User manual RICOH GR DIGITAL

[. . . ] Quick Guide A Variety of Shooting Techniques/Playback Changing Camera Settings Installing Software Camera User Guide The serial number of this product is given on the bottom face of the camera. Troubleshooting Caution! Do not connect the USB cable yet! If you connect the camera to a computer through the USB cable before installing the provided software on the computer, the software required for connection between camera and computer may not be installed appropriately. Be sure to connect the camera to your computer after installing the provided software. For how to install the software, see P. 152. About other documentation Detailed explanations on how to use the provided software can be found in "Software User Guide" (PDF format file) included on the supplied CD-ROM. For how to display the PDF file, see P. 167. [. . . ] This setting will be used for shooting until you change it. Reference For how to shoot text, see P. 47. 93 Using the AF Target Shift Function At macro shooting, the AF target shift function allows you to lock the focus (P. 40) by using the !"#$ buttons on the camera without moving the camera. This is useful for macro shooting on a tripod with locked focus. The AF target shift function allows you to shift the cross at the center of the LCD monitor to the subject with the !"#$ buttons for focusing. Press the # button to shift the cross (focus) to the left 1. 3. With the camera ready to shoot, press the N button. The Macro symbol is displayed at the top of the screen. Press the ADJ. Press the #$ buttons until the AF Target Shift Function screen (cross shown in the figure) appears. 4. 7. Shift the cross to the subject with the !"#$ buttons for focusing. Half-press the shutter button. The camera focuses on the cross. Gently press the shutter button all the way. Until you get out of the Macro mode, the AF target shift function automatically focuses the camera on the set position. 94 Using the Self-Timer You can set the Self-timer to shoot after either two or ten seconds. A setting of two seconds is useful for preventing camera shake. 1. 2. Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to 5, P, A, M or 4. Press the T (Self-timer) button. The Self Timer mark appears. The "10" to the right of the symbol indicates the number of seconds. In this case, if you press the shutter button, the camera will shoot after 10 seconds. 2 A Variety of Shooting Techniques/Playback 3. Press the shutter release button. The focus is locked, the auxiliary light goes on, and the self-timer starts. Once the picture is taken, the self-timer mode is cleared. Note · Each press of the T (Self-timer) button, it selects a function in the following sequence: 10 sec, 2 sec, Self-timer Off, 10 sec, 2 sec. · Self-timer settings are released when the power is turned off. · When the self-timer is set to 2 seconds, the AF auxiliary light for self-timer display does not go on. 95 Shooting with the Aperture Set (Aperture Priority Mode) To shoot with the aperture fixed, follow the steps below. Turn the Mode Dial to A (Aperture Priority mode) to set the aperture manually. When you select the Aperture Priority mode, the camera automatically sets the shutter speed according to the manually set aperture. You can select the aperture from Maximum, Medium, and Minimum. When Maximum is selected, the subject is emphasized with the background befogged. When Minimum is selected, the shot image is given depth and can be seen clearly from the front to the far back. To make settings in the Aperture Priority mode, use the up-down dial. 1. 4. Turn the Mode Dial to A. The current F-value is displayed orange at the right end of the LCD monitor. Turn the up-down dial to change the F-value. [. . . ] 81 WIA Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 154 H Half-press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Handstrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 How to Hold the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]