Ricoh Wg4 User Manual

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Names of Parts
Front
(*) Only available with the RICOH WG-4 GPS.
Back
Shutter release buttonLens
Power button/Power lamp (green)
Flash
Remote control receiver
LED Macro Lights
Microphones
Sub-display (*)
Strap lug
Self-timer lamp/
Focus assist light
Display
Tripod socket
USB/AV terminal Battery lock lever
Battery cover lock
HDMI terminal
Battery cover
Remote control receiver
Speakers
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Names of Operating Parts
Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.48 - 51) for an explanation 
of the function of each button.
Macro standAttaching the supplied macro stand (O-MS2) reduces camera shake during shooting 
in   (Digital Microscope) or  (1cm-Macro Movie) mode (p.75, p.122). Insert two 
clips into the slits in upper and lower sides of the LED Macro Lights part. When 
attaching and detaching the macro stand, do not hold the clip part.
* When using the macro stand, the camera may not be able to focus if the objects 
have uneven surfaces.
4  button
3  button Four-way controller
Green/
i button
Power button
Q button
W
/T /f /y  button
Shutter release button
Movie button 
						

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Display Indications
The display changes in the following sequence each time you press the 4 
button: “Normal Display”, “Histogram + Info”, “Electronic Compass Display”, “Grid 
Display”, “No Info”, “LCD Off”.
Display in  A Mode
• All the camera buttons function as normal even when the LCD is off. Press 
the shutter release button to take pictures as normal.
• The display cannot be changed in some shooting modes.
• Only the RICOH WG-4 GPS can display the electronic compass. If you are  using the RICOH WG-4, the display changes to the Grid Display by 
pressing the  4 button at the Histogram + Info display.
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Normal Display/ Histogram + Info/ Grid Display in Still Picture Capture Mode
1 to 22 and A1 appear when “Normal Display” is selected. B1 to B6 appear at the 
position of 20 when “Histogram + Info” is selected. Only A1 appears when “Grid 
Display” or “No Info” is selected.
1 Shooting mode (p.67)
17GPS status
(RICOH WG-4 GPS only)
2 Battery level indicator (p.36)
3 Face Detection icon (p.99)
18GPS log icon
(RICOH WG-4 GPS only)
4 Date Imprint setting (p.106)
5 EV Compensation (p.95)
19Electronic Level (p.29)
6 Shutter speed
20Date and time (p.46)
7 Aperture
21World Time setting (p.172)
8 Shake Reduction icon (p.97)
22D-Range Setting (p.96)
9 Memory status (p.41)
A1Focus frame (p.61)
10 Remaining image storage capacity
B1Recorded Pixels (p.89)
11 Flash Mode (p.83)
B2Quality Level (p.90)
12 Drive Mode (p.77 - p.81)
B3White Balance (p.91)
13 Focus Mode (p.84)
B4AE Metering (p.93)
14 Eye-Fi communication status (p.181)
B5Histogram (p.28)
15 Height/air pressure
(RICOH WG-4 GPS only) (p.189) B6
Sensitivity (p.94)
16 Digital zoom/Intelligent Zoom icon (p.64)
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* 6 and 7 are only displayed when the shutter release button is pressed half-way.
* For 8, M appears if the shutter release button is pressed halfway when 
[Shake Reduction] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu is set to [Sensor Shift] or [Dual]. 
l  appears when [Shake Reduction] is set to [Off].
* For 13, when the focus mode is set to  = and the Auto Macro function is 
activated,  q appears on the display (p.84).
* 14 changes depending on [Eye-Fi] setting in the [ W Setting] menu.
* 15 changes depending on [Pressure Sensor] settings in [ W Setting] menu.
* 17 changes depending on [GPS] settings in [ WSetting] menu.
No icon is displayed on the screen when [GPS On/Off] is set to [Off].
* 18 appears when recording the GPS log.
* 20 disappears for two seconds after the camera is turned on.
* 22 changes depending on [D-Range Setting] settings in the [ A Rec. Mode] 
menu.
No icon is displayed on the screen when [Highlight Correction] and [Shadow 
Correction] are both set to [Off].
* When the shooting mode is b  (Auto Picture) and if you press the shutter 
release button halfway, the automatically selected shooting mode appears in 
A1 even when “No Info” is selected.
* If there are overexposed highlight areas  in the image, they will blink red on the 
display, and if there are underexposed shadow areas, they will blink yellow. 
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Electronic Compass Display in Still Picture Capture Mode 
(displayed only on the RICOH WG-4 GPS)
* 4 changes depending on [Pressure Sensor] settings in [W Setting] menu.
* 5 changes depending on [GPS] settings in [ W Setting] menu.
No icon is displayed on the screen when [GPS On/Off] is set to [Off].
* 7 changes depending on the current lens direction. Relationship between the  displayed degrees and the lens  direction is as follows:
* The normal display appears if you press the shutter release button halfway.  Press the  4 button twice to display the Electronic Compass Display again.
1
GPS latitude
5GPS status
2 GPS longitude
6Battery level indicator
3 Current date
7Lens direction
4 Height/air pressure
8Current time
0°When the lens points to the north
90° When the lens points to the east
180° When the lens 
points to the south
270° When the lens 
points to the west
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The display shows the shooting information of the image in playback mode. The 
display changes in the following sequence each time you press the 4 button:
Display in  Q Mode
• The display cannot be changed by pressing the  4 button while playing 
back or pausing a movie.
• Only the RICOH WG-4 GPS can display Info 2. If you are using the RICOH WG-4, the display changes to the normal 
display by pressing the  4 button at no info display.
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Normal Display/ Info 1 in Playback Mode
(All of the display items are displayed here for explanatory purposes.)
The display shows information such as the shooting conditions. In Normal 
Display, A1 to A10 are displayed. In Info 1, B1 to B8 are displayed as well.
* A1 appears only if the Face Detection function worked when the image was shot.
* In “Normal Display”, A3 disappears if no operation is performed for two seconds.
* A5 appears even when “No Info” is selected, but disappears if no operation is 
performed for two seconds. When no operation is performed for two seconds in 
“Normal Display” or “Info 1”, only “Edit” disappears.
* A10 appears only when the volume is being adjusted during playback of movies  (p.126).
* When “Normal Display” is selected, the current date and time appears for two 
seconds in the B4 to B8 positions.
* If there are overexposed highlight areas  in the image, they will blink red on the 
display, and if there are underexposed shadow areas, they will blink yellow.
A1
Face Detection icon (p.99)
A10Volume icon
A2 Playback mode
B1Shutter speed
Q : Still picture (p.125)
B2Aperture
K : Movie (p.126)
B3Histogram (p.28)
A3 Battery level indicator (p.36)
B4Sensitivity (p.94)
A4 Protect icon (p.139)
B5Recorded Pixels (p.89)
A5 Four-way controller guide
B6Quality Level (p.90)
A6 File number
B7White Balance (p.91)
A7 Folder number (p.175)
B8AE Metering (p.93)
A8 Memory status (p.41)
A9 Eye-Fi communication status (p.181)
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Info 2 in Playback Mode (displayed only on the RICOH WG-4 GPS)
* 6 appears only when the volume is being adjusted during playback of movies (p.126).
* “-” appears at 11 and 12 when [Pressure Sensor] is set to [Off] (p.189).
*  (height) appears at 11 and   (air pressure) at 12 when [Not underwater] is selected for [Camera Location] in [Pressure Sensor].  (water depth) appears at 11 and   (underwater pressure) at 12 when 
[Underwater] is selected for [Camera Location] in [Pressure Sensor] (p.189).
* 13 displays the lens direction during shoot ing. 0° is displayed when the lens 
pointed to the north at the time of shooting (p.24).
* 14 is displayed in GPS time (the reference time scale of the GPS system). This  may be different from the time you have set on the camera.
A guide indicator for each available butt on or key operation appears as follows on 
the display during operation. 1
Face Detection icon 9Folder number
2 Playback mode 10Memory status
3 Battery level indicator 11Height
4 Protect icon 12Air pressure
5 Four-way controller guide 13Lens direction
6 Volume icon 14GPS time
7 Eye-Fi communication status 15GPS latitude
8 File number 16GPS longitude
Guide Display
2 Four-way controller ( 2) Zoom button
3 Four-way controller ( 3) 4 button
4 Four-way controller ( 4) Shutter release button
5 Four-way controller ( 5)X (green), 
iGreen/ i button
3  button
(red)Movie button
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A histogram shows the brightness 
distribution of an image. The 
horizontal axis represents 
brightness (dark at the left and 
bright at the right) and the vertical 
axis represents the number of 
pixels.
The shape of the histogram 
before and after shooting tells you 
whether the brightness and 
contrast are correct or not, and 
lets you decide if you need to use EV compensation and take the picture again.
Understanding Brightness
If the brightness is correct, the graph peaks in the middle. If the image is 
underexposed, the peak is on the left side, and if it is overexposed, the peak is on 
the right side.
When the image is underexposed, the part to  the left is cut off (dark portions) and 
when the image is overexposed,  the part to the right is cut off (bright portions).
This camera has a function where overex posed areas are indicated as blinking 
red and underexposed areas as blinking yellow.
Understanding Contrast
The graph peaks gradually for images in which contrast is balanced. The graph 
peaks on both sides but sinks in the middle  for images with a large difference in 
contrast and low amounts of mid-level brightness.
Histogram
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)  1p.95
Number of pixels →←Brightness →
(Dark) (Bright)
Dark portions Bright portions
Dark image Correct image Bright image