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Ricoh Mirai 105 - - Direct User manual
User manual for Ricoh Mirai 105 - - Direct. 59 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Ricoh
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- Ricoh Mirai 105 - - Direct
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- User manual
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- English
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- 59
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- Film cameras
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Thank you for purchasing the Ricoh MIRAI 105. The MIRAI 105 is a totally new one-hand-grip camera in the
full-size 35 mm format. It is equipped with a 38-105 mm auto zoom lens, and of course, focus is fully automated.
Furthermore, the camera is extremely compact and easy-to-use, with fearures that give added flexibility including, Fill-in
Flash, ESP metering capabilities, a high-magnification zoom viewfinder (which is coupled with the zoom lens), multi-
exposure, and a continuous shooting mode. Although it is essentially a lens-shutter type camera, the MIRAI 105 offers
performance equal to that of a regular SLR camera. With the MIRAI 105, everyone can enjoy photography, from
snapshots and portraiture to advanced techniques.
Before using the camera, please study this owner's manual carefully with the MIRAI 105 in front of you, so that
you can get the very best performance and longest service life from your new camera.
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www.butkus.us TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preparations before taking pictures ...... J Taking photographs lV 30
Loading batteries 4 Auto-zoomphotography... 3l
Checking the batteries 5 Multi-exposure photography 33
Taking photographs I .. 6 Remote Control socket 35
l,oading the film I To take better photographs 36
Taking photographs ... r0 Zoom lens. ........ 3i
Unloading the film l4 Autofocus (AF) . 39
2 Taking photographs II . t5 Exposure 4l
Using the focus lock . l6 Viewfinder displays 44
Taking a continuous series of shots l7 LCD panel and mode buttons 46
Using the self-timer ... t8 Using the accessories . 48
Macro photography ... 20 Care and Storage 50
Photographing distant objects 22 Questions and answers . . .. 52
E^posure compensation .. 23 Description of controls .. . 54
Using the RESET button 24 Specifications 56
Taking photographs III 25
Flash auto photography 26
Flash OFF mode When you
don't want the flash to fire . ... . 27
Using fill-in flash ........ 28View original page 3Page 6 · Read text
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Loading Batteries
Do not use incorrect batteries or mix new and old batteries at the same time.
Set the power switch to OFF, and remove Insert the batteries in the correct directions
the battery cover on the side of the grip. and replace the cover.
Two 3V lithium batteries (DL I 23A or CR123A)
* Before replacing batteries, set the power
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Loading the Film www.butkus.us
Film-loading and film-speed selection (lSO) for DX film is automatic in this camera.
Make sureNMfilm is a DX type film. To open the back, slide the camera back
* When using non-DX film. it is set release knob.
automatically at ISO 100.View original page 11Page 12 · Read text
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lnsert the film cartridge. Be sure to do this in Align the film leader with the red mark.
the shade.
* Be careful not to touch the lens with your
fingers or the film leader.View original page 12Page 13 · Read text
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Close the camera back. Film type confirmation: This is possible
The film is automarically wound until the through the window in the camera back.
exposure counter reads L
+ If the film is wound incorrectly, the lO.will 9
blink, open the camera back and load the
film aeain.
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Taking Photographs
Use the Combination strap- (See p. 48)
Remove the lens cap pressing the parts While looking through the viewfinder, aim
IO marked. the camera at the subject you want to shoot.
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Operate the zoom button to adjust the lens * Be careful not to touch the lens surface
until you see the image you want. with your finger.View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
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When the TELE side of the zoom@button is When the WIDE side of the zoom button
pressed, the lens will zoom to the telephoto is pressed, the lens will zoom to the wide-
side. (In the telephoto position, the maximum angle side. (In the wide-angle position, the lt
focal lensth of the lens is 105 mm) minimum focal length of the lens is 38 mm).
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Autofocus frame
Move the camera so the subject is in the
center of the autofocus frame. Make sure to
keep the subject within the frame.View original page 15Page 16 · Read text
Press the shutter release button halfway to When the subject is in focus, [E lights in the
focus. viewfinder.
t2 The button can be pressed in two steps; When the [E blinks, try focusing again
autofocus operates when the button is because your subject is not in focus.
* The shutter cannot be released with [E pressed to the first of these steps.
blinking.
l E|[e--Elafter the shutter is released, the Press the shutter release button fully. Immediately
film is automatically wound by one frame,
and the exposure counter advances by one'View original page 16Page 18 · Read text
Unloading the Film
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I4 When you reach the end of the film, it is Press the rewind button to rewind the film
automatically rewound. before you have completely shot the roll.
* The final reading of the exposure counter
prior to rewinding may be more than the
number of exposures specified for the film
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When rewinding is completed, the sound of
the motor operating will stop and @will blink.
* Once the winding is finished, the film must
be removed before any other operations
are possible. Open the camera back, and remove the film.View original page 18Page 19 · Read text
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Taking Photographs II
The MIRAI 105 is provided with various functions that add greater versatility to
photography. In this section, the operation of each of the camera's various features
will be described, explaining how to use them most effectively.
* Mode buttons cannot be cancelled after being set, even if the power is switched off.
Be careful when changing the mode used for shooting. Use the reset button to
return to the normal shooting mode.View original page 19Page 20 · Read text
Using thc Focus Lock
This is used when the subject is not in the autofocus frame. (See p. 39)
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t6 Aim the camera to center your subject Maintain the pressure on the shutter release
within the autofocus frame. button, re-aim the camera to obtain the
Press the shutter release button lightly to required composition.
lock focus on the subject you want.
When focused, [F will light in the
viewfinder.
* When the focus is locked, the exposure is Press the shutter release fullv to take the
also fixed (AE lock). photograph.View original page 20Page 21 · Read text
Taking a Continuous Series of shots www.butkus.us
You can shoot continuously at a speed of | .3 frames a second ( I frame every approx.
2.5 seconds when the flash is used. Refer to page 26 for the flash working range
when in the continuous shooting mode).
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Press the ACTION button so that the The camera will shoot repgatedly as long as
mode or-r indicator on the LCD panel starts the shutter release button is depressed.
* The focus and exposure will be locked toblinking.
the settings corresponding to the first
frame of the series. so be careful when
shooting a moving subject or other subject
where light levels and subject distance
vanes.View original page 21Page 22 · Read text
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Press the ACTION button. and set the Press the shutter release button lightly, and
. focus on the subject you want to shoot.mode to S
utint s. When focused, [E lights in the viewfinder.'SView original page 22Page 23 · Read text
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Press the shutter release fully to start the *The self-timer can be cancelled at any time
self-timer. The AF llluminator lights. The before the shot is taken by performing any
I9 shutter will fire in 12 seconds. The AF of the following operations:
Illuminator will start blinking 2 seconds (1) Pressing the ACTION button
before the shutter is released. (2) Sliding the power switch to OFF
After use, press the ACTION button to cancel (3) Pressing the RESET button
the mode. To avoid incorrect exposure in the self-
timer mode, ensure that strong light does
not enter through the viewfinder.
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Macro Photography
Macro Photography allows photographs to be taken with the subject as close as 0.8
m (2.6 ft) to the camera.
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Press the OBJECT button and set the The lens zooms to the full telephoto
mode to O . position, and M will be indicated in the
rl/ blinks. viewfinder.
At this time, the field of view slightly shifts
towards the lower left of the viewfinder to
compensate for the parallax condition in
macro photography (See p. 44).View original page 24Page 25 · Read text
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Press the shutter release button.
* In macro photography, zooming is not
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Shooting range: Macro photography is possible when the subject is at a distance of from 0.8 m
(2.6 ft) to | .3 m (4.3 ft) from the front surface of the lens. When the subject is out of this
range. EE will blink in the viewfinder, and the shutter can not be released. However, the
shutter can sometimes be released incorrectly when the subiect is extremely close to the cameraView original page 25Page 27 · Read text
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1.5 EVTo control the exposure, press the + / The compensation varies between -
button until the desired compensation value and *1.5 EV in steps of 0.5 EV every time
is indicated. the button is pressed. The compensation
indicator on the LCD panel will blink to
show the selected compensation.
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Using the RESET Button
lf you have made a mistake in setting any controls, etc., press this Reset button to
return to the standard shooting mode.
Press the RESET button. The Git-, ,U , ,lt, 4, M.E. and exposure
compensation modes, the flash 4 and I orr
and the auto zoom {B [I] will be released.
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