Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product R50 Samsung
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The serial number of this product is given on the bottom fac e of the ca mera. Instr uction Manual Camera Section L749 2971 Printed in China 1AG6P1P3944-- SG2G2/EX, U ( 0108CR-HS).
English Preface This manual provides informatio n on how to use the shooting and playback functions of this product, as well as warnin gs on its use. T o make the best use of this product’ s functions, rea d this manual thoroug hly before use. Please ke ep this man ual handy for ease of refe rence.
1 English CONTENTS CONTENTS ..... .................. ................... ............... ................... ............... 1 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION . ........... .......... ........... .......... ........ ..... 4 CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .
English 2 SHOOTING ACCESSING T HE SHOOTING ME NU ............ ................... .................. 64 RESOLUTION /VIDEO SIZE SETTING .................. .................. ............. 67 COMPRESSION RATE SETTING ....... ......... .......... ...
3 English CONTENTS OPTION DISPLAYI NG THE SETUP MENU .......... ................... .................. ........ 98 SOUNDS .......... ........... .................... ........... .......... ........... ........ ........... 101 POST-VIEW SETTING ...
English 4 QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Y our camera has an abu ndance of con v enient f eatures and fu nctions. F rom creating precisely the photo y ou want , to viewing image s using various techniques , you can locate the e xact oper ation f or your pu rposes in the fo llowing tabl e.
5 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Shooting/recording Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Shoot in dark conditions • “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 76 • “FLASH SETTI.
English 6 Pl ayb ack Basic operation Conve ni ent functions Additional function s Getting started view ing i mage s • “Playing back the vide o clip” on page 47 Adjust the playbac k volume • .
7 English QUICK SEARCH BY OPERA TION Data managing/processing Basic operation Co n venient functions Additional functions Edit photos • “BLUR CORRECTION” on page 83 • “CONTRAST CORRECTION”.
English 8 Using with a computer Basic operation Conve ni ent functions Additional function s Use the camera as a car d reader • “BEFORE MOUNTING Y OUR CAMERA” on page 6 in the R50 Software INSTR.
9 English CHECKING THE INCLU DED A CCESSORIES i Hands trap: 1 i R50 Softw are (CD-ROM): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack (batte ry pack): 1 i Lithium-ion battery pack charger and po wer cord i Dedicated U.
English 10 Attachin g the handstrap Media car ds that can be used with t his camera The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are: i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card What .
11 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA It’ s loaded with lots of functions that are possib le only in a digital camera, including a super-quic k focus, a more e xtensive scene function, and more . k Abundant scene functions (page 50) Y ou can select from a variety of preset settings (ape r ture, shutter speed, etc.
English 12 k Photo correction feature (page 83) Y our camera can correct some prob lems in still images–red eyes result ing when the flash is used (red-ey e effect) and blurred ima ges due to camera mov ement (camera shake)–to produce more na tural-looking photos.
13 English GETTING THE MOST OUT OF Y OUR CAMERA k Date/time stamp featur e (page 77) Use the “date st amp feature” to pr int the capt ure date and time on y our photo , ev en if your printer does not ha ve a date stamp function .
English 14 SYSTEM MAP The included accessories can b e used to connect y our camera to a computer , printer or TV . By connecting the camera to y our computer, y ou can, for ex ample, copy y our photos to the computer’ s hard disk. Y ou can connect it to a printer fo r direct pr inting of yo ur photos.
15 English PA R T S N A M E S Front Lens Self-timer indicator Battery/card compar tment cover Flash ON/OFF b utton Shutter button Speake r T ripod stand hole Bottom Microphone.
English 16 Rear Zoom s witch Monitor OK b utton Play back button [ = ] [ n ] button [ o ] button [ l ] button [ m ] button Strap holder SCENE button MENU button USB A V -OUT ter minal cov er.
17 English CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CK Please charge the supplied bat ter y pack bef ore using it. 1 Connect the supplied power cord to the socket on the battery pack charger. h Inser t the co nnector straight and securely . 2 Insert the battery pack in the battery charger.
English 18 HINT i Charging tak es approximately 2 hr . 30 min. FOR AMERICAN USERS: i Use a UL Listed, 1.8-3m (6-10ft), T ype SPT -2 or NiSPT -2, AWG No .18 power suppl y cord, rated for 125V 7A, wi th a non-polarized NEMA 1-15P plug rated f or 125V 15A.
19 English CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P A C K About the CHARGE indicator The CHARGE indicator sho ws the status of the battery pack and the charger . Please ref er to the following tab le if the indicator flashes abnormally .
English 20 HINT About the internal backup ba ttery i This camera’ s internal battery serves to maintain the date and t ime settings, as well as the shooting se ttings . The bac kup batter y will be fully charged when the bat tery pack is kept in th e camera continuously f or about 2 days .
21 English INST AL L THE B A TTER Y P A CK AND CARD Installation i The card can be used after it has been f or matted with the camera (page 110). i Make sure tha t the batte r y pack and card orientation are correct. 2 1 4 3 Open battery/card co mpartment cov er on the bottom of the camer a.
English 22 CA UTION Be careful when remo ving the card i Do not attempt t o forcibly re move the card. i Nev er remov e the card when the camera is connected to a computer or printer , or when the self-timer indicator is flashing quic kly . In doing so , you risk losing the data stored in the card.
23 English TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF T urning on the camera In the shooting mode 1 Press the ON/OFF button. h The camera turns on. h The camera turns on in the shooting mode that w as activ e bef o re it was last turned off. In the pl a y back mode 1 Press the playback button [ = ] for at least one second.
English 24 About the auto po wer off function In order to preserve battery pack po wer when, for e xample, the camera has accidentally been left on, the ca mera is fur nished with an “auto po wer of.
25 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING The camera will record the date and ti me an image is captured so that y ou can display the m during pla yback. Theref ore, befo re capturing images, make sure the correct date and time are se t. Example: T o set the clock to 7:30 p.
English 26 4 Set the date and time. 1 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] bu tton to change the ye ar indication. h Y ou can press the [ m ] button to select the indicati on you wish to change. h Repeat thes e steps to select the month indication and day indication, and set the date to December 24, 2008.
27 English D A TE AND TIME SETTING 5 Press the OK button. h The date and time setting is completed, and y ou are returned to the Setup M enu. h The Setup Menu is canceled when the MENU b utton is pressed. HINT i Under normal conditions, while the batt er y pack is being replaced, an internal battery will maintain the date and time settings.
English 28 BEFORE T AKING PICTURES How to hold the camera Hold the camera secu rely , keeping your elbo ws close to your body and making sure the camera is stabl e. Make sure tha t the lens and flash are not block ed by your fingers or the handstrap .
29 English BEFORE T AK ING PICTURES Using the autof ocus The autofo c us will work in almost all situati ons; howev er, there are certain conditions that may cause the auto focus function to n ot work properly . If the autof ocus function is not working properly , set the focus r ange to capture images (page 61).
English 30 The fo llowing examples are some of the situations where t he autofocus function ma y work, but not as desired. i When both near and far objects are present Use the focus-loc k function to lock the focus on an object at the sa me distance as the desired subject, then reposition the camera to compose the pi cture.
31 English BEFORE T AK ING PICTURES Switching bet ween the shooting mode and playba ck mode Switch between shootin g and pla ying. 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. 2 Press the playback button [ = ]. h Each time the playback button is pressed, the camer a switches between the shooting mode and the pla yback mode.
English 32 How to s witch the shooting mode Y our camera can capture si ngle still photos (single-shot mode), record vi deo clips (video clip recording mode), and also capture a series of still photos (sequential shots mo de). 1 Pres s the ON/OF F button to turn the camera on.
33 English BEFORE T AK ING PICTURES Switching the display mode In the shootin g mode, you can sele ct the either the “ s ettings display mode” which allows y ou to confirm the shooting settings on.
English 34 Adjust the monitor brigh tness The brightness of the monitor is adjustab le. Adjust the brightness to the optimum reada bility in the ambient light. 1 Pres s the ON/OF F button to turn the camera on. 2 Pres s the MENU button for at least 1 second.
35 English BEFORE T AK ING PICTURES Hints f or taking pictures Muting the camera sounds i The operatio n sounds that are generated, for e xample, when the shutter butto n, MENU button or OK butto n is pressed, can be m uted (page 101).
English 36 CAPTURING AND PLA YING B A CK STILL IMA GES There are two modes f or captur ing still images. In the single- shot mode, one image is captured each time the shutter button is pressed. I n the sequential shots mode, whe n you press the shutte r b utton, several success iv e images are captured.
37 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GE S 4 Release your finger from the shutter button. h The captured image is recorded. HINT When the focus mode (page 71) is set to the 9-point focus mode B ... i A target mark & on the monitor shows the area the camera is focusing on.
English 38 Viewing still images The steps f or viewing both single shots and sequential shots are the same . 5 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback button [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho wev er, press the pl ayba ck but to n [ = ] for at least 1 second.
39 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GE S 9-image disp lay pla yback 1 Press the playback button [ = ]. 2 Press [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The 9-image displa y appears. 3 Select the ima ge to play back. h Press the arrow b uttons to mov e the orange fr ame to the desired image , and press the OK b utton.
English 40 Folder pla yback A conv enient way to search through multiple f olders. 1 Acce ss the 9-image display (page 39). 2 Pr ess [W] ([ P ]) on the zoom switch. h The Select F older Screen appears . 3 Se lect the desired folder, and press the OK button.
41 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GE S Magnifying ( z ooming in) the image 1 Display the i m age that you want to magnify. 2 Press [T] ([ ] ]) on the zoom switch. h Magnification is enabled. h The image is magnified, and the central portion of image is display ed.
English 42 Zoom jump pla yback Y ou can magnify a por tion of a still image to chec k the accuracy of the focus . 1 Di splay a still image to view using zoom jump playback. 2 Pres s the OK button. h The image is magnified. h If the magnified view appears to be in f ocus, then the ov erall image will be in fo c us .
43 English CAPTURING AND PLA YING BA CK STILL IMA GE S Deleting fil es Y ou can delete files that are stored on the card if yo u no longer need them. Y ou can delete the files one at a time, or all at once . 1 To delete files from the card, perf orm the delete procedure with the card instal led in the cam era.
English 44 <T o delete one fil e> 1 Use the [ l ] and [ m ] buttons to display the file you wish to dele te. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select “1 F ILE”. h There is no confirmation screen when deleting si ngle files. Before pressing the OK bu tton in step 3 , please make sure that the displa yed image is one you wish to delete .
45 English SHOO TING SEQUENTIAL SHO TS When the shutter button is pressed, still images are captured in succession. 1 Set the camera to the sequent ial shots mode (page 32). 2 Press the shutter button to start shooting. h Shooting sequential sh ots begins.
English 46 VIDEO CLIP RECORD ING AND PLA YB A CK Record ing a video clip 1 Se t the camera to the vide o clip recording mode (page 32). 2 Pres s the shutter button. h Video clip recording begins. During recording, the length of the vid eo clip and the remaining recording time a vailable are shown on th e monitor.
47 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK Playin g bac k the video clip 4 Press the playback button [ = ]. h If the pla yback button [ = ] was pressed to turn the camera on, ho wev er, p ress the pla yback but ton [ = ] for at least 1 second. h The video clip just recorded appears on the monitor .
English 48 Outline of pla yback operation T o do this... Do this Stop pla yback During playb ack, press the [ o ] b u tton P ause During playba ck, pr ess the OK button. During accelerated or slow pla yback, press the [ n ] b utton. T o extract a still image While playback is paused, press the shutter button.
49 English VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLA YBA CK When y ou are finished vie wing video clips. .. i Press the ON/OFF button to t ur n the camera off . CA UTION If no audio is heard... The audio is no t pla yed back whe n the video clip is play ed back in the frame- by-fr ame, slow pla yback, fast pla yback or re verse pla yback mode.
English 50 USING THE SCENE FUNCTION Y ou can select from a variety of preset sett ings (aper ture, shutt er speed, etc.) fo r specific shooting cond itions. 1 Se t the camera to the shooting mode (page 31), and press the SCENE button. h The screen to select a scene function appears .
51 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION m : Av aila ble n : Not av ailable * : Disabled du r ing recording 3 Press the OK button. h This completes the scene select setting. h The displa y retur ns to the Shooting Screen. h The scene function setting is sho wn on the monitor .
English 52 Capture a still ima g e with a v oice memo With the still-image-plus-audio a scene fu nction, you can add an audio trac k (about 10 seconds maximum) to a captured still image . This audio track is called a “voice memo”. 1 On the scr een to select a scene function (page 50), select a , and press the OK button.
53 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the best shot f eature 1 Set the camer a to the single-shot mode (page 32). 2 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 50), selec t 5 , and press the OK button. 3 Press the shutter button. h While the settings cha nge, four still images are shot in sequence .
English 54 5 Wi th the full-size view of the image you wish to save, select “YES”, and press the OK button. h The image currently displa yed is sav ed, and the other ima ges are deleted.
55 English USING THE SCENE FUNCTION How to use the face chaser feature T o attain the best possible face shots, the camer a automatically focuses on the f ace and adjusts the exposure . 1 On the screen to select a scene functi on (page 50), selec t r , and press the OK button.
English 56 USING THE ZOOM Y our camera has two zoom fun ctions: optical zoom and digital zo om. 1 Se t the camera to the shooting mode (page 31), and point the camera len s at the subje ct. 2 Pr ess the zoom switch to compos e the desired ima ge. [T]: Zoom in on the subject.
57 English FLASH SETTING The flash is used not only f or taking pict ures where there is insufficient light, but al so when the subject is in shade or in backlight condition s. Y our camera’ s flash has f our modes of operation ( auto mode , forced fl ash mode, flash off mode and red-e ye reduction mode).
English 58 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired flash mode, and press the OK button. 3 Pres s the shutter button. h The picture is snapped and the fla sh operates according to the selected mode. HINT When auto is selected... i The k ico n indicating t he flash setting is not shown on t he Shooting Screen.
59 English SELF-TIMER Self-timer phot ography is a vailabl e in the single-shot mode . 1 Set the ca mera to the single-shot mode (page 32), and press the [ m ] ( ) button. h The self-timer menu appear s. 2 Use the [ n ] a n d [ o ] butt o ns to select the desired s elf-timer setting, and press the OK button.
English 60 HINT i The countdown time until shutter release is shown gra phically on the monitor . T o pause or cancel the self-timer function... i If the shutter button is pressed again before the shutter is released, the self-timer countd own temporarily stops.
61 English FOCUS RANGE 1 Set the camera to the shooting mode (page 31), and press the [ o ] ( R ) button. h The focus r ange menu appears. o : The focus oper ates within the ranges shown below (pan). <Still image shooting> i At maximum aperture setting: 2.
English 62 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the desired focus range, and press the OK button. h The specified f ocus range is set, and the camera ret ur ns to the Shooting Screen.
63 English FOCUS RANGE How to use the manual fo c us 1 Select manual - from t he focus range menu, and press the OK button. h The focus dista n ce adjustment bar appears. 2 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button to adjust the focus distance, and press the OK button.
English 64 SHOO TING A CCESSING THE SHOO TING MENU Detailed shooting set t ings are acce ssed from the Shooting Menu. 1 Set the cam era to a sh ooting mode (page 32). 2 Pres s the MEN U button. h The Shooting Men u corresponding to the shootin g mode set in step 1 appear s.
65 English A CCESSING THE SHOOTING MENU Overview of the Shooting Men u i 7 and 8 are disp layed when y ou press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to scroll. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RESOLUTION COMPRESSION FOCUS MODE.
English 66 1 Resolution m enu/video siz e menu (page 67 ) 2 Compressio n rate menu (single-shot/sequential shots mode only) (page 70) 3 Focus mode menu (page 71) 4 Light-measuring mode menu (page 73 ) 5 ISO sensitivity men u (page 74) 6 White balance men u (page 75) 7 Exposure correction menu (page 76) h Change the brightness of the image.
67 English RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING By setting the image resolution (pi xels) to a higher setting, image detail is enhanced f or a smoother, fin er picture. Howe ver , the file size also becomes large and uses more memory . Select the resolution setting that suits y our purpose.
English 68 Record and pla y back an audio file In the video clip recording mode , your camera can make audio recordings . The audio recordings are monaura l. k Record an audio file 1 Di splay the Shooting Menu for the video c lip recording mode (page 64).
69 English RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING k Playing back audio recordings 1 Display the desired audio data. h A musical note gr aphic appears on the screen. 2 Play back the recor d ing. HINT i During 5× or faster acceler ated playbac k, the audio is not play ed back.
English 70 COMPRESSION RA TE SETTING Set the data compression rate when shooting image s. Even if the sa m e resolution is use d, you can change the compression setting t o decrease the image data siz e so that you can capture mor e images, or increase the image data size f or no loss in image quality .
71 English FOCUS AREA SETTING Y ou can choose from diff erent types of autofocus: 9-point range finder focus: The correct f ocus is determined from 9 diff erent focus points within the shooting area visible on the monito r. When the image is f ocused, a target mark & appears.
English 72 HINT When spot focus is selected. . . i The focus ma r k + appears in the center of the monitor . When AF seeker is selected... i The f ocus mar k + appears in the center of the monitor . i When the f ocus-lock is activated, the seeker mark appears on the f ocused subject.
73 English LIGHT -MEASURING MODE SETTING Y ou can select from 3 types of light-measuring modes. Multi-section li ght-measuring: The exp o sure is adjusted afte r sampling from m u ltiple areas of the ent ire shooting screen.
English 74 ISO SENSITIVITY With the initial se ttings, the ISO sensit ivity is automatically set acc ording to the brightness of the subject. Howe ver , the ISO sensitivity can be set to a fixed setting. 1 Display t h e Shooting Menu (page 64). 2 Se l ect “ISO” and press t h e OK button.
75 English WHITE B ALANCE This camera automaticall y adjusts the white balance under most lighting conditions. Ho wev er, if y ou want to specify the lighting conditions or ch ange the ov erall tone of the image, the whit e balance can be manually set.
English 76 EXPOSURE CORRECTION When capturing images , you can make the image light er or dar k er. 1 Point the camera lens at the subject, and display the Shooting Menu (page 64). 2 Se l ect “EXP COMPENSATION” and press the OK button. h The screen to adju s t the exposure appears .
77 English D A TE IMPRINT Y ou can choose to hav e the date the image was captured imprinted on t he image. 1 Display the Shooting Menu (page 64). 2 Select “INSERT DATE ON IMAGE”, and press the OK button. h The date imprint menu appears . ON: The date of the capture is imprinted on the image .
English 78 PLA YBACK P A GE 1 (BASIC SETTINGS) DISPLA YING THE PLA YB A CK MENU The Play back Menu is used to adjust y our camera’ s pla yback settings. 1 Pr ess the playback button [ = ]. h The displa y changes to the Playback Screen. 2 Pres s the MEN U button.
79 English DISPLA YING THE PLA YBA C K MENU Overvie w of the Playbac k Menu 1 [Slideshow] (pa g e 96) h Play bac k the images in a slideshow f or mat. 2 [Protect] (page 80) h Protect data from accidental erasure (write protect ). 3 [Rotate image] (page 81) h Rotate still images .
English 80 IMA GE PRO TECT Pre vent accidental erasure of dat a. 1 Di splay the data that you want to protect from accidental erasure, and display the Playback Menu (page 78). 2 Se lect “PROTECT” and press the OK button. h The screen to set the protect setting appears .
81 English RO T A T E I M A G E Captured still images can be rotated to the correct orientation for vie wing. 1 Display the im age you wish to rotate, and display the Pl ayback Menu (page 78). 2 Select “R OTATE” and press the OK button. h The screen to rotate the image appears.
English 82 CHANGING IMA GE SIZE (RESIZE) The size of a still image that has al ready been captured at a resolution of t or higher can be changed to 1600 × 1200 pix els or 640 × 480 pixels . The resized image is saved as a separate image. 1 Display the still im age whose size you want to cha n ge, and display the Playback Menu (page 78).
83 English BLUR CORRECTION Correct the eff ects of camera mov ement (camera shake) to produ ce a sharper image. 1 Display the i m age to be modified, and display the Playbac k Menu (page 78). 2 Select “BLUR CORRE C TION”, and press the OK button. h The Blur Correction Screen appears.
English 84 4 I f the modified image is satisfactory, press the OK button. h The screen to sav e the corrected image appears . h T o discontin ue the procedure, press the MENU butt on. The modified image is discarded, and y ou are returned to the B lur Correction Screen.
85 English CONTRAST CORRECTION Add contrast (light an d dark) to an image to mak e it clearer. 1 Display the i m age to be modified, and display the Playbac k Menu (page 78). 2 Select “CONTRAST CORRECT” , and press the OK button. h The Contrast Correct ion Screen appears.
English 86 4 I f the modified image is satisfactory, press the OK button. h The screen to sav e the corrected image appears . h T o discontin ue the procedure, press the MENU butt on. The modified image is discarded, and y ou are returned to the Co ntrast Corr ection Screen.
87 English RED-EYE CORRECTION If you photo graph your subjects at nig h t using the flash, they ma y appear in the image with glowing red ey es (red-eye eff ect). Now you can amend the image so that the subjects’ ey es appear more natural (red-e ye correction).
English 88 4 I f the modified image is satisfactory, press the OK button. h The screen to sav e the corrected image appears . h T o discontin ue the procedure, press the MENU butt on. The modified image is discarded, and y ou are returned to the Red-e ye Correction Screen.
89 English COPY D A T A Images recorded in the camera’ s inter nal memory can be copied to the card, and like wise from the card to the internal memor y . 1 Insert the card in the camer a (page 21). 2 Display the Pl ayback Menu (page 78). 3 Select “FILE COPY” and press the OK button.
English 90 5 Pres s the OK button. h The screen to select t he type of copy appears. h The cop y source image is shown in the backg round on the screen. COPY SINGLE: Copy the data fo r one image. COPY ALL: Copy all the data from the copy source to the cop y destination.
91 English PRINT SETTINGS In addition to using y our pr inter to print out still images captured with y our camera, as with con ventional fi lm, you can hav e prints made at shops offering digital print services.
English 92 HINT About the DPOF format i DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat) is a print order f or mat. Y ou can connect your camer a to a DPOF-compatible printer to produce y our prints. Y ou can also set the print settings (page 124) for the desired images , and then hav e the reserved ima ges printed automatically .
93 English PRINT SETTINGS Specifying date imprinting and n umber of prints Y ou can specify print settings for each individual image (E ACH IMAGE), or apply the print settings to all the images on the card (AL L IMAGE S ). 1 Display the scr een to set the print settings (page 91).
English 94 4 Spec i fy the number of prints and whether the date is imprinted. h Please specify the n umber of prints bef ore setting the date imprint setting.
95 English PRINT SETTINGS Clearing all the print se ttings Delete the print settings f or all images. 1 Display the scr een to set the print settings (page 91). 2 Select “ALL CLEAR”. 3 Press the OK button. h The Confirm All Clear Screen appears. YES: Clear the print settings f or all images.
English 96 SLIDESHO W PLA YB A CK 1 Di splay the Playback Menu (page 78). 2 Se lect “SLIDESHOW” and press the OK button. h The screen to set the slidesho w appears. <Changing the slideshow controls> 1 Select one of the slidesho w controls , and press th e OK butt on.
97 English DISPLA YING IMA GE PR OPERTIES (INFORMA TION SCREEN) On the Inf or mation Screen you can chec k what the settings w ere when an image was capt ured. 1 Display the desi red image. 2 Press and hold the MENU button for at least 1 second. h The Inf o rmation Screen appears.
English 98 OPTION DISPLA YING THE SETUP MENU The Set up Menu is us ed to adjust var ious camera set tings. 1 Di splay the Shooting Menu or Playback Menu. h Shooting Men u, see page 64 h Pla yback Menu, see pa ge 78 2 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to select the option tab E .
99 English DISPLA YING THE SETUP MENU Overvie w of the Setup Menu 0 @ 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 NTSC AUTO POWER OFF FILE NO. CONT’D FORMAT RESET SETTINGS CLOCK SET SOUND POST VIEW 1sec BRIGHTNESS LANGUAGE T.
English 100 1 [Date and time setting] (page 25 ) h Set the came ra’s inter nal clock. 2 [Sounds] (page 101) h Adjust the sounds produce d by the camera. 3 [P ost-view] (page 103) h Specify how long a still image is displa yed on the monitor after it is capt ured.
101 English SOUNDS Set the sounds tha t are produced by the camer a. 1 Display the Se tup Menu (page 98). 2 Select “SOUND ” and press the OK button. h The screen to set the sounds appears. OPERA TION V OL: V olume setting f or all camera buttons. SHUTTER: Select the sound that is prod uced when the shutter b utton is pressed.
English 102 3 Se lect the desired item, and press the OK button. 4 Pr ess the [ n ] or [ o ] button to change the setting. <If “SHUTTER” or “KEY SW” is selected> h The respectiv e screen to enable or disable th e sound appears. ON: Activ ates the sound.
103 English POST -VIEW SETTING Specify the dura tion that the captured image appears on the monitor (post- view) aft er the shutter button is pressed. 1 Display the Se tup Menu (page 98). 2 Select “POST VIEW” and press the OK button. h The P ost View Menu appears .
English 104 SCREEN LANGU A GE Y ou can set the monitor of your camera to disp lay the messages in an y one of sev eral languages. 1 Di splay the Setup Menu (page 98). 2 Se l ect “LANGUAGE” and press the OK button. 3 Se lect the desired language, and press the OK button.
105 English TV SYSTEM SETTING Specify the type of image signal that is outpu t from your camera’ s USB A V - OUT terminal. 1 Display the Se tup Menu (page 98). 2 Select “TV SYSTEM” and press the OK button. h The TV System Menu appears. NTSC: Outputs NTSC video signals .
English 106 A UT O PO WER OFF FUNCTION Y our camera has an “auto pow er off ” function whereby the po wer automatically turns off after a sp ecified period of inactivity .
107 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y If a newly f ormatted card is used, the file name (image number) of the captured image automatically begins from 000 1. If the card is subsequently ref or matted, or if a diff erent refo r matted card is used, th e file names again begin from 0001.
English 108 i If Card B already has files in it when it replaces Card A, file names are assigned as f ollows. When the highest file number on Card B (bef ore replacing) is lower than the highest file number on Car d A: the file name of the ne xt recorded image contin ues from last file name recorded on Card A.
109 English FILE NO . MEMOR Y 1 Display the Se tup Menu (page 98). 2 Select “FILE NO. CONT’ D”, and press the OK button. ON: The file number memory function is on. OFF: The file number memory function is off . 3 Select the desired setting, and press the OK button.
English 110 INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMOR Y AND INTERNAL MEMOR Y A card must be f or matted with this camera : i After purchasing, when used f or the first time, or i If it wa s formatted using a p ersonal computer or another dig ital camera. The card cannot be reformatted if the loc k switch is set to the “ LOCK” position.
111 English INITIALIZING THE CA RD MEMOR Y AN D INTERNAL MEMOR Y 4 Select the desired format option, and press the OK button. h The screen to confirm formatting appears . 5 Select “YES”. 6 Press the OK button. h Fo r matting begins . h During formatting, “F ormatting” and “do not power off” are shown on the monitor .
English 112 HINT T o cancel reformatting i In step 5 , select “EXIT”, and pr ess the OK button..
113 English RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS Reset the camera to the factory-preset settings. 1 Display the Se tup Menu (page 98). 2 Select “RESET SETTINGS” and press the OK button. h The Reset Settings Men u appears. YES: Reset to the f actory-preset settings.
English 114 CHECKING THE REMA INING INTERNAL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y Y ou can check the possib le number of images, audio recording ti m e and video clip r ecording time remaining on the card .
115 English CHECKING THE REMAINING IN TERNAL MEMOR Y AND CARD MEMOR Y For audio data 1 Set the camera to the audio recording mode (page 68). h The remaining audio recordin g time is shown. HINT i When the remaining numb er of images or the remaining video recording time is “0”, y ou cannot capture any more i mages.
English 116 CHECKING THE REMAINING B A TTER Y CHARGE When using the battery pack, the remaining battery pack charge can be check ed on the monitor . Make sure to chec k this indicator bef ore capturing an image. F or an indication of the possib le length of time f or batter y pac k operation, see pag e 143.
117 English CHECKING THE REMAININ G B A TTER Y CHARGE HINT i If any data is present, y ou can also check the remaining battery pack charge on the Inf or mation Screen (pa ge 97). i Battery life ma y differ e ven among battery packs of the same type . i Depending on the usage of the camera (such as the numbe r of times the flash is used, et c.
English 118 O THER D EVICES AND CONNECTIONS CONNECTING T O A TV Connect the supplied A V interface cab l e from the USB A V -OUT terminal on the digital camera to the A UDIO and VIDEO input terminals on the TV . Playbac k i After connecting the digi tal camera to the television, set the TV input switch to VIDEO input.
119 English DIRECT PRINTING Y our camera supports the PictBridge function . By connecting the camera directly to a PictBridge-enabled printer , the camer a’s monit or can be used to select images and initiate printing (PictBridge printing).
English 120 2 Se lect “PRINTER”, and press the OK button. h The screen to select the images t o print appears. CA UTION Caution when connecting a printer i If the powe r to the printer is turned off while it is connect ed, the camera may not oper ate correctly .
121 English DIRECT PRINTING T o select on e image and print i t (print selected i ma g e) Procedure to select one still image and print it. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 119). 2 Press the [ l ] or [ m ] button. h Display the image y ou wish to print.
English 122 3 Spec i fy the number of prints or date-imprinted prints. <Specifying the number of prints> h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button to specify the n umber of prints. h Press the [ n ] or [ o ] button until the desired numb er of pr ints is displa yed.
123 English DIRECT PRINTING T o print all the images (all im ages) Print all of the images. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 119). 2 Press the MENU button. h The PictBridge Menu appears. 3 Select “PRINT ALL IMAGE S ”, and press the OK button. h The Print All Images Screen appears.
English 124 T o print the images tha t are set to print (pr int reserved images ) Procedure to print all the images that are set to print. 1 Mak e the print settings (page 91), and comple te the printing setup (page 119). 2 Pres s the MEN U button. h The PictBridge Me nu appears.
125 English DIRECT PRINTING T o change the printer setup and print ima g es (change printer setup) Images are printed according to settings specified by the camera, such as paper type, si ze, lay out, printing quality , etc. 1 Complete the prin ting setup (page 119).
English 126 4 Change the prin ter setup. 1 Use the arro w buttons to select a printer setting parame ter, and press the OK button. h The screen to set the selected paramet er appears. 2 Press the [ n ] or [ o ] b utton to adjust the setting, and press the OK button.
127 English APPENDICES COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS If you ha ve a questi on about the camera operation , you might find the ans wer in this compilation of commonly ask ed questions . Question A nswer Action Pow e r Why do esn’t the power tur n on? Due to cold temperatu res, the battery pack temporarily lost its power .
English 128 Shooting Are the settings retained e ven after the camera is turned off? — All settings e xcept the self-timer and the e x posure correction are retained e ven after the camera is turned off .
129 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Shooting How can I get the distant vie w into focus? — Set the scene function to the landscape mode when photogr aphing.
English 130 Viewing images Why is the image too bright? The subject was too bright. When capt uring an image, de vise a way to compensate f or a bright subject, f or ex ample, by changing the shooting angle . Why is the image out of f ocus? The focus is not lock ed properly .
131 English COMMONL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Viewi ng images Why isn’t the magnified image clear? Due to the characteristics of the camera, magnified images appear less clear . Not a malfunction. Why isn’t the captured image clear? The image was captured using the digital zoom.
English 132 Misc. Why can ’t the camera be operated? A temporary internal circuitry problem ma y be the cause. Remov e the batter y pack fr om the camera, wait a f ew minutes , then reinstall the battery pack an d try again.
133 English TR OUBLESHOO TING Bef ore taking your camera to the repair shop , check the f ollowing tab le for a possible so lution to the problem. CAMERA Probl em Cause Action Reference page Pow e r No pow er. The battery pack is dead. Recharge the battery pack.
English 134 Shooting An image is not captured when the shutter b utton is pressed. The maximum number of images that can be captured or the maximum video clip recording time has been reached. Install a new card. 21 Delete the images th at are not necessar y .
135 English TROUBLESHOO TING Shooting There is noise in the captured image. The ISO sensitivity setting is too high. Set the ISO sensitivity to a lower setting. 74 When recording a video clip under fluorescent lights, a noticeable flick er appears in the image.
English 136 Viewing images The image is too bright. The for c ed flash mode is selected. Select a different flas h mode. 57 The subject was too bright. Use the ex posure correction function. 76 The ISO sensitivity setting is incorrect. Set the ISO sensitivity to t .
137 English TROUBLESHOO TING Viewing images A part of the image is missing. The handstrap or a finger was bloc king the lens. Hold the c amera correctl y , and make sur e the lens is not obstructed. 28 “No image” is shown . There is no image stored in the installed card or the inter nal memor y .
English 138 Notes regar ding the scene function Y The macro + f ocus range setting is not a vailab le. G The pan o , ma cro + and manual focus - focus range sett ings are not av ailable . The AF seeker p f ocus mode setting is not availab le. The digital zoom is not a vailab le.
139 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype CCD digital camera (recording and playbac k) Image file f ormat Still ima g es: JPEG f ormat (DCF , DPOF , Exif 2.
English 140 Recording resolution <Still image shooting> k :3648 × 2736 pix els N : 3648 × 2056 pix els D :2816 × 2112 pix els z :2288 × 1712 pix els t :1600 × 1200 pix els [ :640 × 480 p i.
141 English SPECIFICA TIONS Range Normal photograph y: 40 cm (15.75 in.) to ∞ (Wide), 90 cm (2.95 ft.) to ∞ (T ele) Macro ph otography: 10 cm (3.9 4 in.) to 50 c m (19.69 in.) ( Wide), 60 c m (23.62 in.) to 1 m (3.28 ft.) (T ele) Digital z oom Fo r shooting: 1× to 4× Fo r playba ck: 1× to 57.
English 142 Flash working range GN = 5.5 Approx. 40 cm (15 .75 in.) to 2.9 m (9.51 f t.) (Wide) Approx. 60 cm (23 .62 in.) to 1.8 m (5.91 f t.) (T ele) Flash modes Aut o-flash, forced flash, flash off , red-ey e reduction Focus TTL-type AF (9-point range finder/sp o t f ocus/ AF seeker), man ual focus (14 steps) Self-timer Appro x.
143 English SPECIFICA TIONS Camera connector s Battery lif e i Until battery pack runs out when using a fully charged battery pack at a 25°C (77°F) ambient te mperature . i The operation time ma y vary depending on the co nditions of the battery pack and the conditions of use .
English 144 P ossible Number of Im ages/Video Recording Time/A udio Recording Time The table sh ows the possible number of capt ured images and the possible recording time f or the camera’ s inter nal memory and for the commercially av ailable 2 GB and 8 GB SD Memory Cards.
145 English SPECIFICA TIONS Supplied battery pac k charger i When using the su pplied battery pack ch arger abroad, the power cord may need to be r eplaced in accordance with local requi rements. Supplied Li-ion battery pac k P ar t No. BJ–8 P ower source AC 100 to 24 0 V , 50 to 60 Hz, 2.
English 146 Others Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windo ws are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and o ther countries. Intel and P entium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation (USA) .
147 English SPECIFICA TIONS Before capturing those important s hots, be sure to first take a test shot to confi rm that your camera is set up and ready to go i Ricoh shall not be held responsib le for any prob lems resulting from the use of this camer a.
English 148 Using Y our Camera Abroad Battery Charger (Model BJ-8) The battery charg er can be used in regions wit h a current of 100-240V , 50Hz/60Hz.
149 English Cautions on Use Cautions on Use i This product was manufactured for use in the country in which it was purchased. The warranty is only valid in the country in which the camera was purch ased.
English 150 Care an d Stora ge Care i Please note that if fingerp rints, dirt, etc. get onto the lens, picture quality will suffer . i When dust or dirt does get on the lens, do not touch it direct ly with your fingers, and either u s e a blower ( available in stores) to blow it of f, or a soft cloth to gently dust it off .
151 English War ranty and Ser vicing 1. This pr oduct is backed by a limited wa rranty . During the warranty p eriod mentioned in the Warranty supplied with your camera, any defective parts will be repaired free of charge.
English 152 INFORMA T ION T O THE USER USA FCC Part15 Class B The equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pur suant to part 15 of th e FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to pr ovide reasonable p rotection agains t harmful interfer ence in a residential installation.
T elephone Suppor t Number s in Eur ope UK (from within the UK) (from outside of the UK) 02073 656 580 +44 2073 656 580 Deutschland (innerhalb Deutschlands) (außerhalb Deutschland s) 06331 268 438 +4.
From environmental friendliness to environmental conserva tion and to environment al manageme nt First of all, see “C OM MON LY AS KE D Q UES TI ON S” ( P . 12 7) a nd “T RO UBL ES HOO TI NG ” ( P .1 33 ) in this manual. If the issues still persis t, please contact a Ricoh office.
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