How to Use the Mode Dial | Ricoh 500SE guide

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.

How to Use the Mode Dial

Turn the mode dial to the desired mode before shooting or recording.

1 Turn the mode dial to the symbol of the function you want to use.

Mode Dial Symbols and Descriptions

	Symbol	Function	Description
	5	Still Image Mode	Allows you to shoot still images.

	K	CALS Mode	Fixes [PIC QUALITY/SIZE] to [N1280]
	K	CALS Mode	when shooting construction images.
			when shooting construction images.
	3	Movie Mode	Allows you to shoot movies with sound.

	2	Voice Memo Mode	Allows you to record sounds.

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Ricoh 500SE manual How to Use the Mode Dial, Mode Dial Symbols and Descriptions

Contents

Advanced Operations Basic Operations Plug the devices into separate electrical outlets Preface Telephone Support Numbers in Europe Following two manuals are included with your Caplio 500SE Using the Manuals Rugged camera body stands up to water, dust and shocks Key Features Large LCD monitor and optical viewfinder Direct printing without the use of a computer P.98 Contents Recording/Playing Back Sound Advanced OperationsVarious Shooting Functions Shooting/Playing Back Movies Other Playback Functions Changing Camera Settings 106Direct Printing Downloading Images to Your Computer 128 Using the Bluetooth Function 154 BT Auto Conn Using the GPS Function 180Using the Wireless LAN Function Only for Caplio 500SE-W 191 MASTER/SLAVE 250 Appendices 221 Basic Operations Caplio 500SE USB Cable Packing ListNeck Strap AC Adapter AC-4d Optional Accessories Camera Names of PartsFront View Rear View Mode Dial Symbols and Descriptions How to Use the Mode Dial LCD Monitor Display Example of LCD Monitor Display when Shooting Pictures Dpof Example of LCD Monitor Display During Playback Battery Level Indication Getting Ready About the Battery Number of shots you can take SD Memory Card available in stores Where images are recordedPage Charging the Rechargeable Battery sold separately Insert the rechargeable battery Loading the Battery and SD Memory Card Removing the AA Alkaline Batteries Removing the Rechargeable Battery Using the AC Adapter sold separately Unplug the power plug from the outlet Disconnecting the AC Adapter To turn the power on Press the power button Turning the Power On/OffTo turn the power off Press the power button Turn the power on for the first time after purchase Setting the Language Setting the Date and Time Put your finger on the shutter release button Holding the Camera Preventing Camera Shake Quickly Shooting Pictures Full-press Shooting Checking the Focus and Shooting Half-press/Focus Lock Gently press the shutter release button all the way Focusing Using the Digital Zoom Using the Zoom Function With the camera ready to shoot, press the N Macro button Shooting Close-Ups Macro Shooting Flash Modes Using the Flash High Sens Skew COR ModeText Mode Scene Modes Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture Turn the mode dial to Press the Scene buttonChanging Scene Mode Returning to Normal Shooting Mode Mode Press the ! buttons to select Skew COR Shooting in Zoom Macro Mode Turn the mode dial to K Shooting in Cals Mode Turn the mode dial to 5/K Press the t Self-timer button Using the Self-TimerPress the shutter release button Shooting mode, press the Q Quick Review button Reviewing the Image You Just Took Quick ReviewMENU/OK Press the 6 Playback button Viewing Your Images Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button Three-frame View/List View Thumbnail Display Three-frame view Switching to Single-Picture DisplayPress the 9 Thumbnail Display button again during Three-frame view You can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD monitor Magnifying Images Deleting All Files Deleting a FilePress the 6 Playback button Press the D Delete button Repeat to select all the files you want to delete Deleting Multiple Files at One TimePage Maximizing the LCD Monitor Brightness Changing the Display with DISP. Button Advanced Operations Various Shooting Functions Using the ADJ. ButtonSettings by Mode Various Shooting Functions Press the MENU/OK button Turn the mode dial to Press the Scene buttonPress the ! buttons to select the desired density setting Changing the Text Density Scene With the camera ready to shoot, press the N Macro button Shifting the AF Target MacroGently press the shutter release button all the way When Mode Dial is Set to 5/K Shooting Setting MenuWhen Mode Dial is Set to Press the $ button Using the MenuPress the MENU/OK button in shooting mode Press the ! buttons to select the desired menu item PIC Quality Choosing Picture Quality Mode/ Image Size PIC QUALITY/SIZEStill Images Movies Press the MENU/OK button, or # button and press Turn the mode dial to 5/3 Press the MENU/OK button Shooting with the Antiblur Function Antiblur Turn the mode dial to 5/K Press the MENU/OK button Turn the mode dial to 5/K/3 Press the MENU/OK button Changing the Focusing Mode FocusFocusing Modes Press the button as required Manual Focus Shooting MF Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture Press the # button to display the focus bar Photometry Changing the Light MeteringLight Metering Modes Changing the Edge Quality of Still Images Sharpness Stream-CONT Shooting with Multi-Shot S-CONT/M-CONTMemory-reversal-CONT Release your finger from the shutter release button S Multi-Shot Press the 6 Playback button Color Depth Setting the Color Depth Time Exposure Using Long Time Exposure To stop shooting, press Shooting Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals IntervalMENU/OK button Various Shooting Functions Image with Sound Shooting a Still Image with SoundPress the shutter release button to finish recording Date Imprint Inserting the Date into a Still Image For backlighting When your subject is whitishWhen your subject is darkish Changing the Exposure Exposure Comp White Balance Using Natural and Artificial LightingWhite Balance Modes Manual Settings Setting the White Balance Manually Changing the Sensitivity ISO Setting Restore Defaults Shooting Movies Shooting/Playing Back MoviesShooting/Playing Back Movies Turn the mode dial to Press the MENU/OK button Setting the Frame Rate Frame Rate Playing Back Movies Select the movie you want to view using the #$ buttons Press the shutter release button to stop recording Turn the mode dial to 2 voice memo modeRecording/Playing Back Sound Recording Sound Playing Back Sound Other Playback Functions Playback Setting MenuOther Playback Functions Press the button to select Slide Show and press the $ button Displaying Photos in Order Automatically Slide Show Protecting a File Write-protecting Files Protect Press the 6 Playback button Press the MENU/OK button Protecting All Files Press the button to select Protect and press the $ button Protecting Multiple Files at Once Setting Dpof for the Displayed Still Image Using a Printing Service Dpof Setting Dpof for All Still Images Setting Dpof for Multiple Still Images Changing the Image Size Resize Copy to Card Direct Printing Direct Print FunctionDirect Printing Connecting the Camera to a Printer Check that the printer is ready to print Printing Still Images100 Printing One or All Still Images 101 Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to change other settings as required Printing Several Still Images 102Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button 103 Examples of Printed Reports Direct Printing 104Printing Reports Available Layouts Remark Section 105Printing a Camera Memo on a Report Example of Printed Report with Camera Memo 106 Setup MenuChanging Camera Settings Changing Camera Settings 107 Using the Setup MenuPress the ! buttons to select the desired item 108 109 Preparing the SD Memory Card Format Card 110 Formatting the Internal Memory Format INT. MEM Press the ! buttons to adjust the brightness Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor LCD Brightness111 Assigning a Function to the ADJ. Button ADJ BTN. SET Display the Setup menu112 Auto Power OFF Changing the Auto Power Off Setting113 Beep Sound Changing the Beep Sound Setting114 115 Changing the Beep Sound Volume VOL. Settings 116 Changing Image Confirmation Time LCD Confirm 117 Changing File Name Settings Sequential no 118 119 120 121 Changing the Step Zooming Setting Step Zoom 122 Displaying a Settings Change Warning Shtg Stgs Warng USB Connection Mass STR Original Changing the USB SettingUSB Connection 123 124 Enlge Photo Icon Enlarging Icon Display125 126 Registering the Power-on SettingsREG. MY Settings Select SETTING1 or SETTING2 and press the MENU/OK button Turn your camera off Changing the Startup SettingsStart Settings 127 Downloading Images to Your Computer For Windows128 Downloading Images to Your Computer 129 Using the Caplio Software CD-ROMCD-ROM 130 Following software will be installed 131 When Installing DeskTopBinder Lite is clicked GP.136 132 133 System Requirements for Using Caplio Software CD-ROM 134 Click Installing the softwareConfirm the language, and then click OK Confirm the Select Program Folder and then click Next Confirm where you want to install and then click Next135 Click Next 136 Installing the DeskTopBinder Lite 137 Click Installing DeskTopBinder Lite Acrobat Reader Installing Other Software on Your ComputerClick Browse CD-ROM Content 138 DirectX 139 140 Uninstalling the SoftwareCaplio Software ImageMixer 141 142 For Macintosh 143 When Installing the software is clicked GP.145 146 144 System Requirements for Using the Caplio Software CD-ROM Click Continue Double-click InstallerClick Installing the software Click OK to update 145 Click the folder for your OS 146Double-click Caplio Mounter 147 Click Continue Installation Mac OS 8.6 to 148Mac OS X 10.1.2 to 149 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 150 Using the Caplio Software to Download Images Change USB Connection to Mass STR on Downloading Images in Mass Storage ModeSetup menu 151 Downloading images from an SD memory card 152 For Macintosh Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer153 For Windows 154 About the Bluetooth FunctionUsing the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Expanded Settings Menu Expanded Settings Menu155 Press the $ button twice 157 Sending Still Images to a Printer Print 158 159 160 Repeat to select all the files you want to send 161 162 Entering an Authentication Passkey for a Destination Device Press the !#$ buttons to select a character to input 163Press the ADJ./MEMO button 164 Using the Bluetooth Function Entering a spaceInserting a character Deleting a character 165Deleting all input characters 166 Sending Still Images to Your Computer File Send Sending One or All Still Images 167Press the button to select File Send and press the $ button 168 Sending Several Still Images 169 170 171 Sending Images in Shooting ModeQuick Send Mode Display the Expanded Settings menu When Quick Send Mode is set to 1TOUCH Using Quick Review Send172 173 When Quick Send Mode is set to 2TOUCH To disconnect after Quick Review Send 174 Press the button to select Pass KEY and press the $ button Making Advanced Bluetooth SettingsRegistering an Authentication Passkey for a Device Pass KEY 175 Changing the Number of Discoverable Devices 176 177 Connecting to Several Devices at the Same Time MASTER/SLAVE Selecting the Size of Images to Be Sent 178 Automatically Deleting Sent Images Auto DEL 179 180 Using the GPS FunctionUsing the GPS Function About the GPS Function Press the button to select BT Serial and press the $ button Manually Connecting to a Device BT SerialObtaining GPS Information 181 182 Set BT Auto Conn to on 183 184 185 Displaying GPS Information LCD Monitor Display Shooting ModePlayback Mode 186 Playing Back a Still Image with GPS Information Shooting with GPS Information187 Setting the Datum GPS Datum Advanced GPS Information Settings188 189 Setting the Display Standard GPS Disp ModeGPS Function Locking the GPS Information GPS Lock 190 Using the Wireless LAN Function Only for Caplio 500SE-W About the Wireless LAN Function191 Create a communication list. GP.202 Overview of Transfer Process via a Wireless LANMake advanced file transfer settings. GP.194 192 Selecting the Communication Method 193 194 Making Advanced Wireless LAN Settings for Sending FilesClick the All Detailed Setups button Click the tab with the settings you want to make 195 Click the Add button under the Setup Name list Network tab Detailed Setups Tab SettingsWireless LAN tab 196 197 198 Mail Config. tabAddress Book tab 199 Setting Up a Caplio-only FTP Server Click Apply 200Click Quit Send files from the camera Using the Caplio Server201 Click Start 202 203 To create another communication setting, repeat Steps Click Transfer to Camera 204 205 206 Press the button to select Send to and press the $ button 207 AES/WPA-PSK, AES/WPA2-PSK, TKIP/WPA-PSK, TKIP/WPA2-PSK Change the setting208 After completing changes, press the MENU/OK button 209 Sending Still Images, Movies, and Sound Files File Send Sending One or All Files 210 211 Sending Several Files 212 213 Setting Up Quick Review Send Sending Files in Shooting Mode Quick Review Send214 215 216 217 218 219 Specifying a Destination on the Camera BeforehandHiding the Send to Screen Specifying a Destination Send to 220 Appendices TroubleshootingError Messages 221 222 Bluetooth related error messages 223 FTP send setting errors Other errors Mail send setting errors224 Power Supply Camera Troubleshooting225 Shooting Appendices 226 227 Playback/Deleting 228 229 Other Problems If you clicked the Keep Blocking button Software and Computer TroubleshootingWhen this warning message is displayed 230 If you clicked the Ask Me Later button 231 Camera Parts Specifications232 General Memory Cards for Recording and Playback 233Image Data Record/Playback Part Terminals Wireless LAN Communication Port Only for Caplio 500SE-W Bluetooth Communication Port234 235 Attach the wide conversion lens to the lens of this camera Optional AccessoriesUsing a Wide Conversion Lens 236 237 Using the External Flash Shtg Stgs PIC QUALITY/SIZE Density Text Mode Normal Size Text ModeBeep Sound ALL VOL. Settings 238 Auto DEL OFF Quick Send Mode Setup LCD Confirm239 Shooting Setting Menu Items by Scene Mode About Scene Mode240 241 Using Your Camera Abroad Appendices Waterproofing 242 Conditions in which condensation may easily occur 243 Use and Storage Care and Storage244 Care 245 Precautions regarding care of your cameraReplacing the rubber packing 246 Warranty and Servicing 247 FCC Warning 248 249 250 Index 251 14, 99 252 Ricoh Offices If a problem arises