Ricoh R10 User Guide

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Various Shooting Functions1 The exposure setting enables you to select the brightness level for 
your picture. Normally, if your subject is centered, backlight 
compensation is automatically activated, and you can shoot with 
the correct exposure.
In the following cases, or when you intentionally want to change the 
exposure, you can adjust the exposure setting. Exposure can be 
specified in the range from -2.0 to +2.0. Setting the level higher (+) 
makes the picture brighter and lower (-) makes the...

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Various Shooting Functions1Note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When shooting in particularly bright places, you may not be able to correct the exposure 
level. In that case, the [!AE] symbol appears on the screen. 
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Various Shooting Functions1 Adjust the white balance so that a white subject will appear white.
At purchase, the white balance mode is set to [AUTO]. Normally you 
do not need to change the setting, but if the camera is having 
difficulty determining the white balance when shooting an object of 
a single color or when shooting under multiple light sources, you 
can change the setting.
White Balance Modes
1Press the ADJ./OK button in shooting mode.
2Press the ADJ./OK button #$ until the white balance...

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Various Shooting Functions1
4Press the ADJ./OK button.
• The symbol appears on the screen.
Caution------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The white balance function is not available when [Image Settings] is set to [B&W] or 
[Sepia], or scene mode is set to [Text Mode].
Note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•The white balance may not be adjusted correctly for a subject that is mostly dark. In...

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Various Shooting Functions1
1Press the ADJ./OK button in shooting mode.
2Press the ADJ./OK button #$ until the white balance 
menu appears.
3Press the button ! to select 
[M].
4Point the camera at a piece of 
paper or something white 
under the lighting conditions 
for your picture.
5Press the DISP. button.
• The white balance is set.
6Press the ADJ./OK button.
• The symbol appears on the screen.
• The screen is displayed with the white 
balance set in Step 5. If the result is 
not as expected,...

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Various Shooting Functions1ISO sensitivity indicates how sensitive film is to light. A greater 
value means higher sensitivity. High sensitivity is suitable for 
shooting an object in a dark place or a fast-moving object while 
minimizing blurring.
You can select from the following ISO settings:
Auto, Auto-Hi, ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, and 
ISO 1600.
When ISO setting is set to [Auto], the camera automatically 
changes the sensitivity according to the distance, brightness, zoom,...

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Various Shooting Functions1
4Press the ADJ./OK button.
• The setting appears on the screen.
Note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•When the ISO setting is set to [Auto], the maximum sensitivity is equivalent to ISO 400 
if the flash is used. When the image size is 3648 × 2736 the ISO setting is [Auto] and 
flash is not fired, the ISO setting is between 80 and 200.
•Images shot with a higher sensitivity may appear grainy.
•When the ISO...

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Various Shooting Functions1To return the shooting menu settings to their defaults, follow the 
steps below.1Display the shooting menu.
• For information on using the menu, see P.81.
2Press the ADJ./OK button  to 
select [Restore Defaults] and 
press the button $.
• A confirmation message appears.
3Make sure that [Yes] is 
selected, and then press the 
ADJ./OK button.
• The display indicates the camera is restoring the initial settings. Once 
it is finished, the display returns to the shooting mode...

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Shooting/Playing Back Movies2
2 Shooting/Playing Back Movies
You can shoot movies with sound.
You can set the image size to either 640 × 480 or 320 × 240 pixels.
You can set the number of frames shot per second (frame rate) to 
either 30 or 15.
Each movie you shoot is recorded as an AVI file.
1Turn the mode dial to 3.
2Press the shutter release button to 
start recording the movie.
• Recording continues until you press the shutter 
release button again.
3Press the shutter release button to 
finish...

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Shooting/Playing Back Movies2Note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
•The flash cannot be used.
•While shooting movies, only digital zoom can be used (up to 4.0×). (GP.38)
•When the shutter release button is pressed in Step 2, the camera focuses on the 
subject.
•The remaining recording time may not change uniformly because it is recalculated 
from the remaining memory capacity during movie recording.
•Use the shooting menu to set the image...