Ricoh Kr5 Instruction Manual

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When the mode dial is set to a (Flash Off), the built-in flash will not pop up 
even if the K/i button is pressed. 
Using red-eye reduction flash
“Red-eye” is the phenomenon where eyes look reddish in 
photographs taken in dark environments with a flash. This is caused 
by the reflection of the electronic flash in the retina of the eye.
Red-eye occurs because pupils are dilated in dark environments.
This phenomenon cannot be averted but the following measures can 
be used to combat...

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Daylight-Sync Shooting
In daylight conditions, the flash will eliminate shadows when a portrait 
picture is taken with a shadow cast on a person’s face. Use of the 
flash in this way is called Daylight-Sync Shooting. The b (Manual 
Flash Discharge) mode is used when shooting with Daylight-Sync 
Shooting.
 Taking pictures
1 Pop up the built-in flash manually and confirm that the flash 
mode is set to E. (p.78) 
2 Confirm that the flash is fully charged.
3 Take a picture.
Without...

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Basic Operations3 You can change the flash output in a range of –2.0 to +1.0. The following 
flash compensation values can be set according to the step interval set in 
[1. EV Steps] (p.118) of the [ACustom Setting 1] menu.
1Turn the e-dial in the [Flash Mode] 
screen.
The flash compensation value is 
displayed. Press the | button to reset the 
flash output compensation value to 0.0. 
(Available only when [Green Button] is 
assigned to the | button in [Green Button] 
of the [A Rec. Mode 4] menu)...

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Playing Back Pictures
You can play back captured images with the camera.
1Press the Q button.
The camera enters Playback mode and 
the most recently captured image (image 
with the highest file number) is displayed 
on the monitor. (For movies, only the first 
frame is displayed on the monitor.)
Press the M button during playback 
to switch the information display such as 
shooting information for the displayed 
image.
Refer to p.27 for details about display 
information.
2Press the...

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• Refer to “Playback Functions” (p.219) for details on the playback mode 
functions.
• When the file format of the last captured image is JPEG, and its data still 
remains in the buffer memory, you can additionally save the image in RAW 
format by pressing the mc button.
If the image was shot using any of the following settings, the corresponding 
RAW image listed is saved.
• Multi-exposure RAW image with Multi-exposure
• Digital Filter RAW image without filter effect
• HDR Capture...

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Basic Operations3You can delete images one by one.
1Press the Q button and use the four-way controller (45) 
to select an image to delete.
2Press the K/i button.
The delete confirmation screen appears.
3Use the four-way controller (23) 
to select [Delete].
Select a file format to delete for images 
saved in RAW+ format.
1
4Press the 4 button.
The image is deleted.
Deleting a Single Image
• Deleted images cannot be restored.
• Protected images cannot be deleted. (p.240)
Delete JPEGDeletes only the JPEG...

4Shooting Functions
This chapter describes the various basic and advanced 
shooting functions available with the W.
How to Operate the Shooting Functions  ........... 86
Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode  .......... 91
Setting the Exposure  ........................................... 96
Focusing ............................................................. 122
Checking the Composition, Exposure and 
Focus Before Shooting (Preview) ..................... 137
Using the Shake Reduction Function to...

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How to Operate the Shooting 
Functions
You can change capture-related settings using the direct keys, control 
panel, [A Rec. Mode] menu or [A Custom Setting] menu.
Press the four-way controller (2345) in 
Capture mode to set the following items.
For details on how to use the menus, refer to “Using the Menus” (p.37).
Direct Keys Setting Items
KeyItemFunctionPage
2Drive ModeSelects Continuous shooting, Self-
timer, Remote Control or Exposure 
Bracketing shooting.p.149
p.145
p.147...

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Shooting Functions4 The following settings can be performed in 
the [ARec. Mode 1-4] menus.
Press the 3 button in Capture mode to 
display the [A Rec. Mode 1] menu.
Rec. Mode Menu Setting Items
MenuItemFunctionPage
A1Custom Image 
*1Sets the image finishing tone such as color 
and contrast before shooting an image.p.213
File Format 
*1Sets the file format. p.195
JPEG Recorded 
Pixels 
*1Sets the recording size of images saved in 
JPEG format.p.192
JPEG Quality 
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*1 Can be set using the control panel.
A3Movie Sets the movie settings. p.165
Live View Sets the Live View display settings. p.160
Instant Review Sets the Instant Review display settings. p.276D-Range Setting *1Expands the dynamic range and prevents 
bright and dark areas from occurring.p.207
p.208
Lens Correction *1Corrects distortions and chromatic 
aberrations of magnification occurring due to 
lens properties.p.211
A4Color Space Sets the color space to use. p.205
RAW File...