Ricoh R4 manual

Do not connect the USB cable ye t! I f you co nne ct the ca me ra to a co mputer th rough the USB cable before installing the provided software on the c ompute r, the sof twar e req uire d for connect i on betw een c amera and co mpu ter m ay not b e in stalled co rre ctly. Be sure to co nnect th e ca mera to y our compu ter aft er installin g th e[...]

Preface This m anual prov ides in f orm at io n on how to us e the shoot ing and play back function s of this pr oduct, as wel l as warni ngs on its u s e. To make the be s t u se of t his pr oduct’s f un c ti ons, read thi s manu al thor oughly before us e. Pleas e keep t his manual handy for ease of re ference. Ricoh Co ., Ltd. This pu blicatio[...]

1 Key Features Equip ped wit h a high magni ficat ion 7.1× wide angle zoom lens This came ra ha s a comp act bo dy only 26 m m t hick, feat urin g a 28 -m m (W ide- angl e) to 20 0-mm (T elep hoto) * 7. 1× optic al zoom len s that co ver s a w ide ran ge of shoo ting. Th is len s ca n be us ed t o ta ke pi ctures in var ious indo or an d o utdoor[...]

2 AF target sh ift func tion for easy focus l ocking even on a trip od (P.87 ) The c ame ra is equi pped wit h an A F tar get shift fun ction. Du ring macr o shooting , the A F targ et sh ift funct ion allows you to lo ck th e focus with t he press o f a b utton, witho ut movin g the ca me ra itself. Equip ped wit h a power ful long- last ing r e c[...]

3 Skew Correction Mod e helps straighten skewed i mages (P .38) In S kew Corr ect ion Mod e, a rectan gu lar obj ect sho t at an angl e can be s tra ighte ned to loo k as if it were sho t squar ely. Wit h th e simple touc h of a but ton, you can str aig hten sk ewed ima ges of obje cts su ch as a messa ge board , a displa y pa nel, or a n ame card [...]

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

5 Vario us S hootin g Funct ions .......... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ........ 59 Using the A DJ. (Adjust) B utton ................ ................... .................. ................... ............. 59 Shoot i ng S etting Menu ................... ............................ .................. ...............[...]

6 Form atting the Int ernal Memo ry (FORMAT [INT. M E M.]) ............ ................... ........... 113 Adjusting the Brightness o f the LCD Monitor (L CD BRIGHTNESS) ............... ........... 114 Assigning a F u nction to the ADJ. B utton (A DJ BTN. SET.1/2) .............. .................. .. 115 Changing th e Auto Power Off Setting (AUTO [...]

7 Using the M anual s The following two manuals are inc luded with your Caplio R4. To copy the Software User Guid e onto your hard disk Copy the PDF file f rom t he above folder directly to your hard disk. “Cam era User G uide” (This booklet) This guide explains t he usage and functions of t h e camera. It also e xplains ho w to install t he pr[...]

8 Refe ren ce The ca mer a is prov ided wit h the Image Mixer softwa re tha t allo ws yo u to dis play an d edit im ages o n y our comp ut er. For de tai ls on h ow to u se I m ageM ixe r, cl i ck the [ ?] butto n on th e Im ageMi xer w indow and see the displa yed man ual. Fo r m ore inf orm at ion on Ima ge Mix er , co ntac t t he C ust om er S u[...]

Chap ter 1 Quick Guide If you are us ing the camera fo r the firs t time, read from this chapter. Before S hoo ting .......... ..... ...... .......... ..... ..... ...... 10 Gettin g Rea dy to Shoo t ... ...... ..... .......... ..... ...... 16 Basic S hooti ng .. .......... ..... ...... .......... ..... ..... ...... 27 Play ing Ba ck Ima ges .. ....[...]

10 Before Shoo ting Packin g List Open the package and make sur e all the items ar e included. • Caplio R4 • AV Cable Use d when vie wing yo ur image s on a TV. • USB Cable Use d to con nec t the cam era to a c ompu ter or Dir ect P rin t-c omp at ib le p rin te r. • Handstrap • R echargeable Battery • Battery Charg er Not e Attaching t[...]

Quick Gui de 11 • Cam era User Guide (This booklet) • Warr anty • Safety Prec autions • Caplio Software CD-ROM The p rovi ded sof twar e and t he “S oftw are Use r Guid e” ar e inc luded on thi s CD-RO M. Optional Accessories • AC Adapt er (AC-4c) Use d for po wer s upply f rom a hou seh old ou tle t to th e ca mer a. U se t hi s ad a[...]

12 Name s of Pa rts Came ra Fro nt Vie w Mode Sele ct or You can selec t one of t he three modes wit h the m ode select or. Item Na me R efe r to 1 E (Cam era Shake Cor rection) But ton P.29 2 Shut ter Rele ase Button P.27 3 PO WER Bu tto n P .22 4F l a s h P . 3 7 5 AF Window - 6 Lens Cover - 7 Mic rophone P.97 8 Lens P.27 Voice Me mo Mode Allow s[...]

13 Quick Gui de Rear View Ite m Na me Refe r to Ite m Na me Refe r to 1 LCD Mon itor P .14 11 $ / Q ( Quick Review) Button P.42 2 Mod e Selec t o r P.12 12 M / O B ut ton P.61 P. 99 P. 11 1 3 Aut o F ocus /Fl a s h Lamp P.31 P. 37 13 " / N (Mac ro) B u tton P.3 6 4 z (Tel ephoto)/ 8 ( E n large d View) Button P. 35 P. 47 14 # / F (Fla s h) But[...]

14 LCD M onitor D isplay Example of LC D Monitor Display when Sh oot ing Pict ures Ite m Na me Refe r to Ite m Na me Refe r to 1 Fl ash P.37 16 Exp osure Compe nsation P.80 2 Mac ro Shootin g P.36 17 IS O Setting P.83 3 Self- ti mer P.8 8 1 8 Dat e Imprin t P.7 9 4 Mod e Types P.12 P. 38 19 Int erval P.76 5 R ec o rding Destinat ion P.18 20 Ti me E[...]

15 Quick Gui de Not e • The nu mber of remain ing s hots a vaila ble may di ffe r from the a ctual n umber of sh ots, depen ding o n the su bjec t. • Movi e and sou nd reco rding t ime an d the ma ximum nu mber of still pic tur es may var y depen ding o n the c apa cit y of th e recor ding des tina tion (i nter nal memo ry or SD memo ry card ),[...]

16 Getting Read y to Shoo t Turn the power on and get ready t o shoot. Not e If y ou hav e alre ady us ed this came ra, f ollow the s teps belo w to mak e sure it is turne d off befor e remov ing o r l oad i ng the ba tter y. 1. Mak e sur e the LC D moni tor is turn ed off . 2. Mak e sure th e prot ectiv e lens cover is close d. Fo r i nfor mat io [...]

17 Quick Gui de Refe ren ce • For inf ormat ion o n how t o insert the R echarg eable B attery , see P.2 0. • F or i nfor ma tio n on h ow to u se the AC ad apte r , se e P.17 1. Cauti on • Rem ove th e batt e ry if yo u are no t goin g to use the c am era fo r a long pe rio d of t ime . • The b atter y may be ver y ho t imme diately afte r[...]

18 SD Memory Card (ava ilabl e in stor es) You can store st ill images you hav e ta ken eith er in th e came ra’s in ter nal me mor y or on an S D memo ry ca rd (a vail ab le i n sto res ). The int erna l me mory c apa city is 26 MB . To re cor d a lot o f still images, mo vies or so unds a t hig h resol uti ons, use a h igh -capaci ty S D me mor[...]

19 Quick Gui de Charg ing the Rech argeable Battery The rechargeable battery needs to be charged before us e. 1. Insert the battery, making sure that the and m arkings on the battery match with those on the batt ery ch arger. The bat ter y label shoul d fac e up . Cauti on Be care fu l no t to re vers e th e and sid es. 2. Plug the batt ery charg e[...]

20 Load ing th e Recharg eable Ba ttery an d SD Memory Card The r echargeable battery (DB -60) can be used t o power t his camera. This battery is c onvenient because the bat t ery power lasts long and it can be used over and over aga in by recharging. If y ou have already used this camera, make sure it is turned off be fore loading the b attery an[...]

21 Quick Gui de 4. Close th e battery/ca r d cover an d slide it back into place. Re mov ing t he Rech arg eable Bat tery Open the batter y/ca rd cove r. Re leas e the h ook that loc ks th e recha rgeab le b attery. The b attery will b e e jected. Pu ll the batter y o ut of the ca me ra. B e caref ul n ot to dr op the ba tter y when rem oving it fr[...]

22 Turning the Power On/Off To turn the power on: 1. Pre ss th e POW ER button. Afte r the s tar t sou nd, th e au to focu s/flas h lamp b links for seve ral seconds. Us ing the Ca mera in Pl ayba ck Mode Pre ssing the 6 (Playb ack) butto n fo r more th an one seco nd tur ns on t he camera in Playback Mode , allowing you to start playb ack at once.[...]

23 Quick Gui de Sett ing the La ngua ge When the power is t urned on for the f irs t time, the l a nguage setting screen appears (for the LCD monitor display language). After setting the language, go on to the dat e/time setting (for printing the dat e and time on your phot os). You can shoot without t hese settings. How ever, be sure to set t he l[...]

24 Settin g the D ate and Ti me When the power is turned on for t he first t ime, the date/ time s etting sc reen appears. 1. Press th e !"#$ bu ttons to s et the year, month, date and time. Change the v alue with !" an d m ove the fr am e with #$ . 2. In [ FORMAT] , choo se the dat e and time fo r m at. Sele ct th e date an d time f orm [...]

25 Quick Gui de Chan ging the Disp lay Pre s sing t he D ISP. button al l ows y o u t o ch ange th e scree n display m ode an d t og gle the inform at ion d i spla yed on t he LC D mo nitor. Eac h ti m e you p ress the D I SP . button, the di splay c hanges in th e follow i ng order: H i stog ram, G ri d G uide, No D isplay, LC D Mo nitor O ff, and[...]

26 Histogram Whe n Hist ogr am i s on, a histo gr am app ea rs in t he lower rig ht c orner on the LC D m oni tor. A hist ogr am i s a graph indic ating th e n umber of pixels on the ver tical axis a nd the bri ghtnes s on the hori zontal axis (fro m le ft to right, sha dows (da rk areas) , midton es, and hi ghli ght s (br igh t area s) ). By u sin[...]

27 Quick Gui de Basic Shootin g Now you are ready. Holdin g the C a mera Hold the camera as s hown below for bes t result s. 1. Hold the camera with both hand s and li ghtly press both elb ows against your body. 2. P ut yo ur fi nge r on the sh ut ter release bu tton. Not e Wh en y o u ar e s hoot in g, be c ar eful no t to ob str uct the le ns o r[...]

28 Preve nting Cam era Sh ake If you move th e camera when pressing the shutter release butt on, the still image might not com e out clearly due to cam era shak e. The mark displayed on the L CD m onitor indicates t hat cam era shake m ay occur. To prevent camera shake, use a t ripod or hold the camera s ecurely with both hands when you shoot. Came[...]

29 Quick Gui de Using the came ra shake correction funct ion t o prevent blurring due to camera shake Turning on the ca mera shake cor rection f unction m i nimizes blurring due to camera shake. At the time of purc hase, the c amera shake c orrection f unction is turned on . 1. With the ca mera read y to shoot, press t he E (Cam era Shake Co rr ect[...]

30 Qu ickly Sh ooting P ictures (Fu ll- pre ss) The sh utt er release bu tton works i n two s tep s. You can press th e s hut ter rel ease bu tton ha lfw ay dow n (h alf- press) an d press it all t he way d own (fu ll-pr ess). Full-pr ess the shu tter releas e b utton fo r q uick focu sing, so as not to m iss a shoo ti ng op por tuni ty . 1. Press [...]

31 Quick Gui de Chec king the Fo cus and Shoo ting (H alf- pr ess ) Wh en y ou pr es s th e sh utt er re le ase but ton half way ( hal f-p ress ), the au to- focus fu nctio n is trigg ered t o d etermin e the foca l distance . Ne xt, pres s it all the way d own (fu ll-press) to shoot. This is u seful when th e s ubject is n ot in th e ce nter o f t[...]

32 The foca l distance is meas ure d at a maxim um of five p oints . Green fr ames appe ar to indicat e th e positio ns t hat are in focus. Not e To s pecify a focu s posit ion du ring macr o sho oting, use th e AF t ar get shif t fun ction . (P.8 7) 5. Gently press the shutter release butto n all t he way. The still image you ha ve ta ken fre ezes[...]

33 Quick Gui de When th e Subj ect is No t Centered (S hooting w ith Fo cus Lock ) When y our subject is not in the c enter of y our composition, c ompos e your photo after f ocusing. (Focus Lock) Example: Taking a photograph of the ca stle in the background with the cam era foc used on a perso n in foregro und. 1. Press the POW ER button to turn t[...]

34 4. With th e sh utter ha lf-pressed, move the camera to compose your shot . 5. Gently press the shutter release butto n all t he way. Not e Dur ing mac ro sh ooti ng, th e AF ta rge t sh ift f unc tion a llow s you t o lo ck the fo cus with ou t mov ing th e camer a. Thi s fu nctio n is usef ul wh en us ing a tr ipod. Refe ren ce • For info rm[...]

35 Quick Gui de Usin g the Zo om Functio n Pre ssing the Z (Wide-angle) button allows you to take a wide-angle picture. Pressing the z (T elephoto) butt on allows you t o take a close-up pict ure of the subject . 1. With the ca mera read y to shoot, press t he Z ( Wide-angle) butt on or t he z (Telep hoto) button. You can che ck th e z oom sta tus [...]

36 Sho o ti ng Close- Ups ( Macro S hoo ting) Using the N (Macro) but ton allows y ou to t ake a tight close-up of the subject. (Mac ro shooting) This is good for shoot i ng small subjects because yo u can shoot up t o one cent imeter (0.4 in.) away. 1. With the ca mera read y to shoot, press t he N (M acro) bu tton. N is disp layed mo mentar ily a[...]

37 Quick Gui de Usin g the Fl ash Pre ss the F (Flash) butto n to c hange the fl ash mode. At the t im e o f p urc has e , the c am e ra i s set t o [F LA S H O F F]. From the front edge of the lens, the fl a sh light reac hes about 0.2 t o 2.4 m (7.9 i n . to 7.9 ft .) (Wide-angle) or about 0.14 to 1. 8 m (5 .5 in. to 5.9 ft.) (T elephoto) when th[...]

38 Shooting with Optimal Setting s Acco rding to Shoo ting Condi tions You can u se S cene Mode to select fr om among eight still image modes and shoot with s ettings automatically optimized for shooting co nditions. PO RTRA IT Us e whe n ta ki ng po rtr ai t pi ct ures . SPORT S Use w hen tak ing p ictur es of m oving o bjects. LAN DSCA PE Use w h[...]

39 Quick Gui de Refe ren ce • For inf ormat ion a bout chan ging the pictu re qu ality and ima ge size, see P.6 2. • For th e lis t o f Sh ooti ng Setti ng men u items i n Scene Mo de, se e P.17 3. • For th e co mbinati on of Sce ne Mode func tions , se e P.172. 1. Sw itch th e Mod e Sel ect or to 5 . 2. Pre ss th e SCE NE button . The Sc ene[...]

40 3. Press th e !" b uttons to select the Scene Mo de. 4. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sc ene Mo de type i s di splay ed at th e top o f th e LCD mo nito r. 5. Press the shutter relea se b utton. Changing Scene Mo d e Pr ess the SCEN E but to n to retu rn to th e Scen e M ode s ele cti o n sc ree n. Returning t o Normal Shooting Mo de 1. Pre[...]

41 Quick Gui de Using the Skew Correct ion M ode 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Pre ss th e SCE NE button . The Sc ene Mo de sele ction scre en appea rs. 3. Press th e !" b uttons to select [SKEW CO R MODE ]. 4. Press th e C / D button. 5. Pr e ss t he shut ter rel ease but ton to s hoot the subjec t. Imme diat ely aft er sh oot ing,[...]

42 Playing Back Images Revie wing the Imag e You Just Too k (Q uick Rev iew ) You can view the image you just t ook on the LCD monitor. If you ar e not pleased wit h the way the ph oto came out , you can delete it then and there. 1. In Still Image Mod e, press the Q (Quick Review ) button . The last im age yo u to ok is displayed on the L CD moni t[...]

43 Quick Gui de Vi ewing Yo ur Image s In Playback Mode, you can check still i mages you have taken. You can also del e te or zoom in on the images . 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The cam era switch es t o Playb ack Mo de and t he last s til l ima ge y ou took is dis played. You can view you r pictur es in ord er by us ing t he #$ but tons . T[...]

44 Pla ying Back Images in the Th ree- fr ame View The playbac k scree n can be divided into three frames. The three-f rame view allows y ou to s elect a still image to enlarge or delete. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail Di splay) bu tto n. The scre en chan ge s to thr ee- fram[...]

45 Quick Gui de Switching the Playba ck Screen The playback scr een c hanges as follows: Not e If an y of th e foll owin g opera tion s is pe rforme d in th e three -fr ame vie w, th e displ ay re turns to the o rdin ary pla yba ck sc reen (s ingl e-pict ure di spl ay) and t he ope ratio n is ex ecu ted. • D ele tion ( P.5 0) • Menu displ a y ([...]

46 Thum bnail Display You can view your images in s ets of 12. You can then select an im age to enlarge or delete. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last im age yo u took is disp layed . 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail Di splay) bu tto n. The scre en chan ge s to thr ee- frame view. 3. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail Di splay) bu tto n. The scre en is di[...]

47 Quick Gui de Magn ifyin g Im ages You 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 #$ butt ons to d isplay the s till image you wan t to enlarge. 3. Press th e 8 (E nlar ged View) bu tto n. The still ima ge is enlarged. Not e Enl arged vi ew is a[...]

48 View ing on a Televisio n You can view st ill i m ages you have taken on a TV screen. The camera dis plays everyt hing on the TV scr een just as it would on the LCD monitor. To us e your t elevision for viewing, conn ect your camera to the television with the AV cable that c ame with your camera. To v iew still images on a television, f ol l ow [...]

49 Quick Gui de 5. Pre ss th e POW ER button or the 6 (Pl ayback) b utton for m ore tha n one se cond to tur n th e camera on. Cauti on Whe n the AV cable i s con necte d to t he cam era , the LCD mo nito r an d the s peaker ou tpu t tu rn off. Not e • Yo u can con nec t the AV ca bl e to th e Vi deo In ter min al o n yo ur tel evi si on a nd r e[...]

50 Deleting Files Deleting Unwan ted Fil es (Sti ll Images/ M ovies/Soun ds) You can d elete u nwan ted or fail ed fi les from th e SD m em ory card or i nterna l me mo ry. You can delet e them in the follo wing thr ee ways: • De lete one f ile at a t ime • Dele te all files at once • S elec t mu ltiple fra mes and d elet e to gether 1. Press[...]

51 Quick Gui de Dele ting Multip le Fil es at One Time 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (Thumbn ail Di splay) bu tton twice. The s cree n is d ivi ded into 12 f ram es and 12 fi les are d ispl ayed t oge ther. 3. Press th e !"#$ bu ttons to select the file you want to delete and p ress the D (Del ete) butt on. The t r ash sym[...]

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Chap ter 2 Using t he Various Shooting and Playback Fun ctions Direct Print ing ........ ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ........... 54 Variou s Shoot ing Function s ...... ..... .......... ...... 59 Shoot in g with Mult i-Sh ot (CON T. MOD E) ...... 89 Shoot ing/Pla yin g Back Movies .. ..... ..... ........... 9 3 Recor ding/P layin g Back Sou[...]

54 Direct Printing Dir ect Print Functi on The Direc t Print s tandard enables direct pr inting from a cam era to a printer by connect i ng t hem via a USB cable. Phot os can be print ed quickly and easily from your digital camera without using a compute r. Cauti on • You ca nnot pri nt movi es (AVI file s) wi th th is f unc tion . For st ill im [...]

55 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Printing Still Images You can send st ill i m ages from the camera to a PictBridge- compatible printer to print t hem. Still images are sent from the internal m emo ry when no SD memory card is loaded or from an S D mem ory card when one is loaded. Cauti on D o no t d isco nn ect th e US B c[...]

56 7. Press th e !" b uttons to select an item , and then press the $ bu tton to di splay the deta iled opt ions s cree n. When [ CONNECT ING... ] is display ed, the conne ction to the pr inter is n ot y et est abl ish ed. W hen a conn ect ion i s es tablished , [CONNECT ING...] disa ppe ars and [ DIRE CT PRI NT] app ears. Pro cee d with th is[...]

57 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Not e To s pecif y the se tti ng as th e defa ult se tti ng nex t time t he cam e ra is co nn ecte d to th e pr int er, pre ss the A D J. bu tto n when the scree n in Ste p 7 is disp lay ed. Wh en th e s cre en at th e rig ht appea rs, pres s th e #$ butt on s to select [SET] and press t h e[...]

58 8. Press th e !" butt ons to s et the number of copi es to pr int. 9. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to select all the still imag es to be printed an d t he num ber of cop ies for each . 10. P r e ss th e C / D button. The Di rect P rint me nu app ea rs. 11. Press t he !" butto ns to select an item, an d then press the $ butt on to display the d[...]

59 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Various Shoo ting Fun ctions Using th e ADJ. (Adju st) Button You can use the ADJ. button t o adjust the ex posure compensat ion, white balance, and ISO s etting with fe wer operations. Two functions other than exposur e compensa tion and whit e balance can also be assigned to the ADJ. but t[...]

60 Shoo ting Setting Menu The Shooting Set ting menu enables you to shoot pictures b y setting the items listed in the t able below. * T he de faul t va lu es are en cl ose d in bra ck ets [ ]. Not e The SET UP men u ca n be acces sed fro m wit hin t h e Shoo ting Set tin g menu. F or deta ils , see P.11 0. Refe ren ce For t he list of Shoo ting Se[...]

61 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Using th e Sh ooting Setti ng Me nu 1. With the ca mera read y to shoot, press the C / D bu tto n. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 2. Press th e !" b uttons to select the desired menu i tem. The me nu it ems are p rovid ed on fou r scr eens. To sele ct a scr een by scre e[...]

62 Choo sing Pic ture Qu ality M ode/Ima ge Si ze (P IC Q UAL ITY/SI ZE) The size of a s tored still image depends on t he Pict ure Quality Mode and image size settings. There are two Picture Q uality Modes: N (Normal) and F ( Fine). Combining Picture Quality Mod e and Image Size Figur es insi de t he bo ld fra m e indicat e those shown on the scre[...]

63 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions 1. Tur n the Mode S elect or t o 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Press th e " button to select [PIC QUALIT Y/SI ZE] and press the $ butt on. 4. Press th e !" b uttons to select a picture quality/image size. 5. Press th e C / D or #[...]

64 Chan ging th e Foc using Mo de (FOC US : MULT I AF/S POT AF) If you s hoot t he subject in t he default foc using mode, the camera focuses automat ically w ith Auto Focus (A F). The cam era automatically measur es the distances to a maximum of five A F areas from among 17 AF ar eas and focuses to the nearest AF area (MULTI AF). This prevents the[...]

65 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Changing the Auto Focus Mode (MULTI A F/ SPOT AF ) 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Shoo ting Settin g m enu i s di splay ed. 3. Press th e " butto n t o selec t [FOCUS ] and press the $ bu tto n. 4. Press th e !" b uttons to select [MUL TI AF][...]

66 Manual Focu s Shooting (FOCUS: MF) If the camera f ails to f ocus automat ically, you can focus manually (Manual F ocus : MF). Ma nual f ocus enables shooting at a f i xed distance. Not e • In Scen e Mode, Man ual Focu s can be used on ly when [ZO OM MACRO] or [ SKEW COR MODE] is se lecte d. • You ca n also u se Ma nual Foc us to fo cus on o[...]

67 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Shooting with Manual Focus 1. Press th e " b utton as requ ired. Pre ssing the " bu tton en larg es t he dis play for easy focusing . 2. Press th e $ button to display the focus b ar. Each time th e $ button is pr essed, the focus b ar and zo om bar ap pe ar alt ernate ly. 3. Press[...]

68 Sho oting at a F ixed D istance (FO CUS: SNAP/Infinity) The s hooting distance c an be set to a short di stance or infinity. Infinity is useful for shooting distant scenes. To shoot at a fixed distance, follow the steps below. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Pre[...]

69 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Changing the L i ght M eteri ng (PHOTOMETRY) You can change the metering method (the range t o use fo r me tering) used t o det ermine the exposure value. There are three Ligh t Metering Modes: M ULTI, CENTER, and SPOT. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The S[...]

70 Chan ging the Edge Q u ality o f Still Images (S HARPNESS) You can change the edge quality of your s till images to either sharp or s oft. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Press t he " butto n to select [S HARPN ESS] an d press the $ bu tto n. 4. Press th e [...]

71 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Setting the Co lo r Depth ( COLOR DEPTH) You can se t the color dept h of stil l imag es t o [NOR MAL], [VIVID ], [NEUTRA L], or [B&W]. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Press th e " bu tton to select[...]

72 Shooti ng Consec utively with Diff e rent Exposu res (AUTO BRACKET) The Auto Brac keting function autom at ically s hoots three consecut ive shots at three exposure levels (-0.5EV , ±0, and +0.5E V) based on the set exposur e level. Not e This fun ct io n is not avai lable when s hoo ting w ith so und. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. P[...]

73 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Shoo tin g C on sec uti vely w ith D iff ere nt Whi te Balan ce ( W B-BK T ) The Whit e Balance B racket function automatically rec ords three images - a reddish i m age, a bluish ima ge, and an image of t he current white balance. This is us eful if you cannot determine the approp ri a te w[...]

74 Not e • This fun cti on is no t av ail able f or Mult i-Sho t (P. 89) or Au to B racke t sh ooti ng ( P.7 2). • T he fl ash ca nn ot be u sed . • T ime E xpo sure (P.75 ) i s s et to [O FF]. • I f [COL OR DEP TH] i s s et to [B& W], th e W hite Balan ce Bra cket fu ncti on ca n be s et b ut it does not op erat e. Refe ren ce Fo r i n[...]

75 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Using Long Time Exposure (TIME EXPOSURE) You can selec t 1, 2, 4, or 8 seconds for time exposur e. By using long time exposure, you can capture the movement of mo ving subjects s uch as t he trail of f ireworks a nd ca r lights when shooting a night sc ene. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to [...]

76 Shooti ng Pictures Auto matic a lly at S et Intervals (INT ERVAL) You can set the camera to automat ically take pictures at fixed int ervals. You c an set the shooting int erval fr om 5 seconds to 3 hours in increm ents of 5 seconds. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d.[...]

77 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Not e • I n St ep 5 , yo u can pre ss and ho ld eit he r th e !" butt ons t o quickl y rais e or lo wer th e mi nute se tti ng. • If th e bat tery is not ch arged suf ficie ntly , it may ru n down during camer a oper atio n. Use o f the AC Adap ter (sold s epara tely ) is recomme nd[...]

78 2 Sho o ting a Stil l Image with So und (IMA G E W ITH S OUND) You can shoot a still image wit h a voice memo of up t o eight seconds. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Press th e " butto n t o selec t [IMA GE W IT H SOU ND] a nd press t he $ but t o n. 4. Pr[...]

79 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Inse rting the Da te into a Still Imag e (DATE IMPRIN T) You 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 C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Pres[...]

80 Chan ging th e Expo sure (E XPOSURE CO MP.) The ex posure s e t ti n g enab l es yo u t o se l ect th e brightness l evel for y our picture. Norma lly, if your sub ject is center ed, backlight com pensat ion is au tomatica lly acti vated, a nd you can shoot with th e c orrect exp osure. Howe ver, i n the foll owin g cases, or when you int entio [...]

81 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Using Natural and Ar tificia l Lightin g (WHI T E BALA N CE) Adjust th e white balance s o that a whit e subject will appea r white. At p urc has e, the Whit e B alance is set t o [ AU TO]. No rm ally yo u do not ne ed to chang e the se ttin g, but if the cam era is havin g difficult y de te[...]

82 Setting the White Bala nce M anua lly (MANUAL SETTI N G) 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press the ADJ. button. 3. Press th e #$ butt ons unti l the Whit e Bala nce menu appears. 4. Press th e !" b uttons to select . 5. Point the camera at a piece o f paper or somet hing white under the lig htin g condi tions f or yo ur picture. 6.[...]

83 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Chan ging th e Sensi tivity (I SO S ETTI NG) ISO s ensitivity indicates how sensitiv e film is to light. A greater v alue me ans h igher sensitivity. High sensitivity is suitable for shooting an object in a dark plac e or a fast-m oving objec t while minimizing blurring. Howev er, the im age[...]

84 Li miti ng th e Shut ter Speed (S LOW S HUT TER L MT) The maximu m shutter speed can be limited to t he following: 1/8 second, 1/4 second, and 1/ 2 second. When this function i s set to [ O FF], the maximum shutter speed varies depending on the I S O setting. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett[...]

85 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Returning the Sho o ting Settin g Menu Settings to their Defaults (RESTORE DE FAULTS) To return t he Shooting Setting me nu settings to their defaults, follow the steps below. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3.[...]

86 Chan ging Sh ading for Sh ooting Text (DENSITY) You can change the sh ading of text for s hooting with [TEXT M ODE] in Scene Mode. Yo u can s ele c t from [D EE P ], [N ORM AL ] a nd [L IG HT ]. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 5 . 2. Pre ss th e SCE NE button . The Sc ene Mo de sele ction scre en appe ars . 3. Press th e !" b uttons to se[...]

87 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Usi ng t he AF Targ e t Shi ft Fu nct ion Duri ng macr o shoot ing, the AF target shift f unct ion allows yo u to lo ck the focu s (P.3 3) by u sing the !"#$ butto ns on t he camera wit hout mov ing t he ca mera . This is u sefu l for m acro sh oot ing on a tr ipod with Fo cus Lock. The[...]

88 t Us in g th e Se lf - Tim er You can set the Self -timer t o shoot af t er either two or t en sec onds. 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 th e t (Self-t imer) button. The Se l f-timer sym bol appears o n the scree n. The [10 ] to the rig ht of th e symbo l indicate s[...]

89 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Shoo t ing with Mul ti-Shot (CONT . MODE ) With Multi-Shot, you can shoot consecutive images. Mu l t i-shot has the following three modes: CONT. Pictures co ntinue t o be taken for as long as you hold down the sh utter r elease button. Still images are reco rded one at a time, just as in nor[...]

90 Not e • W hen s hoo ting w ith S -C ONT or M -C ONT, the I S O set ti ng i s fi xed at [A UT O] e ven if i t is set to [ISO 6 4 ] or [ISO 100] . • The ma ximum nu mber of im ages that can be sho t in the Mu lti-Sh ot Mod e depe nds on the image s ize s ett ing, as show n in the tabl e belo w. • The nu mbers of ima ges th at can be s hot in[...]

91 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions CONT . 7. Compo se your p icture and then p ress and h old t he shutter release bu tton. Pictu res con tinue to be take n for as lo ng as yo u h old down the shutte r r ele ase but ton . 8. Release y our fing er from the sh utter release button to stop taking pictures. To p layback conse cut[...]

92 Viewi ng an S-CONT or M-CO NT Sti ll Im age in Enlarge d Display Mode While a still image (16 f rames in an image f ile) taken with S-CONT or M-CONT is displayed, you can enlarge any one o f the 16 frames. You can also switch between fr am es while viewing t he image in Enlarged Display Mode. To view a frame from a n S-CONT or M -CONT still imag[...]

93 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Shooting/Pla ying Bac k Movies 3 Shooti ng Mo vies You can shoot movies with sound . You can set the image size t o either 320 × 240 or 160 × 120 pixels. You can set the number of frames shot per s econd (frame rat e) to either 30 or 15. Each movie you shoot is record ed as an AV I file. 1[...]

94 Cauti on • W hile sh oo ting m ovies , oper at ion so un ds ma y be r ec ord ed. • The maximum r ecor ding time pe r shooti ng depends on the si ze of your S D memory card. ( P.95) Even if you ar e wi t hi n the max imum rec ording time, rec ording may end dependi ng on your card. • The came ra shake correct ion function is not av ai labl [...]

95 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Setting the Fram e Rate You can selec t 30 f ps or 15 f p s for the number of shot f ra mes per second ( frame r ate) in M ovie Mode. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 3 . 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Sh ooti ng S ett ing menu is dis pl aye d. 3. Press th e " button to select [FRAM [...]

96 Play in g Bac k M ovies To playback mov ies, f ollow the steps below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot taken is displa yed. The first frame of the mo vie is display ed as a still image . 2. Select to the movie you want to view u sing the #$ b uttons . Pre ss the $ but ton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tton to disp [...]

97 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Recording/P laying Ba ck Sou nd 2 Reco rding So und You can rec ord sound. Reco rded dat a is stored as a WAV file. 1. Switch t he Mo de S elector to 2 (Voice Memo Mod e). 2. Press the shutter relea se b utton. Sou nd rec ordi ng starts. 3. Press th e shutter re lease button to st op rec ord[...]

98 Play in g Bac k Soun d To playback sounds , follow the step s below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot taken is displa yed. 2. Press th e #$ butto ns to select a sound file for playback (indicated with a s peaker i co n). Pre ss the $ but ton to displa y the n ext file. Pre ss the # bu tton to disp lay the previo us f ile. 3. Pre[...]

99 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Othe r Fun ctio ns Ava ila ble in Pl ayba ck Mod e Playb ack Se tting Me nu The P layback S etti n g menu pr ovides the func tions shown in the table below: Not e The SET UP men u can be acc essed fr om wit hin t he Play bac k S etting m enu. Fo r deta ils, s ee P.11 0. Using the P layba ck [...]

100 Displa ying Photos in Order Auto m atic ally (S LIDE SH OW) You can display the rec orded s till images, m ovies, and sound f iles sequentially on the sc reen. This is called a slide show. To view a slide sh ow, follow t he st eps below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. The last s hot taken is displa yed. 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Pla [...]

101 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Write- protec ting Fi les (PRO TECT) You can prot ect files f rom being a ccidentally deleted. Cauti on Prot ecte d fil es can not b e dele ted no rmally . Howe ver, the y wi l l be del eted if yo u form at th e mem ory wher e the f iles are sto red. Protecting Files 1. Press th e 6 (Playba[...]

102 The sel ected file is protect ed and the Pro tect symbol a pp ears i n the upp er-l eft corne r o f the scr ee n. Not e To u np rot ect a f ile , dis pla y th e file you w ant t o unp r otec t an d per form St eps 3 to 5. Protecting All Files To pr otect all your files, follow t he steps below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e C[...]

103 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Protecting Multip le Files at Once To pr otect selected f iles all at onc e, follow the st eps below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (T humbna il Display) b utto n twice. The scre en is divid ed into 12 fra mes an d 12 still imag es a re displa yed toget her . 3. Press t[...]

104 Using a Pr inti ng S e rvi ce (D P OF) The still images reco rded on an SD mem ory card can be printed out if you t ake them to a store that of f ers a digital ca mera print service. To use a print service, you mus t make print settings on your c amera. These settings are called Digit a l Print Order Format (DPOF ) settings. The DP OF set ting [...]

105 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Setting DP OF for All Still Images To apply DPOF settings to all your s till images , follow t he st eps below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e C / D but ton. The Pla yba ck Set ting men u appear s. 3. Press th e " button to select [DPO F] and p ress the $ butto n. 4. [...]

106 Setting DP OF for Multiple Still Images To make the DPOF settings for selected still images all at once, follow the steps below. 1. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 2. Press th e 9 (T humbna il Display) b utto n twice. The scre en is pa rtitio ned into 12 segme nts to d ispla y the th umb nails of files. 3. Press th e !"#$ butto ns to s ele[...]

107 Using the Va rious Shoot i ng and Playbac k Func tions Chan ging t he Imag e Size (RE SIZE) You can re duc e the im age size of a sh ot still imag e t o creat e a new file wit h a diff erent i mage siz e. Cauti on You can resize only still i mages and sti ll imag es wit h voi ce memos. Mo vies cann ot be resized. Not e • The f ollow ing im ag[...]

108 Copyin g the Conten ts of the Intern al Memory to an SD M emory Card (COPY TO CARD) You can copy all m ovies, still images, and sound data stored in t h e internal me mory ont o an SD m emory card at once. 1. Turn th e came ra off. 2. Insert an S D m emory card. 3. Turn the camera on. 4. Press th e 6 (Playback) button. 5. Press th e C / D but t[...]

Chap ter 3 Changing Cam era Settings Changin g Camer a S etti ngs ........ ..... .......... .... 11 0[...]

110 Changing C amera Se ttings SETUP Me nu You can chang e the c amera settings by displaying the SE TUP menu from the Shoo ting Setting m enu (P. 60) or P layback Setting m enu (P.99). The S ETUP menu enables you to set t he items listed in the table below. The defa ult value s ar e enclo sed in brack ets [ ]. Settin g Options Ref er to FOR MAT [ [...]

111 Changing Camera Settings Using the SETUP M enu To display and use the SETUP men u, follow the steps below. Not e For s ome f uncti ons, t he set ting sele ctio n meth od may dif fer f rom wha t is ex pl ai ned her e. For deta iled o perat ion, s ee the ex plan ation o f each f unct ion. 1. Press th e C / D but ton. The Shoo ting Setti ng m enu [...]

112 Formatting the SD M emory Card (FO RMAT [CARD] ) If the er ror messa ge [ CAR D ERRO R] i s displaye d when an SD m emory card i s loaded into the came r a or if you formatted the card w i th a compu t e r or other device, you m us t format the SD memory card pri or to use with this c amera. Formatting is the process of preparing a card so imag[...]

113 Changing Camera Settings Formatting the Internal M emory (F ORMAT [INT . MEM. ]) If the error message [FORMA T INTERNAL MEM ORY] is di s played, you mus t for mat the internal m emor y prior to us e. Cauti on Form atti ng th e int ernal memory del etes all of t he im ages r ecord ed in the m emory . If y ou hav e im ag es in th e inte rna l me [...]

114 Adjust ing the Brig htness of the LC D Monitor (LCD BRIG HTNESS) To adjust the bright nes s of the LCD monitor, follow the steps bel o w. 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Press th e " button to select [LCD BRIGH TNESS ] and press the $ bu tto n. The LCD Brightn ess Adjustm ent bar appe ars . 3. P[...]

115 Changing Camera Settings Assigning a Function to t he A DJ. Bu tt on (ADJ BTN. SET.1/ 2) Pressing the ADJ . button enables y ou to display t he screens for setting the exposure and white balanc e with fewer button operations. You c an also use [AD J BTN. SET.1] and [ADJ BTN. SET.2] to add a camera func tion t hat can be act ivated by pressing t[...]

116 Changing the Au to Power Off Settin g ( AUTO PO WER OF F) If you d o not operate t he cam era for a set period of time, i t will shut off automatically to conserve battery power (Auto Power Off). By default, Auto Power O ff is set to one minute, but you can change t his s e tt ing . To c hange the A uto Power O ff set ting, follow the st eps be[...]

117 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging th e Beep S ound S etting (BEEP SOUN D) During operat ion, the camera gen erates four types of sounds: start sound, shutter release sound, focus sou nd, and beep sound. To c hange the b eep sound s ettings, follow the st eps below: 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Pr[...]

118 Chan ging th e Bee p So und Volu me (VOL. SETTINGS) The beep sound volume c an be changed. To c hange the b eep sound v olume, follow the steps below: 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Press th e " butto n t o select [V OL. S ETTINGS ] and press the $ butt on. 3. Press th e !" b uttons to sel[...]

119 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging I mage C onfirmati on Tim e (LCD CO NFIRM .) Imm edi at ely after you press the shutter release button, the sti ll image ta ken is displayed on the scr een for a m oment s o you c an check it. By def ault, the image con firmation ti me is s et to 0.5 seconds, but this can be changed. To change the im age confi[...]

120 Cha ng ing Fil e Name Sett ing s (S EQUE NTIAL NO.) When yo u shoo t a still image, it is s tored o n an SD m emor y card o r in the inte rnal mem ory with a co nse cutive ly n um bered file na me that is aut oma ticall y ass igne d. When yo u sw itch SD m em ory car ds, you can set you r came ra to contin ue cons ecuti ve num be ring from the [...]

121 Changing Camera Settings Not e • When rec ording dat a to the intern al memory, file s are as signed c ons ecutively number ed file na mes, just a s if [S EQU ENT IAL NO .] is se t to [O FF]. • When tra nsferri ng images to a co mputer using RICO H Gate La (P .145), if a file wit h t he s ame name a lready exist s i n th e de stination fol [...]

122 Sett ing the Date and Time ( DATE SETTINGS) You can t ake still ima ges with t he time or date stamped onto the picture. The date/ time setting on the S ETUP m enu is explained here. 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Press th e " button to select [DA TE SETT INGS] an d pr ess the $ bu tto n. 3. Pr[...]

123 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Disp lay Languag e (LA NGUA GE/ ) You can change the language displayed on the scree n. To c hange the d ispl a y language, follow the steps below. 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Press th e " button to select [LANGUAG E/ ] and press the $ bu tton . The lan[...]

124 Chan ging th e Playb ack Meth od fo r Viewi ng on TV (VIDEO OUT MO DE) You can view your still images and movies on a t elevision scr een by connecting your cam era to a television w i t h the AV cable that c ame with your camera. You r c amera is set to NTSC video format (used in Japan and other countries) for us e with television e quipment a[...]

125 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the Step Zoom ing Setting (S TEP ZOOM) The focal length wi t h optical zooming can be f ixed to any of seven levels (28, 35, 50, 85, 105, 135, and 200 mm, equivalent to that on a 35mm came ra) ( Step Zoom ). To s et whethe r to use s tep zoom ing (O N) or not (O FF), follow t he steps below. 1. Display the SET[...]

126 Dis p layin g a Setti ngs Ch ange Warning (S HTG STGS WA RNG.) If the initi al settings are chan ged for the following functions, you can set the cam era to have t he icon of that function blink a nd to display a warning message about the function wit h the changed setting for about 5 seco nds when t he camera is turned on. • White balance ?[...]

127 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the USB Settin g (USB CO NNE CTI ON) By setting [USB CONNECTION] to [MASS S TR] on the SETUP me nu, you can view files in the camera and transfer files f rom the camera to your com puter using t he USB cable without instal ling the supplied software or USB driver. Usuall y, set [ USB CONNECT ION] to [ORIGI NAL[...]

128 To c hange the U SB set ting, follow the s teps below: 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Press t he " button to se lect [US B CONNECTI ON] and pre ss the $ bu tto n. 3. Press th e !" b uttons to select the desired setting . 4. Press th e C / D or # bu tto n. 5. If you p ressed t he # bu tto n[...]

129 Changing Camera Settings To transfer imag es in Mass Storage Mode, follow the steps below: 1. Se t [U SB CO NNECTI ON] to [MA SS STR] o n the SETUP menu. 2. Make sure that the camera is off. 3. Conn ect the su pplied USB c able to a USB port on your compu ter. 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal on your camera. You r came ra turns o n.[...]

130 Disconnecting the C a mera fro m Your Computer (Wi ndo ws) The display is an ex ample of Windows XP. The terms are different for other operating systems but the operations are the same. 1. Double-cl ick the [S afely Rem ove Hardwa re] i con at the right end of the task bar. 2. Select [USB M ass Stor age Device] and click [Stop ]. 3. Check t hat[...]

131 Changing Camera Settings Enla rgin g I con Di spl ay (E NLGE PHOTO ICON) You can enlarge the icons displayed on the screen during shooting. The follow i ng icons are enlarged: •F l a s h • Macro Shoot ing •S e l f - t i m e r • White balance •F o c u s • Exposur e c ompensation • ISO setting When the i cons are enlarged, the fol l[...]

132 Regist ering the Power-on Se tti ngs (REG. MY SETTINGS) The M y Setting function a llows you to ma ke your de sired s etti ngs to be used at power-on. For exam ple, when a digi tal camer a is used in common by multiple persons, each pers on c an use the c amera without regard to the settings m ade by t he person w ho used t he camera previously[...]

133 Changing Camera Settings Chan ging the S ta rtup Setting s (S TART SETTING S) To c hange the star tup settings, us e one of the settings r egi stered in [RE G. M Y SETTI NGS] . 1. Display the SETUP men u. For the opera ting pr ocedur e, se e P.1 11 . 2. Press th e " button to select [ST ART SETTING S] and press the $ butt on. 3. Select [S [...]

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Chap ter 4 Installing Softw are (Dow nload ing I mages to Your Com p u ter) Insta llin g the Prov ide d Soft ware (For W ind ows) ........ .......... ...... ..... .......... ..... .... 136 Insta llin g the Prov ide d Soft ware (For Maci nt osh) . ..... ..... ........... ..... ..... ..... ......... 155 Ca uti on The scre en imag es s hown he re may [...]

136 Installing t he Provided Software (For W i ndows) You need to install software for transferring images to y our com puter before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Software ins tallation is necessa ry for autom atic ima ge downloading from the camera to your computer . Not e • If a f ile wit h the s ame na me alrea dy ex ists at the[...]

137 Installing Software Software that can be installed from the C ap lio Software CD-R O M Once you insert t he Caplio Soft ware CD-ROM in the CD-ROM driv e, t he following screen appears automatically: When [Installing the soft ware] is click ed : (P.141) The following so ftware will be insta lled: XP: Wind ows XP 9 8: Wi ndows 98/ 98SE/Me /200 0 [...]

138 Refe ren ce Th e c ame ra i s pr ov ided w it h Ima geM i xer s oftw ar e th at allo ws you to dis pla y an d ed it im a ges fr om your comput er. F or how to u se Imag eMixer , click the [?] butt on on th e Imag eMi xer wi ndow a nd s ee the d isp layed manu al. Fo r th e la te st i nf orm atio n ab out Im ageM ix er, acc ess the We b page o f[...]

139 Installing Software Whe n [B r ows e Use r ’s Manua l ( Sof t war e V er si on) ] is cli ck ed: The “Softwa re User Guide” (PDF file) on the Caplio Software CD-ROM can be displaye d o n your com puter scre en. If you a re a Win dows use r a nd have Acrobat Reader installed on you r comp uter, s imply click [Bro wse User’s Manu al ( Soft[...]

140 Syste m Req uirements for Usin g the Provid ed Sof tware The follow in g enviro nm ents ar e n ecessar y fo r us ing t he provi ded so ftwar e. Plea se ch eck your com puter , or th e co mpute r’s u ser ma nua l. Ca uti on • If y our comput er has an upgrad ed OS, the US B funct i on may not wor k norm ally , so i t can not be supp orte d. [...]

141 Installing Software Insta lling the Softwa re on Your Comp uter Ca uti on • Do n ot c onnec t your came ra to t he comp uter un til ind icate d. If you hap pene d to c onne ct your camera t o the computer (resu lting in the [Add New Hardware Wizard] screen appea rin g), si mply click [Can cel], and after d isco nnect ing y our camera , ins ta[...]

142 5. Confirm w here you want t o install and th en cl ick [Next]. The [Sel ect Prog ram F old er] screen appe ars . 6. Confirm w here you want t o install and th en cl ick [Next]. The Ima geMixer inst aller sta rts. Install I ma geMixer follo wing the m essages dis playe d on th e s cree n. Whe n instal la tion of I ma geMi xer i s com pl eted, a[...]

143 Installing Software Insta lling the DeskTop Binder Lite Refe ren ce For ho w to use Des kTopBin der L ite, r efer to the Begi nner ’s Gu ide, th e Setu p Guide, and t he D eskT opB ind er Li te - Aut o Doc umen t Link G uide (a ll P DF fi les ) th at are ins tal le d wi th D eskT opB ind er Lite . Ca uti on • Do n ot c onnec t your came ra [...]

144 6. Click [OK]. 7. Cli ck [ DeskTop Binder Li te]. The De sk To pBi nder Li te ins ta lle r star ts . Install De skTopB inder Lite following the me ssag es displa yed on the screen . Whe n the scre en wher e yo u verify digi t al ID is displayed , click [ OK]. Ca uti on • W hen capt ur ing i mag es f rom t he c ame ra u s ing th e Au to Doc u [...]

145 Installing Software Conn ecti ng the Came ra to Y our Computer Downloading Im ages Using R ICOH Gate La Afte r i n stalling the software on your co mputer, c onnect your came ra to the c omputer. The follow i ng explanat ion is prov ided assu ming that [O RIGINAL] (default) is select ed at [USB CONN ECTION] of t he camer a’s SET UP menu (P.12[...]

146 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 iza rd] screen will appe ar. 1. Select [Inst all the software automati cally (Reco mmende d)]. 2. Insert the Caplio Softw are CD-ROM into th e CD-ROM drive on your compu ter. Installa tion of the WIA Drive r automat ically st [...]

147 Installing Software 3. Select [RICO H Gate La], check [Always use this prog ram for this action] check bo x, and then cl ick [OK]. To lo ad imag es f rom th e came ra with as sistan ce from th e Win dows XP “Scan ner an d Ca me ra W izard ”, sel ect [Mi crosoft S canner an d Ca mera W izard ]. Leavin g th e [Alwa ys use th is pr ogram for t[...]

148 Transferring Im ages in Mass Stora ge Mode Ca uti on Win dows 98 /98 SE an d Mac OS 8.6 are not compat ible wi th Mas s Stora ge Mode . 1. Change [US B CONN ECTION] to [MASS STR] on the Set up menu. For mo re deta ils, se e P.127. A t the tim e of p urch ase, [O RIGINAL ] is selecte d. 2. Make su re that the camera pow er is o ff. 3. Connect th[...]

149 Installing Software Disconnecting the C a mera fro m Your Computer (Wi ndo ws) The display is an ex ample of Windows XP. The terms are different for other operating systems but the operations are the same. 1. Double-cl ick the [Saf ely Remov e Hardware] icon at t he righ t end of the task bar. 2. Select [USB M ass Stor age Device] and click [St[...]

150 Download ing Imag es from a n SD Mem ory Ca rd It is pos sible to download images from an SD memory card to the compute r v ia a P C card slot or card reader. To load an SD memory Card into a P C c ard slot or card reader, us e a PC card adapter. Images in a n SD Memory Card Images are stored in an S D mem ory card in a hierarchy s hown below. [...]

151 Installing Software Insta lling Acroba t Reade r Acrobat Reader is required t o display the operation manual (P DF fi le). If the computer is running unde r Windows, Acro bat Reader can be installed. Acrobat Reader need not be installed if alrea dy installed on your compute r. Ca uti on • Do not insta ll the soft ware wh en the camera i s con[...]

152 Insta lling DirectX DirectX is used to pl a y movie files wi t h ImageMixer . This c amera requires Direc tX 8.1 or later t o play m ovie files in Windows. If you have an ear lier version inst alled, please i ns tall t he updated version available on t he acco mpany ing CD-ROM. For Wi ndows X P, installation o f DirectX is not neede d bec ause [...]

153 Installing Software Unin stallin g the So ftware Ca uti on • For W indow s 2000/ XP, Admi ni st rat or priv ile ges are r equi red to uni nstal l the sof tware . • I f any oth e r pro gra m is acti ve or u nsa ved dat a re m ains, s ave th e da ta an d termi na te th e pr og ra m be fore uni n stal li ng. • If y ou i nst all b oth I mageM[...]

154 Unin stallin g Imag eMixer Ca uti on • For W indow s 2000/ XP, Admi ni st rat or priv ile ges are r equi red to uni nstal l the sof tware . • I f any oth e r pro gra m is acti ve or u nsa ved dat a re m ains, s ave th e da ta an d termi na te th e pr og ra m be fore uni n stal li ng. 1. Click [ S tart] on the Wi ndows task bar . 2. Select [[...]

155 Installing Software Install ing the Provi ded Softwar e (For Macintosh) You need to install software for transferring images to y our com puter before y ou can down load images f rom the c amera. Refe ren ce For ho w to do wnlo ad imag es from t he came ra int o your comp uter, s ee th e “Soft war e User Guid e” av ailab le fro m the Ca pli[...]

156 For Ma c OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, double-clicking the [Installer] icon displays t he screen on the right . When [Installing the soft ware] is click ed : The software will be installed. When [Bro wse U s e r ’s M anua l (Softwar e Version )] is clic ked: The “ Software User Guide” (PDF file) on t he Caplio Sof tware CD- ROM can be displayed o n yo[...]

157 Installing Software Syste m Req uirements for Usin g the Provid ed Sof tware The follo wing environ ments a re necessar y for using the provided softw are. Please check your com puter, or t he compu ter’s user manual. Ca uti on • The pr ov ided soft war e may not operat e prop erl y if chan ges ar e made to the op era ting system. • Con n[...]

158 Insta lling the Softwa re on Your Computer (Mac OS 8. 6 to 9.2.2 ) 1. Tur n on yo ur Ma cin t o sh and i nser t t he Ca plio Softwar e CD - ROM in the CD -ROM drive. 2. Dou ble-click the [Caplio So ftware] icon . 3. Double -click th e [MacO S9] fo lder. The [Ins taller ] ic on ap pe ars . 4. Dou ble-click [Insta ller]. The “Digit al came ra s[...]

159 Installing Software Insta lling the Softwa re on Your Computer (Mac OS X 10. 1.2 to 10.4) 1. Turn on your Macint osh and insert the Caplio CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Dou ble-click the [Caplio So ftware] icon . 3. Open the M ac OS X fo lder. The [Cap lio M oun ter] i co n appe ars. 4. Doub le-cli ck [ Capl io Mo unter] . The Inst aller start[...]

160 8. Click the destination disk you w ant, and t hen cli ck [Cont inue] . 9. Click [Insta ll]. When in stalla tion finish es, a m essa ge appe ars to in for m you that it is necess ary to r estart you r Macint osh . 10. Click [Con tinue Installation]. The soft ware is ins talled , and a fte r a while a n Inst allation Com plete mes sag e appe ars[...]

Chap ter 5 Troubleshootin g Troub lesho otin g .... ..... ........... ..... ..... .......... .... 16 2 Append ice s ....... ..... ..... ........... ..... .......... ..... .... 16 9 Ca uti on Nev er u se an y ba tte ry o ther than the spec ifie d on e. Refe ren ce Fo r th e appl ica bl e ba tt ery , se e P.16 .[...]

162 Troubleshoo ting Tr oubl esh ooti ng the Came ra Power Supp ly Proble m Cause Soluti on Refer to The camera does not turn on. Batter y is not loaded or is exhausted. Load t he rec har ge able batt er y corr ectly. Charge t he battery as requi red. Use the AC adapte r as requi red. P.19 P.20 P.171 A (manganes e dry cell or other) unaccept able b[...]

163 Troubleshooting Shooting Cannot char ge the batt ery. Batter y has r eac hed the end of its useful life. Replace with a new rechargeabl e batt ery. P.16 Batt ery runs out quickly. It is being used at ext reme high or l ow temperat ures. -- Many shots are bei ng t ake n in dark places or other locat ion r equiring extensi ve use of flash. -- Pro[...]

164 The pict ure is blurred. You moved the camera when pressi ng the shutter releas e butt on. Hold th e camera with your el bows press ed agai nst your body. Use a tripod. Use the camera sha ke correct ion funct ion. P.27 P.29 When s hooting i n a dark place (suc h as indoors ), the shut ter speed slows down and pictur es become easil y blurr ed. [...]

165 Troubleshooting Playback/ D eleting The br ightness o f the LCD monit or changes during AF. You are using AF in a dark place or when the Auto F ocus range an d surrou nding brightne ss ar e diff erent. Thi s is nor ma l. - There i s a vertical smear on t he image. This is a phenomenon that occurs when a b right sub ject i s sh ot. I t i s call [...]

166 About the Software For detai ls abo ut t he so ftwa re, r efer to th e “Soft ware User Guide ” (PDF file). Other Problems Proble m Cause Solut i on Ref er to Cannot l oad the SD memory c ard. The card is facing the wrong way. Load corr ectly. P. 20 The camera does not operat e even when the butt ons are pressed. Batter y i s runni ng low. C[...]

167 Troubleshooting Warn ing Messa ges Un der Wind ows XP Service Pa ck 2 When software for your Ricoh digital camera is used on a co mputer with Windows XP Service Pac k 2 inst alled, the f ollowing warning me ssage may appear at software activation or USB connec tion. With th is in m ind, refer to the fo llowing: When this warning message is d i [...]

168 If you clicke d the [Keep Blocki ng] button: Follow the st eps below to check the W indows F irewall settings. 1. Click [Start] and the n [Control Pan el]. 2. Doub le-cli ck [Wi ndows Fir ewall] . If [Wind ows Fire wall] is not displa yed, click [Switch to Classic View ] a t the top left of the window. 3. Click the [Exceptions] tab . 4. Check t[...]

169 Appendices A. Specif ications General Camera P a rts Video Signal Format NTS C, PAL Pow er Source Vol tage Rechar geable Batte ry (3.7 V ) × 1 Ext erna l (AC ad apter): 3.8 V Ex t er nal Dimensi ons 95.0 mm (W ) × 53.0 mm (H) × 2 6.0 mm (D) ( excluding projec t ing parts) Wei ght Ca me ra: App roxim ately 135 g (e xclu ding ba tte ry, st rap[...]

170 Image Dat a Record/Playback Pa rt I/O Termina ls Memory C ards for Recording a nd Playba ck Di stance Cont rol • AF Met hod Norm al Shoo ting: Ext ernal Pass ive / CCD m ethod Macr o: CCD met hod • AF Mea s urem ent Range Normal: app rox. 0.3 m to A , Macro: a pprox. 0 .01 m to A Inte rnal Flash • Method Flashmatic • Shoot ing Dis t a n[...]

171 B. Optio nal Acces sories The Caplio R4 c an be used wit h the items (sold separately) listed below. Using the AC Adapte r ( sold sep a rately) When shooting or viewing still imag es for a long time, or when connecting to your computer, use of the AC adapter ( sold separately) is recom mende d. If you h ave a lready u sed this camera, make s ur[...]

172 Cauti on • Us e the A C ada pter w ith t he batt ery /ca rd cov er open . D o not c los e th e cove r fo rci bly . • The c amera c annot be u sed wit h a tri pod. • Be su re t o se cur ely conne ct th e AC a da pter co rd and pl ug. • W hen you ar e n ot usi ng th e came ra, un plug t he AC adap te r fr om the c a mera an d the power ou[...]

173 D. Avai l abl e M en u I tems By Mo de Movie Mode Scene Mode For deta ils ab ou t option s, se e P.6 0. Settin g Options R efe r to MOVIE SIZ E [320] , 160 P.6 2 FRA ME RATE 15FP S, [30 FPS] P.9 5 FOCU S [MULTI A F], SP OT AF, MF, SN AP, A P.66 WHIT E BA LA NCE [AUT O], (OUTDO ORS), (CLO UDY), (INCA NDESC ENT LAM P), (INCAND ESCE NT LAM P2), (F[...]

174 E. Fu nc tion s W ho s e Def ault s a re R esto red When Came ra is T ur ned Off Turning the camer a off may res et som e functi on settings to t heir defaults. The table below indicates whe ther or not t he function is r eset to it s default when t he camer a is turned off. Menu Function O : setting i s s aved, × : se tting is restored SETU P[...]

175 F. Numbe r of Im ages Th at Can be S tored in Internal Memory/SD Memory Card The follow i ng t abl e show s the approxim ate number of ima ges that can be recorded in the int ernal memory and onto an SD memory card at various im age s ize and pict ure quality settings. I MAG E WI TH SOU ND × Self-t imer × Flash O Mac ro shoot ing × DE NSIT Y[...]

176 Not e • T he n umbe r o f r em aini ng s hot s dis play ed on the LC D mo ni tor may di ffe r fro m the actu al num ber of shot s, dep endi ng on t he subj ect. • Movi e and sou nd reco rding t ime an d the ma ximum nu mber of still pic tur es may var y depen ding o n the c apa cit y of th e recor ding des tina tion (i nter nal memo ry or S[...]

177 H. Ca utions on Use • T his p roduct was man ufactu red for us e in the cou ntry in wh ich it was purc hased. T he warran ty is only valid in the coun try in which the ca mera was purc hase d. • Sho uld the pr odu ct fai l or mal functi on whi le you ar e a broad, the man ufac turer assu mes no respon sibility for servicing the pro duc t lo[...]

178 I. Ca re and Storage Care • P leas e note that if f inge rprints, dirt , etc . get on to t he lens, pictu re qua lity will suffer . • Wh en dust or dirt do es get o n t he le ns, do not tou ch it dir ectly wit h yo ur fin gers, a nd either use a b lower (avai labl e in sto res) to bl ow i t of f, or a soft cloth t o g ently dust it o ff. ?[...]

179 J. Error Mess ages If an error mess age is displayed on the scree n, take the corresponding action. Error Message Cause and Action Page INS ERT CARD No ca rd is load ed. In sert a c ard . P .20 SET DATE. T he date is not set. Set the date. P. 122 FILE NUMBER OVER LI MI T The file number l imit has been exceed ed. Use anothe r card or de lete un[...]

180 K. W arranty and Se rvicing 1. This product is backed by a li m ited warranty. Duri ng the warranty peri o d mentioned in the Warranty sup plie d with y our came ra, any defec tiv e pa rts w ill be re paire d free o f char ge. In the ev ent of a cam era malfunction, contact the dealer from wh ich you purchased the camera or your nearest Ri coh [...]

181 INFORMATION TO T HE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equ ipment has b een tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to par t 15 of the F CC Rules. These li mi ts are design ed to provi de reasonab le prot ection against harm ful interfer ence in a resid ential insta ll ati on. This equi pment genera tes,[...]

182 Index A AC Adapter ....... ........ ........... ....... ....... .. 1 1, 171 Acrobat Reader . ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ .... 13 9 ADJ BTN. SET.1/2 ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... . 115 ADJ. B utton .... ....... ....... ........... ....... .. 1 3, 5 9 , 9 6 AF ta rget sh ift.... ........ ....... ........... ....... ......[...]

183 RESIZE ...... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ .... 1 07 RESTORE DEFAULTS ........ ....... ....... ....... ... 85 RICOH Gate La..... ....... ........ ....... ....... 137, 1 55 S S (Stream)-CONT ..... ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... 89 SCENE Button .......... ....... ....... ....... ........ 13, 39 Scene Mode ...... ....[...]

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