Ricoh GX200 VF KIT manual Using the Skew Correction Mode

Using the Skew Correction Mode

1Turn the mode dial to SCENE.

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

2Press the MENU/OK 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 original image remains unchanged.

•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 original image remains unchanged.

6Press the MENU/OK button.

•The display indicates that the image is being corrected, and then the corrected image is recorded. The original image remains unchanged.

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 picture display.

•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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

•You can also correct the skew of a previously shot still image. (GP.167)

•For images shot in RAW mode (GP.105), the skew is corrected in the JPEG file recorded at the same time as the raw data. No skew is corrected in the DNG file.

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