Ricoh Caplio R7 manual Using the Skew Correction Mode

Using the Skew Correction Mode

1Switch the mode selector to SCENE.

•The camera is ready to shoot and the selected scene mode is displayed at the top of the LCD monitor.

2Press the MODE button.

•The scene mode selection screen appears.

3Press the !"#$ buttons to select [Skew Correct

Mode].

4Press the MENU/OK button.

5Press the shutter release button to shoot the picture.

•The display indicates that the image is being processed, and then the area recognized as the correction range is displayed with an orange frame. Up to five areas can be recognized.

•If the target area cannot be detected, an error message appears. The image before correction remains recorded.

•To select another correction area, move the orange frame to the target area by pressing the $ button.

•To cancel skew correction, press the ! button. Even if you cancel skew correction, the image before skew correction remains recorded.

6Press the MENU/OK button.

•The display indicates that the image is being corrected, and then the corrected image is recorded. The image before correction is also recorded.

Caution-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When [Skew Correct Mode] is selected, note the following:

•To shoot the subject as large as possible, position it so that the entire portion of the subject is visible on the LCD monitor.

•The camera may fail to recognize the subject in the following cases:

•When the image is out of focus

•When four edges of the subject are not clearly visible

•When it is hard to distinguish between the subject and background

•When the background is complicated

•Two images, one before correction and the other after correction, are recorded. If the number of remaining shots is less than two, you cannot shoot the subject.

Note ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

You can also correct the skew of a previously shot still image. (GP.113) 43