Konica Minolta C2 manual

User's Guide Thank you for your purchase. To ensure correct usage of this product, please read this User's Guide and the warranty card carefully and keep them in a safe place for future reference. Before accepting the warranty card, please make sure that the date of purchase and the dealer's details have been completed. Digital Still[...]

2 Contents Important Sa fety Precaut ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checking Pack age Content s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 On trademarks Q Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Wind ows 2000 Professional, Windows Me and Windows XP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other co untries. Q Apple, Macintosh, Mac OS, and Power PC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and other countries. Q Other company names[...]

4 Important Safety Precautions This produc t has been de signed with full cons ideration to safety; h owever, plea se read the following e x- planations of the us ed symbo ls, warning s and ca utions to ensure co rrect usag e. The aim of the follo wing warnin g and cauti on symbols i s to preve nt failur es, proper ty damage and/or in- jury to the [...]

5 Internal memory This produc t features an internal memor y with a capacit y of approxim ately 14 MB. Plea se note the fo l- lowing poin ts regard ing the interna l memory. • This produc t cannot be used with externa l memory. • Further r ecording i s not possi ble when th e internal memory is f ull. Format the memory (delete al l) after downl[...]

6 Prepar ations Checking Package Contents Names of Parts Camera (1) Strap (1) USB cable (1) AAA alkaline battery (2) CD-ROM (1 ) Quick Guide (1) Warranty Card (1) Lens cover Flash Viewfinder wind ow Macro switch Lens USB port Self-timer LED Shutter bu tton Strap hold er LCD monitor PLAY/REC butt on Viewfinder eyepiece Battery cove r Viewfinder LED [...]

7 Indicators on the LCD monitor Recording mode screen Playback mode screen 1 Recording mod e icon Appears when the lens cover is opened. P.10 2 Flash mode ico n Indicates the flash mode. P.13 3 Digital zoom ic on Appears when zoom i s set to “O N.” P.14 4 Macro icon Appears when th e Macro switch i s set to . P.11 5 Picture qual ity icon Indica[...]

8 Installing the Batteries Power supply 1. Batteries AAA alkalin e batteries (supplied) Rechargeabl e AAA nickel- hydrogen ba tteries (so ld separate ly) Inserting the AAA batteries Close the lens cover . 1 Open the batter y cov er by sliding it in the direct ion of the ar r ow . 2 Inser t the 2 AAA batteries with the poles align ed with the indica[...]

9 • Do not touch co ntacts with fingers sinc e the battery l ife may decreas e due to bad cont act if oil or grease is de posited on th e battery cove r or metal part s within the bat tery compart ment. If a cont act is accidental ly touche d or batt ery life dec reases, wipe with a so ft, dry clo th before u se. • When usin g rechargeab le bat[...]

10 Re c o r d i n g How to Record Holding the camera • Hold the camer a securely in both hand s with your elbow s pressed aga inst the body for stable position ing. • Be caref ul not to obstruct th e flash o r lens with fi ngers or strap. How to Record Normal reco rding is performed w ith the su bject at a d istance o f over 60 c m from the len[...]

11 Recording Close-up Subjects (Macro Recording ) Macro recor ding is use d when the s ubject is within a di stance rang e of betwee n 30 cm and 60 cm from the lens. Us e the LCD monitor for macro recor ding as the re cording rang e and the fiel d of view in the viewfinder do not matc h. 1 Open the lens cov er . The LCD monitor t urns on and the t [...]

12 Recording Still Pictures (STILL) For normal re cording and mac ro recording, the REC MODE item in the REC menu should be set to “STILL”. 1 Display the REC me nu. 2 Use the / button to select . 3 Press the SET button. The REC MODE screen appea rs. 4 Use the / button to select “STILL ”. 5 Press the SET button A through-i mage is displa yed[...]

13 Recording Moving Pictures (MOVIE) You can recor d a ten-second movie. 1 Display the REC me nu. 2 Use the / button to select . 3 Press the SET button. The REC MODE screen appea rs. 4 Use the / button to select “MO VIE”. 5 Press the SET button The mode becomes t he MOVIE recording mode and appears on the LCD monitor . 6 Press the shutter b utt[...]

14 Setting the Picture Quality You can selec t the pictur e quality of t he image data t o be recorded . 1 Display the REC me nu. 2 Use the / button to select . 3 Press the SET button. The QUALITY scree n appears. 4 Use the / button to select the des ired setti ng. The selected quality is indi cated on th e LCD monitor. 5 Press the SET button. On P[...]

15 Changing the Brightness of Images (EXPOSURE) The exposure can be compensa ted to intent ionally br ighten or da rken the over all recorded image. The camera expo sure can b e adjust ed up to ±1 .5 at 0.5 intervals . 1 Display the REC me nu. 2 Use the / butt on to select (EXPOSURE). 3 Press the SET button. The EXPOSURE screen appears. 4 Use the [...]

16 Setting the Sharpness of the Image (SHARPNESS) The contour s of images can be sharpened or softened. 1 Display the REC me nu. 2 Use the / butt on to select (SETUP). 3 Press the SET button. The SETUP screen ap pears. 4 Use the / butt on to select (SHARPNESS). 5 Press the SET button. The SHARPNESS scree n appears. 6 Use the / butt on to select the[...]

17 7 Adjust the “Mont h”, “Day”, “Hour”, and “Mi nute” in the s ame way as the “Y ear”. Pressing the MENU button retu rns you to the p revious scre en. 8 W hen the “Minut e” has been se t, pr ess the SET b utton. The confirmat ion screen ap pears. 9 Press the / button to select “YES”, and th en press the SET but ton. The[...]

18 Changing the Display Language (LANGUAGE) You can sele ct the langu age to be used for the menu s and guida nce from Japan ese, Englis h, French or German. 1 Display the REC me nu. 2 Use the / butt on to select (SETUP). 3 Press the SET button. The SETUP screen ap pears. 4 Use the / butt on to select (LANGUA GE). 5 Press the SET button. The LANGUA[...]

19 Playbac k How to Perform Play back Recorded imag e can be disp layed on LCD monit or. Playing Back Still Pictures 1 Open the lens cov er . The LCD monitor t urns on and the t hrough-imag e appears. 2 Press the PLA Y/R EC butto n. The last recor ded image is displaye d. For a descript ion of the playb ack mode scre en, see page 7. When the DISPLA[...]

20 5 Use the / butt on to select the des ired item. 6 Press the SET button. The selected item is executed. • Pressing the MENU b utton ret urns you t o the previous s creen. • There are items tha t cannot be selec ted if t here are no images saved in the inte rnal memo ry. The PLAY menu has t he followin g structure . PLAY menu DELETE THIS/ALL [...]

21 Deleting All F rames 1 Display the PLA Y me nu. 2 Use the / butt on to select . 3 Press the SET button. The DEL ETE scree n appear s. 4 Use the / button to select “ A LL ”. 5 Press the SET button. The scre en for conf irming the deletion ap pears. 6 Use the / button to select “ YES”. 7 Press the SET button. All the images are delete d, a[...]

22 Viewing a Slideshow of Images (SLIDE SHOW) You can check r ecorded ima ges by playing them back at 3-s econd inte rvals. 1 Display the PLA Y me nu. 2 Use the / butt on to select . 3 Press the SET button. The PLA Y MODE screen appears. 4 Use the / button to select “ SLIDE SHOW”. 5 Press the SET button. Images are shown in consecut ive order a[...]

23 Selecting Images to Print (DPOF) Only still i mage can be printe d. Selecting a s ingle frame 1 Display the image y ou w ant t o print. 2 Press the MENU butto n. The PLA Y menu appears. 3 Use the / butt on to select . 4 Press the SET button. The DPOF screen app ears. 5 Use the / button to select “ THIS ON”. 6 Press the SET button. The imag e[...]

24 T r ansfer ring Ima ges to a PC After con necting the camera to yo ur PC with t he suppli ed USB cable, images rec orded with the camera and the thro ugh-image displ ayed on the LCD mon itor can be tr ansferred t o your PC. • Back up impo rtant data. Operating Environments 1. Windows 2. Macintosh Setting the USB Mode If the USB mode is set to [...]

25 Installing the USB Driver * The install ation of the USB driver is not required fo r the Macintos h. * Installati on of the USB dri ver is requir ed when the USB mode is set to “MSDC ” or “PC Camera.” 1 T ur n on your PC and star t W indows. 2 Connect the came ra an d your PC using the USB cabl e supplied. 3 Open the lens cov er on the c[...]

26 Transferring Recorded Images • To transfer recorded imag es to your PC, th e USB mode should be set to “MSDC” in t he REC menu. • Do not disco nnect the US B cable or open the batter y cover while t he camera is co nnected t o the PC. • Before you co nnect or disc onnect the U SB cable, clos e the lens cove r and make sure th at the po[...]

27 Transferring the Through-Image Live to Your PC • To transf er the throu gh-image di splayed on t he camera’s LCD monitor l ive to you r PC, the USB mode should be set to “PC CAMERA” in th e REC menu. Note: Windows only 1 T ur n on your PC . 2 Connect the came ra an d your PC using the supplied USB cable. 3 Open the lens cov er on the cam[...]

28 A ppendix Cleaning the Camera When cleanin g the camera, do not use solv ents such as ben zene or paint thinner. After Use Remove the ba tteries wh en the ca mera is not going to be used for a n extended period. Troubleshooting If inspect ion and remedi al action in accordance wi th the follo wing table doe s not solve th e problem, please con t[...]

29 Main Specifications Type Digital still camera w ith LCD monitor an d integrate d recordin g and playback functio ns Active pixel s 1.22 megapixe ls Recording mediu m Approximatel y 14 MB inte rnal memory Number of Recordable Images Super fine 128 0 x 960 pixels Fine 1280 × 960 pixe ls Economy 640 × 480 pixels Recording met hod Still picture: J[...]

30 Warranty (separately attached) Before accepting the warranty car d, please make sure that the date of purchase and dealer of purchase and the dealer’s details have been completed. Afte r reading the warranty, keep it in a safe place. When requesting service If symptoms persist after having checked t he table on pages 28, Troubleshooting , disc[...]

31 FCC Compliance Statement: Declaration of Conformity Responsible party: KONICA PHOTO IMAGING Address: 725 Darlington Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430, U.S.A. Telephone number: (201) 574-4000 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmf ul interference and (2) [...]

32 CANADA ON LY Industry Canada’s Compliance Statement: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada[...]

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