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