Ricoh GX8 - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
Chapter 1 Quick Guide
Before Shooting .......................................................................................... 10
Packing List .................................................................................................................. 10
Names of parts ............................................................................................................. 12
How to Use the Mode Dial............................................................................................ 14
Using the up/down dial ................................................................................................. 14
About LCD Monitor Display .......................................................................................... 15
Getting Ready to Shoot .............................................................................. 17
About the Batteries....................................................................................................... 17
Batteries (Cells) Not Acceptable .................................................................................. 18
Battery level indication ................................................................................................. 19
Loading the Batteries ................................................................................................... 20
Inserting the rechargeable battery (sold separately) .................................................... 21
Using the AC Adapter (sold separately) ....................................................................... 22
About an SD Memory Card (available in stores) .......................................................... 24
Inserting an SD Memory Card...................................................................................... 25
Turning the Power On/Off ............................................................................................ 26
Setting the language .................................................................................................... 27
Setting the date and time ............................................................................................. 28
Changing the Display ................................................................................................... 29
Histogram Display ........................................................................................................ 30
Basic Shooting............................................................................................ 31
How to Hold the Camera .............................................................................................. 31
Preventing camera shake............................................................................................. 32
Capturing the Moment Shooting (Full-press) ............................................................... 33
Checking the Focus and Shooting (Half-press)............................................................ 34
When the Subject is not Centered (Shooting with Focus-lock) .................................... 36
Using the Zoom Function ............................................................................................. 38
Shooting Close-Ups (Macro-Mode).............................................................................. 39
Using the Flash ............................................................................................................ 40
How to use the hot shoe............................................................................................... 41
Shooting with Scenery-Matching.................................................................................. 43
Playing Back................................................................................................ 45
Checking the image you just took (Quick Review) ....................................................... 45
Viewing Your Images ................................................................................................... 46
Thumbnail Display........................................................................................................ 47
Magnifying Images ....................................................................................................... 48
Viewing on a Television ............................................................................. 49
Erasing......................................................................................................... 51
Erasing Unwanted Images ........................................................................................... 51
Erasing Multiple Frames at One Time.......................................................................... 52
Chapter 2 A Variety of Shooting Techniques/
Playback
Direct Printing ............................................................................................. 54