Ricoh K3 Manual

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4Close the card cover, and 
slide it in the direction of 
4.
u  Caution
• Do not remove the memory card while the card access lamp 
is lit.
• If the card cover is opened while the power is on, the camera  will turn off. Do not open the cover while the camera is in use.
• Use this camera to format (initialize) a memory card that is  unused or has been previously used on other devices. (p.31)
• Use a high-speed memory card when recording movies. If a  write speed cannot keep up with a...

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3Use CD to select a city.Use  R to change the region.
Refer to “List of World Time 
Cities” (p.94) for cities that can be 
selected as a hometown.
4Press  B to select [DST] (daylight saving time), 
and use CD  to select S or  T.
5Press  E.The camera returns to the [Initial Setting] screen.
6Press  B to select [Text Size] and press  D.
7Use  AB to select 
[Standard] or [Large], and 
press  E.
Selecting [Large] increases the 
text size of the selected menu 
items.
8Press  B to select...

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1Press F.The A1 menu appears.
2Use  Q or R  to display  D4 menu.
3Use  AB to select [Format] and press  D.The [Format] screen appears.
4Use AB to select the 
memory card slot in which 
the memory card to format 
is inserted and press  D.
5Press  A to select [Format] 
and press E .
Formatting starts. When 
formatting is completed, the  D4 
menu reappears.
u  Caution• Do not remove the memory card while formatting, or the card 
may be damaged.
• Formatting deletes all data, both...

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5Set the mode dial to T 
while pressing the mode 
dial lock button.
The selected exposure mode is 
displayed on the monitor (Guide 
Display).
y Guide Display settings 
(p.22)
6Look through the 
viewfinder to view the 
subject.
When using a zoom lens, turn the 
zoom ring to the right or left to 
change the angle of view.
7Position the subject inside 
the AF frame and press the 
shutter release button 
halfway.
P appears and you will hear a 
beep when the subject comes 
into focus.
y...

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1Press K in Step 6 on p.32.The Live View image is displayed 
on the monitor.
2Position the subject inside 
the AF frame on the 
monitor and press the 
shutter release button 
halfway.
The AF frame turns green and 
you will hear a beep when the 
subject comes into focus.
Available operations during Live View
Subsequent steps are the same as shooting with the 
viewfinder.
t Memo• You can use  I to focus on the subject. (p.42)
• You can preview the image on the monitor and check the...

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Review the captured image on the monitor.
1Press B.
The camera enters playback 
mode and the most recently 
captured image is displayed 
(single image display).
2Review the captured image.
Available operations
t Memo• When  Hv  is displayed on the monitor, the JPEG 
image that was just taken can also be saved in RAW format 
(Save RAW Data).
Reviewing Images
C /Q  to the left Displays the previous image.
D /Q  to the right Displays the next image.
L Deletes the image.
R  to the right...

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The recording method for when two memory cards are inserted 
can be set in [Memory Card Options] of the A1 menu or the 
control panel.
t  Memo• When in  C mode, data is saved to the card in either SD1 or 
SD2. Set in [Memory Card Options] of the  C1 menu.
Set the file format for still pictures in [Image Capture Settings] of 
the  A1 menu or from the control panel. 
u Caution• When [Memory Card Options] is set to [Separate RAW/
JPEG], [File Format] is fixed to [RAW+].
t  Memo• When [File...

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Select the exposure mode that suits the subject and shooting 
conditions.
The following exposure modes are available on this camera.x: Available    #: Restricted    
×: Not available
*1 You can set the value to be changed in [E-Dial Programming] of the 
A4 menu. (p.71)
*2 [ISO AUTO] is not available.
*3 Fixed to [ISO AUTO].
*4 Fixed to 1/180 seconds.
1Turn the mode dial to select the desired 
exposure mode.
Q  or R  appears on the 
status screen for the value that 
can be changed.
The value...

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t Memo• The settings for exposure can be specified in increments of 
1/3 EV steps. In [1. EV Steps] of the  E1 menu, you can 
change the adjustment steps to 1/2 EV steps.
• A proper exposure may not be obtained with the selected  shutter speed and aperture value when the sensitivity is set 
to the fixed value.
•In  L or  N mode, the difference from the proper exposure is 
displayed in the EV bar scale while the exposure is adjusted.
•In  M mode, the drive mode cannot be set to Continuous...

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1Turn the Stills/Movie switch to C.Live View is displayed.
2Focus on the subject.In v  mode, press the shutter release button halfway.
3Press  a.Movie recording starts.
In the upper left area of the 
monitor, “REC” blinks and the 
size of the file being recorded is 
displayed.
4Press  a again.Movie recording stops.
u Caution• When recording a movie with sound, the camera operation 
sounds are also recorded.
• When recording a movie with an image processing function  such as Digital Filter...