Do not connect the USB cable yet
Camera User Guide
 Preface
 Rapid shutter response to capture a moment P.30
Key Features
Equipped with a wide zoom lens in 7.1x high magnification
 High-quality movie with sound of 30 or 15 frames/second P.93
Scene mode for easy and beautiful shooting P.38
 Direct printing without requiring any computer P.54
Instant transfer to PC through the USB cable
 Contents
 Shooting with Multi-Shot
Chapter Changing Camera Settings
Changing Camera Settings
 Appendices 167
Chapter Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 160
 Camera User Guide This booklet
Using Manuals
To copy the Software User Guide onto your hard disk
 Reference
How to Use This Guide
 Chapter
 Attaching the hand strap to the camera
Before Shooting
Packing List
 Optional Accessories
 Names of parts
Mode Selector
Camera
Front View
 Rear View
 About LCD Monitor Display
Screen Examples when Shooting Pictures
 Dpof
Screen During Playback
 Getting Ready to Shoot
Rechargeable Battery DB-60 Included
About the Batteries
Indication of the number of images you can take Approx
 Battery Mark Description
Battery level indication
 Write-protecting your images
Where images are recorded
About an SD Memory Card available in stores
 Charger Lamp Description
Charging the Rechargeable Battery
Plug the battery charger into an outlet
 Insert the rechargeable battery
Loading the Rechargeable Battery and SD Memory Card
 Rechargeable battery charging time
Close the battery/card cover and slide it back into place
 To turn the power on
Turning the Power On/Off
To turn the power off
Press the Power button
 Turn the power on for the first time after purchase
Setting the language
 FORMAT, choose the Date and Time format
Setting the date and time
Press the !#$ buttons to set the year, month, date and time
 Changing the Display
Synchro-Monitor Mode
Maximizing the LCD Monitor Brightness
Term
 Histogram Display
 Basic Shooting
How to Hold the Camera
 Preventing camera shake
 Quick Guide
 Capturing the Moment Shooting Full-press
Press the Power button to turn the camera on
 Checking the Focus and Shooting Half-press
 Gently press the shutter button all the way
 When the Subject is not Centered Shooting with Focus-lock
 Reference
 Using the Digital Zoom
Using the Zoom Function
 With the camera ready to shoot, press the N button
Shooting Close-Ups Macro-Mode
 Flash Modes
Using the Flash
 Nightscape
Shooting with Scenery-Matching
 Text Mode
 Press the shutter release button
Switch the Mode Selector to 5. Press the ! button
Press the ! buttons to select a mode Press the M/O button
 Turn the Mode Selector to Press the ! button
Using the skew correction function
 Quick Review
Playing Back
Checking the image you just took Quick Review
 Where images are played back from
About power-on in playback mode
Viewing Your Images
Press the 6 Playback button
 Press the 9 Thumbnail Display button
To switch to single-picture display
Playing back in the three-frame view
 About Screen Switching at Playback
 To display just one photo
Thumbnail Display
Press the 9 Thumbnail Display
Button
 Enlarged View
Magnifying Images
 Viewing on a Television
 For how to change the video out mode, see P.124
 Erasing Unwanted Files Still Images/Movies/Sounds
Erasing
If you selected Delete ONE
If you selected Delete ALL
 Repeat . to select all the still images you wish to erase
Erasing Multiple Frames at One Time
Page
 Variety of Shooting Techniques/Playback
 Direct Print Function
Connecting the Camera to a Printer
Direct Printing
 Printing One or All Still Images
Printing Still Images
Check that the printer is ready for printing
Press the ADJ. button
 Layout
Repeat steps 7 and 8 to change the settings as required
 Printing Several Still Images
 Direct Print menu appears
 Variety of Shooting Techniques
Using the ADJ. Adjust Button
Adjustments Using the ADJ. Button
 Setting Option Refer to
Shooting Setting Menu
 With the camera ready to shoot, press the M/O button
Using the Shooting Setting Menu
Press the ! buttons to select the desired item
To select a screen by screen number
 Types of Modes You Can Select Symbol Description
Combining Picture Quality Mode and Image Size
Choosing Picture Quality Mode/Image Size
PIC QUALITY/SIZE
 Switch the Mode Selector to Press the M/O button
 Focus Multi AF/SPOT AF
Changing the Focusing Mode
 Changing the Auto Focusing Mode Multi AF/SPOT AF
 Manual Focus Shooting Focusmf
Setting Manual Focusing
 Press the z and Z buttons for focusing
Shooting with Manual Focusing
Press the button as required
Press the shutter button for shooting
 If you pressed the # button in , press also the M Button
Shooting at a Fixed Distance FOCUSSNAP/Infinity
 Multi
Changing the Light Metering Photometry
 Sharpness
Changing the Edge Quality of Still Images
 If the # button was pressed in , press the M/O button
Setting Color Depth Color Depth
 Shooting Consecutively with Different Exposures Auto Bracket
 White Balance Bracket settings are complete
 Reference
 Using Long Time Exposure Time Exposure
 Shooting Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals Interval
 To stop shooting, press the M/O button
 Image with Sound
Shooting a Still Image with Sound
Press the shutter release button for shooting
Press the shutter release button to stop recording
 Date Imprint
Inserting the Date into a Still Image
 Changing the Exposure Exposure Comp
 Switch the Mode Selector to Press the ADJ. Button
Using Natural and Artificial Lighting
Press the ! buttons to select a mode other than
White Balance
 Setting the White Balance Manually Manual Setting
 Changing Sensitivities ISO Setting
 Slow Shutter LMT
Limiting the Shutter Release Speed
 Restore Defaults
 Changing Shading for Shooting Text Density
Switch the Mode Selector to Press the ! button
Press the ! buttons to select the desired density setting
 Using the AF Target Shift Function
 Switch the Mode Selector to Press the T Self-timer button
TUsing the Self-Timer
 Multi-Shot
Shooting with Multi-Shot
Stream Multi-Shot
Memory-reversal Multi-Shot
 Switch the Mode Selector to Press the M/O button
 Scont S Multi-Shot
Cont
Mcont M Multi-Shot
Compose your picture, then press the shutter button
 Last shot taken is displayed
 Pressing the shutter button again stops recording
Shooting/Playing Back Movies
Shooting Movies
 Reference
 1GB
32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB
 Movie Frames
Move to the movie you want to view using the #$ buttons
Playing Back Movies
 Min 45 s Min 36 s Min 11 s Min 15 s Min 00 s Min 25 s
Recording/Playing Back Sound
Recording Sound Voice Memo
 Playback begins
Playing Back Sound
 Using the Playback Menu
Playback Setting Menu
 Slide Show
Showing Photos in Order Automatically
 Protecting Files
Write-protecting Your Images Protect
 Press the 6 Playback button Press the M/O button
Protecting All Files
 Repeat to select all the files you wish to protect
Protecting Multiple Files at Once
 Setting Dpof for the Still Image Displayed
Using a Printing Service Dpof
 Setting Dpof for All Still Images
 Setting Dpof for Multiple Still Images
 Original Resized
Changing the Image Size Resize
 108
 110
 Setup Menu
Changing Camera Settings
 Press the $ button
Using the Setup Menu
 Protecting your images from being deleted
Display the setup menu
Formatting the SD Memory Card Format Card
 Formatting Internal Memory Format INT. MEM
 LCD Brightness
Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor
Press the ! buttons to adjust the brightness
 Assigning a Function to the ADJ. Button ADJ. BTN. SET /2
Possible Settings Refer to
 116
 Beep Sound
Changing the Beep Sound Setting
Possible Settings
 Changing the Beep Sound Volume VOL. Settings
 Changing Image Confirmation Time LCD Confirm
 120
Changing File Name Settings Sequential no
 121
 Date Settings
 Press the $
Changing the Display Language Language
Press the button to select
 124
 Changing the Setting of Step Zooming Step Zoom
 Shtg Stgs Warng
Displaying a Setting Change Warning
 ROM
Changing the USB Communication System USB Connection
 128
 Settings
 Put the displayed drive in the Recycle Bin
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer Windows
Disconnect the Camera from Your Computer Macintosh
 Enlarging Icon Display Enlge Photo Icon
 132
 Downloading Images to Your Computer
Installing the Provided Software For Macintosh 153
 Installing the Provided Software For Windows
 When Install Software is clicked P.139
Software that can be installed from the Caplio Software
 When Installing DeskTopBinder Lite is clicked P.141
 When Browse CD-ROM is clicked
When Browse User’s Manual Software Version is clicked
 CPU
System Requirements for Using the Provided Software
 Click Install the Software
Installing the Software on Your Computer
Confirm the language, and then click OK
Click Next
 Click Finish Restart your computer Reference
Confirm where you want to install and then click Next
 Click Installing DeskTopBinder Lite
Installing the DeskTopBinder Lite
 Click OK Click DeskTopBinder Lite
 Downloading Images Using Ricoh Gate La
Connecting the Camera to Your Computer
 For Windows XP
 Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer
 Change USB Connection to Mass STR on the Setup menu
Transferring Images in Mass Storage Mode
 Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer Macintosh
 Card Reader
Downloading Images from an SD Memory Card
Images in an SD Memory Card
 Click Browse CD-ROM
Installing Acrobat Reader
 Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
Installing DirectX
Start your computer, and insert the included Caplio
 Uninstalling the Software
 Uninstalling the ImageMixer
 Installing the Provided Software For Macintosh
 When Install the Software is clicked
 155
 Double-click Installer
Installing the Software on Your Computer Mac OS 8.6 to
Click Install the Software Click OK
Click Continue
 Click the key icon
Installing the Software on Your Computer Mac OS X 10.1.2 to
Double-click Caplio Mounter.pkg
 Click Continue Installation
 Troubleshooting 160 Appendices 167
Troubleshooting
 Power Supply
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the Camera
 Shooting
SYNCHRO-MONITOR Mode
 162
 About the Software
Playback/Deleting
 Other Problems
 With this in mind, refer to the following
 If you clicked the Ask Me Later button
If you clicked the Keep Blocking button
 Appendices
Specifications
General
Camera Parts
 Memory Cards that can Record, Playback
Image Data Record/Replay Part
Terminals
 Using the AC Adapter sold separately
Optional Accessories
Open the battery/card cover. Insert the AC Adapter Battery
Plug the power cord into an outlet
 Removing the AC Adapter
Combination of Scene Mode and Function
 Movie Mode
Menu Items By Mode
Scene Mode
Setting⁄
 Mode Function Current setting is keptO, RestoredX
Functions Whose Defaults will be Restored upon Power-off
 Quality
Mode Picture Image Size 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB
 Warranty
Using Your Camera Abroad
Using Playback on Television in other Regions
AC Adapter Model AC-4c
 Conditions in which condensation may easily occur
 Care
Care and Storage
 Error Message Cause and Action
Error Messages
 Warranty and Servicing
 USA FCC Part15 Class B
Information to the User
 Format INT. MEM
Index
 Telephone Support Numbers in Europe
 L727 2971A