Well, camera and memory arrived as promised. I bought the camera from PopFlash...crazy kinda name, hey... The folks there were pleasant and helpful and did everything they said they would. Also, they had a special of sorts that included a free camera case that retails for about $40. At present there are only two places in The States that you can buy this camera.
Anyway, where was I? OK. Got the camera, now what?
The camera is slick, best way to describe it. Tiny. Nicely built. Great screen. And, lots of flexibility in using manual controls. The clip-on viewfinder is terrific. Small, bright, and easily usable with glasses. There seems to be an adjustment for just about everything. Though I went through the handbook, I'm still pretty much clueless.
Sooooo, snapped a few pictures and played them back in the camera. Seemed OK.
Now, the next problem. My regular computer just became consumed with viruses to the point where it stopped working. Hooked up the one that I'd stopped using......anyway. Loaded the Ricoh software and using a really primitive processing software I did manage to come up with a snap of The Moose. The funny thing...I processed it ? about 700X800 pixels but I couldn't get it to display on the screen at that size. Anyway, it seems that it will display at about 200x200, and can click on for a larger image.
Though it doesn't seem all that sharp....my process was simple. Think I had set ASA400 (though not sure) and have no idea what the other in-camera settings were. Ran it through Photo Deluxe; automatic contrast and brightness, cropped it...and that was that. On my other computer I had used Elements.
Anyway, that's where I am at the moment. I'm going to continue on and see how things go.
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