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Epson R-D1 User Manual

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Getting Started

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X contact

Used to mount an optional flash.

Lens release button

Used to mount or remove lenses.

AE-lock button

Locks exposure.

Photo quality/WB
settings lever

Sets photo quality or white balance.

SD card access LED

Indicates the following statuses of the SD card.
Lit: accessing a memory card
Blinking: a memory card error occurring
Unlit: not accessing a memory card

LCD button

Switches between the shooting mode and the
playback mode.

MENU button

Displays the Main menu on the LCD monitor
(available in the playback mode).

ENTER button

Defines the selected item or settings (available
in the playback mode).

CANCEL button

Returns to the previous menu without making
any settings (available in the playback mode).

USER button

Performs the function previously assigned to it.

LCD monitor

Displays a menu screen or photos.

Shutter-release button

Half-release: Press the shutter-release button
halfway down to display the optimal shutter
speed (i.e., optimal exposure value) in the
viewfinder. Also, pressing this button halfway
in the playback mode or the Power Save Timer
mode returns the camera to the shooting
mode.

Full-release: Press this button fully down to take
a photo.

Needle indicator

Displays the current settings information with 4
needles (number of remaining photos, photo
quality, remaining battery power, and white
balance settings). For details, see “About
Indicator Needles” on page 21
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Accessory shoe

Used to mount optional equipment such as a
flash or external viewfinder.

JOG dial

Navigates through the menus or photos
displayed on the LCD monitor. For details, see
“Menu structure” on page 38.

Frame selector lever

Sets a field angle for the finder.

Shutter charge lever

Winds up the shutter.

Power switch

Switches the power on/off.

Shutter speed dial/ISO
speed set ring

Sets the shutter speed. Or pull this dial up and
rotate it to set the ISO sensitivity.

Lock-release button

Unlocks the shutter speed dial.