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Operation Manual
For the safe use of your camera, be sure to read the Safety Precautions thoroughly before use.
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Using These Manuals Using This Guide The three manuals included are for your Display examples: Caplio RX. This manual gives examples of LCD monitor displays from the Caplio G4 wide that has shooting functions equivalent to those of this 1. Please read this first: camera. Read Me First (a sheet of printed docu- Terms: ment) In this guide, still images, movies, and This manual introduces the package con- sounds are all referred to as "images" or tents and explains easy shooting. "files." Bef
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Shooting with Multi-Shot.............................................42 Contents Shooting with S Multi-Shot .........................................42 Shooting with M Multi-Shot.........................................42 Shooting Movies .................................................. 42 Using These Manuals ............................................ 2 Shooting with Optical Zoom................................. 43 1. Please read this first: ................................................2 S
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Viewing Still Images Recorded on an SD Memory Card ..... 79 Changing the Playback Method for Viewing on TV Viewing Still Images Recorded on Internal Memory...80 (VIDEO OUT MODE)......................................... 112 Viewing Movies .................................................... 80 Chapter 2 Playing Back Images (Pic- Adjusting the Movie Sound Volume............................81 tures/Movies) on a Com- Playing Back Sound............................................. 81 Playing Back So
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Using the Shortcut Menu ......................................... 140 Displaying the Viewer Screen ............................ 141 Using the Viewer Screen ..........................................141 Printing an Image............................................... 142 To Print an Image .....................................................142 Using the [Print Setup] Dialog Box .......................... 142 Checking the Printing Layout................................... 143 Making printer setti
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Chapter 1 Using Your Camera Section 1 Getting Started This section explains how to get your camera ready, from taking it out of the package to preparing to shoot.
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Quick Start Guide Checking that Every- thing is Packed The following items should be included with the camera. Please make sure everything was packed. 1 Caplio RX Caplio CD-ROM The software and the operation manual are included on this CD-ROM. AA Alkaline Batteries (LR6) (2) Warranty Card Handstrap Safety Precautions AV Cable Used when viewing your images on a TV unit. Attaching the hand strap to the cam- era USB Cable Thread the tips of the strap through the cam- Used to connect the camera
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Optional Accessories Names of Parts AC Adapter (AC-4a) It is necessary to know these in order to Used for power supply from a home outlet to understand the explanations in this manual. the camera. Connect this adapter for long- Check the following. time play or image transfer to a personal computer. Camera 1 Front View Battery Charger (BJ-2) Rechargeable Battery (DB-43) 1. Shutter Release Button (see P.34) 2. Mode Dial (see P.11) 3. Flash Other products sold separately: 4. AF Window • PC Car
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1. Flash Lamp Rear View 2. Auto Focus Lamp 3. Viewfinder 4. Power Button (see P.16) 5. Z (Wide-angle)/9 (Thumbnail Display) 1 Button (see P.43) 6. z (Telephoto)/8 (Enlarged View) Button (see P.43) 7. # Button/Q (Quick Review) Button (see P.78) Left Side, looking from the front 8. $ Button/F(Flash) Button (see P.50) 9. O (OK) Button 10.! Button 11." /N (Macro) Button (see P.45) 12.DISP. Button 13.M Button 14.D (Delete)/T (Self-timer) Button (see Bottom P.87/P.51) 15.ADJ. Button 16.LCD Monitor 17
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The following batteries can be used in the How to Use the Mode Dial camera. Please choose which kind to use according to your needs. The Mode Dial is on the top of the camera. • AA Alkaline Batteries (LR6) (included) The Mode Dial is used to select the desired You can obtain them anywhere, so they are mode and operation for shooting and play- convenient for travel. back (still image viewing). However, in a low-temperature environ- 1 1. Turn the Mode Dial to the sym- ment the number of sho
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• The number of shots is for reference only. Using the Batteries If the camera is used for long periods od time for setting and playback, the shooting time (the number of shots) will decrease. If you have already used this camera, make sure it is turned off before loading batteries. • Other batteries, such as manganese dry 1. Make sure the camera power is 1 cell (R6) and Ni-Cd, cannot be used. off. • Please remove the batteries if you are not going to use the camera for a long period 2. O
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4. Close the battery/card cover and slide it back into place. • Other batteries, such as manganese dry cell (R6) and Ni-Cd, cannot be used. • With AA Alkaline Batteries (LR6), the num- ber of shots may differ depending on the batteries. 1 • Please remove the batteries if you are not going to use it for a long period of time. Using the Rechargeable Removing the Rechargeable Bat- Battery tery If you have already used this camera, make The rechargeable battery (DB-43) is another sure it is t
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4. Close the battery/card cover and Using the AC Adapter slide it back into place. If you have already used this camera, make sure it is turned off before loading the AC Adapter Battery. Battery for use with 1 the AC Adapter AC Adapter Setting up the AC Adapter • Please remove the rechargeable batteries if you are not going to use the camera for a 1. Make sure the camera's power is long period of time. off. • Use the battery charger BJ-2 (sold sepa- rately) to recharge the battery. 2. Open
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Removing the AC Adapter 4. Open the power (DC input) cable cover and take the cable out. When using the AC Adapter, the battery level indication may not reach the full area. 1. Make sure the camera's power is off. 1 2. Unplug the power plug from the outlet. 3. Open the battery/card cover. 5. Close the battery/card cover and The cover slides open in two steps. slide it back into place. First slide the cover toward the face of the camera, then lift it to expose the bat- 6. Plug the power cord
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Turning the Power On/ Off Auto Power-off • If the camera goes unused for a set period The camera is switched On and Off as fol- of time, it will automatically turn itself off to lows. save power. To use the camera again, sim- 1 Turning the Camera On ply press the power button. • At time of purchase, the Auto Power-off 1. Press the power button. function is set to one minute. • The Auto Power-off function does not work when connected to your computer. Power-Save Mode • You can reduce the pow
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Inserting an SD Mem- ory Card (Available in Where images are recorded Stores) When no SD memory card is inserted, the camera records images in the internal mem- You can record the still images and movies ory; when an SD memory card is inserted, it you have taken in the camera's internal 1 records images on the memory card. memory or on an SD memory card (available When no memory card is When a memory card is in stores). loaded loaded Records to internal memory Records to the SD memory
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3. Make sure the card is facing the 3. Press the card gently and right way and then push the release it. card all the way in until it clicks. The card pops out just a little. 1 4. Close the battery/card cover and 4. Gently take the card out of the slide it back into place. camera. 5. Close the battery/card cover and slide it back into place. When loading the SD Memory Card, take care not to get any dirt on the card's metal parts. Removing the SD Memory Card 1. Make sure the camera's power
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How to Use the LCD Monitor The LCD Monitor can be used to view the subject when you are shooting an image, as well as for playing back movies and still images. Symbols and numbers indicating the camera's status and settings are displayed on the screen of the LCD Monitor. Screen Examples when Shooting Pictures 1 (When the shutter release button is half-pressed) Still Image Mode Movie Mode Voice Memo Mode Symbol Display Contents Refer to 1. Flash Current flash mode. P.50 Flash Offj Auto Red-eye
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Symbol Display Contents Refer to 5. Flash Mode Types Still Image Shooting Mode. P.35 Movie Mode. P.42 Multi-Shot Mode. P.40 1 S Multi-Shot Mode. P.40 * A musical note is dis- played for an image shot M Multi-Shot Mode. P.40 with sound. PORTRAIT Mode. P.38 SPORTS Mode. P.38 LANDSCAPE Mode. P.38 NIGHTSCAPE Mode. P.38 TEXT Mode. P.38 HIGH SENSITIVITY Mode. P.38 Voice Memo Mode. P.47 6.PHOTOMETRY (No Display) Light Metering Method. P.69 Center Spot 7. Macro Shooting Macro Shooting. P.45 8. Picture
