Ricoh Gr 2 Manual

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Various Shooting Functions 
Shooting Close-ups (Macro Mode)
You can approach the subject up to 10 cm (shooting range: approx. 12 × 
8 cm)	away	from	the	front	edge	of	the	lens	to	shoot.
1 Press the N (!) button in shooting 
mode.
N appears on the shooting screen.
2 Shoot.
To cancel macro mode, press the N button 
again.
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•	 [Focus]	operates	as	[Spot	AF]	or	[Pinpoint	AF].
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Using the AF Button
When	the	AF	button	 is	used,	 AE	lock	 or	AF	 lock	 is	available	 in	place	 of	press-
ing the shutter release button halfway.
You can use the AF	 function	switching	 lever	to	
switch	the	AF	button	function.
When the AF Function Switching Lever is Set to AEL/AFL
The	 AF	button	 operation	 can	be	selected	 from	[Off ],	 [Multi	 AF],	[Spot	 AF],	or	
[Pinpoint	 AF]	in	[AFL	 Focus	 Settings]	 of	the	 [Key	 Custom	 Options]	 menu.	(The	
AF	 button	 operation...

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•	 In	[AEL/AFL Lock keep Setting] of the [Key Custom Options] menu, you can set whether or not to 
maintain the lock even when you release the AF button.
Off Locks the focus only while the button is pressed.
On Locks the focus when the button is pressed, and cancels the focus when the button 
is pressed again.
•	 When	the	focus	is	locked	with	the	AF	button,...

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When the AF Function Switching Lever is Set to C-AF
While	the	AF	button	 is	pressed,	 “Continuous	 AF”	which	 continuously	 focuses	
on	the	subject	will	be	active,	regardless	of	the	[Focus]	setting.
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•	 A	green	frame	appears	when	the	camera	has	finished	focusing.	 The	focus	sound	is	not	played.
•	 If	 the	shutter	 release	button	is	pressed	 fully	while...

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Various Shooting Functions 
Setting Focus Assist and AE/AF Target
Without moving the camera you can meter a specific spot on the subject 
using buttons only, and activate the focus lock. This function is useful for 
shooting on a tripod.
1 In the [Shooting] menu, select [FA /Move Target], and then press 
the $ button.
The target setting screen appears.
2 Set the target position and size.
The following operations are available.
!"#$ buttons Moves the target.
Up-down dial Portion magnification:...

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3 For detailed settings, press the Fn2 
button.
The following settings are available.
Move Target SettingSpecifies the target to move from [AE·AF], [AF], and [AE] (from [AE·MF], 
[MF], and [AE] when [Focus] is set to [MF]).
Focus Assist Setting Intensifies the outlines and contrast inside the area, making it easier to 
adjust the focus.
[MODE 1] Emphasizes edges.
[MODE 2] Emphasizes outlines.
[MODE 3] Inverts black and white for MODE 1.
[MODE 4] Inverts black and white...

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•	 [FA/Move	Target]	cannot	be	set	in	the	following	cases.
•	 In	5 and 3 modes
•	 When	the	focus	is	set	to	[Subj.	 Tracking]
•	 When	[Magnification	Setting]	is	set	to	[Magnify	whole],	[One	Press	M	Mode]	is	not	available.
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•	 If	[Focus]	is	changed...

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Shooting with a Single Press of the Shutter Release But-
ton (Full Press Snap)
While	pressing	 the	shutter	 release	button	halfway	 operates	 AF,	pressing	
the shutter release button fully quickly performs shooting at the set focal 
distance.	 This	function	 is	called	 “Full	Press	 Snap”.	 The	camera	 focuses	 at	the	
distance	set	in	[Snap	Focus	Distance]	of	the	[Shooting]	menu	(p.58).
Set	[Full	Press	Snap]	of	the	[Shooting]	menu.
Off Operates the same way as AF.
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Setting the White Balance
Make adjustments to the white balance so that white subjects will appear 
white under any kind of light.
If the white balance is not how you thought it would be when shooting 
an object of a single color or when shooting under multiple light sources, 
change the setting.
AutoAdjusts the white balance automatically.
Multi-P AUTO Automatically optimizes the white balance to match each of the separate areas 
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Warm White Fl.Used with warm white fluorescent lighting.
CTEExaggerates the color of the light source to leave the color of the subject.
Use this setting when you want to emphasize the color used for most part of the 
image.
CT (color temperature)
Specifies the color temperature. (p.70)
ManualAdjusts the white balance manually. (p.70)
1 Press the WB ("
) button in shooting mode.
The [White Balance] screen appears.
2 Press the !" buttons to select the 
setting.
If...