Ricoh Gr 2 Manual

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Before You Begin
Setting the Date and Time
When the power is turned on for the first time, the [Date Settings] screen 
appears.
1 Set the year, month, day, hour, 
minute, and date format.
Press #$ to select an item, and press !"  to 
change the value.
To cancel the setting, press the r button.
2 Press the MENU/OK button.
A confirmation screen appears.
3 Press the MENU/OK button.
The date is set.
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•	 If	the	battery	 is	removed	 for	about	 five	days,	 the	date	 and	time	 settings	 will	be	lost.	 To	retain	 the	date	
and time settings, insert a battery with sufficient power for at least two hours, and then remove the 
battery.
•	 The	set	date	and	time	can	be	changed	in	[Date	Settings]	of	the	[Setup]	menu.
•	 The	 language displayed for the menus and messages can be changed in [Language/N] of the 
[Setup] menu.  
						

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							First Steps
Read this section before 
using your camera for 
the first time.
Basic Shooting................................ 32
Playing Back Images ..................... 38
Using the Menu .............................. 39  
						

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Basic Shooting
Now you are ready.
Shooting with Auto Settings
1  Turn the mode dial to 5.
Turn the mode dial while pressing the mode 
dial lock release button.
2 To use the flash, slide the FOPEN 
switch down.
The flash opens.
The autofocus/flash lamp blinks while the 
flash charges. Once the flash is charged, the 
lamp turns off and the camera is ready to 
shoot.
The flash will not fire when the flash cover is closed.
3 Press the shutter release button 
halfway.
Focus	is	adjusted,	and	exposure	is	set.
The distance is measured from up to nine 
points and the green focus frame appears for 
the area in focus.
4 Press the shutter release button fully.
The image you have just taken is displayed on the picture display and saved.  
						

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•	 The	 autofocus/flash	 lamp	and	the	frame	 color	show	 whether	
the subject is in focus.
Focus status  Frame colorAutofocus/flash lamp
Before focusing White 
*1Off
Subject in focus GreenGreen (on)
Unable to focus Red (blinks)Green (blinks)
*1 The frame color is blue when a face is detected in 5  mode or with [Effect] set to [Portrait].
•	 The	 camera	 cannot	focus	or	a	subject	 may	not	be	in	focus	 even	if	the	 focus	 frame	 is	displayed	 in	green	
in the following cases. •	 Objects	that	lack	contrast	(the	sky,	a	white	wall,	the	hood	of	a	car,	etc.)
•	 Flat	objects	with	only	horizontal	lines
•	 Fast-moving	objects
•	 Objects	that	are	poorly	lit
•	 Objects	with	bright	reflections	or	backlighting
•	 Flickering	objects,	such	as	fluorescent	lights
•	 Point	light	sources	(light	bulbs,	spotlights,	or	LEDs)
  If the camera is unable to focus, lock focus on another object at the same distance from the camera as 
your subject, then take the picture.
Autofocus/flash lamp
Focus	frame  
						

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•	 In	5 mode, pictures are taken with the following settings.
•	 ISO	Setting	[Auto-Hi]
•	 Noise	Reduction	[Auto]
•	 Exposure	Metering	[Multi]
•	 Focus	 “Face	detection	priority	AF”
•	 Auto	Macro
•	 White	Balance	[Multi-P	AUTO]
•	 Flash	[Auto]
  The settings cannot be changed for the above functions.
•	 Select	 [Off ],	[0.5	seconds],	 [1	second],	 [2	seconds],	 [3	seconds],	 or	[Hold]	 in	[LCD Confirmation Time] 
of the [Setup] menu to choose how long an image is displayed on the picture display after shooting. 
When set to [Hold], the image remains displayed until the next time you press the shutter release 
button halfway or turn the mode dial.
•	 Keeping	 the	shutter	 release	button	pressed	 halfway	 after	shooting	 holds	the	focus,	 aperture,	 shutter	
speed, ISO, and white balance settings. The shooting conditions are not held in the following cases: •	 Self-timer
•	 Interval	Shooting
•	 Interval	Composite
•	 3 mode
Self-timer
The self-timer can be set to [Self-Timer 2 Sec] or [Custom Self-Timer]. The 
[Self-Timer 2 Sec] setting is useful for preventing camera shake. With [Cus-
tom Self-Timer], you can set the number of pictures and the shooting in-
terval.
1 Press the t button.
The self-timer setting screen appears.
2 Press the t button to select [Self-Timer 2 Sec] or [Custom Self-
Timer].
3 Shoot.
The	 AF	auxiliary	 light	lights	 when	 the	self-
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•	 The	camera	 remains	 in	self-timer	 mode	even	after	shooting.	 To	cancel	 the	self-timer,	 change	the	self-
timer setting to [Self-Timer Off ] in Step 2.
•	 When	the	self-timer	is	set	to	[Self-Timer	2	Sec],	the	AF	auxiliary	light	does	not	light.
•	 When	 [Custom	Self-Timer]	 is	set,	 set	the	 following	 items	in	[Custom Self-Timer] of the [Shooting] 
menu.
Number of pictures 1 to 10 (Default setting: 2)
Shooting interval 5 to 10 sec. (Default setting: 5 sec.)
  When the number of pictures is two or more, the focus is fixed at the position of the first shot.
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•	 The	 t button is used as the Fn2 button. The self-timer cannot be used when a function other than 
the self-timer is registered with [Set Fn2 Button] of the [Key Custom Options] menu. (p.122)
•	 When	[Continuous	Mode]	is	set,	the	self-timer	cannot	be	used.
•	 [Custom	Self-Timer]	cannot	be	selected	in	the	following	cases. •	 When	the	focus	is	set	to	[Subj.	 Tracking]
•	 During	Interval	Shooting
•	 During	Interval	Composite  
						

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Checking the Camera Level and Tilt
This camera has a built-in level indicator that can be used to indicate the 
level and tilt of the camera on the picture display. You can check for the hori-
zontal level and tilt in the forward-backward direction.
The level is indicated by the tilt of the horizontal line, and the tilt in the for-
ward-backward direction is indicated by the deviation of the horizontal line 
from the reference line. When the indicator color is yellow, the camera is not 
level or is tilted. When the indicator color is green, the camera is level or is 
not tilted.
1 Press and hold the DISP. button.
The menu appears.
2 Press the !"  buttons to select a 
setting.
Off Displays no indicators.
Level + Tilt Displays the level and tilt indicators. 
(Default setting)
Level Displays only the level indicator.
3 Press the MENU/OK button.
The indicator is displayed on the shooting screen.
When level
GreenWhen tilted to the right
Yellow  
						

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When tilted too far or unable 
to measure tiltRedWhen tilted forward
Yellow
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•	 The	indicators	 are	displayed	 only	when	 [Level	 Indicator]	 is	set	 to	[On]	 in	[DISP.	 Button	 Display	 Setting]	
of the [Setup] menu. (p.125)
•	 The	indicators	can	also	be	set	in	[Level	Setting]	of	the	[Setup]	menu.	 You	can	use	[Level (Tilt) Calibra-
tion] of the [Setup] menu to set the current camera tilt as the reference setting.
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•	 The	 level	indicator	 does	not	operate	 when	the	camera	 is	upside	 down,	movies	 are	being	 recorded,	 or	
during interval shooting.
•	 The	 level	function	 becomes	 less	accurate	 when	the	camera	 is	moving	 or	when	 shooting	 in	an	 environ-
ment subject to movement, such as in a vehicle.
•	 Use	 this	function	 as	reference	 to	see	 if	images	 are	level	 when	 shooting.	 The	accuracy	 cannot	be	guar-
anteed when using the camera as a level.  
						

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Playing Back Images
Images can be viewed on the picture display.
1 Press the 6 button.
The camera switches to playback mode and 
the last image you took is displayed.
2 View the images.
You can perform the following operations.
# buttonDisplays the previous image.
Press and hold # button Fast-reverses playback.
$ button Displays the next image.
Press and hold $ button Fast-forwards playback.
To switch the camera back to shooting mode, press the 6 button again or 
press the shutter release button halfway.
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•	 You	can	select	 the	display	 order	from	[File	Numbers]	 or	[Sht.	 Date/Time]	 in	[Playback Order Options] 
of the [Setup] menu.
•	 Images	 are	switched	 in	the	 effect	 that	the	next	 image	 slides	over	the	previous	 image	from	right	 to	left.	
To deactivate this effect, set [Playback Animation] of the [Setup] menu to [Off ].
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•	 When	 [Auto	Rotate]	 of	the	 [Setup]	 menu	is	set	 to	[On],	 images	 are	rotated	 automatically	 according	to	
the camera orientation.
•	 Images	 taken	with	[Auto	 Bracket]	 are	rotated	 automatically	 according	to	the	 orientation	 of	the	 first	
image.
•	 Auto	Rotate	does	not	work	in	the	following	cases. •	 When	playing	back	movies
•	 In	thumbnail	view
•	 During	[Slide	Show]	playback
•	 When	playing	back	images	on	AV	equipment