Ricoh Wg4 User Manual

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1Getting Started
Installing an SD Memory Card
This camera uses SD Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards or SDXC Memory 
Cards. Captured images are saved on the SD Memory Card if a card is inserted 
in the camera. They are saved in the built-in memory if a card is not inserted 
(p.41).
• Be sure to use this camera to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that is unused or has been previously used on other cameras or digital devices. 
Refer to “Formatting the Memory” (p.167) for instructions on formatting...

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1Slide the battery cover lock as indicated by 1, and release the 
lock.
2Slide the release latch as indicated by  2, and open the battery 
cover towards  3.
3Insert an SD Memory Card into the SD Memory Card socket so 
that the label is facing toward the front of the camera (the side 
with the lens).
Push the card in all the way. Images may not be recorded correctly if the card is 
not inserted all the way.
To remove the SD Memory Card, push it in once and then pull it out.
4Close the...

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Turning the Camera On and Off
1Press the power button.
The camera turns on and both the power lamp and display turn on.
If the [Language/ ] screen or [Date Adjustment] screen appears when you 
turn the camera on, follow the procedure on p.43 to set the display language and/
or current date and time.
2Press the power button again.The camera turns off and both the power lamp and display turn off.
The SD Memory Card is checked when the 
camera turns on and the memory status is...

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Use this function when you want to play back images straightaway without taking 
any picture.
1Press and hold down the Q button.The display turns on and the camera starts up in playback mode.
Starting-up in Playback Mode
• To switch from playback mode to capture mode, press the  Q button or 
press the shutter release button halfway.
• In order to set the camera not to start up in playback mode, set [Playback  Mode] to  P (Off) from [Startup Shortcut] in the [ W Setting] menu. (p.186)...

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Initial Settings
The [Language/ ] screen appears when the camera is turned on for the first 
time. Perform the operations in “Setting the Display Language” below to set the 
language, and in “Setting the Date and Time” (p.46) to set the current date and 
time.
1Use the four-way controller ( 2345) to choose the display 
language.
2Press the  4 button.
The [Initial Setting] screen appears in the 
selected language. If the desired settings 
for [Hometown] and [DST] (Daylight Saving...

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3Press the four-way controller (3).The frame moves to [W Hometown].
4Press the four-way controller ( 5).The [W Hometown] screen appears.
5Use the four-way controller ( 45) 
to choose a city.
6Press the four-way controller ( 3).
The frame moves to [DST] (Daylight Saving Time).
7Use the four-way controller (45) to select O(On) or P (Off).
8Press the  4 button.
The [Initial Setting] screen reappears.
9Press the four-way controller ( 3) to select [Settings 
complete].
10Press the  4...

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If you accidentally select the wrong language and go to the next procedure, perform 
the following operation to set the language back.
 When the Wrong Language Has Been Inadvertently Selected
1Press the four-way controller ( 5).
2Use the four-way controller (2345) to select the desired 
language and press the  4 button.
The [Initial Setting] screen appears in the selected language.
 When the Screen After Step 2 Appears in the Wrong Language
1Press the  3 button.
This exits the setting...

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Set the current date and time and the display format.
1Press the four-way controller (5).The frame moves to [mm/dd/yy].
2Use the four-way controller (23) 
to choose the date and time 
display format.
Choose from [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/
mm/dd].
3Press the four-way controller ( 5).The frame moves to [24h].
4Use the four-way controller (23) to select [24h] (24-hour 
display) or [12h] (12-hour display).
5Press the four-way controller ( 5).The frame returns to [Date Format].
6Press...

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When the [Initial Setting] or [Date Adjustment] screen is displayed, you can 
cancel the setting operation and switch to capture mode by pressing the 
3 button. In this case, the [Initial Setting] screen will appear next time 
you turn the camera on.
[Language/ ], [Date], [Time], [Hometown] and [DST] can be changed. Refer to 
the pages below for instructions.
• To change the language, follow the steps in “Changing the Display Language”  (1 p.174).
• To change the date and time, follow...

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2Common Operations
Understanding the Button Functions
1Q buttonSwitches to  Q mode (p.52).
2 Power buttonTurns the camera on and off (p.41).
3Shutter release buttonFocuses the camera on the subject when pressed halfway in Still Picture 
Capture Mode (except when the focus mode is set to  3, s , and \ ) (p.62).
Takes a still picture when pressed down fully (p.62).
Pressing down fully starts and stops movie recording in  C (Movie), 
 (Underwater Movie),   (High Speed Movie),  c (Time-Lapse Movie), and...