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User’s Guide
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Contents Introduction Chapter 2 Taking Photos Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Turning the Camera On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cocking the Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapter 1 Getting Started Setting White Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Setting Image Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Unpacking Your
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Chapter 4 Customizing the Settings For Users in Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Accessing the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Appendix Setting Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction The Epson R-D1s offers the convenience of digital imaging technology Life-size magnification with the classic features of a traditional rangefinder camera to produce The R-D1s comes with a viewfinder with 1.0x magnification, so what high-quality photographs and an enjoyable shooting experience. you see through the viewfinder is at the same size as seen with a naked eye. Using both eyes you can easily see what is happening outside the Traditional rangefinder design viewfinder. W
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Unpacking Your Camera Make sure you have these items: Battery charger Power cord (for battery charger) Camera body Lens hole cover Quick Reference Guide CD-ROM Battery Strap 6 Getting Started
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Camera Parts and Functions 1 Front View Rangefinder window 1 Images from this window are used to display the image superimposing field in the center of the finder frame. 1 Bright-line frame illumination window Receives light to illuminate bright-line frames in the viewfinder. 1 Viewfinder window Images from this window are displayed in the viewfinder. 1 X-sync contact Used to connect an external flash unit. (See the flash’s 1 manual for details on how to attach the flash.) 1 1 Lens release bu
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Top View Power switch Shutter charge lever Switches the power on or off. (See “Turning Used to cock the shutter before taking the Camera On and Off” on page 18 for each picture. (See “Cocking the Shutter” details.) on page 18 for details.) Shutter speed/ISO sensitivity dial Sets the shutter speed, exposure Shutter release button compensation (in AE mode), and ISO Releases the shutter. If pressed halfway sensitivity (when pulled up). (See “Setting the (without releasing the shutter), the Ex
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Back View Rangefinder eyepiece 1 Used to compose your pictures and to focus on the subject. AE-lock button 1 Locks the shutter speed at the metered value when using automatic exposure. (See “Locking the Exposure Setting (AE-lock)” on page 23 for details.) 1 Image quality/WB lever Used when setting image quality or white balance. (See “Setting White Balance” on page 19 and “Setting Image Quality” on page 19 for details.) 1 Memory card access light Lights when a picture is being saved in the m
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LCD Monitor (LCD) button Switches between the shooting mode and the playback mode. (MENU) button Displays the Main menu on the LCD monitor when in the playback mode. (ENTER) button Sets the selected item or settings when in the playback mode. Also toggles between single and tile display modes. (CANCEL) button Returns to the previous menu without making any settings. (USER) button Executes the preassigned function from the following: Delete, Lock, Magnify, Print, and Film. Status Gauge Whit
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4. Lace the strap end through the two plastic fasteners. Attaching the Strap to the Camera 1 1. Remove the protective pads and metal rings from the strap. 1 Metal ring Protective pad 1 2. Attach the protective pad and the metal ring to one side of the camera. 1 5. Repeat these steps to attach the other end of the strap to the other side of the camera. 1 Using the Battery Caution: 1 c Only use the Epson lithium-ion battery (EU-85). Do not use any other make or model of battery under any circum
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1. Connect the power cord to the battery charger, then plug it into an 2. Insert the battery into the battery charger with the terminal end electrical outlet. first. The red indicator light on the charger lights up to indicate the battery is being charged. 3. When the indicator light turns off, the battery is fully charged. Remove the battery from the charger. 4. Disconnect the battery charger from the power outlet. 12 Getting Started
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Installing the Battery in the Camera Using a Memory Card 1 1. Make sure the camera’s power switch is in the Off position, then You cannot take pictures unless a memory card is installed in the open the battery cover. camera. The camera accepts SD memory cards of up to 2 GB capacity. Caution: 1 ❏ Make sure there is no dirt or dust on the memory card terminal. If c it is dirty, you may not be able to read from or write to the card. ❏ Never insert or remove a memory card while the memory card 1
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Inserting a Memory Card Removing the Memory Card 1. Make sure that the memory card is not locked. Slide the write 1. Make sure the memory card access light is off, then open the protect switch to unlock the card if needed. memory card slot cover. Write protect switch DUMMY 2. Make sure that the memory card access light is off, then open the memory card slot cover. Insert the memory card all the way into 2. Push in the memory card until it clicks, then release your finger. the slot until it
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Mounting an M-mount Lens Mounting and Removing Lenses 1 1. Align the dot on the lens with the red dot on the lens release button. The camera accepts a wide variety of M-type bayonet mount (M-mount) lenses. You can also use L-type screw mount (L-mount) lenses by attaching a third-party adapter ring. 1 Incompatible Lenses Certain lenses are not compatible with the camera due to physical 1 constraints: ❏ Lenses that project more than 20.5 mm into the camera body. These lenses cannot be used beca
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Removing an M-mount Lens Mounting and Removing an L-mount Lens For an L-mount lens, you need an optional M-bayonet adapter ring. 1. Press the lens release button and turn the lens body Attach the adapter ring to the lens, then install the lens on the camera counterclockwise. as you would an M-mount lens. When you want to remove the lens, the procedure is the same as for an M-mount lens. Selecting the Focal Length You need to select the focal length of the lens mounted in order to display th
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Determining the Effective Focal Length The CCD sensor in this camera is an APS-C size, about 34% smaller 1 than the area covered by a 35 mm film. This effectively increases the working focal length of the attached lens by 1.53x to produce the equivalent 35 mm focal length. 1 For example, if you use a 50 mm lens with this camera, the effective focal length would be 50 × 1.53 = 76.5 mm. The focal length conversion table on the rear panel of the camera shows 1 equivalent 35 mm focal lengths of
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Chapter 2 Taking Photos Turning the Camera On and Off Cocking the Shutter Before taking each picture, push the shutter charge lever as far as it will go to the right to cook the shutter. The shutter charge lever can be left Turn on Turn off in the “ready” position when shooting a series of pictures. DUMMY When you turn on the camera the first time, you need to set the current date (month, day, and year) and time (hours and minutes) on the LCD monitor. Once these settings are made, the camera
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The selected setting is indicated on the status gauge: Setting White Balance 2 Setting Description The white balance feature adjusts the camera for different types of A (Auto) Automatically determined ambient light. You can either set the white balance to be adjusted automatically, or select the particular setting to suit the ambient light (Sunny) Outdoors on a sunny day 2 type. (Shade) In the shade on a sunny day 1. Pull down and hold the image quality/WB lever at the WB position. (Cloudy
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JPEG is a universal image format that can be viewed on most computers Setting ISO Sensitivity without using proprietary software. Files saved in JPEG format are compressed and smaller than those saved in RAW format. They do lose The ISO sensitivity setting determines the camera’s sensitivity to varying degrees of picture quality when compressed, and are less available light. As ISO sensitivity is increased, less light is required to suited for postprocessing because resaving a JPEG file fu
