Ricoh RDC-I700 Assembly instructions

Chapter
2
Basic Operations
Turning On/Off the Camera ....24
How to Use the Mode Dial ......25
LCD Monitor and LCD Panel ..26
Recording Mode...........................26
Play Mode ....................................27
Adjusting the LCD Monitor.....28
Adjusting the LCD Monitor
Contrast........................................28
Using the Stylus Pen ....................28
Fine Adjustment of the LCD
Monitor and Touch Screen ...........29
How to Select the Items..........31
Using the Stylus Pen ....................31
Selecting and Canceling Items.....32
Character Input and Writing/
Drawing ....................................35
Using the On-screen Keypad .......35
Using the Tool Palette..................37
Registering the Camera
Information ..............................39
Setting the Date and Time ...........39
Registering Owner Information ....42
Before You Start Recording ...43
Formatting the Storage Memory ..43
Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter ..44
How to Hold the Camera ..............44

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Turning On/Off the Camera
Use the power button to turn the camera on and off.
■Turning the Camera ON
APress the power button.
Note
• You can turn the camera on when
the LCD monitor is opened →
P.122 →“Turning the Camera On/
Off When the LCD Monitor is
Opened”
■Turning the Camera OFF
APress the power button.
Tips
Auto Power Off
The camera will turn off automatically (auto power off) to conserve
the battery if it is left idle (no buttons or switches operated) for a fixed
time. To resume use, turn the power on again. The auto power off
feature does not activate when the camera is powered by an AC
adapter. →P.117 “Auto Power Off Setting”

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How to Use the Mode Dial
The camera offers a number of modes for shooting and playback. Use the
mode dial to select the mode you need.
Mode Dial Mode Action
Setup mode For changing and verifying camera
settings.
Motion Picture For recording motion pictures with sound.
mode
Continuous Enables continuous shooting while the
Shooting mode shutter release button is pressed.
Text mode Used when recording text. Eliminates
gradations and records in black and white.
Voice Memo mode Used when recording sound.
Still Picture mode Basic shooting mode.
Play mode For playing back recorded files.
PC mode For connecting the camera to a PC,
transmitting images from the camera to
the PC and operating the camera from the
PC.
Communication For transmitting images and using Internet
mode functions.
ATurn the mode dial to change the
mode used.
The screen displayed on the LCD monitor
differs according to the mode. For details of
operation, refer to the following.
•(Setup) →P.116
•(Motion Picture) →P.60
•(Continuous Shooting) →P.59
•(Text) →P.58
•(Voice Memo) →P.59
•(Still Picture) →P.55
•(Play) →P.84
Note
•For details of the (PC mode) and (Communication mode), see
‘Connecting to a Personal Computer’operation manual and
‘Communication/Internet’operation manual.

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LCD panel LCD monitor
Storage Memory
Flash mode
Red-eye reduction
mode
White balance —
File type
Size/No. of pixels 2048 ×1536, 1024 ×768, 640 ×480
Image quality/ F, N, E, NC
Compression rate
Exposure compensation —EV –2.0 ~ EV +2.0
value
Digital zoom —×1.3, ×1.6, ×3.2
ISO Sensitivity —AUTO, ISO 200, ISO 400
Auto bracket —AB
Focus —AF, MF
Macro shooting —
Self timer mode
Battery symbol —
Soft mode —SOFT
Time Exposure mode —L1, L2, L4, L8
Note
•For details of the messages displayed on the LCD panel and LCD
monitor, see “Error Messages”(P.133).
LCD Monitor and LCD Panel
The LCD monitor or LCD panel displays the camera status, such as the battery
level, recordable picture count and mode setting, in symbols and figures.
Recording Mode
LCD panel LCD monitor
Remaining picture count •Remaining recording time
Folder name
Zoom bar Date and timeMessage

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LCD panel LCD monitor
Storage memory
File type
Size/No. of pixels 2048 ×1536, 1024 ×768, 640 ×480
Image quality/ F, N, E, NC
Compression rate
Battery symbol —
Protect symbol —
Voice annotation
Keypad memo —
Play Mode
LCD panel LCD monitor
Rewind Advance Date and time
Switching to the Edit mode
Playback file no./Total no. of files
Folder name/File name

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Adjusting the LCD Monitor
This section explains how to use the LCD monitor including adjusting the
contrast of the LCD monitor and using the fine adjustment function.
Adjusting the LCD Monitor Contrast
If the LCD monitor is hard to see, for example in bright sunlight, adjust the
contrast of the monitor.
APress the LCD contrast adjustment
buttons (왓/왕) to adjust the LCD
monitor contrast to a favorable
setting for viewing.
Using the Stylus Pen
■Stylus Pen
Pull the stylus pen out in the following way and replace it after use.
APull the stylus pen out in the direction
shown by the arrow.
Replace by sliding it back in from the tip.

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ARotate the LCD monitor as illustrated.
Do not rotate beyond the limits of the angle
shown.
BOpen the LCD monitor
perpendicularly, rotate it at an angle
of 180 degrees in the direction of the
arrow and close it.
Fine Adjustment of the LCD Monitor and Touch
Screen
You can use the stylus pen supplied with the camera to select and set items. If
the touch screen does not function properly, use the fine adjustment function to
adjust the LCD monitor and touch screen.
ASet the mode dial to [ ].
See
•P.24 “Turning On/Off the Camera”
•P.25 “How to Use the Mode Dial”
■LCD Monitor
When using the stylus pen, set the LCD monitor as shown below.

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CFlip up the LCD monitor
perpendicularly, turn it 180 degrees in
the direction of arrow and close it.
DTouch the marks in the corners with
the pen.
BMove the focus (green frame
enclosing an item) using the
button to select [TOUCH SCREEN
CALIBRATION] and press the ENTER
button.
See
•P.32 “Selecting and Canceling
Items”

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Basic Operations
How to Select the Items
You can select items, and confirm or cancel camera settings using the buttons
on the operation panel and stylus pen. This section explains how to use the
buttons and stylus pen.
Using the Stylus Pen
Basically, the stylus pen can be used in the following two ways.
●Touching
Touching is the action of lightly pressing the
screen with the pen. It is used to select items
on the screen or to select the button, such as
[OK] and [CANCEL].
This manual contains instructions such as
“Touch with the pen”and “Select with the
pen”.
●Dragging
Dragging is the action of moving the pen
while keeping it pressed lightly against the
screen. It is used to write characters, drawing
diagrams and designate the scope on the
screen.
This manual contains instructions such as
“Drag the pen”.
Note
•You can perform the above operations using your finger in the same
way as the stylus pen. Touch the screen lightly with the tip of your
finger.

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Selecting and Canceling Items
This section explains how to operate the buttons on the touch screen and stylus
pen.
■Switching the Displays
Note
•The legends (“CANCEL”and “ENTER”) above the buttons (EXIT or
OK) are used for annotation with the button operation.
■Selecting and Canceling Items
Note
•The dimmed items can not be selected.
(1)
→
←
(2)
(1)
→
←
(2)
(1)
→
←
(3)
(2)
→
Using the pen
Using the
buttons
Using the pen
Using the
buttons
Select the item (1)
Touch the target
item.
Press the
buttons to move the
focus and press the
ENTER button.
Select the setting (2)
Touch the target
setting and touch
[OK].
Press the
buttons to move the
focus, press
SELECT button
and then press
ENTER button.
Cancel the setting (3)
Touch CANCEL.
Press the CANCEL
button.
Previous screen (2)
Touch on the
lower left of the
screen.
Press the button
to move the focus
on the upper item.
When the focus is
on the top item,
press the
button.
Next screen (1)
Touch on the
lower left of the
screen.
Press the button
to move the focus
(green frame
enclosing an item)
on the lower item.
When the focus is
on the bottom item,
press the button.
Exit the MENU screen
Touch CANCEL.
Press the CANCEL
button.