G3,s and mental health

[Marshy]

Having used digi cams for a couple of years , with only the auto button working , i purchased an A40 at xmas thinking the pic world was my oyster ! but a bit disappointed with performance so i treated myself to a G3 last sat,day , my head has not stopped spinning , too much choice ! back to the auto button me thinks ...
Did any one else struggle with settings at first and please tell me it gets easier ?

[astro]

don't worry it gets much easier.Just take your time and read the user guide believe it or not it will help.The G3 is an outstanding camera.But if you just want to keep it in p not auto it will serve you well.GOOD LUCK and don't be afraid to ask plenty of questions here in the forum I'm sure everyone will be glad to help.

Astro:D

[gandini]

If I may be so bold as to suggest you set your camera to "P" rather than Auto? It gives you every feature of Auto, and then total control over all parameters, including shooting in RAW mode. There's a great table in the Owner's Manual that shows what each shooting mode does. Notice that P is the most powerful, yet just setting to P and making an exposure is all you need do to get the same result as Auto.

P good, Auto bad!

cheers,

[kowen]

Hang in there, you will love this camera, I second with the "P" setting suggestion if you want to shoot in an auto type mode at first, until you get familiar with how to set the camera and your settings options in general. The user manual is a very good, will remove some of the mystique as far as all the buttons go.

In comparison, I've been shooting with a manual camera for 24+ years, Canon's F-1-simple design as far as user friendly goes.

This past November, I went to the RebelG to get entry to the EOS family & lenses. Many options, referred to the manual for all the buttons and learning to set the camera, felt comfortable with the camera the same day.

The G3-WOW-many settings, options, definitely need to refer and read the manual to map out how to set, save your settings, especially for C1, C2 mode. The camera is definitely user friendly, but reading through the manual is a must-at least look up in the index the topic in question, then refer and read about it, if you don't read the manual cover to cover.

It gets better, easier, faster than you would think. (A little too fast, easy for some of us old conventional wet darkroom users?)

Regards,
Kerry

[tunisia_x]

Hi friends, I have a Ricoh Caplio G3 camera. When I went on holiday a family member took a picture of some random trees. When I got the camera and tried to delete that picture, it say it is protected. I basically don't know how to delete it and it is really annoying when I'm down to the last of my memory stick on holiday. How do I unprotect/delete protected pictures from my camera?

[rowdyred94]

You're in the wrong spot, tunisia_x. For one thing, this is a Canon forum. For another, you're hijacking an existing thread.

Marshy, your G3 offers little more than the most basic of photographic options, plus a few specialty settings. You you should spend a little time learning how a camera actually works, and you'll find shooting infinitely more satisfying. You might pick up a 430EX flash, too. It really opens up the possibilities with a G3. Start with P, as suggested above, then move to Av and Tv once you understand their purposes. The control you gain is invaluable.

[Azzure_7]

Bring it everywhere you go. . . even restroom..
That's what I did when I got my new toy.LOL

[Andy_T]

Marshy, your G3 offers little more than the most basic of photographic options, plus a few specialty settings. You you should spend a little time learning how a camera actually works, and you'll find shooting infinitely more satisfying.

I think that's what s/he did since 2003 when the original question was posted.

After all, if I look at Marshy's other postings, s/he picked up a 20D in early 2005, so I think we can assume the original problem was figured out :D

Best regards,
Andy

[rowdyred94]

D'oh! Dang newbies rootin' around in the attic.

[tunisia_x]

sorry for being in the wrong place at a wrong time. plz accept my humble appology.

[Andy_T]

No problem ... don't let that disturb you.

Welcome to the forum. Hope you get your issue resolved, but I am afraid that not many here will know how to handle Ricoh cameras.

Some possible solutions ... format the card in the computer instead, if you're on a holiday, maybe go to an internet cafe first and ask them if they can copy your images to CD.

Best regards,
Andy