Taking Pictures - Ricoh 500SE Quick Manual

Ricoh Caplio 500SE GPS Enabled Digital Camera — Quick Guide
Normal (N) – Higher compression, lower quality, smaller file.
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- indicated by the larger number in the options
Size
640 × 480 (N640) – Large number of pictures, good for
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email and websites, not printed.
1280 × 960 (N1280, F1280) – Standard picture size, good
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basic setting.
2048 × 1536 (N2048) – Increased quality, good if pictures
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need printing.
2592 × 1944 (N2592) – Increased quality, good for page
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size prints. ♥
3264 × 2448 (N3264, F3264) – High quality, good for
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posters, displays, and picture editing.
– It is considerably easier to reduce the
Best practice
quality and size of an original picture than to increase the
quality; take pictures with the best size and quality setting
possible. Additional SD cards can be used if necessary.
Antiblur
Please refer to page 63 of the supplied "Camera User
Guide" for additional information.
♥ = Recommended setting
Minimizes camera shake and
blurring during shooting. To change
the antiblur setting:
1. Press the "MENU/OK" button to
access the "SHTG STGS" menu.
2. Press the down button to select
"ANTIBLUR".
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Ricoh Caplio 500SE GPS Enabled Digital Camera — Quick Guide

Taking Pictures

Please refer to pages 32-44 of the supplied "Camera User
Guide" for additional information.
♥ = Recommended setting
Before taking pictures ensure all of the initial setup procedures
have been fulfilled. Lithium-ion batteries do not hold a charge
when not in use, so ensure a fully charged battery is properly
inserted each time the camera is taken out.
To begin taking pictures:
1. Choose the appropriate mode from the dial on top of the
camera:
Picture – Standard Mode ♥
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CALS - Mode designed for taking public works pictures
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2. Power on the camera.
3. Let camera sit with a clear view of the sky and away
from large metal objects until an audible beep indicating
GPS lock is played, and the GPS indicator turn solid
green.
4. Ensure the compass indicates the correct bearing. See
pages 7-8 compass correction procedure if compass is not
accurate.
5. Start taking pictures.
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