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Contents

Basic Operations Advanced Operations Preface Plug the devices into separate electrical outlets Telephone Support Numbers in Europe Using the Manuals Following two manuals are included with your Caplio 500SE Key Features Rugged camera body stands up to water, dust and shocks Large LCD monitor and optical viewfinder Direct printing without the use of a computer P.98 Contents Advanced Operations Various Shooting FunctionsShooting/Playing Back Movies Recording/Playing Back Sound Other Playback Functions Changing Camera Settings 106Direct Printing Using the Bluetooth Function 154 Downloading Images to Your Computer 128 Using the GPS Function 180 Using the Wireless LAN Function Only for Caplio 500SE-W 191MASTER/SLAVE BT Auto Conn Appendices 221 250 Basic Operations Caplio 500SE USB Cable Packing ListNeck Strap Optional Accessories AC Adapter AC-4d Camera Names of PartsFront View Rear View How to Use the Mode Dial Mode Dial Symbols and Descriptions Example of LCD Monitor Display when Shooting Pictures LCD Monitor Display Example of LCD Monitor Display During Playback Dpof Battery Level Indication About the Battery Getting Ready Number of shots you can take Where images are recorded SD Memory Card available in storesPage Charging the Rechargeable Battery sold separately Loading the Battery and SD Memory Card Insert the rechargeable battery Removing the Rechargeable Battery Removing the AA Alkaline Batteries Using the AC Adapter sold separately Disconnecting the AC Adapter Unplug the power plug from the outlet To turn the power on Press the power button Turning the Power On/OffTo turn the power off Press the power button Setting the Language Turn the power on for the first time after purchase Setting the Date and Time Holding the Camera Put your finger on the shutter release button Preventing Camera Shake Shooting Quickly Shooting Pictures Full-press Checking the Focus and Shooting Half-press/Focus Lock Focusing Gently press the shutter release button all the way Using the Zoom Function Using the Digital Zoom Shooting Close-Ups Macro Shooting With the camera ready to shoot, press the N Macro button Using the Flash Flash Modes Skew COR Mode Text ModeScene Modes High Sens Turn the mode dial to Press the Scene button Changing Scene ModeReturning to Normal Shooting Mode Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture Press the ! buttons to select Skew COR Mode Shooting in Zoom Macro Mode Shooting in Cals Mode Turn the mode dial to K 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 Viewing Your Images Press the 6 Playback button Three-frame View/List View Thumbnail Display Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button Switching to Single-Picture Display Press the 9 ThumbnailDisplay button again during Three-frame view Three-frame view Magnifying Images You can enlarge a still image displayed on the LCD monitor Deleting All Files Deleting a FilePress the 6 Playback button Press the D Delete button Deleting Multiple Files at One Time Repeat to select all the files you want to deletePage Changing the Display with DISP. Button Maximizing the LCD Monitor Brightness Advanced Operations Using the ADJ. Button Settings by ModeVarious Shooting Functions Various Shooting Functions Turn the mode dial to Press the Scene button Press the ! buttons to select the desired density settingChanging the Text Density Scene Press the MENU/OK button 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 Using the Menu Press the MENU/OK button in shooting modePress the ! buttons to select the desired menu item Press the $ button Choosing Picture Quality Mode/ Image Size PIC QUALITY/SIZE Still ImagesMovies PIC Quality Turn the mode dial to 5/3 Press the MENU/OK button Press the MENU/OK button, or # button and press Turn the mode dial to 5/K Press the MENU/OK button Shooting with the Antiblur Function Antiblur Turn the mode dial to 5/K/3 Press the MENU/OK button Changing the Focusing Mode FocusFocusing Modes Manual Focus Shooting MF Press the button as required Press the # button to display the focus bar Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture 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 S Multi-Shot Release your finger from the shutter release button Press the 6 Playback button Setting the Color Depth Color Depth Using Long Time Exposure 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 Inserting the Date into a Still Image Date Imprint When your subject is whitish When your subject is darkishChanging the Exposure Exposure Comp For backlighting White Balance Using Natural and Artificial LightingWhite Balance Modes Setting the White Balance Manually Manual Settings ISO Setting Changing the Sensitivity Restore Defaults Shooting Movies Shooting/Playing Back MoviesShooting/Playing Back Movies Setting the Frame Rate Frame Rate Turn the mode dial to Press the MENU/OK button Select the movie you want to view using the #$ buttons Playing Back Movies Turn the mode dial to 2 voice memo mode Recording/Playing Back SoundRecording Sound Press the shutter release button to stop recording Playing Back Sound Other Playback Functions Playback Setting MenuOther Playback Functions Displaying Photos in Order Automatically Slide Show Press the button to select Slide Show and press the $ button Write-protecting Files Protect Protecting a File Protecting All Files Press the 6 Playback button Press the MENU/OK button Protecting Multiple Files at Once Press the button to select Protect and press the $ button Using a Printing Service Dpof Setting Dpof for the Displayed Still Image 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 Printing Still Images 100Printing One or All Still Images Check that the printer is ready to print Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to change other settings as required 101 Printing Several Still Images 102Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button 103 104 Printing ReportsAvailable Layouts Examples of Printed Reports Direct Printing 105 Printing a Camera Memo on a ReportExample of Printed Report with Camera Memo Remark Section Setup Menu Changing Camera SettingsChanging Camera Settings 106 107 Using the Setup MenuPress the ! buttons to select the desired item 108 Preparing the SD Memory Card Format Card 109 Formatting the Internal Memory Format INT. MEM 110 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 Changing the Beep Sound Volume VOL. Settings 115 Changing Image Confirmation Time LCD Confirm 116 Changing File Name Settings Sequential no 117 118 119 120 Changing the Step Zooming Setting Step Zoom 121 Displaying a Settings Change Warning Shtg Stgs Warng 122 Changing the USB Setting USB Connection123 USB Connection Mass STR Original 124 Enlge Photo Icon Enlarging Icon Display125 Registering the Power-on Settings REG. MY SettingsSelect SETTING1 or SETTING2 and press the MENU/OK button 126 Changing the Startup Settings Start Settings127 Turn your camera off For Windows 128Downloading Images to Your Computer Downloading Images to Your Computer 129 Using the Caplio Software CD-ROMCD-ROM Following software will be installed 130 When Installing DeskTopBinder Lite is clicked GP.136 131 132 System Requirements for Using Caplio Software CD-ROM 133 134 Click Installing the softwareConfirm the language, and then click OK Confirm where you want to install and then click Next 135Click Next Confirm the Select Program Folder and then click Next Installing the DeskTopBinder Lite 136 Click Installing DeskTopBinder Lite 137 Installing Other Software on Your Computer Click Browse CD-ROM Content138 Acrobat Reader 139 DirectX 140 Uninstalling the SoftwareCaplio Software 141 ImageMixer For Macintosh 142 When Installing the software is clicked GP.145 146 143 System Requirements for Using the Caplio Software CD-ROM 144 Double-click Installer Click Installing the software Click OK to update145 Click Continue Click the folder for your OS 146Double-click Caplio Mounter Click Continue Installation 147 Mac OS 8.6 to 148Mac OS X 10.1.2 to Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 149 Using the Caplio Software to Download Images 150 Downloading Images in Mass Storage Mode Setup menu151 Change USB Connection to Mass STR on 152 Downloading images from an SD memory card Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer 153For Windows For Macintosh About the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth FunctionUsing the Bluetooth Function 154 Using the Expanded Settings Menu Expanded Settings Menu155 Press the $ button twice Sending Still Images to a Printer Print 157 158 159 160 161 Repeat to select all the files you want to send Entering an Authentication Passkey for a Destination Device 162 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 Sending Still Images to Your Computer File Send 166 Sending One or All Still Images 167Press the button to select File Send and press the $ button 168 169 Sending Several Still Images 170 Sending Images in Shooting Mode Quick Send ModeDisplay the Expanded Settings menu 171 When Quick Send Mode is set to 1TOUCH Using Quick Review Send172 When Quick Send Mode is set to 2TOUCH 173 174 To disconnect after Quick Review Send Making Advanced Bluetooth Settings Registering an Authentication Passkey for a Device Pass KEY175 Press the button to select Pass KEY and press the $ button 176 Changing the Number of Discoverable Devices Connecting to Several Devices at the Same Time MASTER/SLAVE 177 178 Selecting the Size of Images to Be Sent 179 Automatically Deleting Sent Images Auto DEL Using the GPS Function Using the GPS FunctionAbout the GPS Function 180 Manually Connecting to a Device BT Serial Obtaining GPS Information181 Press the button to select BT Serial and press the $ button 182 183 Set BT Auto Conn to on 184 Displaying GPS Information 185 Shooting Mode Playback Mode186 LCD Monitor Display 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 190 Locking the GPS Information GPS Lock Using the Wireless LAN Function Only for Caplio 500SE-W About the Wireless LAN Function191 Overview of Transfer Process via a Wireless LAN Make advanced file transfer settings. GP.194192 Create a communication list. GP.202 193 Selecting the Communication Method Making Advanced Wireless LAN Settings for Sending Files Click the All Detailed Setups buttonClick the tab with the settings you want to make 194 Click the Add button under the Setup Name list 195 Detailed Setups Tab Settings Wireless LAN tab196 Network tab 197 198 Mail Config. tabAddress Book tab Setting Up a Caplio-only FTP Server 199 Click Apply 200Click Quit Using the Caplio Server 201Click Start Send files from the camera 202 To create another communication setting, repeat Steps 203 204 Click Transfer to Camera 205 206 207 Press the button to select Send to and press the $ button Change the setting 208After completing changes, press the MENU/OK button AES/WPA-PSK, AES/WPA2-PSK, TKIP/WPA-PSK, TKIP/WPA2-PSK Sending Still Images, Movies, and Sound Files File Send 209 210 Sending One or All Files 211 212 Sending Several Files 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 220 Specifying a Destination Send to Troubleshooting Error Messages221 Appendices Bluetooth related error messages 222 FTP send setting errors 223 Other errors Mail send setting errors224 Power Supply Camera Troubleshooting225 226 Shooting Appendices 227 228 Playback/Deleting Other Problems 229 Software and Computer Troubleshooting When this warning message is displayed230 If you clicked the Keep Blocking button 231 If you clicked the Ask Me Later button Specifications 232General Camera Parts 233 Image Data Record/Playback PartTerminals Memory Cards for Recording and Playback Wireless LAN Communication Port Only for Caplio 500SE-W Bluetooth Communication Port234 235 Optional Accessories Using a Wide Conversion Lens236 Attach the wide conversion lens to the lens of this camera Using the External Flash 237 Density Text Mode Normal Size Text Mode Beep Sound ALL VOL. Settings238 Shtg Stgs PIC QUALITY/SIZE Auto DEL OFF Quick Send Mode Setup LCD Confirm239 Shooting Setting Menu Items by Scene Mode About Scene Mode240 Using Your Camera Abroad 241 242 Appendices Waterproofing 243 Conditions in which condensation may easily occur Care and Storage 244Care Use and Storage 245 Precautions regarding care of your cameraReplacing the rubber packing 246 Warranty and Servicing 247 248 FCC Warning 249 Index 250 251 252 14, 99 If a problem arises Ricoh Offices