Minolta DiMAGE F200 Bedienungsanleitung

INSTRUCTION MANU AL E 9222-2788-11 SY/ME-A302[...]

2 B EFORE Y OU BEGIN Thank you f or purchasing this Minolta digital camera. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjo y all the features of y our new camera. Check the pac king list before using this product. If an y items are missing, immediately contact your camera dealer . Minolta DiMAGE F200 digital camer a Ha[...]

3 Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak har mful solutions, overheat, or e xplode which ma y damage proper ty or cause personal injur y . Do not ignore the following w ar nings. • Only use the batteries specified in this instruction manual. • Do not install the[...]

4 F OR PROPER AND SAFE USE •K eep batteries or small par ts that could be swallo wed awa y from infants . Contact a doctor immediately if an object is sw allowed. •S tore this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children not to har m them with the product or par ts. • Do not fire the flash directly into the ey es. It may [...]

5 • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glo ve compar tment or trunk of a car . It may damage the product and batteries which may result in b ur ns or injuries caused by heat, fire , explosion, or leaking battery fluid. • If batteries are leaking, discontinue use of the product. • The lens retracts when t[...]

6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS The basic operation of this camera is co vered between pages 14 and 37 . This section of the manual cov ers the camera par ts, preparation of the camera f or use, and the basic camera operation f or recording, viewing, and deleting images . The basic and advanced auto-recording mode section s cov e r all the basic functions of [...]

7 F ocus signals ...........................................................................................................................27 Special focusing situations .................................................................................................... ..27 A utomatic Digital Subject Prog ram Selection ...........................[...]

8 T ABLE OF CONTENTS White balance ..........................................................................................................................62 Au tomatic white balance ..................................................................................................62 Preset white balance ...........................................[...]

9 Setup mode - controlling the camera’ s operation................................................................................ .97 Navigating the setup menu...................................................................................................... 98 LCD monitor brightness ...........................................................[...]

10 N AMES O FP A R TS * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surf aces clean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual (p . 126). Camera body Data panel (p . 13) Shutter-release button Lens* Self-timer/Remote-control lamp (p . 39, 40) Flash (p . 32) Strap e yelet (p . [...]

11 The USB por t, A V -out termi- nal, and DC terminal are located behind the terminal cov er . Viewfinder* (p . 12) LCD monitor* Flash mode/Inf or mation button (p . 32, 34) Po w er/Access lamp (p . 22) Drive-mode button (p . 38) Controller Zoom le ver (p. 24) Digital-subject-program b utton (p . 29) Menu b utton QV/ Delete button (p . 34, 35) Dis[...]

12 N AMES O FP A R TS Mode dial Au to-recording mode (p. 22, 38) Multi-function recording mode (p . 54) Playbac k mode (p . 34, 82) Movie-recording mode (p . 76) Setup mode (p . 97) A udio recording mode (p . 75) Viewfinder F ocus lamp (g reen) Flash lamp (orange) This dial gives direct and easy access to the camera’ s major modes. It also acts a[...]

13 Data panel Fr ame counter (p . 47) Exposure compensation indicator (p . 51, 68) Batter y-condition indicator (p . 16) Flash-mode indicators (p . 32) Drive-mode indicators (p . 38) Exposure-mode indicators (p . 58) Located on the top of the camera body , the data panel shows the status of the camera. All icons hav e been shown f or clar ity . The[...]

14 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND R UNNING Inser ting batter ies Inser t the batter y . CR-V3 - the battery must be inser ted with the battery ter minals first. The flat side of the battery should face the front of the camera. If the battery does not fit, check its orientation. Nev er force the battery . 1 2 Open the battery-chamber door by[...]

Close the battery-chamber door (3) and slide it toward the top of the body (4) to engage the safety catch. After installing the battery , the set-time/date message ma y appear on the monitor . The clock and calendar are set in the custom 2 section of the setup menu (p . 20). 3 4 15 Alwa ys keep the strap around y our wrist in the event that the cam[...]

16 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Batter y condition indicator Full-battery indicator - the batter y is fully charged. This icon is dis- play ed for three seconds on the monitor when the camer a is tur ned on. The icon remains on the data panel. Blinking low-battery warning - displayed on the data panel with no other icons; power is insufficient f or came[...]

17 The AC Adapter A C-6 allows the camera to be po wered from an electrical household outlet. The AC Adapter is recommended when the camera is interf aced with a computer or during per iods of heavy use. Alwa ys turn off the camera before changing between pow er supplies. Connecting the A C adapter (sold separately) 1 Lift the DC terminal cover fro[...]

18 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Changing the memor y card An SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard must be inser ted for the camera to operate . If a card has not been inser ted, a no-card warning will automatically be displayed on the monitor and three dashes (– – –) will be display ed on the data-panel frame counter . Open the card-slot door by slidi[...]

The response time during recording and playbac k is longer with MultiMediaCards compared with SD Memory Cards. This is not a defect, b ut rather due to the specifications of the cards. When using large capacity cards, some operations lik e deletion may take longer . SD Memory Cards have a write-protect switch to pre vent image data from being delet[...]

Basic Custom1 Custom2 LCDbrightness For mat Pow er save Language English 1 min. – – 20 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Setting the date and time After initially inser ting a memor y card and batter y , the camera’ s clock and calendar must be set. When images are recorded, the image data is sav ed with the date and time of recording. Depending on the[...]

21 Reset default Date/Time set Date format Video output – – YYYY/MM/DD NTSC Use the right key to highlight the custom 2 tab at the top of the menu. Use the down k ey to highlight the date/time-set menu option. Press the central button to displa y the date/time setting screen. Use the left and right keys to select the item to be changed. Press t[...]

Po w er / Access lamp 22 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - B ASIC OPERA TION AU T O-RECORDING MODE – BASIC OPERA TION While using the viewfinder or LCD monitor , grip the camera firmly with your ri ght hand while supporting the body with your left. Keep y our elbows at y our side and y our feet shoulder-width apart to hold the camera steadily . When takin[...]

23 Setting the camera to record images automatically Tu rn the mode dial to the auto-recording mode position (1); all camera operations are no w fully automatic. The autofocus, e xpo- sure, and imaging systems will work together to bring beautiful results effortlessly . While many of the camera’ s systems in this mode are automatic, the camera’[...]

24 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - B ASIC OPERA TION This camera is equipped with a 7.8 to 23.4mm optical zoom. This is equivalent to a 38 to 114mm z oom lens on a 35mm camera. In 35mm photogr aphy , focal lengths below 50mm are ref erred to as wide-angle; the angle of view is larger than that of the human ey e. Abov e 50mm is referred to as tele- photo a[...]

25 About camera operation The auto-recording mode uses advanced technology to mak e photograph y as effortless as possible. A utomatic Digital Subject Prog ram Selection optimizes e xposure, color , and image-processing set- tings for each subject. The sophisticated AF system locates and tracks the subject automatically . Au tomatic Digital Subject[...]

Press the shutter-release button all the w ay down (2) to tak e the picture. • The access lamp will turn red and blink indicating image data is being written to the memor y card. Never remo ve a memory card while data is being transf erred. A UTO - RECORDING MODE - B ASIC OPERA TION With the mode dial set to auto recording, the camera will be on [...]

27 This digital camera has a quick, accur ate autofocusing system. The f ocus icon in the lower right cor- ner of the LCD monitor and the green f ocus lamp next to the viewfinder indicate the f ocus status. The shutter can be released ev en if the camera cannot f ocus on the subject. Subject lock ed. The camera will contin ue the track the subject [...]

28 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - B ASIC OPERA TION A utomatic Digital Subject Program Selection Au tomatic Digital Program Selection chooses between programmed AE and one of fiv e subject pro- gr ams: por trait, spor ts action, landscape, sunset, and night por trait. The digital subject programs opti- mize the camera’ s performance for various conditi[...]

29 Pressing the subject-program b utton (1) cycles through the modes. The active sub- ject program will be indicated at the top of the live image . The subject program will remain in effect until it is changed or the mode dial is turned to another position. Except for macro and night portrait, digital subject programs cannot be used in the mu lti-f[...]

30 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - B ASIC OPERA TION MA CRO - used f or close-up photograph y between 20 and 60 cm (0.7 - 2.0ft) from the CCD . The lens will automatically zoom to the macro position and cannot be changed. Because of parallax, the LCD monitor should be used to compose the picture. Full-time AF (p . 67) is employ ed. Av ailable in the multi[...]

31 Monitor off The display b utton controls the LCD monitor display . The display cycles to the ne xt position each time the button is pressed: full displa y , live image only , and monitor off. Battery power can be conser ved b y tur ning the monitor off and using the viewfinder to take pictures . When the menu, e xposure-compensation, or macro mo[...]

32 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - B ASIC OPERA TION A utoflash Fill-flash Flash cancel A utoflash with red-ey e reduction Flash cancel - the flash will not fire. Use flash cancel when flash photograph y is prohibited, natural light is desired to illuminate the subject, or the subject is bey ond the flash range. The camera-shake wa rn ing ma y appear when[...]

33 The orange flash lamp ne xt to the viewfinder indicates the status of the flash. When the lamp blinks quickly , the flash is charging and the shutter will not release. The lamp glows steadily when the flash is charged and ready to fire. If the shutter speed falls belo w the point where the camera can be safely hand held, the camer a- shake w ar [...]

34 P LA YBA CK - B ASIC OPERA TION To view images from the auto-recording or mu lti-function recording modes, press the Quick Vie w / delete button. PLA YBA CK - BASIC OPERA TION Images can be viewed in the Quic k View or pla yback modes. This section covers the basic operations in both modes. The pla yback mode has additional functions, see page 8[...]

35 To sw itch between the single-frame pla y- back and histogr am display , press the information button. The histogram sho ws the luminance distr ibution of the image from b lack (left) to white (right). The 256 vertical lines indicates the relative proportion of that light value in the image. The histogram can be used to ev aluate e xposure, but [...]

36 P LA YBA CK - B ASIC OPERA TION Full display Index pla yback In index pla yback, the f our-wa y ke ys of the controller will move the y ellow border . When the image is highlighted with the border , the date of recording, voice-memo indicator , the loc k and printing status, and the frame number of the image are displa yed at the bottom of the s[...]

37 Enlarged pla yback Use the four-w ay k eys of the controller to scroll the image. When scrolling, the arrows in the displa y will disappear when the edge of the image has been reached. In single-frame pla yback in Quick View or the playbac k mode, a still image can be enlarged up to 6X in 0.2 increments for closer e xamination. With the image to[...]

38 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. T o set the drive mode, simply press the drive mode button (1) on the bac k of the camera until the appropriate mode is indicated. Single-frame adv ance - to take a single image each time the shutter- release button is pressed (p . 26).[...]

39 Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will dela y the release of the shutter for appro ximately ten sec- onds after the shutter-release button is pressed. When the drive mode is set to self-timer , the f ocus mode is changed from Subject T racking AF to single-shot AF allowing the use of f ocus lock (p . 53). The self-timer is set with the dri[...]

40 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION Place the camera on a tripod, and set the drive mode to remote control (p . 38). Arrange the camera and subject to compose the picture. When setting up the camera, make sure the subject will fa ll within the focus frames. F ocus lock cannot be used with the IR remote control. Focus area selection (p [...]

41 The continuous-adv ance dr ive mode allo ws a ser ies of images to be captured while holding down the shutter-release button. Continuous adv ance acts like a motor drive on a film camer a. The number of images that can be captured at one time and the rate of capture depend on the image-quality and image-size setting. The maximum rate of capture [...]

This mode makes a three-image brac ket of a scene. Bracketing is a method of taking a series of images of a static subject in which each image has a slight variation in e xposure. The brack eting mode is set with the drive-mode button (p . 38). Brack ets cannot be made with TIFF images (p. 46). The order of the brack et series is nor mal exposure, [...]

43 Compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p . 26). Press the shutter-release button partway do wn (1) to lock onto the subject and set the e xposure for the series. Press and hold the shutter-release but t on all the way do wn (2) to make the brac k- et series; three consecutive images will be captured. Focus is [...]

Basic Image size Quality Digital zoom Date imprint Off Off Standard 2272 X 1764 Inst.Playbac k Off 44 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION In auto-recording mode, the menu b utton (1) tur ns the menu on and off . The left/r ight and up/down ke ys of the controller (2) are used to mov e the cursor in the menu. Pressing the central button of[...]

45 Settings made with the auto-recording menu will remain in effect until changed or the camer a is reset to its default settings (p . 104). Image size - to set the pixel resolution of the images . Image size aff ects the size of the image file. Image quality - to set the rate of compression of the images. Image quality aff ects the size of the ima[...]

Changing image size aff ects the number of pixels in each image. The greater the image size , the larger the file size. Choose image size based on the final use of the image - smaller images will be more suitable f or web sites whereas larger sizes will produce higher quality prints. 46 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION LCD monitor 2272[...]

47 TIFF Fine Standard Economy 123 1 4 71 4 2 2 6 9 14 27 39 100 27 47 69 150 Appro ximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB memor y card. Quality Size 2272 X 1764 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 TIFF Fine Standard Economy 12.0MB 5.8MB 3.7MB 950KB 2.0MB 1.0MB 650KB 210KB 1.0MB 550KB 350KB 130KB 550KB 300KB 200KB 90KB Appro ximate file s[...]

48 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION Digital zoom The digital zoom is activ ated on the auto-recording mode menu (p . 44) and in the custom 1 section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p . 56). The digital zoom extends the po wer of the telephoto position of the optical zoom b y up to 4X in 0.1X increments. The transition betwee[...]

49 Date imprinting Every time a still image is recorded, it is stored with an exif tag that contains the date and time of recording as well as shooting inf or mation. This information can be viewed with the camera in the Quick Vie w or playbac k mode, or on a computer with the DiMAGE Viewer software . Camera Notes The date is imprinted in the lower[...]

50 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION An image can be display ed on the monitor after it is captured. When used with the continuous- advance driv e mode (p. 38), thumbnails of the last six images in the series will be display ed. Instant playbac k is activated with auto-recording mode menu (p . 44) and with the custom 2 section of the mu[...]

To adjust the exposure, press the left or right controller key (1); the e xposure-compensation screen will appear . Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to adjust the exposure-compensation va lue. Changes to exposure are visib le in the live image . Press the shutter-release but t on par tway down or press the central but t on of the con- [...]

Press the shutter-release button partway do wn (1) or press the central button of the controller (2) to select the area; the other four areas will disappear . Focus and e xposure are lock ed when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down. Press the shutter-release button all the w ay do wn to take the picture . Once a focus area is selecte[...]

53 F ocus loc k prev ents the AF system from focusing. This can be used with off-center subjects or when a special focusing situation pre v ents the camera from focusing (p . 27). When using single-shot AF with Area AF in the multi-function recording mode, place the subject in the f ocus frames and press the shutter-release button partway do wn. Th[...]

54 M UL TI - FUNCTION RECORDING MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING Except for digital subject prog rams, the basic operation of the camera in m ulti-function recording mode is identical to the auto-recording mode. Thoroughly f amiliar ize yourself with the pre vious sec- tions before mo ving on. The multi-function recording mode allows g reater control over[...]

55 d. Flash-mode indicator (p . 32) g. White-balance indicator (p . 62) m. Camera-sensitivity (ISO) display (p . 64) j. Metering-mode indicator (p. 68) k. Camera-shake warning (p . 33) l. Shutter-speed displa y n. Aper ture display o. F ocus signal (p. 27, 53) u. Digital-zoom displa y (p . 48) r. Drive-mode indicator (p . 38) p. Date-imprinting ind[...]

Basic Custom1 Custom2 ExposureMode Image size Quality WhiteBalance Auto Standard 2272 X 1764 Program Sensitivity Auto 56 M UL TI - FUNCTION RECORDING Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting. Activate the recording-mode men u with the menu button. The basic tab at the top of the menu will be highlighted. Use the [...]

57 Refer to the auto-recording mode section f or details on image size (p . 44), image quality (p. 44), digital z oom (p . 48), date impr inting (p. 49), and instant pla yback (p . 50). Exposure mode Program Aper ture prior ity Shutter priority Manual 2272 X 1764 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 TIFF Fine Standard Economy Cust.set Aut o Image size [...]

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed to ensure the correct e xposure . When aper ture priority is selected, the aper- ture value on the monitor turns blue and a doub le arrow icon appears next to it. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the aperture value is fix ed at the last setting and cannot be ch[...]

The photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera sets the appropriate aper ture to ensure correct e xposure . When shutter pr ior ity is selected, the shutter speed on the monitor turns blue and a double arrow icon appears next to it. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the shutter speed is fix ed at the last setting and cannot be changed. T[...]

Manual e xposure mode allows individual selection of shut- ter speeds and aper tures. This mode overrides the e xpo- sure system giving the photographer total control o ver the final exposure . The changes made to the exposure will be visib le in the live image on the monitor . The monitor shut- ter-speed and aper ture display will turn red if the [...]

The monitors will be blank during the e xposure. Releasing the shutter button will end the e xposure. Noise reduction processing is applied to the image after the exposure . Noise reduction can be can- celed in the custom 2 section of the setup menu (p . 98). Bulb photographs can be tak en in the manual-exposure mode . Exposures up to fifteen secon[...]

Preset white-balance settings must be set bef ore the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immedi- ately visible on the LCD monitor . The built-in flash can be used with preset white-balance settings, b ut will create a pink- ish or blueish cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings. The flash is da ylight bal- anced and will produce accept[...]

Custom white-balance allows a photogr apher to calibrate the camera to a specific lighting condition. The setting can be used repeatedly until reset. Custom white balance is espe- cially useful with mixed-lighting conditions or when critical control ov er color is needed. The object used to make a calibration m ust be neutral. A blank piece of whit[...]

64 M UL TI - FUNCTION RECORDING ISO setting AU T O 100 0.5m ~ 3.4m (1.6 ft. ~ 11.1 ft.) Flash range (telephoto) 0.5m ~ 2.0m (1.6 ft. ~ 6.6 ft.) 0.5m ~ 2.4m (1.6 ft. ~ 7.9 ft.) 0.5m ~ 1.4m (1.6 ft. ~ 4.6 ft.) The flash range is measured from the CCD . Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens’ wide-angle position a[...]

65 This camera has autof ocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is set in the custom 1 section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p . 56). A utof ocus will produce e xcellent results in almost ev er y situation, howe ver , under cer tain conditions, the autofocus system will not w ork accurately; see special focusing situations on pa[...]

66 M UL TI - FUNCTION RECORDING Subject T racking AF with F ocus Area Selection Press the shutter-release button partway do wn (1) to select the area and active the subject lock; the other f our areas disappear and the subject lock indicator (2) is displa yed. Use the four-w ay k ey of the controller to highlight the desired autofocus area; the act[...]

67 When using the shutter-priority , aperture-pr iority , or manual e xposure modes (p. 58) with manual f ocus, press the central button of the controller to s witch between using the up/down k eys to f ocus or to adjust the exposure . The active function is indicated in blue . Use the up/down controller k eys to f ocus. When focus- ing, the monito[...]

Center weighted: a traditional metering method in film cameras. The system measures light va lues over the entire image area with emphasis giv en the central region. Spot metering: uses a small area within the image to cal- culate the exposure . When this mode is selected, the LCD monitor will automatically activate if off and a small circle will a[...]

69 Vo ice memo allows a fifteen second audio trac k to be recorded with a still image. The function is acti- va ted in the custom 2 section of the multi-function recording menu (p. 56). When the function is active , the microphone indicator is display ed on the data panel and LCD monitor . V oice memo must be set before taking a picture . It will r[...]

70 M UL TI - FUNCTION RECORDING Changes in color , shar pness, contrast, and saturation can be made using the custom 2 section of the mu lti-function recording mode menu (p . 56). These imaging controls giv e photographers the ability to maximize the image inf or mation at the scene. Any changes made with these functions are applied to the liv e im[...]

Normal Contrast: low Contrast: high Sharpness: hard Sharpness: soft 71 select enter Use the left/right keys of the controller (1) to select the sharpness, contrast, or saturation le vel; an indicator is dis- play ed and the live image sho ws the effect of each set- ting. Press the central button of the controller (2) to apply the setting. To change[...]

Photograph y can be a rewarding pursuit. It is a broad and disciplined field that can take years to master . But the pleasure in making photographs and the jo y of capturing a magical moment cannot be compared. This guide is an introduction to some basic photographic principles. The lens aper ture controls not only exposure , but also depth of fiel[...]

73 The shutter controls not only exposure , but also the ability to stop motion. F ast shutter speeds are used in spor t photograph y to stop action. Slow shutter speeds can be used to show the flow of motion such as w ater cas- cading ov er a waterf all. The use of a tripod is recommended with slow shutter speeds. The change in aper ture and shutt[...]

Sometimes the camera’ s e xposure meter is deceived by certain condi- tions, e xposure compensation can compensate for this . For e xample, a ve ry bright scene, such as a snowy landscape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the picture , adjusting the exposure b y +1 or +2 EV will result in an image wi[...]

75 MO VIE AND A UDIO RECORDING Recording audio A udio can be recorded without an image . About 30 minutes of audio can be stored on a 16MB memory card. Audio is recorded at appro ximately 8KB/s. A maximum of 180 minutes can be recorded at one time; the optional AC adapter is required for long recordings . Recording audio . Press shutter to stop . P[...]

Before recording, the data-panel and monitor fr ame counters will show the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded on the next mo vie clip. 76 M OV IE AND A UDIO RECORDING Recording time Shooting digital video is simple. Set the main dial to movie recording (1). F rame the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p . 26).[...]

77 In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fix ed, and some are disabled, see chart. Image size, white balance , and movie mode can be selected with the movie menu. When the red low-battery indicator appears (p . 16), power is insufficient f or movie recording. The writing speed of the memory card in use may pre v ent an entire mov[...]

78 M OV IE AND A UDIO RECORDING Navigating the mo vie menu In auto-recording mode, the menu b utton (1) tur ns the menu on and off . The left/r ight and up/down ke ys of the controller (2) are used to mov e the cursor in the menu. Pressing the central button of the controller will enter a setting. Use the up/down k eys of the controller (2) to scro[...]

79 Image size not only aff ects the resolution of the movie image, b ut also changes the maximum length of the movie clip . The recording rate for a 320 X 240 siz e movie is approximately 340 KB/sec , and approximately 85 KB/sec f or a 160 X 120 movie . Recording time is only limited by the capacity of the memory card. A 16 MB memor y card can cont[...]

To star t, pause, or stop recording, use the video or D VD deck’ s controls. Refer to the unit’ s instruction manual. Direct Video allows the camera to record mo vies to a video or D VD deck. The only limit to recording time is the capacity of the tape or disk. The camera is compatible with the NTSC and P AL standards (p . 106). The video-outpu[...]

81 A separate microphone can be used to record the audio trac k of the video recording. Disconnect the white audio plug of the A V cab le from the television or video dec k. Connect a microphone directly to the deck. Ref er to the deck’ s and microphone’ s instruction manual for the connection procedure. Shooting tips The camera can be f ocused[...]

82 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION When turning the camera on, the lens can be prev ented from extending. T ur n the zoom lev er to the left and hold when turning the mode dial from off to the playback position. Camera Notes Pla ying back v oice memos and audio captions Vo ice memos (p. 69) and audio captions (p . 89) can be play ed back in[...]

Press the controller to pause the movie or audio playbac k; press the controller again to resume the playbac k. 83 Movie clips and audio recordings are pla yed back the same w ay . Use the left/r ight keys of the con- troller to display the mo vie or audio file; audio files are displayed with a b lue screen. Press the center of the controller to pl[...]

Basic Custom1 Custom2 Delete Aut o rotate Lock A udio caption – – On – 84 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION Navigating the pla yback-mode menu Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting. Activate the pla yback-mode menu with the men u button. The basic tab at the top of the menu will be highlighted. Use[...]

85 1 Copying to camer a memor y . Choosing “Y es” will ex ecute the operation, “No” will cancel it. Ye s No For information on frame-selection screens, see page 86. New f older name 2 Change card. 3 Copying to memory card. 4 Copying completed. Delete This frame All frames Marked frames Enter Lock A udio caption Basic This frame All frames M[...]

When a marked-frames setting is chosen on a menu, the fr ame selection screen will appear. This screen allows multiple images to be chosen. The left/right keys of the controller mo ve the yello w border to select the image. The up ke y of the controller selects the frame; when selected, an indicator will appear next to the image . The down ke y wil[...]

87 Deleting permanently erases the file. Once deleted, a file cannot be recov ered. Care should be taken when deleting images. Single, multiple , or all files on the memor y card can be deleted in the basic section of the playbac k- mode menu (p . 84). Before a file is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear ; choosing “Y es” will ex ecute t[...]

88 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION Single, multiple , or all files can be locked. A loc ked file cannot be deleted by either the pla yback- mode menu functions or the QV/delete button. Ho wev er , the formatting function (p . 100) will erase all files on a memory card whether locked or not. Impor tant images and audio recordings should be l[...]

Basic Custom1 Custom2 Delete Aut o rotate Lock A udio caption Enter 89 A still image can hav e a fifteen-second audio caption attached to it. This function will also replace a vo ice-memo audio track recorded with an image. A udio captions cannot be attached to movie clips, nor can they o ver rewrite audio recordings. A udio captioning Display the [...]

90 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION The custom 1 section of the playbac k-mode menu controls the slide-show function. This function automatically displays all still images on the memory card in order . Slide Show Press the central b utton of the controller to pause and restar t the slide show presentation. To cancel the presentation, press t[...]

91 Menu options Settings Slide show Pla yback Duration Repeat Enter All frames Marked Fr a m es 1 - 60s. Y es / No To star t the slide-show presentation. Pressing the central b utton of the controller will pause the presentation. During the slide show , press the menu button to stop the presen- tation and return to the playback-mode men u. To selec[...]

92 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION The DPOF-set menu option is used to create an order f or standard prints from still images on the memory card. Single, multiple , or all images can be pr inted. Print orders are created in the custom 2 section of the playbac k-mode menu (p . 84). The pr int menu option has four settings: About DPOF This ca[...]

When the this-frame or all-frames setting is chosen, a screen will appear requesting the number of copies of each image; a maximum of nine copies can be ordered. Use the up/down ke ys of the con- troller to set the required number of copies. If the all-frames setting w as used to create a print order, any additional images recorded afterwards will [...]

94 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION The copy function mak es exact copies of image , audio, or mo vie files and can store the copied data on another memory card. E-mail Copy mak es a standard 640 X 480 (V GA) or 160 X 120 (QVGA) JPEG copy of an original still image so that it ma y be easily transmitted by e-mail. If an economy image is selec[...]

Before starting the E-mail copy routine , select the image size of the copy in the custom 2 section of the playbac k menu (p . 84). T wo sizes are av ailable: 640 X 480 (V GA) or 160 X 120 (QV GA). When the image(s) to be conv er ted to an e-mail file are selected, the copy routine will begin and a screen will appear indicating the name of the fold[...]

96 P LA YBACK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION Viewing images on a tele vision It is possible to vie w camera images on your tele vision. The camera has a video-out ter minal to make the connection using the supplied A V cab le. The camera is compatible with the NTSC and P AL stan- dards. The video-output setting can be check ed and set in the custom 2[...]

97 The setup mode is used to control the camera’ s functions and operation. The navigating the setup menu section cov ers the operation of the menu. The section is f ollowed by detailed descriptions of the settings. Innov ation and creativity has alwa ys been a dr iving f orce behind Minolta products . The Electro-zoom X w as purely an e xercise [...]

Basic Custom1 Custom2 LCDbrightness For mat Pow er save Language English 1 min. – – 98 S ETUP MODE To access the menu, simply tur n the mode dial to the setup position. The left/right and up/down keys of the controller are used to mov e the cursor in the menu. Pressing the central button of the controller will enter a setting. Once a setting ha[...]

99 Choosing “Y es” on the confirmation screens will ex ecute the operation, “No” will cancel it . Ye s No Ye s No On the date/time setting screen, use the left/right keys of the controller to select the year , month, da y , hour , or minute. The up/down keys are used to change the va lue. Press the central button of the controller to set th[...]

100 S ETUP MODE LCD monitor brightness The brightness of the LCD monitor can be set in elev en lev els. The brightness setting screen is opened from the basic section of the setup menu (p . 98); the lens will ex tend if retracted. Use the left/r ight keys of the controller (1) to adjust the brightness, the monitor image will change accordingly . Pr[...]

101 Au t o p o wer sav e To conser ve battery power , the camera will shut down if no oper ation is made within a cer tain per iod. The length of the auto-power-sa ve period can be changed to 1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes. When the cam- era is connected to a computer , the auto-pow er-save period is fix ed at ten minutes. Language The language used in the[...]

102 S ETUP MODE Fo lder name All recorded images are stored in folders on the memory card. Folder names come in two f or mats, standard and date. Standard folders ha ve an eight character name . The initial folder is named 100ML T20. The first three digits are the f older’ s serial number , which will increase by one each time a new f older is cr[...]

103 Shutter FX When the shutter is released, a shutter sound effect will give a positiv e confirmation of the operation. The sound effect can be turn off in the custom 1 section of the setup menu (p . 98). Three shutter effects are av ailable; signal 1 is mechanical, signal 2 is electrical, and custom for a person- alized eff ect. The mechanical sh[...]

Stop V ol. 104 S ETUP MODE p. 6 7 V olume The volume of the audio signals and shutter FX can be increased or decreased in the custom 1 sec- tion of the setup menu (p . 98). This affects the camera’ s audio signals only and will not change the playbac k lev els of an audio track. Reset def ault This function affects all modes . When selected, a co[...]

105 Sharpness Repeat (Slide Show) LCD monitor brightness A uto-po wer-sav e period A udio signals File number memory Normal No Normal 1 minute 1 Off Color-saturation Contrast Normal Normal p. 7 0 p. 7 0 p. 7 0 p. 9 0 p. 100 p. 101 p. 102 p. 101 Shutter FX 1 (custom recording erased) p . 103 Fo lder name Standard p . 102 V olume 2 p . 104 Noise redu[...]

106 S ETUP MODE Setting the date and time It is impor tant to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a movie clip is recorded, the date and time of the recording are sav ed with the image and are display ed during playback or can be read with the DiMAGE Viewer software included on the CD-R OM. The camera’ s clock is also used with date i[...]

107 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE Read this section carefully before connecting the camer a to a computer . Instr uctions on using and installing the DiMAGE Viewer software are f ound in the supplied software manual. The DiMA GE man- uals do not cov er the basic operation of computers or their operating systems; please refer to the manual supplied with your[...]

108 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Connecting the camera to a computer Star t up the computer . The computer must be on before connecting the camera. Inser t the memor y card into the camera. T o change the memory card while the camera is con- nected to a computer , see page 118. Confirm the batter y has sufficient power before connecting the camer a to a c[...]

109 When the camera is properly connected to the computer , a drive icon, or v olume, will appear . When using Windows XP or Mac OS X, a window will open requesting instructions on what to do with the image data; follow the directions in the window . If the computer does not recognize the camera, dis- connect the camera and restart the computer. Re[...]

110 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE The driver needs only to be installed once. If the driver cannot be installed automatically , it can be installed manually with the operating system’ s add-ne w-hardware wizard; see the instr uctions on the fo llowing page. During installation, if the operating system requests the Windo ws 98 CD-ROM, insert it into the C[...]

111 Choose the recommended search for a suitab le driver . Click “Ne xt. ” Choose to specify the location of the driver . The browse window can be used to indicate the dri- v er location. The dr iver should be located in the CD-ROM drive at :Win98USB . When the loca- tion is shown in the window , click “Next. ” Manual Installation To inst[...]

112 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE The add new hardw are wizard will confir m the location of the driver . The letter designating the CD-ROM drive will v ary between computers. Click “Next” to install the driver in the system. One of three drivers ma y be located: MNL- VENUM.inf, USBPDR.inf , or USBSTRG.inf . The last window will confirm the driver has [...]

113 Au to power sa v e (data-transf er mode) If the camera does not receiv e a read or wr ite command within ten minutes, it will shut do wn to save power . When the camera shuts down, an unsaf e-remov al-of-device w ar ning may appear on the com- puter monitor . Click “OK. ” Neither the camera or computer will be damaged in this operation. T u[...]

114 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Once the camera is connected to the computer , image and audio files can be accessed by doub le clicking on icons. Image f olders are located in the DCIM folder . T o copying images and audio recordings , simply drag and drop the file icon into a location in the computer . Files and folders on the memory card can be delete[...]

115 Image and audio file names begin with “PICT” f ollowed by a f our-digit file number and a tif , jpg, mov , or thm extension. V oice-memo and audio caption files hav e a wav e xtension and the file name corre- sponds to their image file. A udio recordings also use the wav e xtension. The thumbnail images (thm) are produced with TIFF images a[...]

116 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Disconnecting the camera from the computer Windows Me , 2000 Prof essional, and XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. T urn the mode dial to another position and then disconnect the USB cable . To disconnect the camera, click once on the unplug-or-eject-hardware icon located on the task bar . A small window will open[...]

117 The hardware de vices to be stopped will be dis- play ed. Highlight the device b y clicking on it then click “Stop . ” Confirm that the access lamp is not lit and then drag the mass-storage de vice icon and drop it into the trash. T urn the camera off , and then disconnect the USB cable. A confirmation screen will appear to indi- cate the d[...]

118 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE USB DIRECT -PRINT allows still images to be printed directly from a compatible Epson printer . This function prints a single image on one sheet of paper . Index prints and TIFF images cannot be printed with USB DIRECT -PRINT . T o pr int index prints, see page 121. Before each print run, check the printer settings; refer t[...]

119 Connect the camera to the printer using the camera’ s USB cable . The larger plug on the cable is connected to the printer . Lift the rubber cover and insert the smaller plug of the cable into the camera. T ur n the camera on with the mode dial; the dial can be set to any position. The USB Direct Pr int screen will be display ed. Use the left[...]

120 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE If a minor problem occurs during printing, such as the paper runs out, follow the procedure recom- mended for the printer; no action is required for the camer a. If a major pr inter error occurs, press the center of the controller to end the routine. Ref er to the printer manual for the correct procedure f or the printer p[...]

121 The USB DIRECT PRINT menu DPOF-print option allows JPEG (fine, standard, and econom y) images and an index print selected with the DPOF printing options in the playbac k menu to be print- ed from an Epson USB DIRECT -PRINT compatible printer . See page 92 on how to create a DPOF file. Before each print run, check the printer settings; refer to [...]

122 A PPENDIX Problem Symptom Cause Solution The camera will not work. Nothing dis- pla yed on the data panel or the monitors. The batter y is dead. AA Ni-MH batteries are inser ted incorrectly . The A C adapter is not connected properly . Replace batter y (p . 14). Reinser t the batteries taking care that the negative and pos- itive terminals are [...]

123 Pictures are not shar p . Subject is too close. Make sure the subject is within the autof ocus range (p. 24) or use the macro mode (p . 29). The camera is in macro mode. Cancel the macro mode setting (p . 29). A special situation is pre- v enting the autof ocus system from f ocusing (p. 27). Use the f ocus-lock function to f ocus on an object a[...]

124 A PPENDIX The camera temperature rises with e xtended per iods of use. Care should be taken to a void b ur ns when handling the camera, batteries, or memory card. If the camera does not function normally or the system error message appears, turn it off, remov e and reinser t the batteries, or unplug and reconnect the AC adapter . If the camera [...]

125 1. Insert a memor y card in the camera and connect it to the computer with the USB cable. Other devices m ust not be connected to the computer during this procedure. 2. Right click on the My-computer icon. Select “proper ties” from the drop-down menu. Windows XP: from the star t menu go to the control panel. Click on the perf or mance and m[...]

126 A PPENDIX Read this section in its entirety to get the best results from your camera. With proper care, y our cam- era will provide y ears of ser vice. Camera care • Do not subject the camera to shock or impact. •T urn off the camera when transpor ting. • This camera is neither waterproof nor splashproof. Inserting or removing batteries o[...]

127 Operating temperatures and conditions • This camera has been designed f or use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). •N ev er leav e the camera exposed to e xtreme high temperatures, such as in a car park ed in the sun, or to extreme humidity . •W hen taking the camera from a cold to a warm environment, place it in a seale[...]

128 A PPENDIX Batteries • Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, w e recommend keeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat. Batter ies can recov er their power when they w ar m up. • If batteries have been e xhausted when used in the camera, do not reload them e ven if their charge seems [...]

129 Bef ore impor tant ev ents and jour ne ys • Check the camera’ s operation; take test pictures and purchase spare batteries. •M inolta has no responsibility for an y damage or loss incurred by equipment malfunction. Questions and ser vice • If you ha ve questions about y our camera, contact your local camera dealer or write to the Minolt[...]

130 A PPENDIX CCD: 1/1.8-type interline pr imar y-color CCD Number of eff ective pix els: 4.0 million T otal number of pix els: 4.1 million Camera sensitivity (ISO): A uto and 100, 200, 400, 800 ISO equivalents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 8 elements in 7 groups Maximum aper ture: f/2.8 (wide-angle position), f/4.7 (telephoto position) F o[...]

131 Batteries: One CR-3V lithium batter y or two AA Ni-MH batter- ies. Batter y perf or mance (recording): Appro ximately 230 frames with a CR-V3 batter y , or 140 frames with 1850 mAh Ni-MH batteries: based on Minolta’ s standard test method: LCD monitor on, full-size images (2272 X 1704), standard image qual- ity , no instant playbac k, no voic[...]

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