Ricoh Caplio GX operation manual Button Functions, Button Shooting Mode Playback Mode Menu display

Models: Caplio GX

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Button Functions

The following table summarizes the functions of the camera's buttons.

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• Power Button, see P.17.

Mode Dial, see P.11.

For the Up/down Dial, see P.11.

Shutter Button, see P.36.

Button

Shooting Mode

Playback Mode

Menu display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D(Delete)/

If you press the button in Shooting

If you press the button during Play-

 

 

 

T (Self-timer) Button

Mode, self-timer mode is activated

back Mode, you can delete the still

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and you can take photos using the

image or movie that is displayed on

 

 

 

 

self-timer (see P.54).

the LCD Monitor (see P.95).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!Button

In Manual Focus Mode, you can use

In Voice Playback Mode, press the

 

 

 

 

this button to adjust focus. In Aperture

button to adjust the sound volume

 

 

 

 

Priority/Manual Exposure Mode, this

(see P.87, P.89).

 

 

 

 

button is used to switch between the f-

 

 

 

 

 

value and shutter speed setting modes,

 

 

 

 

 

before setting the value with the up-

 

 

 

 

 

down dial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

" (N: Macro)Button

You can take close-ups (see P.48).

In Voice Playback Mode, press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button to adjust the sound volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see P.87, P.89).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# (Q: Quick Review) But-

The last still image you took is dis-

Displays the previous still image or

 

 

 

ton

played (see P.84).

movie (see P.86).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$( F: Flash) Button

Switches between Flash/Flash Off

Displays the next still image or movie

 

 

 

 

and other Modes (see P.52).

(see P.86).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!"#$Button

 

 

 

Displays the still image (or movie) on

Moves the frame left, right,

 

 

 

 

the right, left, above or below in

up and down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thumbnail Display mode. (see P.90)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z(Wide-angle)/

You can shoot with the wide-angle

If you press the button in Playback

 

 

 

9(Thumbnail Display) But-

(see P.46).

Mode, the LCD Monitor display is

 

 

 

ton

 

 

 

split, allowing you to see sets of still

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

images at one glance (6 images at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

once) (see P.90).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OButton

This is used for operating menus on

the LCD monitor (see P.28) and for enlarged display at manual focus-

 

ing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

z(Telephoto)/

You can shoot with the telephoto

If you press the button in Playback

 

 

 

8(Enlarged View) Button

zoom (see P.46).

Mode, image is displayed on the LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor up to 4 times larger (see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.91).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISP. Button

Switches the display of symbols on the LCD Monitor (see P.24).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MButton

This button is used for setting the various shooting methods, or downloading still images onto your com-

 

puter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJ. Button

This button is used to make settings for exposure control, white balance, and ISO sensitivity, with minimum

 

operations (see P.59). At macro shooting, you can focus the camera automatically without moving the cam-

 

era (AF target shift function).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ricoh Caplio GX operation manual Button Functions, Button Shooting Mode Playback Mode Menu display

Caplio GX specifications

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