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Ricoh RDC-i700 Image Capturing & Delivery
Device
Unique describes this portable
digital imaging studio system. It's not just a digital camera, and is specifically
designed for a variety of businesses and photo hobbies needs not addressed by any other
all-in-one camera.
Ricoh is consistently delivering ground breaking new
technology and innovative digital features with its imaging products. In 1996, Ricoh
introduced the RDC-1, the first "multimedia" camera to combine still image
digital capture with video and audio recording. Since then, subsequent models have
incorporated updated "QVGA" QuickTime movies with sound, memo recording,
time-lapse photography, and Web-cam broadcast capabilities. Ricoh's objective? To bridge
the gap between the corporate business environment and digital imaging communications. The
RDC-i700 is Ricoh's latest incarnation of the ultimate "image
capturing device". A business productivity tool incorporating high-quality digital
photography with advanced networking capabilities, wireless Internet access, e-mail and
fax modem connectivity, and integrated data/image management tools. It also happens to
function well as a "creativity tool," whenever you want to take a break from all
that e-mailing and data management. List price $1200 ... limited closeout price
$269.97.
Camera Overview The RDC-i700 fulfills
Ricoh's vision of digital imaging for the 21st century corporate environment. Designed to
look and operate as much like a handheld computer as a point-and-shoot digital camera, the
i700 provides resources for capturing, editing, and distributing high-quality images over
the Internet; as well as text generation; file management and storage; e-mail
capabilities; fax transmission; even direct uploads of images directly to internet FTP
sites. Its rather large, rectangular body  takes a little getting used to as an image capture device
(i.e.: camera), but once the images are loaded onto one of three possible storage
media, you can sit it down squarely on your desktop, readjust the (very) large 3.5-inch
LCD screen for more comfortable viewing, and immediately get to work on editing,
cataloging, and transmitting your work to its intended destination. A small stylus pen is
stored conveniently near the LCD monitor for use in selecting touch-screen options,
picking out keyboard letters, or sketching notes and annotations over captured images. And
while the i700 has all the dials, buttons, and levers you'll find on any conventional
digital camera, it is almost completely operable through the touch-screen menu system.
We're not usually big fans of menu-driven cameras, but the i700 offered a welcome break
from the tedious button-pushing routine, and actually made us smile. . . especially once
we ventured into the very cool Edit menu.
We have to say though, that the RDC-i700 is really best viewed in exactly
the way Ricoh bills it: As an "Image Capturing Device", rather than a
"Camera". It's really more of a portable image-capture & manipulation
computer system than a "camera" as we'd normally think of it. Accommodating
these functions brings bulk, cost, and complexity beyond what you'd normally expect from a
digital camera. If you need the communications capability the i700 offers (and have the
telecommunications degree to get it all working), there's literally nothing like the i700
on the market for performing all the functions saught after in a portable digital imaging
studio. Nothing. Buy it. Buy it at a a price not available anywhere else... Ricoh RDC-i700 Internet Ready Digital Camera closeout price at only $269.97 ..save 75% off list price.
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other hand, if all you care about is snapping attractive high quality digital photos in an
uncomplicated fashion, you can find all you need in a pure camera costing hundreds of
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Ricoh has divided the RDC-i700's broad range of digital functions into three
basic (somewhat overlapping) categories:
Image Capture - The RDC-i700 provides high-quality digital image
capture via a 3.34-megapixel CCD and 7.3 - 21.9mm 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to a
35-105mm lens on a 35mm camera). In addition to standard still image capture, the camera's
Mode dial offers motion picture recording (with sound), continuous shooting, text
recording, e-mail, and voice memo recording. Other shooting options include time-lapse
photography, macro mode, auto-bracketing, self-timer, timed exposures (up to 8 seconds),
and a number of special functions such as monochrome (B&W and sepia), soft mode, and
signature imprinting, just to name a few. If you're working out of the office or carrying
a laptop computer on the job, you can connect the i700 to a Macintosh or Windows computer
and use your system's Web browser to adjust camera settings, view images full-size, and
operate the i700 from the desktop. Once your images are captured, the i700's extensive
on-screen editing capabilities allow you to crop, resize, rotate, and save the changes as
new files, leaving the original files intact. You can also pencil in handwritten notes and
annotations right over the image, type out accompanying text memos, and overlay voice
notations.
Internet Communication -  Insert
a NIC card, modem or wireless phone card into the RDC-i700 and you can access or
dial up your e-mail account, log onto the Internet, and surf the Web with Ricoh's built-in
browser. Images can be transmitted as e-mail attachments or as individual files using the
camera's Quick Send feature (full size images or one of five low-resolution settings for
speedier delivery). If you want to be really high-tech, you can use one of the provided
templates to convert your images to HTML files and upload them directly to your website.
Or, you can bypass the Internet altogether by installing Ricoh's dial-up server software
on your home or office PC and transmit your images directly to the computer hard drive.
Need to fax a document? Photograph it in Text mode and fax it right from the camera. Fast
transfers to your computer via the built in USB port if you desire to use familiar
computer programs for image editing, and publishing. You can even receive e-mailed images
from other sources. (The RDC-i700 supports several brands of modem cards, as well as Nokia
GSM Cellular and TDK LAN (local area network) cards.) Also works with any PCMCIA notebook
type card slot devices like NIC cards.
Data Management - While many digital cameras provide image
management software, Ricoh has taken "management" a step further by creating a
virtual assistant for tracking images in-camera. The JOB Navi function provides Microsoft
Word and Excel templates that enable you to build an Image Capture Guide List on your PC
(Windows only), listing all of the photographs required for a specific job. Once created,
you can download the Guide List to the i700's onboard memory, check off the photos as you
take them, and make sure you complete the job without any important omissions. When you
download the captured images to your computer, they'll automatically link back to the
source files -- a great feature for people who have to organize hundreds of images at a
time. You can also create in-camera folders for viewing images in Playback mode according
to subject.
Basic Features of the Ricoh i700 camera system
Special Features
Recommendation -Clearly the RDC-i700 is designed for the
photographer on the go. If your interest is only in making
high-quality digital images, this
camera provides a lot of extra features you won't need, and for a pretty steep price tag,
at that. However, if you're doing movie location scouting (a natural!), or shooting real
estate photos, construction sites, or accident scenes, the i700 can be fine-tuned to serve
as a truly mobile studio -- right down to the wireless transmission of images back to the
home office. Are these features available using your own, carefully designed system? If
you carry a laptop on the job, absolutely. But if you don't want to lug around the extra
weight, the price is right at only $1,200 list. We don't recommend this camera for the
casual shooter. However, its high-tech features may very well be a glimpse of consumer
imaging to come, just like the original RDC-1 was back in 1996. The i700 is one of those
things that's probably of little interest unless you need its special capabilities. If you
need it though, you need it bad, and there's literally nothing like it anywhere else in
the market. List price is $1200.00 and is usually a camera shop special order item. Buy
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Designed for simplicity & rugged daily business
work of collecting photos in or out of the office. Great portable digital camera
system for Realitors, Insurance agents or adjusters, police crime scene investigators,
professional product catalogers, web site developers, private detectives, auto body shops,
or anyone needing to shoot, organize and send photos, movie clips, text documents, with
annotations or hand written notes back to your office or home computer.
The Ricoh RDC-i700 doesn't look anything like a conventional camera. It
has a flat, rectangular body that measures 6.2 (L) x 3.7 (W) x 1.3 inches (H), or 157 x 93
x 33mm, and weighs approximately 18 ounces with the battery installed. While not in use,
the 3.5-inch LCD monitor is stored face down on top of the camera. When opened, it rotates
vertically to face just about any direction, or tilts backward about 45 degrees. You can
even turn the monitor completely around and lay it back down on top of the camera with the
screen facing up. (Since this covers many of the key camera controls, it would be most
appropriate for image playback, networking, or communications.) The case is a mixture of
heavy duty polycarbonate and anodized aluminum, with dark gray and silver highlights, and
a widely scattered collection of external controls. Though it can be used to shoot
manually (i.e.: without the monitor turned on), its dynamics are not very well suited to
manual control. The viewfinder is clear and sharp, and zooms along with the lens, but its
side positioning causes more of a parallax problem than a viewfinder that is stacked on
top of the lens. (The image will be shifted to the left a bit relative to what you see in
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The front of the camera is long and narrow, with one of two shutter
release buttons on the far left; an AF (autofocus) window next to it that houses the
viewfinder window, autofocus, and autoexposure sensors; and a 3x optical zoom lens
(equivalent to a 35-105mm) embedded deep within the camera body. Just to the right of the
lens is the Self-Timer countdown LED lamp, on the far right is the built-in flash, and on
the very bottom edge, between the shutter button and AF window, is the microphone for
recording audio clips.
The left side of the camera houses the CompactFlash card slot across the
top, and the PC card slot underneath (for PC cards, modem cards, or SmartMedia cards with
a PC adapter). To the left of these two slots is a set of covered eject buttons that fold
down flat into their compartment until you're ready to use them. On the far right edge is
the DC In power supply terminal.
The camera's right side is relatively plain, with one of two neck strap
eyelets on the far left, a digital connection slot (covered by a light gray plastic cover)
in the middle, and an A/V Out terminal on the far right. All of these items are barely
visible along the bottom of the panel.
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The top of the camera is where all of the key controls are located. On the
far right side, starting from back to front, is the Mode dial, with a full complement of
Recording modes (see Functions below). Diagonally to the right of the Mode dial is the
main Shutter button, and above that is the Zoom lever. To the left of the Zoom lever is a
cluster of four small buttons that control (starting at top left, moving clockwise): Self
Timer, Picture resolution (PIC), Flash mode, and Card / In button (selects either
CompactFlash or In-camera memory storage). In front of the four buttons, sitting right on
top of the camera's lens barrel, is a small LED screen that displays critical information
such as the number of remaining images, battery power, storage, and the image quality /
resolution setting.
 
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Covering nearly two-thirds of the top surface area, the (huge) 3.5-inch
LCD monitor is on the left side. It lifts up just like a laptop computer monitor, and it
can be programmed to turn on the camera automatically, activating the screen as it powers
up. What distinguishes this from your typical laptop monitor, however, is that it swivels
a full 360 degrees when it's in the vertical position, and dips back slightly when it's
facing toward the back, so you can look at the screen from above eye level. (Over the
head/over the shoulder shots, anyone?) A downside of the huge monitor though, is that it
doesn't seem to be as bright (or possibly as anti-reflective) as the smaller screens on
many other digicams we've worked with, meaning it's all but useless in full sunlight. The
large LCD screen also means that the i700 eats battery power at a furious rate when the
monitor is in use. We strongly recommend at least one extra battery. Inside the
monitor bed is a set of arrow buttons, two of which double as Exposure Compensation (EV)
and White Balance (WB) adjustments, a Macro button, and three command buttons: Cancel,
Enter, and Select. The beauty of these controls is that, with the exception of the Macro,
EV, and WB buttons, you never have to lay a finger on them, because the entire menu system
is touch-screen operated -- just like a PDA. The small gray stylus pen slips into an
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The back of the camera is also long and narrow, but it packs a lot of
features into its limited surface area. On the left is the second neck strap eyelet. To
the right is a set of two arrow buttons for adjusting the LCD contrast, and above them,
two larger buttons -- Display and Menu -- that hang over the back edge of the monitor bed
(so they can be accessed with the monitor opened or closed). The button next to them,
marked "J," activates the camera's virtual assistant, known as JOB Navi. The
main power button (red) sits under the Mode dial, and the optical viewfinder sits to the
right. Finally, on the far right edge is the battery compartment door, which due to the
small size of the dedicated Li-Ion battery pack, is relatively small
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The bottom surface of the camera is fairly smooth, with only a small
tripod screw hole on the right side, and a nearly invisible diopter adjustment dial in the
back right corner, directly under the stylus pen holder. (We worry a little about the
off-center tripod mount. It's pretty far toward the edge of the camera, and there's quite
a bit of mass in the camera body that will hang off the tripod head. We'd suggest using
only tripods with fairly large mounting plates with the i700, to minimize stress on its
tripod socket.)
Camera Operation - Camera Operation is the
most intriguing aspect of the RDC-i700's design. While we originally scoffed at the idea
of having a touch-screen interface on a consumer digital camera, it didn't take long to
win us over. The monitor is large, measuring 3.5 inches diagonally, so there's plenty of
room for big and bright menu options to tap with your finger or the stylus pen provided.
(In the interest of keeping the surface clean, we recommend using the stylus). As soon as
we picked up the pen and started poking around, we realized how much we had detested
pushing all those buttons (and didn't even know it!). Tapping a screen is faster, causes
less wear and tear on the fingers, and even "looks" more refined. You can
control just about every camera function through the LCD monitor, except those listed
below under "External Controls." Of course, it has to be a two-handed operation,
and frequently requires setting the camera down on a flat surface.
For its networking and Internet capabilities, the i700 provides a touch-screen keyboard
for typing in addresses, phone numbers, and memos. It's a relatively slow way to
communicate, but it gets the job done. If you're in a hurry, you can use the Pen Memo
feature to write your message out by hand. There are no special letters to learn, the
camera's software simply takes what you write on-screen, smoothes it out a little, and
reproduces it exactly as you wrote it in a TIFF file. (Note that this isn't the
handwriting-recognition-based approach used by PDAs, these are fairly low-resolution
bitmaps of whatever you jotted down.) The Memo function (see Edit mode below) is also
handy for editing images. Select the PenMemo / Image option and you can draw right on the
picture -- write a note, draw a circle, or put an X through an unwanted item -- a great
way to communicate your needs to an art director. The tool palette next to the image gives
you a choice of three line widths and 15 colors, with an eraser to fix mistakes before
they're saved. One gripe we had about the touch-screen doodling though, was that edit mode
shrinks the active area of the picture down to perhaps only half of the total screen area.
This makes for awfully cramped drawing and writing.
The Ricoh RDC-i700 also incorporates many non-imaging menu functions, such as networking,
Internet access, and image database management. For a computer savvy user -- one who is
used to setting up e-mail accounts, creating Web pages, or exchanging data with FTP sites
-- the camera makes these tasks less then intimidating. For the majority of business users
there is going to be a long learning curve for this sort of activity. (Verified by the
fact that the camera comes with not one, but three, user manuals, totaling over 450
pages.) However, the manuals are all well written, and they assume "zero"
knowledge at the outset, so with enough time and effort, you should reach expert level
without any problem. The following is a list of external controls and a breakdown of the
various menu functions.
External Camera Controls completely described
Power Button: Located on the back panel, next to the optical viewfinder, this
bright red button turns the camera on and off.
Mode Dial: Directly above the Power button, the Mode Dial allows you to choose one
of nine camera operating modes: Setup, Motion Picture, Continuous Shooting, Text, Voice
Memo, Still Picture, Play, PC, and Communication. (See descriptions and menus below.)
Main Shutter Release: Located on top of the camera near the Mode Dial, this button
fires the shutter to record an image, movie, or sound clip. It also doubles as a
"Release" button to confirm some menu options.
Sub Shutter Release: Located on the front of the camera, this button offers another
option for firing the shutter.
Zoom Lever: On top of the camera, next to the Main Shutter Release, the Zoom lever
controls the 3x optical zoom lens. At 640 x 480-pixel resolution, the Digital Zoom kicks
once you zoom past maximum telephoto. Digital Zoom provides an additional 1.3, 1.6, or
3.2x enlargement, but with a noticeable deterioration in image quality inherent with all
Digital Zoom functions.
Picture Button: One of four small buttons next to the Zoom lever used to change
image resolution and compression quality level. There are nine possible combinations:
2,048 x 1,536 pixels at Fine, Normal or Economy compression ratios; 1,024 x 768 pixels at
Fine, Normal, or Economy compression ratios; and 640 x 480 pixels at Fine, Normal, or
Economy ratios. Settings are displayed on the small LED panel located on top of the
camera.
Flash Button: One of four small buttons next to the Zoom lever used to control
Flash settings. Options include: Flash Off, Auto, Forced Flash, and Slow Synchro (blinking
icon). Settings are displayed on the small LED panel and the large LCD display.
Self-Timer Button: One of four small buttons next to the Zoom lever used to
activate the camera's Self-Timer. Once activated, pressing the Shutter button starts a
10-second countdown, during which the red Self-Timer lamp on the camera's front panel
glows steadily for eight seconds and blinks for the last two seconds before firing the
shutter. When engaged, the Self-Timer clock icon is displayed on the small LED panel and
the large LCD display.
Card / In Button: One of four small buttons next to the Zoom lever used to select
the storage memory into which your images will be stored. Options include: CF Card
(CompactFlash), PC Card, and In (8MB internal memory). Settings are displayed on the small
LED panel and the large LCD display.
Macro Button: Located on the Operation panel underneath the LCD monitor, the Macro
button adjusts the camera lens to focus on close-up subjects. Macro shooting range is
approximately 0.4 to 9.4 inches (1 to 24cm). When engaged, the Macro flower icon is
displayed on the small LED panel and the large LCD display. (Note: Flash does not work in
Macro mode.)
Exposure Compensation (EV) / Left Arrow Button: Located on the Operation panel
underneath the LCD monitor, the EV button adjusts the brightness of an image from +2 to -2
exposure equivalents (EV) in one-half-step increments. When activated, it brings up an EV
bar with plus and minus buttons that can be controlled on-screen with the Stylus pen, or
with the up and down arrow buttons. Settings are displayed on the small LED panel and
large LCD monitor if the full Information display is on-screen.
White Balance Mode / Right Arrow Button: Located on the Operation
panel underneath the LCD monitor, the White Balance (WB) button is used to select one of
five WB settings: Auto, Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, and Fluorescent light. When
activated, it brings up a WB menu with icons that can be selected on-screen with the
Stylus pen, or with the up and down arrow buttons. The selected setting is displayed on
the large LCD monitor.
Up and Down Arrow Buttons: Located on the Operation panel
underneath the LCD monitor, these two buttons are used to manually scroll through
on-screen menu options.
Select Button: Located on the Operation panel underneath the LCD monitor, the
Select button is used to manually select or "highlight" a setting in one of the
on-screen menu displays.
Enter Button: Located on the Operation panel underneath the LCD monitor, the Enter
button is used to manually "confirm" a selection in one of the on-screen menu
displays.
Cancel Button: Located on the Operation panel underneath the LCD monitor, the
Cancel button is used to cancel out of an on-screen menu or submenu.
Display Button: Located on the Operation panel underneath the LCD monitor, the
Display button is used to change the information display on the LCD monitor. Options
include: A limited information display across the top of the screen with the Zoom range
bar on the right, an expanded information display that adds those items already shown on
the smaller LED screen, no information display (just the image), and no LCD display at
all.
Menu Button: Located on the Operation panel underneath the LCD monitor, the Menu
button turns the on-screen menus on. To exit a menu, you have to use the manual or
touch-screen Cancel buttons.
"J" Button: Located next to the power button on the back side of the
camera, the "J" button activates the camera's virtual assistant JOB Navi Guide
List, which enables the photographer to tag individual images, so they can be sorted into
specific job folders once they are downloaded to a computer.
Contrast Adjustment Buttons: These two arrow buttons are hidden on the camera's
back panel, just under the Display button. They are used to adjust the brightness or
contrast of the LCD monitor.
Mode Menu Options
Setup Mode: Changes and verifies camera settings. Unlike most digital cameras, the
Setup menu is more than two-thirds dedicated to Internet communications and database
management functions. For example, you can store e-mail addresses, set FTP and modem
connection protocols, and organize storage folders.
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 Format:
Select CF Card, PC Card, or Internal Memory
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Date Setting: Set up Home Date and Time,
Destination Date and Time, Date to be Used, and Date / Time Format
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Keep Settings: Lists all camera settings
(Focus, Flash, WB, etc.) and allows you to keep settings On or Off each time the camera is
powered down.
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Beep Sound: On or Off
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Auto Power Off: Sets power off time in
minutes for Camera and LCD monitor
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 Language:
Japanese, English, German, French
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Video Out Mode: NTSC or PAL
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LCD Confirmation Time: 0, 1, 2, or 3 seconds
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Mail / Web Setting: Type-in fields for Mail,
Template, Web, and Mail / Web Dial-Up
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Dial-Up Setting: Lists telephone numbers for
dial-up settings
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Upload: Type-in fields for Direct Upload.
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Address Book: Lists e-mail addresses.
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JOB Navi: Edit or Delete Guide List
settings.
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FTP Upload: Type-in fields for FTP upload.
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Quick Send: Type-in fields for Quick Send
settings.
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 Owner
Information: Type-in fields for Owner's Name, Address, Telephone, Birthday, and Company.
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Folders: Lists storage media and folders.
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Network: Type-in fields for network settings
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PC Connection: Type-in fields for PC connection settings |
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Modem Setting: Selection and type-in fields
for Modem settings.
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LAN: Choose Modem or LAN setup.
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Touch Screen Calibration: Used to calibrate touch screen. |
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Options: Power On or Off when LCD is open;
Initialize All Settings option
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Motion Picture Mode: Allows you to record QuickTime movies with
sound. Resolution is 320 x 240 pixels captured at 15 frames per second. The recording time
is determined by the space available on your media card. The number of remaining minutes
is displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD monitor and LED display. The Movie menu
has very limited options:
Continuous Shooting Mode: Records multiple single-frame images as
long as you hold down the Shutter button. The maximum number of images depends on the
available memory and the resolution quality of the images. For example, you can take five
consecutive images at the highest resolution and quality setting (2,048 x 1,536 pixels,
Fine) and you can take up to 164 consecutive images at the lowest resolution and quality
setting (640 x 480 pixels, Economy). Menu options are as follows:
Text Mode: Setting used to copy written or printed documents. Files
are recorded as high-contrast TIFF files with no gradations between black and white. You
can add a voice memo to the picture or fax it over a phone line directly from the camera.
Menu settings:
Voice Memo Mode: This setting enables you to record standalone
voice memos. The available recording time is displayed in the upper right corner of the
LCD monitor and LED panel, and is based on the amount of memory available on your media
card. ....Folder: Destination folder
 Still Picture Mode: This setting records
basic still digital images, with a number of special functions to enhance your shooting
capabilities. In this mode, you can cycle the viewfinder contents between three different
levels of information display and "off." The screen shot here shows the most
information laden display. The menu options are fairly extensive, offering the maximum
number available among all of the Recording modes:
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Folder: Destination folder
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Voice Memo: On or Off
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Focus Mode: Autofocus or Manual
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Date Imprint: On or Off
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 Flash
Strength: Normal or Soft
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ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 200, 400
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Auto Bracket: On or Off
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Redeye Reduction: On or Off
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Non-Compressed Mode: On or Off
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Monochrome Mode: B&W and Sepia
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Interval Mode: Interval Timer Setting in
Hours, Minutes, and Seconds
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Soft Mode: On or Off
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Time Exposure Mode: Off, 1 Sec, 2 Sec, 4
Sec, and 8 Sec.
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Signature Mode: No Signature, Stored Name,
Stored Image
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Playback Mode: The Playback mode can read Still Picture, Text,
Voice Memo, Motion Picture, or Continuous Shooting files, and displays them on the LCD
monitor for review. With Still Picture and Motion Picture files, you can scroll through
captured images using the up and down arrow buttons on the camera's control panel, or you
can touch the up and down arrows on the LCD touch screen with your finger or the
accompanying stylus pen. The source of the file (CompactFlash card or Internal memory) is
displayed in the upper left corner of the screen, the capture mode in the top center, and
the picture number is shown in the upper right corner. You can also bring up the image
quality, file size, and the date and time the image was recorded by pressing the camera's
Display button once (pressing it twice eliminates all on-screen information except the
image).
Edit mode: The Edit button, displayed in the lower right corner of
the LCD while in Playback mode, allows you to make a variety of changes and enhancements
to recorded images. Certain recorded files, such as Voice memo and Motion Pictures will
have no edit capabilities (or different edit capabilities), but they will all have a
Delete option when placed in Edit mode. You can activate this option by touching the
on-screen button with the stylus or pressing the Enter button. The Still Image Edit menu
and on-screen buttons provide the following options:
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Image: Adjust Cropping, Change Size, Rotate R90 degrees, Rotate L90 degrees
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Memo: Create Keypad Memo, Voice Annotation,
Pen Memo, or Pen Memo w / Image
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Copy / Move: Copy or Move image; Select Item
or Folder; To CF card, PC Card, or Internal Memory; Folder List
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Send: E-mail, Direct Upload, or Fax
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Quick Send: Provides area to input e-mail
address and Send button.
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Delete: On-screen button with option to
cancel. Press Shutter Release button to complete the action.
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DPOF: On-screen button that tags an image
for printing on a DPOF-compatible device. Options include the number of prints, Index
Print sheet, or Cancel Print Order.
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Magnify Image: On-screen button enlarges the
review image up to 2.7x.
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De-Magnify Image: On-screen button reverses
image enlargement.
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Index Display: On-screen button brings up an
index display of thumbnail images labeled with Record mode and file number.
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Communication Mode: The Communication
mode enables the user to send e-mails, transmit images, send faxes, access the Web, or
upload to an FTP server. Internet functions are listed in the following menu:
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 E-Mail:
Send setting provides typing fields to enter address, title, attachment, and message;
Inbox checks incoming mail; Sent Messages lists previously sent mail; Draft brings up list
of saved e-mail draft messages.
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Direct Upload: Brings up typing fields to
enter Dial-Up information, Telephone No., Server, and Destination Folder.
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Fax: Send Fax typing field and List of Sent
Faxes.
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Web: With communication card installed,
brings up log-on protocol for Internet access.
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Recommended Accessories -Larger memory card
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Network interface NIC card.
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