he O O O O bu[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 72 Shooti ng at a Fixed Distance T o shoot with the shooting dist ance fixed, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). When sho oting in Sce ne Mode, set to 4 (Scene Mode ) then se lect a Shoot ing Mo de. When s hootin g movies, s et to 3 (Mo [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 73 MUL TI (No Symbol) The enti re shoo ting rang e is div ided into 256 partit ions, and subj ected to p hotomet ry fo r overall decisi on. At purchas e, yo ur came ra is s et to this method. CENTER( ) The light me tering is determi ned by a measurem ent of the whole, wit h t[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 74 Select [PHOT OMETR Y] and then press the O O O O button. Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to sel ect the desired setting. Press the O O O O button. Light Me tering M ethod setti ng is c omplet e. Press the M M M M button. The S hooting Menu clo ses and the[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 75 T o make changes to the sharpness of still images, f ollow the st ep s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Select [SHARPNE SS] a[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 76 T o shoot with Auto Bracket, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Select [AUTO BRACKET] and then press the O O [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 77 Press the shutter button. Three c onsecuti ve shots a re taken, with the s pecified Exposur e Compe nsation v alue as the standa rd, at -0.5EV , ±0, and +0 .5EV . Aft er sho oting , th e thre e shot s are di splayed on the LCD Monit or . Th ey ar e from the left, -0.5E V [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 78 T o set the exposure Time , follow the st ep s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Select [T IME EXPO SURE] and then pres s the [...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 79 For Interval Shooting, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Select [INTER V A L] and then press the O O O O but[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 80 Press the M M M M button. The S hootin g Menu closes and "Interv al" i s disp layed on the up per part of th e screen. Press the shutter button. A pictu re is taken ev ery tim e the fixed i nterval ela pses . T o stop shooting, press the O O O O button. Interv al[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 81 T o enter the date or date and time, follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Pres s the " " " "[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 82 T o restore the Shooting Menu to it s initial se t- tings, follow the s tep s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the M M M M button. The S hooting Menu a ppears. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to switch between displays as required. Select [REST O[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 83 T o display the Grid Guide, follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 5 5 5 5 (Shooting Mode). Press the DISP button. The s ymbol di splay d isapp ears. Press the DISP button agai n. The Gr id Gui de appe ars. Every time you press the DISP button, the view cycles in[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 84 Changing Shading f or Shooting T e xt (DENSITY) When you are shooting tex t, you can change the DENSITY setti ngs. Y ou can select from DEEP , NOR- MAL and LIGHT . T ext Density setting ca n be adjusted by using the ADJ. Button or usi ng the Shooti ng Menu. For information[...]

Chapt er 1 Sectio n 3 Using Special Featur es for Im proved P hotograp hy 85 Using th e Shoot ing Menu (T e xt D ensit y) T o change the T ext Density setting using the Shooting Menu, follow the s tep s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 4 4 4 4 (Scene Mode). The S cene sel ectio n screen a ppear s. Press the !" !" !" !" buttons to [...]

Cha pter 1 Section 4 Playing Back/Deleting S till Images, Movies, and Sounds Y ou c an display still i mages or movies on the LCD Monitor to check the m, and delete unwanted ones. Y ou can also hear a recorded sound from the speaker . The sound-relat ed functions (recording, playing b ack, and delet ing) are only available for G4wide. It is recomme[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 87 T o display the still ima ge you just took, fol - low the st ep s below . While still i n the Shooting Mode, press the Q Q Q Q (Quick Review ) button. The sti ll image yo u just took is displa yed on the LCD Monitor . Press Q Q Q Q (Q uick Revi ew) again a nd the [...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 88 Displ aying an En lar ged V i ew of the St ill Im ag e Displ ayed The still image you displayed with the Q Q Q Q (Quick Review) button can be displayed enla rged up t o 3.4 ti me s usin g t he 8 8 8 8 (Enlarged V iew) button. T o view st il l im age s in t he enla[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 89 Deleti ng the Display ed Still Ima ge or Mo vie The movie or st ill image you dis played using the Q Q Q Q (Quick Review) button can be deleted by pressing the D D D D (DELETE) button. T o dele te a s til l ima ge or mov ie t hat is di s- played, f ollow the st ep[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 90 V iewing Still I mages Recorded on an SD Memor y Car d T o view stil l images, f ollow the st ep s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 6 6 6 6 (Play back Mo de). The las t sti ll image taken is disp layed . For m ovies, t he first frame is dis playe d as a s till image[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 91 V iewing Still I mages Recorded on Inter nal Memor y T o view sti ll im ages r ecor ded on in terna l memory , follow the step s below . If a memory c ard is loaded, tu rn off the power , remove the memory ca rd and turn the power bac k on. T urn th e Mode D ial t[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 92 View ing Mo vi es T o view movies , follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Pl aybac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. For movie s, the first frame is displ ayed as a still image. Move to the movi e you want to se e usi n[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 93 Playi ng Back Sound T o play back sound rec orded in V oice Memo Mode, foll ow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mage i s dis played. For a m ovie, the fi rst fram e is disp layed as a still image. Press the [...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 94 Playing Back Sound r ecor ded with a Still Image T o play back sound att ached to a still image, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mage i s dis played. For a m ovie, the fi rst fram e is disp layed as [...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 95 T o view the Thumbnail Dis play and selec t the still ima ge for view ing, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. For movie s, the first frame is displ ayed as a still image. Pre[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 96 T o view stil l images in E nlarged Display Mode, foll ow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. Display the st ill image you want to enlarge. Pres s the 8 8 8 8 (Enlarge d View) button[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 97 T o view a shot f rom S Multi-Shot or M Multi- Shot still im ages in Enlarge d Display Mode, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mage i s dis played. Display an S Multi-Shot or M M ulti-Shot still image.[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 98 T o view a slid e sh ow, follow the ste p s b elow. T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. Press the M M M M button. The P layback menu is disp layed . Confirm you are s electing [SLIDE SHOW] and then pre[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 99 T o view still images and/or movies on a tele- vision, foll ow the step s below . Secu rely con nect the A V cabl e to th e Video In terminal on the telev ision. Make sure the power is off. Securely connec t the A V cable to the Vide o Out terminal. Set the televi[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 100 Deleti ng One Still Image T o delete a still i mage, movie, or sound, fol- low the st ep s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. Display the still image, movie, or sound you want to delete. Pres[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 101 Delet ing All F r am es at Once T o delete all still images, movies , or sounds follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. Press the D D D D (Delete) button. Pres s the $ $ $ $ butt[...]

Chapter 1 Section 4 Play ing Bac k/Del eting S till Imag es, Mo vies, an d Soun ds 102 Deleti ng Mult iple F rames a t Once T o delete se lected stil l images, mov ies, or sounds all at onc e, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. Press the 9 9 9 9 (Thumbnail Dis[...]

Cha pter 1 Section 5 About Other Functions The camera has functions to protect sti ll images and movies from being inadverte ntly deleted, t o copy those from the internal memory onto a mem- ory card, a nd to set still images for a Print Service. These management f unctions are expl ained here.[...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 104 Protect ing the D ispl ay ed Still I ma ge T o protect a still image, movie, or sound, fol- low the st ep s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). The la st st ill i mag e taken is disp laye d. Display the still image, movie, or sound you want to p rotect. Pres s the M M M M bu[...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 105 Press the O O O O button. When set to Protec t, the Protect sy mbol app ears in the uppe r-left cor ner of the scr een. The procedure for releasing protection from one file at a time is the same as that for setting protection. • For how to display still images (or movies), see P .90. • For how [...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 106 Pr otec ting All Still Ima ges T o protect all your still images, movies, or sounds, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Press the M M M M button. The P layback menu is disp layed . Press the " " " " button to select [PROTECT] and then p[...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 107 Protecting Multiple Still Ima ges, Mo vies, or So unds a t Once T o protect s elected st ill images, movies, or sounds all at onc e, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Press the 9 9 9 9 (Thumbnail Display) button. The sc reen is sp lit int o six sect ions [...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 108 T o copy still image s, movies, and sounds from internal memory to SD Memory Card, follow the step s below . T urn your camera off by pre ssing the power button. Insert the SD Memory Ca rd. T urn the camera on. T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Press the M M M M button. The P layb[...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 109 Setti ng DPOF for the Stil l Image Displaye d T o make DPOF settings for one still image, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Display t he still image y ou want to s pec- ify . Press the M M M M button. The P layback menu is disp layed . Press " "[...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 110 Setting DPOF for All Still Ima ges T o apply DPOF set tings to all y our still images, f ollow the st ep s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Press the M M M M button. The P layback menu appears. Press " " " " button to select [DPOF] and press the O O O [...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 111 Settin g DPOF f or Multiple Still I ma ges T o make the DPOF setti ng for selected st ill image s al l at o nce, foll ow th e steps below. T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Press the 9 9 9 9 (Thumbnail Display) button. The scre en is split into si x sect ions w ith th e stil l ima[...]

Chapte r 1 Sect ion 5 A bout Ot her Fu nctions 112 T o change the image size, follow the step s below . T urn th e Mode D ial to 6 6 6 6 (Playbac k Mode ). Press the M M M M button. The P layback menu appears. Press the " " " " button to selec t [Resize], and then pres s the O O O O button. Pres s the $ $ $ $ button to select [1[...]

Cha pter 1 Section 6 Changing Camera Settings This section explains how to make changes to the camera's settings[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 114 T o forma t an SD Me mory ca rd, follo w the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Select [C ARD FORMA T] and the n press the O O O O button. A scree n appears to confi rm formatti ng. Pres s th e $ $ $ $ button to select [YES] and then p ress t [...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 115 T o forma t an SD Me mory ca rd, follo w the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Select [IN FORMA T] and t hen press t he O O O O button. A scree n appears to confi rm formatti ng. Pres s th e $ $ $ $ button to select [YES] and press the O O O [...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 116 OFF (The Auto Power-Off functio n does not work) 1 Mi nute (Def ault ) 5 Minutes 30 Minute s T o cha nge the Au to Power-Off setting, fol low the st ep s bel ow . T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Press the " " " " button t o select [AU[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 117 ON (Make sound) (De fault) OFF (Silent) T o make changes to the beep sound, follow the st ep s bel ow . T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Press the " " " " button to se lect [BEEP SOUND]. Press the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to select the desi[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 118 ON (Con tinue n umbering ) File names wi ll be autom atica lly as signe d to s till images you take, in the f ormat of " R" follow ed by 7 dig- its, from R0 010001.jp g to R999 9999.j pg. With this setti ng, even when one SD Mem ory Card is swit ched w ith anothe r , c onsecut ive f il[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 119 OFF (Photo n ot displa yed for confirmatio n) 1 Mi nute (Def ault ) 2 Secon ds 3 Secon ds T o change Confirmati on Time, f ollow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Press the " " " " button to select [LCD CON- FIRM.]. Pr[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 120 T o adjust the b rightness of the LCD Monito r , follow the step s below . T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Press the " " " " button to select [LCD BRI GHTNE SS]. Press the O O O O button. The LCD Brightn ess Adj ustment ba r app ears.[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 121 OFF (Powe r-Sav e Mode Inac tiva ted) (Set a t purc hase) ON (Acti vate Powe r-Save Mo de) T o change the Power-Sav e Mode, follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Pres s the " " " " button to selec t [POWER SA VE]. P[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 122 JPN (Japanese) ENG (Eng lish) (Defaul t) FRE ( Frenc h) GER (German) IT A (Italian) ESP (S p anish) CHI (Chine se, si mplifie d char acters) T o change the display language, follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears. Press the " "[...]

Chap ter 1 Sec tion 6 Chan ging Ca mera Se ttings 123 NTSC (Defau lt) PA L T o change the playba ck format , follow the steps belo w. T urn the Mode Dial to 1 1 1 1 (Setup Mode). The S etup Scr een app ears Pres s th e " " " " button to select [VIDEO OUT MODE]. Pres s the #$ #$ #$ #$ buttons to select the desired setting. This s[...]

Section 1 Inst alling Sof tware This section explains t he process of inst alling the provi ded sof tware onto your computer . Cha pter 2 Playing bac k Ima ges (Pictur es/Mo vies) on a Computer (F or W indo ws) Please do not connect your camera to the computer before i nstalling the softwar e for downloading. If you happened to connect your camera [...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 125 Using the Software Pr o vided The CD-ROM that comes with your camera cont ains sof tware for downloading images f rom the camera to a computer and displayi ng them on i t. The f ollowing sof tware is included. Softw are and OS Appl icabil ity T able The sof tware that can be used differs accordi ng [...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 126 System R equir ements for Using the Pro vided Software The following envi ronment s are necessary for usin g the provided sof tware. Please check your com- puter , or the computer' s user manual. Operating Systems Supported Windows 98/98 S econd Edition Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP CPU Pe[...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 127 Pr eparing to Do wnload Images to Y our Computer This sectio n shows how to download images to your computer by using the Capli o CD-ROM included with the camera. Y o u can bro wse the m anual on th e CD-ROM b y clic king this button . Insert the inc luded CD -ROM into the CD-R OM dr ive of you r co[...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 128 F or W indows 98/98SE/Me/2000 In Windows 2000, only a user with adminis- trative privileges can perform inst allation. Make sure that your camera is not con- nected to the computer . If yo u have already c onnec ted yo ur camer a to th e compute r and the [Found Ne w Hardware W izard] screen was di [...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 129 Uninstalling the Software (F or W indo ws 98/98SE/Me/2000) When you want to remove the sof tware, fol- low the st ep s below ( this operation is ca lled uninst allation). In Windows 2000, only a user with adminis- trative privile ges can uninst all the sof tware. Click [S ta rt] on the Windows t ask[...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 130 Fo r W i n d ow s X P In Windows XP , only a user with administra- tive priv ileges can inst all the sof tware. Make sure that your camera is not con- nected to the computer . If you have alread y connec ted your cam era to the compute r and the [Found N ew Hard ware Wizar d] screen was disp layed, [...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 131 Uni nstal ling the Sof twar e (F or W indo ws XP ) When you want t o remove the sof tware, fol- low the step s below (t his operation is ca lled uninst allation). For Windows XP , only a user with administra- tive privileges can uni nst all the softw are. Click [S ta rt] on the Windows t ask bar . T[...]

Chap ter 2 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 132 Installing Other Software In addition to the Capli o Sof tware, you can also inst all the following sof tware from the CD-ROM pro- vided. • Acrobat Reader •D i r e c t X Do not install the software when the camera is connected to your computer with a USB cable. Insta lling Ac r obat R eade r Acr[...]

Cha pter 2 Section 2 Downloading Images to a Computer This section explains ho w to displ ay still i mages and movies y ou have downloaded to your computer .[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 134 Make sure the came ra's power is off. Connect the USB cable to the USB port of your computer . Connect the USB cable to the USB termi- nal of your camera . Y our camera turns on. In Windows XP , t he first time you connect your camera to the computer using a USB cable, the [Found New H[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 135 Browse t o the folder w here the WIA driv er was inst alled (by default this should be C:Program FilesCapli oSof twareWIA driver) and th en select [Next]. The W IA Dri ver is install ed. The [Ca plio G4] or [Ca plio G4w ide] scree n appea rs. Sele ct [RI COH Ga te La], ch ec k [Alwa ys u[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 136 F or W indows 98/98SE /Me/2000/XP RICOH Ga te La automat ically c reates a folder called [Capli o] inside your [My Docume nts] folde r . Dow nload ed im ages are sa ved in fo ld- ers wit h the date of e ach shot, inside the [Caplio] fol der . Connect your camer a to the computer using the U[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 137 T he RICO H Ga te La W indo w Once RICOH Gate La st art s up, the following RICOH Gate La window appe ars on your computer sc reen. 1. [ME NU But ton] Click thi s and t he followi ng men u appea rs. Menu: [Option settin gs]: S pec ifies where to save im ages, or which appli cation to launch[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 138 Ho w to Use the Optional settings If you se lect [Opti on settings] f rom the menu dis - played on a button in t he RICOH Gate La window , the [Opti on settings] di alog box appears. Item Description Initial Setting 1. [Automatically save on connection] If you check this box, once your came[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 139 Ho w to Use the Bac kgr ound Illu str ation Se ttin gs Y ou can select a background for the RICOH Gate La window from thre e types of p atterns. If you select [Bac kground illustration setting] from the menu displayed by the [MENU] but- ton in the RICOH Gate La window , t he [Back- ground i[...]

Chapter 2 Secti on 2 Downloading Imag es to a Computer 140 Images in an SD Memor y Car d Images are stored on an S D Memory Card in a hie rarchy , as shown here . Image fil es If the card reader is SD Memory Card compatible (directly loadable), no PC Card Adapter is required. Card Reader This is a device that connects to a c omputer and can read th[...]

Cha pter 2 Section 3 Displaying Thumbnail Images (How to Use DU-10x) DU-10x enables you to view dow nloaded images at a glance  as well as edit, rot ate and resave images. This section explains how to use DU-10x. DU-10x runs in a Windows environment.[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 142 DU-1 0x W i ndow Once you st art DU-10x, a window like the one below appears . The images y ou saved are dis played all in one window . This method of displaying red uced s ize imag es i s ca lle d thu mbn ail d is- play . Exiti ng DU-10 x T o ex it DU-1 0x and cl ose it[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 143 1. Menu B ar Y ou can c hange th e disp lay siz e and order ing o f image s. 2. T ool Bar Of the func tions availabl e in the men u, the ic ons o f those mos t frequen tly u sed are display ed, so you can use thos e funct ions with ju st one si mple c lick. a. Arrange b.[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 144 T o change the ordering of images, use either the tool bar or [Arrange] from the [V iew] menu. Menu T ool Bar 1. N ame order Switches to By Fil e Name. 2. T ype order Swit ches t o By File T ype ( in alphabet ical o rder o f the extens ion) . 3. Date order Switch es to B[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 145 Changing the Display Siz e T o change the display size, use either the tool bar or [Display size] from the [View] menu. Y ou can cha nge the di splay si ze to one of five si zes av ail- abl e. 1. Extr a-large 2. Large 3. Medium 4. Medium+memo 5. Medium+GPS[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 146 6. Small Medium+memo and Medium+GPS are used for a Ricoh camera other than G4/G4wide. Normally , they are disabled.[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 147 T o V iew a sli de show Y ou can select one or more images and dis- play them as a slide show . T o st art sl ide show , follow the st ep s below . Select t he images you wi sh to see in slide show . If yo u want to select m ult iple cons ecutiv e imag es, after click in[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 148 Usi ng Auto slide sh ow In Auto slide show , all the ima ges displayed as thumbnails a ppear in order . T o st art Auto slide show, f ollow th e step s below . Using one of the step s below , selec t [Auto slide show]. • Select [Im age] then [s lide s how] from t he me[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 149 How to R ename an Imag e T o rename an imag e shown on the Thumbnail Display screen, f ollow the st ep s below . Select a n image you wa nt to rename. On the ima ge you selec ted, right cl ick and choose [Rename] from the me nu. When the [Rename] dialog box a ppears, ent[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 150 How to Copy an Reduced Image File T o reduce an image file size and copy it onto the cli pboard, follow the step s below . Select an i mage you want to reduce. On the ima ge you sele cted, right c lick and choose [Copy Image ] from the menu. When the scale opti ons appea[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 151 Ho w to Enable G PS Li nkage or Camer a Memo Functi on T o enable the GPS Linkage or Camera Memo function, follow t he step s below . Select [Options] from the [T ool] menu. The [Opti ons] d ialog box appear s. Select th e check box next to t he option you want to enable[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 152 Func tions Y ou Can Use The t able below shows a list of functions you can use when the [Enable the GPS Function] or [Enable the Camera Memo Function] check box is selec ted. *1: butto n on the tool ba r , and [ Medium +GPS ] in the [View] m enu. *2: butto n on the tool [...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 153 Deleting Ima ges Y ou can delete i mages. There are t hree methods for deletin g images. Using th e File Menu Click an image you w ant to delete in the Thumbnail Display Area. Select [ Delete] from the [File] me nu. Using the S hor tcut Menu Right-click on the image you [...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 154 Y ou ca n di spla y ima ge in fo rmati on, such as the date and time a phot o was shot, the size of the image, and s o on. Informati on Dialog Box T o display image information, f ollow one of the st ep s below . Using th e File Menu Click the image in the Thumbnail Disp[...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 155 Usi ng the V iewer Scr een V iewe r Scre en 1. Menu B ar 2. T ool Bar [Save] Overwri tes an image and sa ves. T iff files can not be ove rwritten. [Rotate 90 ° count er-cl ockwise ] [Rotate 90 ° clockwise ] Y ou c an rotate your images 90 degree s to the le ft or righ [...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 156 To P r i n t a n I m a g e T o print an im age, follow t he step s below . Selec t [Print Setup] from the [Fil e] menu. The [P rint Set up] dia log bo x appe ars. Select a layout in [Pri nt T ype]. Make other settings as required. For d etails on pr int se tup, se e the [...]

Chap ter 2 Secti on 3 Dis playing T humbn ail Images (How to U se DU- 10x) 157 Chec king the Pri nting Layout Y ou can check the print preview before print- ing. Selec t [Print Preview] from the [File] menu. The pri nt previ ew scre en appear s. Funct ions of the buttons sho wn at the top of the screen a re as fo llows : [Print] Displa ys the [P ri[...]

Section 1 Inst alling Sof tware This section explains how to inst all the requir ed sof tware on your com- puter . Cha pter 3 Playing bac k Ima ges (Pictur es/Mo vies) on a Computer (F or Macintosh) • For the rest of this explanation, still images and movies will be referred to together as "file". • When downloading images from your c[...]

Chap ter 3 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 159 Using the Software Pr o vided The Caplio CD-ROM that comes with your camera cont ains sof tware for downloading images from the camera to a computer and displayi ng them on it. The following sof tware is included. Softw are and OS Appl icabil ity T able The sof tware that can be used differs accordi[...]

Chap ter 3 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 160 System R equir ements The following envir onment s are necessary for using the provided sof tware. Please check your computer , or the computer 's user manual. Operating System Mac OS 8. 6 to 9.2.2/Mac OS X 10.1.2 to 10.2.6 Macintosh A USB port standard-equipped Apple Macintosh Series Internal [...]

Chap ter 3 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 161 Pr eparing to Do wnload Images to Y our Computer This section shows the flow of downloading images to your computer by using the Caplio CD-ROM included with the camera. Insert th e includ ed CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of your com puter and t he windo w or icon s hown on the left appear s. Inst al[...]

Chap ter 3 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 162 F or Mac OS 8. 6 to 9.2. 2 T urn on your Macintosh. Insert the at t ached CD-ROM in the C D- ROM d rive . The CD-RO M icon i s display ed on t he deskto p. Double-click the CD-ROM icon, and open the [M acOS 9] fol der . The [Ca plio I nstaller] i con ap pears. Double-click the Inst aller [Caplio Ins[...]

Chap ter 3 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 163 F or Mac OS X 10.1. 2 to 10.2.6 T urn on your Macintosh. Insert the CD-ROM provided int o the CD- ROM d rive . Double-click the C D-ROM icon, and then open the Mac OS X folder . The [Ca plio Moun ter .p kg] icon appears . Double-click the Mounter icon [Caplio Mounter .pkg]. The In staller i s launc [...]

Chap ter 3 S ection 1 I nstal ling Soft war e 164 Unins tall ing the So ftwa r e (F or Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2) T o remove (uninst all) the sof tware from your Macintosh, dr ag and drop t he inst alled file into the T rash. Uni nstal ling the Sof twar e (F o r Mac OS X 10.1 .2 to 10.2 .6) When you want to remove the sof tware, follow the step s below .[...]

Cha pter 3 Section 2 Downloading Images to a Computer[...]

Chapter 3 Section 2 Dow nloading Imag es to a Computer 166 Make sure the came ra's power is off. Connect the USB cable to the USB port of your computer . Open the terminal cover , and t hen con- nect the USB cable to it s USB terminal. Y our camera turns on. • T o di sconnect your camera from your computer: 1. T urn your camera off by pressi[...]

Chapter 3 Section 2 Dow nloading Imag es to a Computer 167 Do wnloading Pictur es to Y our Computer Af ter you have connected your camera to the computer , images downloaded automat ically . Downloading methods di ffer (as descr ibed in the foll owing t able) dependi ng on the environment used. Follow the step s in the reference p ages to download.[...]

Chapter 3 Section 2 Dow nloading Imag es to a Computer 168 F or Mac OS 8. 6 to 9.2. 2 In Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.1, or earlier ver - sions, a folder c alled [Ca plio] is created inside the root directory on the st art-up disc [Macin tosh HD]. In Mac OS 9.1 to 9 .2.2, a folder c alled [Capli o] is automatica lly crea ted inside the [Docu- ment s] folde[...]

Chapter 3 Section 2 Dow nloading Imag es to a Computer 169 Fo r M a c O S X Connect your camer a to the computer using the USB cable. Y our camera turns on. When a n SD Memory Card i s not l oaded, the [C aplio ] icon is di splaye d and you c an v iew th e ima ge fil es stored in interna l memory . When an S D Mem ory Car d is loade d, the [ Caplio[...]

Chapter 3 Section 2 Dow nloading Imag es to a Computer 170 T he RICO H Ga te La W indo w Once RICOH Gate La st art s up, the following RICOH Gate La menu bar and w i ndow appear on the computer screen. 1. [About RICOH Gate] Displays the v ersion of RICOH Gate La. 2. [Qui t] Closes RICOH Gate La. 3. [Option settings] S pe cifie s where to s ave im a[...]

Chapter 3 Section 2 Dow nloading Imag es to a Computer 171 How to Use Op tion al Sett ings If you select [Optional Set tings] from the [RI COH Gate Settings] menu, the [Opti onal Settings] dia- log box appear s. Item Description Initial Setting 1. [Automatically save on con- nection] If you check this box, once your camera is connected to computer [...]

A ppendices[...]

Append ices 173 A. Specifica tions Camera Genera l Video Sign al For mat : N TSC, P AL Power Sou rce V ol tage : AA Dry Al kaline Batter ies (1.5 V) × 2 : R echarge able Batte ry (3.7 V) × 1 : Ex terna l Part (AC Adapte r); 3.8 V External Dimensi ons : 1 12.9mm (W) × 57.5 mm (H) × 36.4 mm (D) (e xclu ding p rojecti ng parts) Weight : G4 wide; A[...]

Append ices 174 Came ra File System S tandard : DCF (DCF is an ab brev iation for "Design ru le for Camer a File system ", a JEIT A stan- dard ) Comp ressio n Form at : JPEG Basel ine For mat Com pliant (S ti ll, Movi e) Imag e Size • 2048 × 1536 : N ; approx . 568KB/S cree n, F; appr ox. 1.12M B/ Sc reen • 1280 × 960 : N ; approx .[...]

Append ices 175 D . Using Y our Camer a Abr oad E. Cautions on Use • Be sure n ot to dr op or app ly an y sudden force to the ca mera. • Firing t he flash c onse cutivel y may he at the fi ring uni t. Do not fi re it consecu tively more t han neces sary . • Do not fire the flash nea r eyes, or view the sun or other stron g light directl y thr[...]

Append ices 176 F . Care and Stor a ge Care • Please n ote that if finger prints, dir t, etc. ge t onto th e lens, pi cture q uality will su ffer . • When dust o r dirt doe s get on th e lens, do not touc h it direc tly with your finge rs, and either use a blowe r (avai lable in stores) to blow it off, or a s oft cloth to ge ntly dus t it off. [...]

Append ices 177 G. T roubleshooting Refer to the symptoms and measures liste d below before sending the camera for rep airs. If the probl em persist s, cont act your nearest Ricoh Ser vice Center . Power Supply Symp tom Cause Measure Page The power does not come on. Batteries are not loaded. Or they are exhausted. Load the batteries correctly . Rec[...]

Append ices 178 Symp tom Cause Measure Page Images do not appear on the LCD Monitor . The power is not on. Or the LCD Monitor is dark. Turn the power on. Or adjust the brightness of the LCD Monitor . P. 1 4 P .120 The A V cable is connected. Disconnect the A V cable. P .99 The screen display status is in [SYNCHRO-MONITOR MODE]. Press the DISP butto[...]

Append ices 179 Play back/De let ing Symp tom Cause Measure Page Cannot Playback. Or the Playback screen does not come out. It is not set to 6 (Playback). Turn the Mode Dial to 6 (P layback Mode). P .90 The A V cable was not connected properly . Reconnect it properly . P .99 The video format is set wrong. Set to correct format. The contents of SD M[...]

Append ices 180 About connecting to your computer/sof tware Measu re 1 The free sp ace on the hard disk i n your computer may be insufficient. Check whether the hard dis k has a sp ace for running Windows, and the drive w here you are loading image file s has the same ca pa city or more as tha t of the memory card ins erted in the camer a. Measu re[...]

Append ices 181 Measu re 6 Y our computer may not recognize the camera corr ectly . Foll ow the st eps below. • For Windows 98/98SE/ Me S tep 1 F irst, follow the step s below . 1. Load the Ca plio CD -ROM in to you r comput er . 2. Connect your c amera v ia the USB cable to your c ompute r . 3. Click the [St art] butto n on the Windows taskbar t[...]

Append ices 182 • For Windows 2000 S tep 1 F irst, follow the step s below . 1. Load the Ca plio CD -ROM in to you r comput er . 2. Connect your c amera v ia the USB cable to your c ompute r . 3. Click the [St art] butto n on the Windows taskbar to dis play the [S tart] menu. 4. On the [S tart] menu, point to [Sett ings], and then click [Control [...]

Append ices 183 • For Windows XP S tep 1 F irst, follow the step s below . 1. Load the Ca plio CD -ROM in to you r comput er . 2. Connect your c amera v ia the USB cable to your c ompute r . 3. Click the [St art] butto n on the Windows taskbar to dis play the [S tart] menu. 4. On the [S tart] menu, clic k [Control Panel]. 5. On the Cont rol Pane [...]

Append ices 184 Measure The camera' s clock is inc orrectly set or t he camer a's clock informa tion has been re set. T o allow the [The same ima ge will not be saved] function to work proper ly , the camera's clock information must be set prope rly . Set it properly . (See P .15.) Measure If [The sam e image will not be saved] is ch[...]

Append ices 185 H. Er ror Messa ges If an error message is displayed on the LCD M onitor , t ake the corresponding acti on. Error Message Cause and Acti on Page INSERT CARD No card is loaded. Insert a card. P .16 SET DA TE The date is not set. Set the date. P .15 FILE NUMBER OV ER The file number limit has been exceeded. Please use another card, or[...]

Append ices 186 I. War r anty and Ser vicing 1. This product is backed by a limited warranty . During the warranty period mentioned in the W arranty supplied with your came ra, any defect ive p arts will be repaired free of charge. In the ev ent of a camera malfunction, cont a ct the dealer fr om which you purchased the camera or your nearest Ricoh[...]

Append ices 187 INFORM A TION TO THE U SER USA FCC Part 15 Class B The equ ipment has been tested and fo und to co mply with th e limits for a Clas s B digital de vice , pursuan t to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits are des igned to provide r easo nable pr otection a gainst ha rmful interfer ence in a res iden- tial in stallatio n. This e qu[...]

Append ices 188 T elephone Supp ort Num bers in Europe UK (from wit hin the UK) 02073 656 580 (fro m out side of the U K) +44 2073 6 56 580 Deut schland (i nnerhal b Deut schlands) 06331 2 68 438 (außerh alb De ut schlands ) +49 6 331 2 68 438 Fran ce ( à partir de la France ) 0800 91 4897 (en dehors de la Franc e) +33 800 91 489 7 Italia (da ll?[...]

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