The Basics of the Shooting Menu/Playback Menu

Operation

 

 

 

To display the menu:

1.

Turn the Mode Dial to 5 (Shooting Mode), A/M

 

 

(Aperture Priority/Manual Exposure Mode),

 

 

4 (SCENE Mode), or 6 (Playback Mode).

 

2.

Press the M button.

 

 

The menu appears. On the menu screen, you can move

 

 

between screens by pressing the #$ buttons and between

 

 

items by pressing the !" buttons.

 

 

Press the shutter release button while a menu screen is dis-

 

 

played in the Shooting mode for shooting by returning to the

 

 

shooting screen.

 

 

 

To switch between menu

1.

Press the #$ buttons.

screens (Shooting Menu):

 

 

You can switch the menu screen from [1] to [3].

 

 

 

To select an item:

1.

Press the !"buttons to select the desired item.

 

2.

Press the O or $ button.

 

 

 

To select a setting value

1.

Press the !"buttons to select the desired item.

(shooting menu):

2.

Press the O or # button.

 

 

 

 

To implement a confirma-

1.

Press the $ button to select [YES].

tion screen (shooting

2.

 

menu):

Press the O button.

 

 

 

To select an item you want

1.

Press the !" buttons to select the item you

to implement (playback

 

want to implement.

menu):

 

2.

 

 

Press the O button.

 

 

 

To return to the shooting

1.

Press the M button.

screen/playback screen:

 

 

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Ricoh Caplio GX operation manual Basics of the Shooting Menu/Playback Menu

Caplio GX specifications

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