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Appendices
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Chapter Using Your Camera
USB Cable
Checking that Every- thing is Packed
Caplio RX
AA Alkaline Batteries LR6 Handstrap AV Cable
Camera Front View
Optional Accessories
Names of Parts
AC Adapter AC-4a
Rear View Left Side, looking from the front Bottom
Indication of the number of images you can take
How to Use the Mode Dial
Mode Dial Symbols and Functions
Inserting the Batteries
Battery level indication
Using the Batteries
Battery Mark Description
Inserting the Rechargeable Battery
Using the Rechargeable Battery
Removing the Rechargeable Bat- tery
Rechargeable battery charging time when using BJ-2
Using the AC Adapter
Setting up the AC Adapter
Insert the AC Adapter Battery
Removing the AC Adapter
Turning the Camera Off
Turning the Power On/ Off
Press the power button
Turning the Camera On
Protecting your images from being deleted
Where images are recorded
Inserting an SD Mem- ory Card Available in Stores
Inserting the SD Memory Card
Removing the SD Memory Card
Press the card gently and release it
Card pops out just a little
Screen Examples when Shooting Pictures
How to Use the LCD Monitor
Symbol Display Contents
Symbol Display Contents Refer to
Interval
Protect
Screen During Playback
Dpof
Pressing the DISP. button changes the LCD monitor display
Switching the Screen Display
When Shooting
When Playing Back
Histogram Display
Synchro Monitor Mode
Button Functions
Button Shooting Mode Playback Mode Menu display
Basics of the Shooting Menu/Playback Menu
Basics of the Setup Screen
Setting Option Refer to
Shooting Menu Shooting Mode
Screens
Movie Size
Shooting Menu Movie Mode
Shooting Menu Scene Mode, except in Text Mode
Movie Mode, display by pressing the M button
Playback Mode, display by pressing the M button
Shooting Menu Text Mode
Playback Menu
Text Mode, display by pressing the M button
Scene Mode, the screen is displayed when you select a scene
Scene Selection Screen Scene Mode
Symbol Setting Content Refer to
Setup Screen Setup Mode
Section Basic Shooting
How to Hold the Camera How to Focus
Color Auto focus lamp Crosshairs
Turn the Mode Dial to 5Shoot- ing Mode
Shooting Still Images
Checking the Focus and Shooting Half-press
Certain subjects are hard to bring into focus
Turn the Mode Dial to 5 Shoot- ing Mode
Gently press the shutter button All the way
Capturing the Moment Shooting Full-press
With the shutter half-pressed, compose your shot
This is best for scenery with a lot of blue sky or greenery
Shooting with Scenery- Matching
This is best for taking pictures of people
This is best for pictures of moving objects
Tiff File
Turn the Mode Dial to 4 Scene Mode
Combination of Scene Mode and Function
Press the shutter release button
Mcont M Multi-Shot
Shooting with Multi-Shot
Multi-Shot
Scont S Multi-Shot
Press the O or # button Press the M button
Making Multi-Shot Settings CONT. Mode
Turn the Mode Dial to 5 Shoot- ing Mode Press the M button
To make Multi-Shot settings, follow the steps below
Shooting with M Multi-Shot
Shooting Movies
Shooting with Multi-Shot
Shooting with S Multi-Shot
Optical Zoom
Shooting with Optical Zoom
Bar is displayed in the LCD Monitor indicating Zoom status
Shooting with the Digital Zoom
Turn the Mode Dial to 5 Shoot
Digital zoom is activated and the subject becomes larger
To get out of Macro Mode, press the N button again
Using the AF target shift function
Macro symbol is displayed on the left side of the screen
Shooting Close-ups Macro Photo
Camera focuses on the cross
Press the shutter release button gently all the way
Voice recording starts
Turn the Mode Dial to 2 Voice Mode Press the shutter button
Recording Voice Memos
Half-press the shutter button to stop recording
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Section Using Special Features for Improved Photography
Slow Synchronized
Using the Flash
Pressing the F Flash button switches to Flash Mode
Flash Mode Types
Using the Self-Timer
Press the shutter release button for shooting
Shooting a Still Image with Sound Image with Sound
Press the shutter release button to stop recording
Adjustments Using the ADJ. Button
Using the ADJ. Adjust Button
Settings Available Per Mode
Press the ! buttons and spec- ify a value
Using the ADJ. Button Exposure
Changing the Exposure Exposure Comp
Examples of Exposure Compensation
Exposure Compensation settings are completed
Using the Shooting Menu Exposure
Select Exposure COMP. and then press the O button
Types of Modes you can Select
Using Natural and Artifi- cial Lighting White Balance
Using the ADJ. Button White Bal- ance
Press the ! buttons to select a mode
You can also press the shutter button in this state
Using the Shooting Menu White Balance
Turn the Mode Dial to 5 Shoot- ing Mode or 3 Movie Mode
Shooting menu or the Movie menu appears
White Balance settings are complete
Press the ADJ. Button three times
Sensitivity Settings ISO
Press the ! buttons to select an ISO setting
Using the ADJ. Button ISO Sensitiv- ity
Sitivity
Using the Shooting Menu ISO Sen
Turn the Mode Dial to 5 Shoot Ing Mode Press the M button
ISO settings are completed
Text Density menu appears
Using the ADJ. Button Text Density
Changing Shading for Shooting Text DEN- Sity
Scene selection screen appears
O button Press the M button
Using the Shooting Menu Text Den- sity
Text mode and then press
Press the ! buttons to select
To shoot with White Balance Bracket, follow the steps below
White Balance Bracket settings are com- plete
Select PIC QUALITY/SIZE and then press the O or $ button
About Picture Quality Mode
Choosing Picture Qual- ity Mode/Image Size
About Image Size
Image size setting is complete
Press the ! buttons to select Text Mode
Changing the Image Size for Shoot- ing in Text Mode
Picture Quality/Image Size settings are completed
Press the ! buttons to select Size Press the O or # button
Turn the Mode Dial to 3 Movie Mode Press the M button
Movie Size settings are complete
Changing the Image Size of a Movie
For Manual Focus Shooting, follow the steps below
Focus settings are complete
Manual Focus Shooting
Manual Focus Shooting
Press the ! buttons to select Snap or ∝ Infinity
Shooting at a Fixed Distance
To select light metering method, follow the steps below
Multi No Symbol
Light Metering Method setting is com- plete
Spot
Changing the Edge Quality of Still Images
Sharpness settings are complete
To shoot with Auto Bracket, follow the steps below
Then press the O button
Setting the Exposure
Exposure Time settings are completed
Time Time Exposure
To stop shooting, press the O button
Interval Shooting settings are completed
Picture is taken every time the fixed interval elapses
Usual. However, Interval Shooting Mode is
Inserting the Date into a Still Image Date Imprint
Date Imprint settings are completed
To enter the date or date and time, follow the steps below
Press the $ button to select YES Press the O button
Section Playing Back/Deleting Still Images, Movies, Sounds
Still image you just took is displayed
Ton
Displaying an Enlarged View of the Still Image Displayed
Press the 8 Enlarged View but- ton
Viewing Still Images Recorded on an SD Memory Card
Turn the Mode Dial to 6 Play- back Mode
Viewing a Still Image or Movie
Deleting the Displayed Still Image or Movie
To view movies, follow the steps below
Move to the movie you want to see using the #$ buttons
Viewing Movies
Viewing Still Images Recorded on Internal Memory
Icon
Adjusting the Movie Sound Volume
Playing Back Sound
Playing Back Sound
Press the ! buttons
Adjusting the Volume
Press the ! buttons to adjust the volume
Playing Back Sound Recorded with a Still Image
Still image or movie you selected is displayed
Press the 9 Thumbnail Dis- play button
Thumbnail Display
Last still image taken is displayed
Turn the Mode Dial to 6 Play
Back Mode
Enlarged Viewing
Showing Photos Order Automatically
Turn the Mode Dial to 6 Play Back Mode
Playback menu is displayed
Viewing on a Television
Make sure the power is off
Screen appears to confirm the deletion
Deleting Unwanted Still Images/Movies/Sounds
Deleting One Still Image
Deleting All Frames at Once
Press the D Delete button
Deleting Multiple Frames at Once
Direct Printing
Sending Images to a Printer for Printing
About the Direct Print Function
Printing One Image
Connecting the Camera to a Printer
Check that the printer is ready for printing
Display returns to the Direct Print
Printing All Images
Printer mark appears at the upper right of the image
Printing Several Images
Press the ! buttons to set the number of copies to print
Display returns to the Direct Print menu
Repeat steps 12 and 13 to change the settings as required
Section About Other Functions
Protecting All Still Images
Turn the Mode Dial to 6 Play- back Mode Press the M button
Write-protecting Your Images Protect
Protecting the Displayed Still Image
Playback menu appears
Button
Movie, or sound
Protect symbol appears
Press the button to select Copy to Card Press the O button
Upper-right corner of the first still image
Setting Dpof for the Still Image Dis- played
Using a Printing Service Dpof Dee-Pof
Setting Dpof for Multiple Still Images
Setting Dpof for a Still Images
Press the button to select Dpof and then press the O button
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To change the image size, follow the steps below
Changing the Image Size Resize
Original Resized
Section Changing Camera Settings
Formatting
Getting the SD Memory Card Ready for Use
Select Card Format and then press the O button
Write-protecting Your Images
Formatting Internal Memory in Format
Adjusting the Bright- ness of the LCD Monitor
Possible Settings
Setting a Function to the ADJ. Button ADJ BTN.SET
PIC QUALITY/SIZE AF/MF Focus Sharp Sharpness Photometry
To change Confirmation Time, follow the steps below
Changing the Operation Sound Setting Beep
You can change the setting to mute these operation sounds
Changing Image Confir- mation Time LCD CON- Firm
To change the Auto Power-Off setting, follow the steps below
Changing Auto Power Off Settings Auto
Jpeg Files
Changing File Name Settings Sequential
To make changes to file numbering, follow the steps below
Extension
To change the Power-Save Mode, follow the steps below
Changing Power-Save Mode Settings Power
FORMAT, choose the Date and Time format
Setup screen is displayed on the LCD Monitor
Changing the Playback Method for Viewing on
Changing the Display Language Language
Press the button to select Language
Section Installing Software
Optional Software
Using the Software Provided
Software and OS Applicability Table
Caplio Software
CPU
System Requirements for Using the Provided Soft- ware
Acrobat Reader DirectX
Install the software
Install the following software products, if necessary
Preparing to Download Images to Your Computer
Click Next
Installation
For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000
Start your computer Insert the CD-ROM in the CD- ROM drive
Start menu appears
Uninstalling the Software For Win- dows 98/98SE/Me/2000
Select Settings and then Con- trol Panel
Click Start on the Windows task bar
For Windows XP
Click Install Software Select a language and then click OK
After a few moments, the Select Com- ponents screen appears
Select Control Panel from the Start menu
Uninstalling the Software For Win- dows XP
Click the Add/Remove Pro- grams icon
Click Browse CD-ROM
Installing Other Software
Installing Acrobat Reader
Installing DirectX
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Section Downloading Images to a Computer
USB port of your computer
Connecting the Camera to a Computer
Off
Connect the USB cable to
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For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
Downloading Pictures to Your Computer
Ricoh Gate La Window
How to Use Ricoh Gate La
Description Initial Setting
How to Use the Optional Settings
Card Reader
How to Use the Background Illustra- tion Settings
Downloading Images from an SD Memory Card
Images in an SD Memory Card
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DU-10x Window
Starting and Exiting DU
Exiting DU-10x
Thumbnail Display Description
Changing the Display Size
Switching the Ordering of Images
Select the images you wish to see in slide show
Using one of the steps below, select slide show
Viewing Images in a Slide Show
To View a Slide Show
Type of slide Key Action Show
Using Auto Slide Show
Slide show begins
Running a slide show
How to Rename an Image
How to Use the Slide Show Dialog Box
Renaming an Image in Thumbnail View
Enabling Functions Available with Other Models of Caplio
How to Copy an Reduced Image File
How to Enable GPS Linkage or Camera Memo Function
Copying a Reduced Image File
Cameras and Available Options
Using the File Menu
Using the Shortcut Menu
Deleting Images
Right-click on the image in the Thumbnail Display Area
Using the Keyboard
Viewing Image Information
Select Properties from the File menu
Displaying the Viewer Screen
Using the Viewer Screen
Saving under a New File Name
Printing an Image
Using the Print Setup Dialog Box
To Print an Image
Checking the Printing Layout
Making printer settings
Printing Images
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Section Installing Software
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System Requirements
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For Mac OS 8.6 to
Double-click the Installer Caplio Installer icon
Click Install Software Click the OK button
Click Install Click Continue
For Mac OS X 10.1.2 to
Uninstalling the Software For Mac OS X 10.1.2 to
Uninstalling the Software For Mac OS 8.6 to
File Name Folder Name
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Section Downloading Images to a Computer
To disconnect your camera from your com- puter
Click on the File menu
Computer using the USB cable
Double-click the displayed icon
Connect your camera to
Caplio icon is displayed and you
When an SD Memory Card is not loaded
Can view the image files stored in inter
How to Use Ricoh Gate La
How to Use Optional Settings
Appendices
Camera
Specifications
NTSC, PAL
Model Remarks
Optional Accessories
FM-SD53
SD Memory Card Recording Capacities
Using Your Camera Abroad
Conditions in which condensation may easily occur
Storage
Precautions regarding care of your camera
Care and Storage
Care
Shooting
Troubleshooting
Power Supply
Symptom Cause Measure
Monitor Mode
Playback/Deleting
Other Problems
Measure
For Windows
For Windows XP
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Measure2
Symptom 4 Cannot play back movies
Error Message Cause and Action
Error Messages
Warranty and Servicing
USA FCC Part15 Class B
Information to the User
Telephone Support Numbers in Europe
Image with Sound 52 in Format
Copy to Card Date Imprint 75 Date Settings
ISO Setting Landscape Language LCD Brightness LCD Confirm
Exposure Comp Focus
White Balance White Balance Bracket
Video OUT Mode
Section Getting Started
Chapter Using Your Camera
Ages, Movies, and Sounds
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