*L753 2915* Feature: Page List 2 New To page through pictures in the 20- and 81-frame views (page 31) and date list, press the DISP. button. A list of pages will be displayed. New Features and Options for the GR DIGITAL III Thank you for your purchase of a GR DIGITAL III. This document details new features and options for the GR DIGITAL III not described in the supplied GR DIGITAL III Camera User Guide. Page numbers refer to the GR DIGITAL III Camera User Guide. Feature: Date List 1 New To view a list grouping pictures by date, DISP. button hold C/D to zoom in on the center of the display (page 60). The zoom ratio can now be selected from 2 : 1 and 4 : 1 using a Magnification Ratio (MF) option newly added to the shooting menu (page 54). Focus Option: Subject Tracking AF 7 New A Subj. Tracking option is now available for Focus (page 59) Thumbnail list Page list To page through pictures in 20- and 81-frame views, press !, ", #, or $, press the ADJ. lever left or right, or rotate the updown dial. In date-list view, press ! or " or use the up-down dial to scroll through pictures a page at a time and press # or $ or press the ADJ. lever left or right to scroll through pictures by date. To view a picture full frame, press the DISP. button to return to the thumbnail list, highlight the desired picture, and press the ADJ. lever in or press the 8 button once (20-frame view), twice (81-frame view), or three times (date list). press 9 in the 81-frame view (page 31). Pictures taken in the last seven days are identified both by date and by the number of days since the pictures were taken. Feature: Magnification Ratio (MF) 6 New When MF is selected for Focus (page 59), you can press and in 5, P, S, A, and M modes or when Cross Process is selected in scene mode. When you press the shutter-release button halfway, the camera will focus on the subject in the focus frame at the center of the monitor and a green target icon will be displayed (the target icon will blink red if the camera is unable to locate a subject to track). The camera will track the subject while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway (if the subject leaves the frame, the target icon will blink red and tracking will end). Tracking ends automatically when you remove your finger from the shutter-release button or a picture is taken. (page 112), and “Edit My Settings” (page 117) menus. 8 Scene: High-Contrast Black-and-White ( ) 4 New High Contrast B&W has been added to the options available in Scene: Cross Process ( ) 5 New Cross Process has been added to the options available in scene mode (page 46). Select this item to shoot grainy blackand-white images—similar to those produced by highly sensitive film or high gain film processing—with higher contrast than that produced by standard black-and-white (page 66). scene mode (page 46). Select this item to shoot photographs with colors that differ markedly from those of the actual subject. The colors can be selected using the Hue option in the shooting menu. The following shooting menu options are available when High Contrast B&W is selected: The following shooting menu options are available when Cross Process is selected: Default Page MAX — Flash Exposure Compensation 0.0 72 Hue Vignetting Off — Manual Flash Amount 1/2 73 Contrast Off 49 Flash Synchro Settings 1st Curtain 73 Vignetting — 75 Plus Normal Shooting Off 76 Picture Quality/Size Plus Normal Shooting Picture Quality/Size Focus Snap Focus Distance Full Press Snap Pre-AF Exposure Metering Default Page Option N3648 (10M) 57 Interval Shooting Multi AF 2.5 m 59 Date Imprint Option Default Default Page — Flash Exposure Compensation 0.0 72 — Manual Flash Amount 1/2 73 Off — Flash Synchro Settings 1st Curtain 73 Off 49 Interval Shooting — 75 Off 76 0.0 77 Basic Normal Page Option N3648 (10M) 57 Date Imprint Multi AF 64 Exposure Compensation 0.0 77 Focus On 64 ISO Setting Auto 84 Snap Focus Distance Off 65 Magnification Ratio (MF) 2:1 — Full Press Snap On 64 White Balance Compensation A: 0; G: 0 82 Pre-AF Off 65 ISO Setting Auto 84 65 Magnification Ratio (MF) 2:1 — Multi 65 Caution RAW picture quality (page 57) and noise reduction (page 74) are not available. Contrast: Choose the contrast for images recorded using High Contrast B&W from MAX, –1, and –2. Vignetting: Choose from Weak, Strong, and Off. Exposure Metering 2.5 m Multi Noise Reduction Option: MAX 9 New A MAX option has been added to the Noise Reduction menu (page 74). Options other than Off are shown by an icon during (Weak), (Strong), or (MAX). shooting: White Balance Options: Incandescent 1 and 2 10 New The Incandescent option in the White Balance menu (page 79) has been renamed Incandescent 2, and an Incandescent 1 option has been added. Both options are suited to incandescent lighting; of the two, Incandescent 2 yields the “warmer” colors. Bracketing Options 11 New The ON ±0.3 and ON ±0.5 options in the Auto Bracket menu 1 Choose a step size. Highlight Auto Bracket in the shooting menu (page 54) and press $ to display bracketing options. Highlight AE-BKT 1/3 EV or AE-BKT 1/2 EV and press $ to display bracketing amounts. 3 Resume shooting. Press C/D to exit to the shooting menu and then press C/D to exit to the shooting mode, or press # and then press C/D. The current bracketing option is shown by an icon in the monitor. Caution • The camera may be unable to track subjects that are fast moving or poorly lit. • Focus/exposure and macro target selection (pages 61–63) are not available when subject tracking is active. Auto Bracket (page 70) and Interval Shooting (page 75) have no effect. 9 Option menu (page 64). Select this option to set the snap focus distance to 1.5 m (4.9 ft.). (page 70) have respectively been replaced by AE-BKT 1/3 EV and AE-BKT 1/2 EV, allowing you to choose bracketing amounts in steps of either 1⁄3 or ½ EV. Feature: Menu Page Advance 3 New Use 9 and 8 to page through the shooting (page 54), setup Contrast Snap Focus Distance Option: 1.5 m 8 New A 1.5 m option has been added to the Snap Focus Distance 59 Exposure Compensation 64 White Balance Multi-P AUTO 79 Caution RAW picture quality (page 57) and noise reduction (page 74) are not available. 2 3 Contrast: Choose the contrast for images recorded using Cross Process from +2, +1, and Normal. Vignetting: Choose from Weak, Strong, and Off. Resume shooting. Press C/D to exit to the shooting menu and then press C/D to exit to the shooting mode, or press # and then press C/D. The current bracketing option is shown by an icon in the monitor. A CONTRAST-BKT (contrast bracketing) item has also been added to the Auto Bracket menu. The camera varies contrast over three shots, taking one at the current value for contrast and two more that “bracket” this value by from +4 to –4. 1 Select contrast bracketing. Highlight Auto Bracket in the shooting menu (page 54) and press $ to display bracketing options. Highlight CONTRAST-BKT and press $ to display bracketing amounts. 2 Choose the bracketing amounts. Choose the amount the camera varies contrast for the second and third shots. Press # or $ to highlight each amount and press ! or " to change. Hue: Choose from Basic, Magenta, and Yellow. Caution Depending on exposure and the option selected for white balance, Magenta and Yellow may not produce the desired results. Choose the bracketing amount for each shot. Choose the amount the camera varies exposure for the first, second, and third shots. Press # or $ to highlight each amount and press ! or " to change the amount in steps of 1⁄3 EV (AE-BKT 1/3 EV) or ½ EV (AE-BKT 1/2 EV; note that if the same value is selected for all three shots, the camera will take only one photograph when the shutter-release button is pressed). Note If Black & White, B&W (TE), Setting 1, or Setting 2 is selected for Image Settings (page 66) in the shooting menu (page 54), the bracketing amounts available will vary with the option selected for Contrast. Caution Bracketing is not available in scene mode (page 46). Feature: Shutter Speed Auto Shift 12 New An Shutter Speed Auto Shift option has been added to the shooting menu (page 54). When On is selected, the camera will automatically adjust shutter speed if optimal exposure can not be achieved at the speed selected by the user in shutter priority mode (mode S; see page 43). Note This option is available only in mode S and is not displayed in other modes. Feature: Trim 13 New A Trim option has been added to the • The size of the cropped copy varies with the size of the original and the crop size (the crop displayed when you select Trim is the second largest; to select the largest crop, press 9): playback menu (page 91). Use this option during playback to create a cropped copy of the current photograph. Original size F3648 (10M) N3648 (10M) Selecting Trim in the playback menu displays the options shown at right. Press 8 or 9 to adjust the crop size and press !, ", #, or $ to position the crop. Press C/D to copy the crop to a separate file (to exit without creating a cropped copy, press DISP.). F3 : 2 (9M) N3 : 2 (9M) F1 : 1 (7M) N1 : 1 (7M) Cautions • You can only trim still images shot using this camera. • You cannot trim movies or RAW images. • While you can trim an image repeatedly, the image is recompressed each time and there will be some decline in image quality. N3264 (8M) Notes • Help can be displayed by pressing the Fn2 button; press the button again to return to the crop display. • Press the ADJ. lever in to choose from aspect ratios of 4 : 3 and 1 : 1 (3 : 2 is not available). • The cropped copy is saved as a normal-quality image. • The crop sizes available vary with the size of the original image. N2592 (5M) N2048 (5M) N1280 (1M) N640 (VGA) ADJ. Lever Setting Option: ADJ Lever Setting 5 14 New A new ADJ Lever Setting 5 option has Crop size (1 : 1) 1–3 4–6 7–9 10–13 1, 2 3–5 6–9 10–13 1–3 4–6 7–9 10–13 1, 2 3–5 6–9 10–13 Size of copy 2304 × 2304 1536 × 1536 960 × 960 480 × 480 2304 × 2304 1536 × 1536 960 × 960 480 × 480 2304 × 2304 1536 × 1536 960 × 960 480 × 480 2304 × 2304 1536 × 1536 960 × 960 480 × 480 1–3 4–7 8–11 1536 × 1536 960 × 960 480 × 480 1, 2 3–6 7–10 1–3 4–8 1–4 1536 × 1536 960 × 960 480 × 480 960 × 960 480 × 480 480 × 480 ing you to switch between subject tracking and multi or spot AF (5, P, S, A, M, and modes only). The settings that can be accessed using the Fn buttons are listed below. Scene modes Option M Page AF/MF ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — ✔ 121 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — ✔ 121 AF/Subj. Track ✔ ✔ — — ✔ — — — — AE Lock ✔ — ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — 121 JPEG>RAW ✔ ✔ — — — — — — 121 Color>B&W ✔ ✔ ✔ — — ✔ — — 121 Color>TE ✔ ✔ ✔ — — ✔ — — 121 Exposure Comp. ✔ — ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — — 77 White Balance ✔ ✔ ✔ — ✔ ✔ — ✔ 79 WB Correction ✔ ✔ ✔ — ✔ — — ✔ 82 — ISO ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — — 84 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 57, 89 ting item (page 119) in the key custom settings tab (page 112) can now be accessed in scene mode. The settings available in each mode are listed below; “NA” (not applicable) indicates settings that can be selected but have no effect in that mode, while asterisks indicate settings that are always assigned to the ADJ. lever and can not be changed. Scene modes M 5, P, S, A AF/Snap to “ADJ Lever Setting” 15 Changes The option assigned to the ADJ. lever using the ADJ Lever Set- 5, P, S, A Size of copy 3264 × 2448 2592 × 1944 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480 2592 × 1944 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480 2592 × 1944 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480 3264 × 2448 2592 × 1944 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480 2592 × 1944 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480 1280 × 960 640 × 480 640 × 480 Page ✔ NA NA ✔ ✔ NA NA 77 Quality ✔ ✔ NA ✔* 79 Focus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — ✔ 59 NA ✔ NA NA ✔* 82 Image Settings ✔ ✔ ✔ — — ✔ — — 66 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ NA NA 84 Expo. Metering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — — 65 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ NA ✔* 57 Cont. Mode ✔ ✔ — — — — — — 68 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ NA ✔* 59 Auto Bracket ✔ ✔ — — — — — — 70 Image ✔ ✔ ✔ NA NA ✔ NA NA 66 Macro Target ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 63 Expo. Metering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ NA NA 65 Flash Comp. ✔ ✔ — ✔ ✔ ✔ — — 72 ✔ ✔ — ✔ ✔ — — — 73 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ — 26 ✔ ✔ Exposure Comp. ✔ NA ✔ ✔ White Balance ✔ ✔ ✔ NA WB Correction ✔ ✔ ✔ ISO ✔ ✔ Quality ✔ Focus Off ✔ ✔ been added to the setup menu (page 112). If On is selected, ISO sensitivity (page 84) can be adjusted by pressing the ADJ. lever left or right when the camera is in shooting mode. The default setting is Off. Caution The ADJ. lever can be used to adjust sensitivity while the shutter button is pressed halfway in program shift and aperture priority modes (in program shift mode, sensitivity can be adjusted even after the shutter button is released, as long as shutter speed and aperture are displayed). Note that once sensitivity has been adjusted in this manner, Auto and Auto-Hi can not be re-selected. ✔ Cont. Mode ✔ ✔ NA NA NA NA NA NA 68 Flash Amount Auto Bracket ✔ ✔ NA NA NA NA NA NA 70 Self-timer Flash Comp. ✔ ✔ NA ✔ ✔ ✔ NA NA 72 Flash Amount ✔ ✔ NA ✔ ✔ NA NA NA 73 Density — — — — — — ✔* — 56 to “ISO Auto-High Settings” 20 Changes The ISO Auto-High Settings option (page 125) in the setup menu (page 112) now contains the options listed below. Option Description Choose the maximum value selected for Auto-Hi ISO: 200 (AUTO Maximum ISO 200), 400 (AUTO 400), 800 (AUTO 800), or 1600 (AUTO 1600). Change Shutter Choose the shutter speed below which the camera raises sensiSpeed tivity from AUTO or values between ½ s and ½50 s. Caution The value selected for Change Shutter Speed is ignored when shutter speed is adjusted manually. Feature: Deleting “My Settings” Feature: Spot Manual White Balance 18 New 21 New A Delete My Settings option has been added to the setup An Area Measured for Manual WB option has been added to menu key custom settings tab (page 112). Use this option to delete the contents of settings boxes (page 115) or to reset settings for the MY1, MY2, or MY3 position on the mode dial (page 53). Feature: Restoring Defaults 19 New A Restore Defaults option has been added to the setup menu key custom settings tab (page 112). Use this option to restore key custom settings to their default values. Note Settings saved with Reg. My Settings are not reset. Fn Button Option GF-1 Flash Unit 16 New 22 The Subject tracking can now be assigned to the Fn buttons, allowThe camera now supports the Ricoh flash interface and offers been added to the key custom settings tab in the setup menu (page 112), bringing the number of options that can be assigned to the ADJ. lever to five (page 119). The default is Exposure Metering. Option Crop size (4 : 3) 1 2, 3 4–6 7–9 10–13 1, 2 3–5 6–8 9–12 1, 2 3–5 6–8 9–12 1 2 3–5 6–9 10–13 1 2, 3 4–7 8–12 1, 2 3–6 7–10 1–3 4–8 1–4 Direct ISO Control 17 ADJ. An ADJ. Direct ISO Control option has TTL-auto flash control with optional GF-1 flash units. See the GF-1 manual or “The GF-1 Flash Unit” on page 167 of the GR DIGITAL III Camera User Guide for more information. To choose a flash mode, press F (manual flash mode is not available). Manual flash mode must be selected with controls on the GF-1, but the flash amount can be selected using the Manual Flash Amount option (page 73) in the camera shooting menu (page 54). GL-1 Metal Lens Cap 23 The The camera now supports optional GL-1 metal lens caps. The GL-1 not only protects the lens but prevents the camera turning on with the lens cap in place (note that the lens cap can not however be used with the soft case). See the documentation provided with the GL-1 for more information. Changes 24 Other Optional flash units will not fire during interval shooting (page 75). Use the built-in flash. the setup menu tab (page 112), allowing you to choose the area measured for manual white balance (page 80). Option Description Entire frame The camera measures white balance over the entire frame. Spot The camera measures white balance in a small area at the center of the frame. If Spot is selected, a target will be displayed at the center of the frame when Manual Settings is chosen for white balance (page 80). Frame a blank piece of paper or other white object so that it fills the target and press the DISP. button to measure white balance. Memo