Ricoh Caplio R 3 manual

Do not connect the USB cable ye t! If 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 c amera and co mpu ter m ay not b e installed co rr ectly . Be sure to co nnect th e ca mera to y our com pu ter after in stalling t he[...]

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 pr oduc t's fu ncti ons , re ad thi s m anual thoro ughly bef ore use . Pl eas e kee p this manu al hand y fo r ea se o f re fe ren ce. Ri [...]

1 K ey F eatur es Equip ped with a wide zo om lens in 7.1x hi gh mag nification This p roduc t ha s a com pact bo dy only 2 6 mm t hick, featur ing a 28 to 200 m m* wide 7.1x lens that cove rs a w ide ra ng e o f shoo ting. Th is len s su pports shooting vari ous ind oo r and outdoo r s cene s. * Eq uiva le nt to t ha t on a 35 mm c amera Camera sh[...]

2 AF t a rget shif t fu nction for easy focus l ock even on a trip od (P .87) The c amera has an AF t ar get shif t fun cti on . At m acro s hoo ting , the A F targe t shift funct ion a llows you t o lo ck the fo cus by butto n o perati on, wi thou t mo ving the cam era itself. Equip ped with a powe rf ul long- lasting rechargeab le battery (P . 16[...]

3 Skew Correction Mod e facilit at ing correction of an i mage taken obliq uely (P .38) In S kew Correct ion Mod e, a squar e subjec t shot obl iquel y can be correct ed as if it were shot squa rely . Y ou ca n co rrect a ske wed im age su ch a s a bul le tin boar d, e xhib ition panel, o r nam e card with sim ple bu tton oper atio n. Inst ant t ra[...]

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

5 Shoot ing Setting Menu ................... ............................ .................. ................... ............. 60 Using the S hoot ing Setting Menu ............ ......... ................... ................... .................. .... 61 Choosing P icture Quality Mode/I m age Size (PIC QUA L ITY/SIZE) ................. .............[...]

6 Assigning a Function t o the ADJ. B utton (A DJ. BTN. SE T. 1/2) ............ ......... ........... 115 Changing A uto Po wer-O ff Settings ( AUTO POWER OFF) .......... ................... ........... 116 Chan ging th e Beep Sou nd Setting (B EEP SOUND) .. .................. ................... ........... 117 Chan ging th e Beep Sou nd Volume (V[...]

7 Using Manual s The two manuals included are for your Caplio R3. 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 the usage and f unctions of t he camera. Y ou will also see how to inst all the prov ided software on your com puter . *The Software U[...]

8 Refer enc e The ca mera is pr ov ided wit h so ftw are (Im age Mi xer) t hat allo ws you t o di spl ay an d ed it 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 played manua l. Fo r m ore inf orm at io n on th e Im ag eMi xer, conta ct t he C usto mer Su pp[...]

Cha pter 1 Quic k Guide If you are us ing the came ra fo r the first ti me, read from this chapter . Before S hoo ting ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... ...... 10 Gettin g Rea dy to Shoo t ... ...... ..... .......... ..... ...... 16 Basic S hooti ng ....... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ........... 27 Play ing Ba ck .......... ..[...]

10 Before Shooti ng Pack in g L i s t Open the package and make s ure all the items ar e included. • Caplio R3 • A V Cable Use d when viewin g yo ur image s on a TV unit . • USB Cable Use d t o con nect th e cam era to a c om pu ter or D ire ct Pri nt suppor ted pri nter . • Handstrap • R echargeable Battery • Bat tery C h arg e r Not e[...]

11 Quick G uide • Camera User G uide (This booklet) • W arranty • Safety Prec autions • Caplio Soft ware CD-ROM The p rovi ded sof twa re and t he S oftw are Use r Guid e are in cluded on thi s CD-RO M. Optional Accessories • AC Adapt er (AC-4c) Use d fo r po we r supp ly from a hom e outl et to the ca mer a. Co nne ct th i s ad apte r fo[...]

12 Names of par ts Came ra Fro nt V iew Mode Sele ctor Y ou can select on e of t he three modes wit h the m ode select or . Ite m Name Re fer to 1 Came ra Shake Correcti on Button P. 2 9 2 Shut ter R eleas e Bu tton P. 2 7 3 Power But ton P. 2 2 4F l a s h P. 3 7 5 AF Win dow - 6 Len s Cover - 7 Micr ophone P. 9 7 8 Lens P. 2 7 V oice Memo Mode All[...]

13 Quick G uide Rear V iew Ite m Na me Ref er to Ite m Name Re f er t o 1 LCD Mo ni to r P. 1 4 1 1 $ / Q (Quick R eview)Butt on P. 4 2 2 Mode Selector P .12 12 M / O Butto n P. 6 1 P. 9 9 P. 1 1 0 3 Auto Focus/ Fl ash La mp P. 3 1 P. 3 7 13 " / N (Macro) Bu tton P. 3 6 4 Z (Wi de -an gle ) / 9 (Thu mbnai l Dis pl ay) But ton P. 3 5 P. 4 6 14 [...]

14 Abou t L CD Monitor Display Scre en Examples when Shooting P ictur es Item Na me Re fer t o Item Na me Re fer t o 1 Flas h P .37 16 Exp osu re Comp. P .80 2 Macro S hooti ng P .36 17 ISO Set ting P .83 3 Sel f-ti mer P .88 18 Dat e/Time P .79 4 Mod e T ypes P .12 P. 3 8 19 Int erval P .76 5 Reco rding D estinati on P .18 20 Ti me Expos ure P .75[...]

15 Quick G uide Not e • The nu mb er of rema inin g shots avai lable may di ff e r fro m th e ac tu al numb er of sh ot s, depen ding o n the s ubj ect. • Even be twee n cards o f the sam e capac ity , the number of r emain ing sh ots and o ther va lu es ma y v ary w i th the m anu fa ctur er , ty pe, a n d sh ooti ng co ndit io n. • T he con[...]

16 Getting R ea dy to Sh oot T urn the power on and ge t ready to shoot. Not e If you h ave al rea dy us ed this camer a , f ollow th e steps belo w to ma ke s ur e it is t ur ned o ff befo re r em ovi ng o r lo ad ing b atter ies . 1. Ma ke s ur e th e LCD mo nito r is t urn ed off . 2. Ma ke sur e the pr otectiv e lens ba rrier is clo sed. For ho[...]

17 Quick G uide Refer enc e • For how to insert the Rec ha rge ab le Bat t e ry , s ee P .20 . • For how to use th e AC Adap ter , see P .169 . Cauti on • Ple ase remov e the b atte rie s if you a re no t g oing t o use th e ca mera fo r a lo ng p eri od o f ti me. • The ba t tery may b eco me ve ry hot imm ed iate ly after oper a tion . T [...]

18 Abou t a n SD Memor y Car d ( a vaila bl e in s tor es ) Y ou can st ore st ill i mages you have taken eit her in the camera 's int erna l m e m ory 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 . When yo u wa nt to r ecord a lot of st ill imag es, movies o r soun ds a t hig h resolu [...]

19 Quick G uide Charging the R ec har geabl e B at t er y The rechargeable battery needs to be charged before use. 1. Insert the battery , making sure that th e and markings on the battery match with those on the batt ery charger . The bat tery label shoul d fac e up . Cauti on Be care fu l no t to re vers e th e a nd s ides. 2. Plug the batt ery c[...]

20 Load ing the R ec hargeable Ba tter y an d SD Mem or y Car d The rechar geable battery (DB-60) is another option for powering this camera. This battery is co nvenient because it can be used ov er and over again by recharging, and the batter y power lasts long. If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it is turned off before loading ba[...]

21 Quick G uide 4. Close th e battery/ca r d cover an d slide it back into place. Cauti on • Ple ase remove th e rech arg ea ble bat teri es if yo u are not goi ng to us e the c amer a for a lo ng per iod of ti me. • S t ore the rem ove d ba tte ry in a dr y coo l plac e. • Use the ba tter y ch arg er (B J -6) t o rech arg e the bat t ery . N[...]

22 T ur ning the P o wer On/Of f To turn the power on: 1. Press th e Powe r butto n. After t he start soun d, the a uto -focus/ flash lamp b link f or seve ral s econds. Usin g the Ca mera in Pl ayba ck Mode Pre ssing the Playb ack b utton for more than one second turns on the camera in Playb ack Mod e, allowing yo u to start playba ck at on ce. To[...]

23 Quick G uide Setti ng the lang ua ge When the power is turned on for the first 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 without these s ettings. However , be sur e to s et the langu[...]

24 Settin g the date an d time When the power is turned on for the first 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 , month , d ate and time. Ch ange th e v alue wit h !" an d move the fr am e with #$ . 2. In [F ORMA T], choos e t he Da te and Time for[...]

25 Quick G uide Chan ging 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 . button , the view cycles in the order of Histog ram On , G rid Guide , No Displa y , LCD M onitor Off, and No rmal Sy m bo l Di spl ay . Ma [...]

26 Histogr am Displ a y Whe n histog ram dis play is on , a hi stogra 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 gra ph indic ating th e numb er of pi xels on the ver tical axis a nd the bri ghtnes s on the hori zontal axis. Th e bri ghtnes s is shado w (d ar k), halft one, a nd highligh t (light) [...]

27 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 illust rated 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 tton. Not e Be carefu l when y ou are s hoo tin g not to ge t a fing e[...]

28 Pre v ent ing camera sh ak e If the camera moves when you press the shutter button, t he still image might not com e out clearly (due to camera shak e). The mark displayed on the LCD monitor indicates that camera shake should be av oided under the current shooting condition. T o prevent came ra shake, use a tripod or hol d t he camera securely w[...]

29 Quick G uide Preventing blurring wit h the camera shak e correction function T urn ing on the cam era shake c orrection f unction minimizes blurring. At the time of purc hase, the c amera shake c orrection f unction is turned on . 1. Wi th the c ame ra rea d y t o shoot , press the Camera Shake Corr ect io n but ton. The cam era shak e correct i[...]

30 Capturin g the Momen t Sh ooting (Full-p r ess) The sh utt er release bu tton w orks in two s teps. Ther e a re tw o meth od s of usi ng th e shutte r b utt on; pre ssing th e shutter bu tton all th e way down at o nce (fu ll-pr ess) and pre ssing it halfway ( half-p ress ). Full-pr ess th e shutter releas e button for quick f ocusing no t to mi[...]

31 Quick G uide Chec king the F ocu s and S hootin g (H alf- pr es s) Wh en you pre ss t h e sh utter rele ase bu tton half way ( ha lf -p re ss ), the a uto focus f unct ion is trigg ere d to de termine th e foca l d istance. Subs equ entl y press it all the wa y do wn (full- press) to s hoo t. This is u sefu l whe n the s ubje ct is not in th e m[...]

32 The foca l distance is m eas ured a t five poi nts. Gree n fram es a ppear to indica te focus p ositions. Not e Wh en s pec ify ing a focus pos iti on at m acro sh oo ting , u se t he A F t arg et s hift fu ncti on. (P .87 ) 5. Gently press th e shutter b utton all the way . The still image you have taken freez es for a m ome nt on the LCD Moni [...]

33 Quick G uide 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 raph o f the ca stle in th e ba ckgroun d wi th the cam er a focuse d o n a per son in fron t. 1. Press th e Power b utt[...]

34 4. With t he shutter h alf-pre ssed, move the camera and compose your shot. 5. Gently press th e shutter b utton 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 witho ut mov ing th e cam era. T his fu nct io n is u sef ul when a tr ipod is use d. Refer enc e • F or de tai ls ab out[...]

35 Quick G uide Usin g the Z oom Fun ction Pressing the Z (Wide angle) button allows you to t a ke a wide-angle picture. Pressing the z (T e lephoto) button allows you t o take a picture of a subject zoomed in. 1. Wi th the c ame ra rea d y t o shoot , press t he Z butt on or th e z bu tton. Y ou can chec k the Zoom status on the Zoom Bar of the LC[...]

36 Sho oting Close- Ups ( Macro-Mode ) Using the N (Macro) but ton allows you to t ake a tight close-up (M acro Pho to). It is good for shooting s mall subjects because y ou can get up to one centimeter (1/2 inch) away . 1. Wi th the c ame ra rea d y t o shoot , press t he N bu tto n. N is displa yed momentarily in a large si ze a t the c ente r of[...]

37 Quick G uide Using the Flash Pre ss the F (Flash) butt on to s witch bet ween flash modes. By defaul t, y our c a mera is set t o Flash Off. From the front edge of the lens, flashlight reaches about 0.2 to 2. 4 m (W ) or about 0. 14 to 1.8 m (T) when ISO sensitiv ity is set to AUT O. Flash Mode s 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th[...]

38 Shoo tin g wi th Sc ener y-Matching If you us e the S cene Mode, you c an select from among eight t ypes of still image modes and shoot automatically with optimal sett ings for that kind of scene. PORTRA IT Use w hen taking portra it pict ure s. SPORT Use w hen taking pictures of m oving o bjects. LAN DSCAPE Use w hen you are taking sce nery pic[...]

39 Quick G uide Refer enc e • F or ho w t o ch ange PIC QU A LITY /SI ZE, see P .62 . • For th e list of Sh ooti ng Set ting men u items in Sce ne Mo de, s e e P .171. • For c ombin ation of Scene Mo de and th e func ti ons, se e P .17 0. TE XT MO DE Use w hen captur ing text imag es, for exa mple, notes w ri tten on th e wh itebo ard a t a m[...]

40 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e ! b utt on. The still im age mode selection scr een appe ars . 3. Press th e !" b utto ns to select a mode. 4. Press th e M / O butt on. The Mo de's symbol is displa yed on the uppe r par t of the LC D moni tor . 5. Press the shutter release butto n. Changing Scene Mo de Press the ! b[...]

41 Quick G uide Using the skew corre ction function 1. T urn the Mode Selector to 5 . 2. Press th e ! b utt on. The still im age mode selection scr een appears. 3. Press th e !" b utto ns to select [SK EW COR MO DE]. 4. Press th e M / O butt on. 5. Pr ess t he sh utt er rel ease butt on to shoot the subjec t. Imme diat ely a fter sh oot ing, t[...]

42 Playing Back Chec king the im a ge y ou just to ok (Q uick Re v i ew) Y ou can v iew the ima ge you just took on the LCD monitor . If you ar e not pleased wit h the way the ph oto came out , you can erase it t hen and there. 1. Wh il e s t il l in t he Sti ll Im ag e Mo d e, press t he Q (Quick Review) butt on. The last im age yo u took is disp [...]

43 Quick G uide 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. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The cam era swi tches t o Pl ay back mo de and t he last s til l ima ge y ou took is dis played. Y ou can view yo ur pictu res in o rde r by us ing t he #$ button . [...]

44 Play ing ba ck in th e th r e e-fr ame vie w A playback v iew can be divided into t hree frames. The three-frame view al lows you to se lect a s till image t o enlarge or delet e it. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail Display) bu tton. The scre en chan ge s to the thr ee-fr am[...]

45 Quick G uide About Screen Switching at Playback The playb ack screen chan ge s as follows: Not e If on e of the fo llowi ng ope rat io ns i s per formed on the t hree-f rame vi ew , th e di spl ay retu rns to the o rdinary pla yback scree n (si ngle- p ict ur e dis pl ay) an d the ope ratio n is e xecu ted. • Delet io n (P .5 0) • Men u dis [...]

46 T humbn ail Display Y ou can view your images in set s of 12. Y ou can then select an image to eras e or magnify . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press t he 9 (T h um bn ail Di spla y ) button. The scre en chan ges to three- frame view . 3. Press t he 9 (T h um bn ail Di spla y ) button. The s cre[...]

47 Quick G uide Magnifying Imag es Y ou can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD Monitor . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press the #$ b uttons to d isplay the still imag e you want to enlarge. 3. Press th e 8 (E nlarg ed V i ew) bu tton. The still ima ge is enlarged. Not e Enl arg ed vi ew is [...]

48 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 television for viewing, connect your camera to the television with the A V cable that came with your camera. T o view still im ages on a t elevision, follow th[...]

49 Quick G uide 5. Press the Pow er button or keep pressing t he Pl ayback b utton for more than one second to turn the camera on. Cauti on Con ne cti ng th e A V c abl e to th e c am era tur ns o ff the LC D mo ni tor dis pla y an d the spe aker outp ut. Not e • If yo u c onn ect the A V cab le to yo ur vi deo rec or de r' s In ter min al ,[...]

50 Er asin g Erasing Un wanted Files (Still Images/Mo vies /Soun ds) Y ou ca n e ras e unwan ted or fai le d file s from the SD me mo ry c ard or i nterna l me mo ry . Y ou ca n e ras e them in t he followin g th ree w ays: • One file at a tim e • Deleting all fr ames a t once • Selec t mu lti ple fra me s an d eras e to get her 1. Press th e[...]

51 Quick G uide Er as ing Mu ltip le F r am es at One Ti me 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumb nail) bu tton twice. The scre en is divid ed into 12 fra mes and displays 12 still images at o nce. 3. Press the ! "#$ b uttons to sele ct the image you want to erase and press t he D (Delete) but ton. The tr ash symb ol is di [...]

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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 ...... ..... ..... .......... ...... 89 Shoot ing/Pla ying Back Movies .. ..... .......... ...... 9 3 Recordi ng/P layin g [...]

54 Dir ect P rinting Di r ect Print Func ti on The Direct Print st andar d enables direct printing f rom a camera to a printer , by connecting them v ia a USB c able. Photos can b e printed quickly and easily from your digit al camera without u sing a compute r . Cauti on • Y ou c ann ot pri nt m ovie s ( .A V I) with th is f unc tion . Fo r sti [...]

55 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Printing Still Ima ges Y ou can send st ill i m ages from the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer to print them. S t il l image s are sent from the internal m emory when no SD m emor y card is loaded or from an SD memory card when one is loaded. Cauti on Do no t d isco nn ect th e US B c abl e [...]

56 7. Press th e !" butto ns to select an item , and then press th e $ but ton to disp lay th e det ail ed optio ns scre en . While " CONNECTIN G ..." is di splayed, conne ction to th e print er is still incomple te. Whe n print er con necti on is compl eted, "CONNE CTING ..." d isapp ears a nd "DIRE CT PRINT " ap[...]

57 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Not e T o sp eci fy the set valu e as th e defa ult se lecte d at the next connectio n, cli ck the ADJ. button on the scre en of Ste p 7. Up on app ear anc e of th e scre en a t ri gh t, s elec t [ Set] an d pre ss the M / O bu tt on. Se lec t [ Canc el] to ret urn to th e defa ult s etti ng . 10. Pr[...]

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. Pre ss the M / O butt on. The Di rect P rint me nu app ea rs. 11. Pre ss the ! " buttons to select an item, an d then press the $ b utto n to display the det ailed options screen. While " CONNECTIN G ..." is di spla[...]

59 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback A V ariety of Shootin g T e c hniq ues Using th e A DJ . (Adju st) Butt on The A DJ button a llows exp osure correc tion, white balanc ing, and ISO s ensitivity set ting by fewer operat ions. T wo types of functions other than exposur e control and white balanc e can be assigned to the A DJ. button. [...]

60 Shoo ting Setting Menu The S hootin g Setting me nu e nables you to sho ot picture s by set ting the ite ms listed in the table below . *A mon g t he cho ic es lis t ed i n t he ta b le be low , defa ult v a lues at pu rc has e ar e en c losed i n [ ]. Not e The SET UP menu ca n be acces sed fro m wit hin t he Shoo ting Settin g men u. F or de t[...]

61 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Using the Sh ooting Set ti ng Menu 1. Wi th the ca me ra r ea dy to shoot, pr e ss the M / O bu tton. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 2. Press th e !" b utto ns to sel ect the desi red item. The sett ing it ems ar e provid ed on 4 scree ns. T o se le ct a s creen by scre en nu mb er: 1. [...]

62 Choo sing Pic ture Qu ality Mo de/I mage S iz e (P IC Q U A L ITY/SI ZE) The s ize of a stored still image and movie fi l e depends on picture quality and size settings. In Picture Quality Mode, there are two t ypes, N (Normal) and F (Fine). Combining Picture Q uality Mode and Im age Size. Figur es inside the bold frame indicate tho se shown on [...]

63 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " button to select [PIC QU ALITY/ SIZE] a nd press the $ butt on. 4. Press th e !" b utto ns to select a picture quality/image size. 5. Press th e M / O or $ button . Pi [...]

64 Chan ging th e F ocusi ng Mode (FOCUS : MUL T I AF/SPOT A F) If you s hoot the su bject in t he default foc using mode, t he camera focuses automatically ( AF). The cam era automatically meas ures the distances to a max imum of five AF areas among 17 AF areas and focuses to the nearest AF area (MUL TI AF), preventing the central area of the subj[...]

65 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Changing the Auto F ocusing Mode (MULT I AF/SPOT AF) 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " butto n t o selec t [FOCUS ] and press the $ bu tton. 4. Press th e !" b utto ns to select [MUL TI A F] o r [S POT [...]

66 Manu al F o cus S hootin g (FOCU S:MF ) If the camera fails in focusing automatically , you can focus manually (Manual F ocus: MF). Manual focusing allows shooting at a fi xed di stance. Not e • In Sc ene Mod e, manua l focu s can b e use d on ly w hen [Z OO M MACRO ] or [S KEW CORR EC TION ] is s ele cted. • Man ual fo cusi ng c an foc us t[...]

67 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Shooting with Manual Focusing 1. Press th e " butt on as requ ired. Pressing the " bu tton en larg es t he dis play for easy focusing . 2. Press th e $ butto n to set the focus bar/zoom b ar display to the focus bar . Each tim e th e $ button is p ressed, the focus b ar and th e zo om ba r [...]

68 Shooti ng at a Fixe d Distan ce (FOC US :SNAP/ Infinity ) The s hooting dist ance c an be set to short distance or infinity . Infinity is useful to sho ot a distant view . T o shoot wit h the shooting distance fixed, f ollow the s tep s below . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe [...]

69 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Changing the Light M eteri ng (PHO T OMETR Y) Y o u can c han ge the meter ing met hod (the ran ge to use for me terin g) to deter min e th e expo sure valu e. Ther e a re thr ee Ligh t Meter ing Metho ds a vailab le: M UL T I, CENT ER , and SPOT . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e [...]

70 Chan ging th e Edge Q uality o f Still Ima ges (SHARP NESS) Y ou can change th e defi nition of your still images to ei ther sharp or soft. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press t he " butto n to select [S HARPNESS ] and p ress the $ bu tton. 4. Press th e !"[...]

71 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Setting Color Depth (COL OR DEPTH) Color depth of the sh ot still im age can be selected from Normal, Natural, Neutral, and B&W . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The env iron ment se tting m enu is dis played. 3. Press th e " bu tton to select [C OLOR DE PT[...]

72 Shooti ng Consec utiv el y with Different 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 osure value as standard, 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 av ai la ble wh en shoo ti ng with s oun d. 1. Switch t[...]

73 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Shooti ng Consecu tiv el y with Diff 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. Switch t he Mo de S electo[...]

74 Not e • This fun ction is no t avail able for Mult i-Sho t sh oo ting (P .8 9) an d Au to Br acke t sh oo ting (P .72) . • T he fl ash ca nnot be u sed . • Time Exposure (P .75) is set to OF F . • If [B &W] is se t for [C OLO R DE P TH] , the whi te balan ce br acke t can be set but do es not bec ome v ali d. Refer enc e Fo r h ow to[...]

75 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback 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 lights, when you s hoot a night scene. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O b[...]

76 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 the s hooting interv al at any lengt h from 5 seconds to 3 hours, in increments o f 5 sec onds. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Setti[...]

77 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback 8. Press the shutter release butto n. A p ictur e is take n ev ery ti me th e fixe d in terv al el ap s es. 9. T o stop shoo ting, pre ss the M / O butto 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 s et long er o[...]

78 2 Shootin g a Stil l Image with Sou nd (IMAGE WITH SOU ND) Y ou can sh oot a still image with a voice memo. V oice recording can continue for up to eight seconds. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press th e " but ton to sel ect [ IMAGE WITH SO U ND] and press t he [...]

79 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Inser ting the Da te into a Still Ima 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. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu ap pe ars. 3. Press t he &quo[...]

80 Chan ging the 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 ts. Norma lly , if yo ur subje ct is cent ere d, backlig ht comp ensatio n is auto matically 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 t o[...]

81 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Usi ng Natur al and A r tifici al Li ght in g (W HIT E BALA NCE) Adjust the white balance so that a white subject may be reproduced as white. At purc ha se, th e White Bal an ce is s et to "A UT O" ; no rmally yo u do n ot ne ed to ch an ge th e set tin g, b ut i f t he ca mera i s ha ving [...]

82 Setting the White Bala nce Manually (Manua l Setting) 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press the ADJ. Button . 3. Press t he #$ b ut to ns u nt i l th e W h ite B ala nce me nu ap pe a rs . 4. Press th e !" b utto ns to select (M anua l S etti ng). 5. Point the camera at a piece o f p aper or s ometh ing whit e under the li ght ing [...]

83 A V ariety of S hooting 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 sensit ivity is suit able for shooting an object in a dark plac e or moving f ast and suppresses blurring. Howev er , the images becom e roug[...]

84 Li mi ting the S hut te r R e lea se Sp eed (SLO W SHUTTER LMT) The maximu m shutter release speed can be limited to the following: 1/8 sec ond, 1/4 se cond, 1/ 2 se cond When this function i s set to [OFF], the maximum shutter release speed is 1 second. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Settin g m [...]

85 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback R etu r ning th e Sh oo ting Sett ing Menu Settings to their Defa ults (REST ORE DEF A U L TS) T o return the Shoo ting Setting menu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e M / O butt on. 3. Press th e " button to sele ct [RESTORE [...]

86 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 ext Mode of Scene M ode. Y ou can select f rom DE EP , NORM AL and LIGHT . 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e ! b utt on. The still im age mode selection scr een appears. 3. Press th e !" b utto ns to select the text [...]

87 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Usi ng t he AF T ar get Sh ift Fu nc ti on At m acro sh ooting, the AF target shift fu nction allo ws yo u to lock the focus (P .33 ) b y usin g the !"#$ button s on th e came ra w ithou t moving th e ca me ra. This is u seful for m acro sh oot ing on a tripod with locked fo cus. The AF targ et [...]

88 T Usin g the Self-Timer Y ou can set the Self-timer t o shoot af te r either t wo or ten seconds. A setting of t w o seconds is useful for preventing camera shake. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press t he T (Self-time r) b utton. The LCD m onitor displa ys the sy mb ol. The "10" to the rig ht of th e symbo l indi cates th e [...]

89 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Shooting with Multi-Sho t If you s witch to Multi-Shot, yo u can shoo t consec utive images. Multi-shot c an be classified into t he following types: CONT (Mu lti-Shot) As long as you hold the shutter button down, pictures continue t o be taken. The s till images are rec orded one file each, just as [...]

90 Not e • When s hoot ing wit h S Mult i- or M Multi- Shot , th e IS O sensi tiv ity is f ixed to AUT O even if it is se t t o 64 ,1 00. • The ma ximu m nu mbe r of im ages tha t ca n be s hot in the Mult i-Shot mod e depe nds on the image si ze setting as follo w s: • T he n umbe rs o f i mag es t ha t ca n be s hot in the Mu lt i-Sh ot mod[...]

91 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback CONT 7. Compo se your pi cture, then press and hold the shutter bu tton. As lo ng as you h old the shu tter bu tton down, pictu res con tinue to be ta k en . 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 [...]

92 Viewing an S Mul ti-Sho t or M Multi -Shot Still Image in Enlarged 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 . While viewing an enlarged f rame image, you can switch between fram es. T o view a shot from S Multi-Shot or M Multi-Shot [...]

93 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Shooting/Pla ying Back Mo vies 3 Shoo ti ng Movies Y ou can shoot movies with sound. Y ou can select the i mage size, either 320 x 240 or 160 x 120 pixels. Y ou can select number of frames shot per second (frame rate ), either 30 or 15. Each movie you shoot is record ed as one A V I f ile. 1. Switch [...]

94 Cauti on • W hi le sh oo ting mov ies , oper ati on so un ds m ay be r ec ord ed . • The ma ximu m reco rdi ng ti me per sho otin g depends on you r car d. Even w ithi n the maximum recor ding t ime, so me cards ma y end shootin g . Not e • T he fl ash ca nnot be u sed . • W hi le sh oo ting mov ies , only Digi tal Zoo m can be us ed. ?[...]

95 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Setting the F r ame Ra te The num ber of shot fram es pe r second (fra me rate) in Movie Mode can be selected from 30 and 15. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 3 . 2. Press the M / O bu tton. The sho oting setti ng me nu appear s. 3. Press th e " butto n t o select [F RAME RA TE] an d press t he[...]

96 Play in g Back Mo vies T o playback movies, follow the s tep s below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot ta k 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. Press th e $ bu tton to displa y the n ext file. Press th e # bu tton to [...]

97 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback R e cor 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. Recorded data is stored as a WA V file. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 2 (V oice Memo Mod e). 2. Press the shutter release butto n. Sou nd rec ordi ng starts. 3. Release y our fing er from the shutter[...]

98 Playi n g Back Sound T o playback sounds, follow t he steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot ta k en is displayed . 2. Press th e #$ butt ons to s ele ct a sound file for playback (speaker ico n). Press th e $ bu tton to displa y the n ext file. Press th e # bu tton to disp lay the previo us f ile. 3. Press the ADJ. butt[...]

99 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback 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: Not e The SETU P men u ca n be acces sed f rom w ith in the Play back S etti ng m enu. Fo r details , se e P. 1 1 0 . Usi ng the Play back Me nu 1. Press th [...]

100 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 . This function is called a slide show . T o view a slide show , follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot ta k en is displayed . 2. Press th e M / O but[...]

101 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Write- pr otecti ng Y our I mages (P R O TECT) Y ou can protect f iles from being ac cidentally deleted. 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 ormat th e mem ory w her e the f iles a re stor ed. Protecting Files 1. Press[...]

102 Pro tect ion is app lied and the P rotect symbo l app ea rs in the up pe r-le f t corn er of the scr ee n. Protecting All Files T o prot ect all your files, follow t he steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Pla yback m enu appea rs. 3. Press th e " button to sele ct [PRO TECT] an d press the $ bu[...]

103 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Protecting Multiple Files a t Once T o prot ect selected files all at once, follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail) butto n twice. The scre en is divided into 12 frames and displays 12 still images at once. 3. Press th e !"# $ button s to select [...]

104 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 , it is necessary to make settings required for printing. Thes e settings ar e ca lled DPOF ( Dee-Pof) settings. The DP OF set ting specifies [...]

105 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Setting DP OF for All Still Images T o apply DPO F settings to all your sti ll images, follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e M / O butt on. The Pla yback m enu appea rs. 3. Press th e " button to sele ct [DPO F] and p ress the $ butto n. 4. Press th e !"[...]

106 Setting DPOF for Mul tiple Still Images T o m ake the DPO F setting for se lected still images all at once, follow the steps below . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail) butto n twice. The scre en is partitio ned int o twe lve s egmen ts to display the thu mbnails of files. 3. Press th e !"# $ button s to select [...]

107 A V ariety of S hooting T echniques /Playback Changi ng 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 m age size. Cauti on Y ou ca n resize onl y still images an d stil l images wi th voi ce me mos. M ovies ca nnot be resize d. Not e • The f ol lowin g type s o[...]

108 Cop ying the Co ntents of Inter 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 the Cam era O ff. 2. Insert an S D Memo ry Card. 3. T u rn the cam era o n. 4. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 5. Press th e M / O bu[...]

Cha pter 3 Changing Cam er a Settings Changin g Camer a Setti ngs ... ..... ..... ..... ......... 110[...]

110 Changing C amer a Settings SETUP Me nu Y ou can change cam era settings by displaying the SETUP menu from the Shooting Setting menu (see P .60) or Playback Setting menu (s ee P . 99). The S ETUP menu enables you to set t he items listed in the table below . *Amon g t he c hoice s liste d in the tabl e belo w , de fault valu es at pu rch ase ar [...]

111 Changing Camera Settings Using the SETUP Me nu T o display and use the Setup menu, follow t he steps below . Not e For s om e func tion s, the c hoi ce se lecti on m etho d may not be a s exp laine d her e. F or de tail ed oper a tion , see t he ex pl ana tion of e ac h fu nct ion. 1. Press th e M / O butt on. The Shoo ting Setti ng m enu (or t[...]

112 F or mattin g the SD M emor y Car d (FO RMA T [CAR D]) If the err or me ssage " This ca rd cannot be used" is displaye d, o r if you have forma tte d a card with a com puter o r some o the r device, it will be n ece ssary to forma t th e SD M emor y Car d prior to use . F ormatt ing is the pr ocess of prepari ng a car d so i mage da t[...]

113 Changing Camera Settings F o rm a t t i n g I n t e rn a l M e m o ry (FOR MA T [INT . MEM .]) If an error messag e "Format the internal memory" is displayed, it wil l be necess ary to format the internal m emor y prior t o use. Cauti on Fo rm att ing t he inte rna l mem ory e rases a ll o f th e im ag es r ec ord ed in th e m em ory [...]

114 Adj u stin g t he Br ig ht nes s of th e LCD Mo nit or (LCD BRIGHTNESS ) T o adjust t he brightness of the LC D Monitor , follow the steps below . 1. Display the setup me nu. For detailed op erati on, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to select [LCD BRIGH TNESS ] and press the $ bu tton. The LCD Brightn ess Adjustm ent bar appe ars . 3[...]

115 Changing Camera Settings Assign ing a Fu nction to the ADJ . Button (ADJ . BTN. SET . 1/ 2) Pressing the ADJ. b utton a llows yo u to d isplay the scre en s for se tting the exposu re and w hit e bal ance w ith a sma ll numbe r o f butto n o perati ons. Using the [ADJ. BTN. SET . 1] or [ADJ. BTN. SET . 2] option allows you to add a functio n th[...]

116 Chan ging Au to P o wer- Of f S ettin g s ( A UT O PO WER OF F) 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-Off i s set to one minute, but you can change this setting. T o change the A uto Power -Of f settin[...]

117 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Bee p Soun d Setting (BEEP SO UN D) During operat ion, the camera gen erates f our types of sounds: start sound, shutter release sound, focus sou nd, and beep sound. T o change th e beep sound sett ings, follow the step s below: 1. Display the setup me nu. For detailed op erati on, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press [...]

118 Chan ging the Bee p Soun d V olum e (V OL. SETTI NGS ) The beep sound volume c an be changed. T o change th e beep sound volume, f ollow the steps b elow: 1. Display the setup me nu. For detailed op erati on, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " bu tton to select [VO L. SETTINGS] and p ress the $ bu tton. 3. Press th e !" b utto ns to selec[...]

119 Changing Camera Settings Chan gin g Im a ge Co nfir mati on T ime (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 im e, follow t he steps bel ow . 1.[...]

120 Cha ngi ng Fil e Name Sett ing s (S EQUENTIA L NO . ) When you shoot a still im age, it i s stored on an SD Memor y Card or in internal m emory , with a consecutively num bered file name automatically as signed. When you are switching SD Memory Cards , you can set your camera to contin ue co nsecutive numbering from the previously loaded SD Mem[...]

121 Changing Camera Settings Not e • When you are r ec ord ing to i nter nal memo ry , fil e names a re as s ign ed j ust as wh en [S EQUE NT IAL NO. ] is s et to [OF F]. • When tra nsf er rin g image s to a comp uter us in g RIC OH Ga te La (P .143 ), desi gnatin g a file nam e sam e as t he one th at a lre ad y exi sts in t he d est inat ion [...]

122 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 SET UP m enu is explained here. 1. Display the setup me nu. For detailed op erati on, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to sele ct [D A T E SE TTIN GS] a nd pre ss the $ bu tton. 3. Pre[...]

123 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Disp lay Language (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. Display the setup me nu. For detailed op erati on, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to sele ct [LAN GUAGE/ ᜘᝙ ] a nd press the $[...]

124 Chan ging the Playb a c k Method fo r Viewin g on TV (VIDEO OUT MO DE) Y ou c an view your s till im ages 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 format (used in J apan and other countries) for us e with television e quipment[...]

125 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Se tting of Step Z oomin g (S TEP ZOOM) The focal length wi th optical zooming can be fixed t o any of seven levels (28, 35, 50, 85, 105, 135, and 200 mm as converted equivalent to 35 mm camer as) (S t ep Zoom ). T o set whet her to use step z ooming (O N) or not (OFF), follow the steps below . 1. Display [...]

126 Di sp lay ing a Se ttin g Chan ge W ar n ing (S HT G ST GS WA RNG .) Y ou can set the icon of a changed f u nction to blink or a warning message indicat ing a change will be displayed at power-on for about 5 seconds if the initial set tings are changed for the fol lowing functions. •W h i t e B a l a n c e •F o c u s • ISO Settin g • E [...]

127 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the US B Comm uni ca tion Sys tem (U SB C onn ec ti on) If the USB commu nication s ystem is chan ged (by sele cting [M ASS S TR] a t [USB CON NECT IO N] on th e Setu p m enu), files in the ca me ra can be brow sed a nd transfe rre d f rom th e came ra to yo ur com pu ter thr oug h the USB cable without instal[...]

128 T o change the US B communicat ion syst em, follow t he steps below: 1. Display the setup me nu. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P .1 1 1. 2. Press th e " button to sele ct [USB CONNE CTION] and press the $ bu tton. 3. Press th e !" b utto n to sel ect a value. 4. Press th e M / O or # bu tton. 5. If th e # bu tton w as pressed i[...]

129 Changing Camera Settings To transfer imag es in Mass Storage Mode , follow the steps below: 1. Change [US B CONNECTION] to [MASS ST R] on the Setup menu. 2. Make su re that the camera pow er is off. 3. Connect th e accessory USB cab le to a US B port o f yo ur compu ter . 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal of the camera. The cam era p[...]

130 Disconnecting the C amera from Your Co mputer (Wi ndo ws) This display is an example f or Windows XP . The terms are dif ferent 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 o f th e t ask bar . 2. Select [USB L arge-cap acity Storage Device] and click [S top]. 3. Check t hat [USB L[...]

131 Changing Camera Settings Enlar ging Icon Display (ENL GE PHO T O ICON) Icons on the shooting screen are enlarged. Under th is setting, the following icons ar e enlarged: •F l a s h • Macro Shoot ing •S e l f T i m e r • White B alance • Focus • Exposur e Compensat ion • ISO Sensitiv ity If i cons are enlarged, the following i t em[...]

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Cha pter 4 Installing Softwar e (Do wnloa di ng Im a ges to Y our Compu ter ) Inst alli ng t he Pr ovi ded Sof tware (F or Wind ows) .. 134 Insta llin g the Prov ide d Soft ware (For Macin tosh ) ... ...... .......... ..... ...... .......... ..... ..... .... 153[...]

134 Install i ng t he Pr o vided S oftw ar e (F or W indow s) Y ou need to install software for transf erring imag es to your computer before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Not e • If a f ile with th e same na me alr ea dy ex ists at th e des tina tion, it i s over writt en. If you d o no t wa nt the fil e to be o verwr itt en , re [...]

135 Inst alling Software Software that can be installed from the C ap lio Software CD-R OM Once you insert the Caplio Soft ware CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, the following screen appears automatically: When [Install Softwar e ] is clicked: (P.139) The following so ft ware will be installed: XP:Win dows XP 98: Wind ows 98 /98SE/Me /200 0 Item Name Des[...]

136 Refer enc e The ca mera is p rovi ded with soft war e Im ageMi xer tha t all ows you t o d isp lay and edi t i mag es fr om yo ur c om pute r . F or how t o use Im age Mi xer , cl ick t he [?] b utton on the I mag eMi xer wi ndow and se e t he d isp la yed m anu al . Fo r m ore inf orm at io n on th e Im ag eMi xer, conta ct t he C usto mer Su [...]

137 Inst alling Software Whe n [B ro ws e Use r ’s Manua l ( Sof tw ar e V ers io n) ] is cl i ck ed: The Softwa re U ser Guide ( P DF fi le) on the Capl io Software CD -R OM can be displaye d o n your com puter scre en. If you a re a W in dows use r a nd have Acro bat Rea der installed on you r comp uter , sim ply dou ble- click [View Softwar e [...]

138 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 comput er h as an upg rad ed OS, the U SB funct i on may not w ork norm ally , so it can not be supp or[...]

139 Inst alling Software Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer Cauti on • Do no t c onnec t yo ur cam era to t he comp uter u nti l ind ica ted. If you hap pe ne d to c on ne ct your camera to the co mputer (result ing in the [Add New Hardw are Wizard] screen appea ring) , si mply c lic k [ Can cel], a nd aft er disc onn ectin g y our cam[...]

140 5. Confi rm where you want to ins t a ll 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 a ll and th en click [Next]. The Ima geMi xer i nstaller starts. Install Im ageMixe r followin g t he me ssag es dis playe d on th e s cree n. Wh en ins t all atio n o f Im ageM ix e r is compl e[...]

141 Inst alling Software Insta lling the Des kT o pBind er Lite Refer enc e For ho w to use De skT opBin de r Lite , refe r to th e Begin ner's Guide , the Set up Guid e, and th e Des kT opBinde r Lite - Aut o Do cume nt Li nk Gui de (a ll PDF fi les ) th at ar e i nst al led wi th Des kT opBinde r Lite . Cauti on • Do no t c onnec t yo ur c[...]

142 6. Click [OK]. 7. Click [DeskT o pBind er Lite ]. The DeskT opBind er Lite installer starts. Install DeskT opB ind er Lite follo wing the me ssages d isplaye d on t he screen . Whe n the scre en wher e yo u verify digi tal ID is disp layed, click OK. Cauti on • W he n capt ur ing im ag es f rom t he c ame ra u sin g the Au to Doc ume nt l ink[...]

143 Inst alling Software Conn ecti ng the Ca mera to Y our Com puter Downloading Images Using RIC OH Gate La After installi ng t he so f tware on your c omputer , connect your c amera to the c omputer . The following explanation is provided ass uming that [ORIGINAL] (default) is selected at [USB CONN ECTION] of the camer a's Setup menu (P .127[...]

144 For Windows XP The first time you c onnect your c amera to the com puter using a USB cable, the [ Found Ne w Hardware W izard] screen will appe ar . 1. S elec t [ Ins tall t he s oftwar e automati cally (Reco mmended)] . 2. Insert the Cap lio Sof tware CD-ROM in t o the CD-ROM dr ive on your compu ter . Installation of the WIA Driver a utoma ti[...]

145 Inst alling Software 3. Select [RICO H Gate La], check [Always use this prog ram for this action] ch eck box , and th en click [OK]. T o load image s fr om the cam era with assistance f rom the Wi ndows XP Scan ne r and Came ra Wizar d, se lect [S can ner an d Ca me ra W izard ]. Leavin g th e [Alwa ys use th is prog ram for th is ac tion] chec[...]

146 Transferring Imag es in Mass Storage Mod e Cauti on Win dows 98 /98 SE an d Mac OS 8.6 are not comp atib le with Mass St orage Mode. 1. Change [US B CONNECTION] to [MASS ST R] on the Setup menu. For mo re detai ls, s ee P .12 7. At the time of pu rchase, [ORI GINAL] is selecte d. 2. Make su re that the camera pow er is off. 3. Connect th e acce[...]

147 Inst alling Software Disconnecting the C amera from Your Co mputer (Wi ndo ws) The disp lay is an example of W indows XP . The t erms ar e dif ferent for other operating systems but the operations are the same. 1. Click th e Remove Hardware S afely i con at t he right end of the t ask bar . 2. Select [USB L arge-cap acity Storage Device] and cl[...]

148 Do wnload ing Images from an SD Me mor y Card It is possible to download images from an SD memory card to the compute r via a PC card slot or card reader . T o load an SD memory Card int o a PC card slot or card reader , use the P C card adap ter . Images in a n SD Memory Card Images are stored in an SD Mem ory Card in a hi erarchy shown below [...]

149 Inst alling Software 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, Acro bat Reader can be install ed. Acrobat Reader need not be inst alled if alre ady installed on your compute r . Cauti on • Do not insta ll the soft war e when the came ra i s c[...]

150 Insta lling DirectX DirectX is a program to play a movie file by the ImageMixer . This c amera requires Direc tX 8.1 or later to 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-ROM . For Windows XP , inst allation of DirectX is not needed because t[...]

151 Inst alling Software Unin stallin g the Softw ar e Cauti on • For W ind ows 20 00/XP , Admin istrat o r privi lege s are r equ ired to uni nsta ll the s oftw are . • I f a ny oth er pro gra m is ac tiv e or uns av ed d at a re mai ns, save th e data an d te rmi nate th e pr og ra m befo re unin st alli n g. • I f yo u ins tall bo th the I[...]

152 Uninstal ling the I mageMix e r Cauti on • For W ind ows 20 00/XP , Admin istrat o r privi lege s are r equ ired to uni nsta ll the s oftw are . • I f a ny oth er pro gra m is ac tiv e or uns av ed d at a re mai ns, save th e data an d te rmi nate th e pr og ra m befo re unin st alli n g. 1. Click [S t art] on the Windows t ask bar . 2. Sel[...]

153 Inst alling Software Install i ng t he Pr o vided S oftw ar e (F or Macintos h ) Y ou need to 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 downlo ad imag es f rom t he came ra int o you r comp ut er , see the Sof twa re Us er Guid e a vail able fr om the [...]

154 For Ma c OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, double-clicking the [Caplio I nst aller] ic on displays t he screen o n the right . When [Install the Soft ware ] is clicked: The following software w ill be install ed. When [Bro wse Use r’s M anu al (Softwar e Version )] is clicke d: The S of t ware User G uide (PDF fi l e) on the Caplio S of tware CD- ROM can be d[...]

155 Inst alling Software 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 lems may a rise due to chan ge s mad e to th e OS env ironme nt sett ing . • Conne ctio n to a USB por[...]

156 Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer (Mac OS 8. 6 to 9. 2.2) 1. T u rn on your Macintosh and insert the Caplio Sof tw are CD- ROM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. Select the OS 9 folder . The [Ins taller] i con a ppe ars. 3. Double -click [Inst aller]. The "Installer" window ope ns. 4. Click [Instal l the Sof tware]. 5. Click [OK]. 6[...]

157 Inst alling Software Insta lling the Softw a re on Y our C omputer (Mac OS X 1 0 . 1.2 to 10.4) 1. T u rn 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 ] icon ap pears. 3. Double-cl ick [Caplio Mounter .p kg]. The Installer starts. A screen ap pears prom ptin g y[...]

158 7. Click th e destin ation vol ume yo u want, and then click [Continue]. 8. Click [Instal l]. When in stallation finish es, 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 Inst allation]. The softwar e is in stalled, and after a while an In stallation Comp lete mess age appe ars . 10.[...]

Cha pter 5 T r oubleshooti ng Troub lesho oting .... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ......... 16 0 Append ices . ...... ..... .......... ...... ..... .......... ..... .... 16 7 Cauti on Nev er use an y ba tter y othe r th an the s pec ifie d one. Refer enc e Fo r th e ap pl ica ble ba tt ery , s ee P . 16.[...]

160 T r oubleshoo ting T r ou ble sho otin g the C amer a Power Supply Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The power does not come on. Batter ies ar e not loaded. Or they ar e exhauste d. Load the re chargeabl e battery correctl y . Recharg e t he batt ery a s requi re d. Use the AC adapter as require d. Recharge or use the AC Adapte r . P. 1 9 P. 2 0 P [...]

161 T roubleshooting Shooting Batt eries run out quickl y . They are being use d in extreme high or l ow temper atures. -- Many shots are bei ng taken in dark places i nside, r equiri ng flash. -- Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to The camera does not shoot even if you press the shut ter rel ease button. Batter ies ar e not loaded. Or they ar e exhauste[...]

162 A pictu re is blurred. Y ou moved the c amera when pressi ng the shutt er releas e button. Hold th e camera with your elbows ti ght on yo ur body . Use a tripod. Use the camera sha ke correct ion funct ion. P. 2 7 P. 2 9 When s hooting in a dark pla ce (ex. indoor ), the s hutter speed slows down and pictu res become easil y blurr ed. Use t he [...]

163 T roubleshooting Playback/ Deleting About the Software For details a bout th e software , re fer to the Software User Gu ide (PDF file) . The dat e, or recordin g inf ormat ion does no t appear . The screen dis play funct ion is set to No Displ ay . Press t he DISP . button and switch di spl a y . P. 2 5 The br i ghtnes s o f the LCD Monit or c[...]

164 Other Problems Symptom Cause Remedy Refer to Cannot l oad the Memory Card. The card is facing the wrong way . L oad cor rect ly . P .20 Even whe n the camera's butt ons are pressed , it does not oper ate. Batter ies ar e running low . If using alkal i ne ba tteries, r eplace th e batt eries wi th a new se t. If using recha r geab le bat te[...]

165 W ar ning M essa ges Under 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 message 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 messag [...]

166 If you clicked the [Ke ep Blocking] button: Follow the st eps below to check t o see t he Windows Firewall settings. 1. Click [S tart] an d then [Cont rol Panel]. 2. Double -cli ck [W ind ows Fir ewall ]. If [Wind ows Fire wall] is not displayed , click [S witch to Cla ssic Display] a t the uppe r le ft of th e win dow . 3. Click the [Exception[...]

167 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 Rechargeab l e Bat tery (3 .7 V) x 1 Ext erna l Part (AC Ada pter); 3.8 V Ex ternal Dimens ions 95. 0 mm (W) x 53. 0 m m (H) x 26. 0 m m (D) (ex c lud ing project ing part s) Wei gh t Camer a: Appr o xim at el y 13 5 g ( Ex cl u din[...]

168 Image Dat a Record/Replay Part I/O Termina ls Memory Card s that can Record, Play back • Shutter Still image: 8, 4, 2, 1 to 1/2000 second s , Movie: 1/30 to 1/2000 seconds • ISO Sensiti vity AUT O, ISO64 , ISO100, ISO2 00, ISO400, ISO800 Di stanc e Contro l • AF Method Normal Shooting: External Passi ve / CCD method; Macr o: CCD met hod ?[...]

169 B. Optional Accessorie s The Caplio R3 can be used with t he items (sold separately) li sted below . Using the AC Adapte r (sold separately) When shooting or viewing still imag es for a long t ime, or when connecting to your compu ter , using the AC Adapter (sold separately) is recommended. If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ure it[...]

170 Removing the AC Ada pter Make sure the ca mera is turned off before remov ing the AC Adapter . 1. Unpl ug the power plu g fro m the out let . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Close th e batt ery/card cover and slid e it back into p lace. C. Combin a tion of Sce ne Mode and Func tion Depending on the Scene Mode, the way functions work may dif fer from[...]

171 D . Menu I tems By Mo de Movie Mode Scene Mode For details a bou t o ptions, se e P .60. Settin g Option Refer to MOVIE SIZ E [32 0], 160 P .6 2 FRAM E RA TE 15 F PS, [ 30 FPS] P .9 5 FOCU S [MUL T I AF ], SP OT AF , MF , SNAP , ∞ P. 6 6 WHIT E BA LANC E [AUT O], (Day light ), (Overc ast), (T ungste n light) , (T ungsten ligh t 2), (Fluor esc[...]

172 E. Fu nc tion s W h os e De fau lts w ill be R estored upon P o wer-o f f Powe r-off may reset so me function set ting s to the ir de faults. The table belo w indi cates whe ther o r n ot the fun ction will be res et to its de faults up on po wer- off. Mode Function The current setting is kept:O, Restored:X Setup DA TE SE TT INGS O AUTO POW ER [...]

173 F . Nu mber of Images T ha t Can b e Stored 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 following table shows the approxim ate number of images that can be recorde d onto an S D memor y card at various imag e size and picture q uality settings. FLASH O MACRO SHOOTING X DENS IT Y (T ext Mode) O SLOW SHUTTER LMT O MOVIE SIZE (Mov i[...]

174 Not e • T he 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 . • The ma ximu m nu mber of pi ctures and othe r num eric valu es may be diff ere nt ev en f or cards of the sa me ca pa cit y if th e manu fa ctu rer , ty pe, or sh ooti ng co nd[...]

175 H. Ca uti ons on U se • T his pro duct is for d omestic u se. Th e warranty is on ly valid do mestically . • S ho uld the pr odu ct fail or ma lfun ction whil e you ar e abro ad, the man ufac turer assu mes no respon sibility for servicing the pro duct loc ally or bear ing the expend it ure in curr ed there for e. • B e sure no t to dr op[...]

176 I. C ar e an d Stor a ge Care • P lease n ote that if finge rprints, d irt, et c. get ont o the le ns, p icture q ua lity will suffer . • W hen dust or dirt does g et o n the lens, do not touch i t di rectly 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. ?[...]

177 J . Er r or Messages If an err or m essage is displayed on the LCD Monitor , take the corresponding action. Error Message Cause and Action Page INSE R T CAR D No c ard is load ed. I nse rt a c ard. P .20 SET TH E DA TE ON THE S ETUP MENU The date is not set. Set the date. P .122 FILE N U MBER O VER The file nu mber limit has been ex ceed ed. Pl[...]

178 K. W ar r anty a nd Ser vi c ing 1. Thi s product is backed by a limit ed warranty . During t he warranty period mentioned in t he Warrant y supplied wi th your cam era, any defective part s will be repaired free of c harge. In the event of a camera malfunction, contact the dealer from which you purchased the camera or your n earest Ricoh servi[...]

179 INFORMATION TO THE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equ ipmen t has b een tested an d found 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 designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interfer ence in a resid ential i nstal lat ion. Thi s equi pment genera tes, [...]

180 Index A AC Adapter ... ........... ....... ....... ....... ...... 1 1, 169 Acrobat Reader .... .... ....... ....... ....... ........ .... 137 ADJ. Butt on ... ... ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... 59 Auto B racket .... ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... 72 AUTO POWER OFF ... .... ....... ....... ........ .... 116 Au[...]

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