Ricoh Wg4 User Manual

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The Face Detection function locates faces in the frame and automatically adjusts 
the focus and exposure for those faces. You can change the setting of the 
function so that the camera will automatically release the shutter when one or 
more of the subjects smile. The default setting is  I (Face Detection On).
1Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Face Detection] in 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Press the four-way controller ( 5).A pull-down menu appears.
3Use the four-way controller (23) to change the setting.
4Press the 4 button.The setting is saved.
The Face Detection icon appears on the display.
Switching the Face Detection Function
I (Face Detection On) The camera detects a persons face.
J  (Smile Capture) The camera automatically release the shutter when your 
subject smiles.
 (Self-portrait Assist) The LED Macro Lights flash when the camera detects a 
persons face. The position of the blinking LED Macro 
Light indicates where the detected face is on the screen.
J  (Self-portrait Assist + 
Smile Capture) The LED Macro Lights flash when the camera detects a 
persons face. The camera automatically release the 
shutter when your subject smiles.
 (Face Detection Off) The camera does not detect a persons face.
• Face Detection AF and AE may not work if the subject is wearing  sunglasses, has part of their face covered or is not looking toward the 
camera.
• If the camera cannot detect the subject’s face, the camera focuses with the  setting currently selected in [Focusing Area].
• Even when Smile Capture is selected, it may not work and an image may  not be captured, depending on the condition of the recognized faces, such 
as the faces are too small. If this happens, press the shutter release button 
to take a picture.
•In  e (Pet) mode, the Face Detection function serves as the pet detection 
function (for one pet only).
• The Face Detection function cannot be selected in some shooting modes.  Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.204) for details. 
						

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The LED Macro Lights around the lens blink when the camera detects people’s 
faces in   (Self-portrait Assist) or J (Self-portrait Assist + Smile Capture) 
mode. The position of the blinking LED Macro Light indicates where the detected 
face is on the screen.
The position (area) of the detected face corresponds to the blinking LED Macro 
Light as follows.
Example 1. When the camera detects a person in area  1 on the display.
Example 2. When the camera detects two people in areas  2 and  5 on the 
display.
To Use the Self-portrait Assist Function
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This specifies whether Blink Detection works when you use the Face Detection 
function. The default setting is  O (On).
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Blink Detection] in 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller (45) to switch between O (On) or 
P(Off).
O(On) The Blink Detection function works.P (Off)The Blink Detection function does not work.
The setting is saved.
Use this setting to specify whether or not  an Instant Review is displayed immediately 
after images are shot. The default setting is  O (On: displays the image).
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Instant Review] in 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
• When the camera detects two faces in the same area, the closest LED 
Macro Light to the blinking light also blinks.
• The camera can tell the positions of up to three detected faces by blinking  the LED Macro Lights.
• When the camera detects four or five faces, four or five LED Macro Lights  blink depending on the number of detected faces. When the camera 
detects six or more faces, all the six lights blink (the lights do not tell the 
positions of detected faces).
•In  b (Auto Picture) mode, the LED Macr o Lights turn off if the camera 
selects a mode in which the Face Detection function does not work after 
pressing the shutter release button halfway.
• When the Self-portrait Assist function is on, the LED Macro Lights do not  turn off after the set period of Power Saving.
• The LED Macro Lights do not blink when the detected faces are too small.
Setting the Blink Detection Function
Blink Detection  1p.64
If the Blink Detection function detected closed eyes when shooting, [Closed 
eyes have been detected] is displayed for 3 seconds during Instant Review.
Setting the Instant Review 
						

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2Use the four-way controller (45) to switch between O (On) 
or  P (Off).
O (On) Instant Review is displayed.
P  (Off) Instant Review is not displayed.
The setting is saved.
You can assign one of the following functions to the Green button: [Green Mode] 
(p.71) or [Fn Setting] (p.103). You can  activate the assigned function by just 
pressing the Green button.
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Green Button] in 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Press the four-way controller ( 5).
A pull-down menu appears.
3Use the four-way controller (23) 
to select a function you want to 
assign.
4Press the  4 button.The setting is saved.Instant Review 
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Setting the Green Button Function
When the shooting mode is set to  9 (Green) mode, the Green Button setting 
from the [ A Rec. Mode] menu is disabled. Switch to a mode other than  9 
to access [Green Button] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
Assigning a Function to the Green Button
[Green Mode] is assigned to the Green button as the default setting.
MENUCancelOKOK
Green Button
Fn Setting
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You can assign frequently used functions on the four-way controller. Using this 
function, you can directly set the functions by pressing the four-way controller 
without displaying the menu in capture mode.
In [Fn Setting], Still Picture Capture Mode and Movie Mode have different settings. To 
execute [Fn Setting] in Movie Mode, press the  3 button in Movie Mode and use 
the four-way controller ( 45) to display the [ C Movie] menu before step 1 on  p.102.
3Use the four-way controller ( 23) 
to select [Fn Setting].
4Press the  4 button.
The [Fn Setting] screen appears.
5Use the four-way controller ( 23) 
to select a key you want to assign 
a function to.
6Press the four-way controller ( 5).A pull-down menu appears.
7Use the four-way controller (23) 
to select an item you want to 
assign.
8Press the  4 button.The setting is saved.
Assigning Frequently Used Functi ons to the Four-way Controller 
(Fn Setting)
The functions assigned to the keys of the four-way controller can be used only 
when [Fn Setting] is assigned to the Green button.
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
MENUCancelOKOK
Green Button
WB
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Green Mode
Recorded Pixels EV Compensation
Quality Level
White Balance
MENU
Green Button
WB
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Recorded Pixels EV Compensation
Quality Level
White Balance
MENUOKOK
Cancel
Green Button
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ISO
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The default settings for each mode
Items that can be assigned to each key
* The menu item to be displayed changes depending on the [Image Tone] selected in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. When you have selected either [Bright] 
or [Natural], [Saturation] is displayed, and when [Monochrome] is selected, 
[Tone Adjustment] is displayed.
Press the Green button in capture mode to display the Fn Setting screen. Select 
an item with the four-way controller ( 2345), and press either the (23) or 
( 45 ) four-way controller to change the settings.
You can assign only one function to each key.
Still Picture Capture ModeMovie mode
Default settings ( 2) EV Compensation ( 2) Movie SR
( 3 ) Recorded Pixels ( 3) EV Compensation
( 4 ) Quality Level ( 4) Recorded Pixels
( 5 ) White Balance ( 5) White Balance
Still Picture Capture ModeMovie mode
Selectable 
items EV Compensation Recorded Pixels
Recorded Pixels Movie SR
Quality Level White Balance
White Balance Focusing Area
Sensitivity Face Detection
Focusing Area EV Compensation
Face Detection Sharpness
Auto Macro Saturation (Tone Adjustment) *
AE Metering Contrast
Highlight Correction
Shadow Correction
Sharpness
Saturation (Tone Adjustment) *
Contrast
Changing Assigned Items 
						

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You can give an image sharp or soft outlines.
1Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Sharpness] in the 
[A  Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to change the sharpness 
level.
F Soft
G Normal
H Sharp
You can set either color brightness (Saturation) or the tone of monochrome 
images (Tone Adjustment).
The menu item to be displayed changes depending on the [Image Tone] selected 
in the [ARec. Mode] menu.
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Saturation (or 
Tone Adjustment)] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to select the level of 
saturation (or color tone for Tone Adjustment).
F Low (Blue for Tone Adjustment)
G Normal (B&W for Tone Adjustment)
H High (Sepia for Tone Adjustment)
Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
Setting the Saturation/Tone Adjustment
Selected Image ToneDisplayed item
Bright, Natural Saturation
Monochrome Tone Adjustment 
						

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For setting the image contrast level.
1Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Contrast] in the 
[A  Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to change the contrast 
level.
F Low
G Normal
H High
You can choose whether to imprint the date and/or time when taking still pictures.
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Date Imprint] on 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Press the four-way controller ( 5).A pull-down menu appears.
3Use the four-way controller (23) to select the Date Imprint 
details.
Choose from [Date], [Date & Time], [Time] or [Off].
4Press the  4 button.The setting is saved.
Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)
Setting the Date Imprint Function
• The date and/or time imprinted with the Date Imprint function cannot be 
deleted.
• Note that if a printer or image editing software is set to print the date and  the images to be printed already have the date and/or time imprinted, the 
imprinted dates and/or times may overlap.
•O appears on the display in A mode when [Date Imprint] is set to any 
setting other than [Off].
• The date and/or time are imprinted on the picture with the display format  set in the [Date Adjustment] screen (p.46). 
						

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You can take pictures with clearer details by using image processing with the IQ 
Enhancer technique.
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [IQ Enhancer] in 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to select O (On)/P (Off).
O  (On)  The IQ Enhancer function works
P   (Off)  The IQ Enhancer function does not work
The setting is saved.
Set whether or not to turn on the LED Macro Lights around the lens.
The LED Macro Lights turn on when the [Macro Light] is set to  O (On).
The default setting is  P (Off).
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Macro Light] in 
the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to select O (On)/P (Off).
O  (On)  Turns on the LED Macro Lights
P   (Off)  Turns off the LED Macro Lights
The setting is saved.
Setting the IQ Enhancer Processing
IQ Enhancer does not function in the following situations:
• When the drive mode is set to  c (Burst Shooting)
• When the shooting mode is set to   (Handheld Night Snap)
Setting the Macro Light
• In   (Digital Microscope) or  (1cm-Macro Movie) mode, the LED Macro 
Lights turn on regardless of whether the setting is turned on or off.
• If Power Saving is set to on, the light turns off after the set time.
• The LED Macro Lights turn off during playback and when using the USB  connector except when outputting video signals in   (Digital Microscope) 
or 
  (1cm-Macro Movie) mode.
• (Self-portrait Assist) and J (Self-portrait Assist + Smile Capture) 
cannot be selected when [Macro Light] is set to  O (On).
If you take a picture using the self-timer ( g, Z ) or a remote control unit ( h, 
i ) while [Macro Light] is set to  O (On), the LED Macro Lights remain on 
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The camera has the electronic level to detect the tilt of the camera.
When [Electronic Level] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu is set to  O (On), the 
electronic level appears on the display.
The default setting is  O (On).
1Use the four-way controller ( 23) to select [Electronic Level] 
in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to select O (On)/P (Off).O  (On)  The electronic level is displayed.
P   (Off)  The electronic level is not displayed.
The setting is saved.
You can attach the RICOH Wide Conversion Lens DW-5 to shoot pictures at a 
lens magnification of 0.8 (equivalent to a 35 mm camera’s 20 mm wide-angle 
zoom). 
To use the DW-5, select  O (On) for [Lens Adapter On] in the [ A Rec. Mode] 
menu.
1Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Lens Adapter On] 
in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
2Use the four-way controller ( 45) to select O (On)/P (Off).
O  (On)  The conversion lens is available.
P   (Off)  The conversion lens is not available.
The setting is saved.
Setting the Electronic Level
Electronic Level  1p.29
Using a Conversion Lens