Konica Minolta Dimage V manual

E Instruction Manual a © 1997 Minolta Co., Ltd. under the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention Edited in Germany 9222-2755-31 (P9704-A704) Minolta (UK) LTD. Photographie Division Precedent Drive, Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8HF, England Tel. 01 908 200 400 Fax. 01 908 208 334 Minolta (IRL) LTD. (Photopak Sales) 241 Western Industr[...]

1 Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge V. The Dimâge V is a compact, digital still camera equipped with the following features: • 1/3 inch in-line square CCD with RGB filter - produces VGA size, high quality, accurate colour images. • 1.8 inch LCD colour monitor - allows you to frame images easily and to view results instantly. • 2.7[...]

FOR PROPER AND SAVE USE 2 3 STANDARD SYMBOLS Various symbols are used in the instruction manual and on the product to promote proper and safe use of this product. Read and understand each caution thoroughly before reading the instruction manual. EXAMPLES SAFETY CAUTIONS Read and understand all cautions and warnings before using this product. The ou[...]

FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE 4 HANDLING CAUTIONS FOR THE DIMÂGE V • Battery performance decreases with lower operating temperatures. When photographing in cold weather, we recommend that you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm when you are not shooting. Nicad batteries perform better than other types in cold tempera[...]

FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE BEFORE YOU BEGIN 6 7 SAFETY AND HANDLING CAUTIONS FOR THE IMAGE MEMORY CARD RM-2S/RM-4S The SmartMedia image memory card included in the package is a solid-state floppy disk card (SSFDC). Careless handling may result in lost data. Please read and follow the cautions below. • Do not subject the image memory card to extreme [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 9 For Proper and Safe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 QUICK OPERATION Preparation . [...]

QUICK OPERATION 10 11 PREPARATION + See page 20 and 29 for detailed information. RECORDING + See pages 30-34 for detailed information. Insert the batteries as shown. Insert the image memory card. Select the image quality. Turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to REC. Turn the lens unit forward by 90° as shown. Frame the image in the LCD[...]

QUICK OPERATION 12 13 PLAYING + S e e pages 48-54 for detailed information. Turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. Scroll through the images by pressing the + or – button. DELETING IMAGES + Se e pages 58-59 for detailed informati on . Turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. Display the image you want to delete[...]

NAMES OF PARTS 14 15 BODY Back cover - Outside Clear/Format button Date button Self-timer button Back cover - Inside Flash mode button Display button Protect button Recod/Play swiitch Image quality selector Back over LCD monitor Main switch Strap eyelet Image quality selector Shutter-release button + button – button Delete button * Do not touch G[...]

Record Mode - user decides whether the frame counter shows the number of frames remaining or the current frame number (the number of the frame about to be taken). Play Mode - frame counter shows the number of the frame being displayed. NAMES OF PARTS 16 17 LCD MONITOR Record mode Frame counter Mode area Pressing the Display button will allow you to[...]

18 19 Insert the smaller loop of the strap through the strap eyelet. Put the other end of the strap through the small loop as shown. BEFORE RECORDING ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP[...]

20 21 This camera requires 4 AA size batteries. Either Alkaline or Nicad batteries can be used. • Nicad batteries must be fully charged in the appropriate charger, as indicated in the battery instruction manual. • Do not mix battery types. Open the card/battery chamber cover as shown. Insert the batteries as indicated in the +/– diagram on th[...]

ADJUSTING THE LCD BRIGHTNESS SETTING DATE/TIME 22 23 The Dimâge V is equipped with a quick-responding LCD monitor that has an excellent range of viewing angles. The LCD monitor brightness can be adjusted to compensate for varying lighting conditions and viewing angles. To set the current date or time follow, the procedure below. • To change the [...]

SETTING DATE/TIME 24 25 Press the display button to highlight the date information to be changed. • The selection will change from left to right. • If you don't want to correct the date skip to step . Press the + or – buttons to change the date. • Repeat steps and until the date is correct. Press the protect button ( ) to select either[...]

27 26 SETTING DATE/TIME STANDARD LENS POSITION Once all the settings are correct, reselect the date format by pressing the protect button ( ) • The formats will appear in the following sequence: YY MM DD ↓ MM DD YY ↓ DD MM YY ↓ AM/PM (12 hour clock) ↓ Military (24 hour clock) Press the date button to exit the Set Date/Time menu. Turn the [...]

INSERTING IMAGE MEMORY CARDS 28 29 RECORDING IMAGES The SmartMedia™ card included in this package and other standard-accessory cards are already formatted and ready for use. SmartMedia™ cards purchased separately need to be formatted before use. Insert the image memory card using the procedure on the following page. Follow the procedure on page[...]

SELECTING IMAGE QUALITY 30 31 Storing uncompressed still-image files normally requires a large amount of disk space. This usually results in small recording capacity on the image memory cards. The Dimâge V uses JPEG compression (an international standard) to compress the image data before it is recorded on the image memory card. Set the image qual[...]

BASIC RECORDING 32 33 Place the lens unit in the standard lens position • If the lens unit is not in the standard position, the flash will not fire and will blink in the LCD monitor. While looking at the LCD monitor, adjust the zoom lever to frame the image. • Move the lever toward W to zoom out (shorter focal length). Move the lever toward T t[...]

FLASH MODES REMOVING IMAGE MEMORY CARDS 34 35 Turn the camera off. Open the card/battery chamber. Pull the image memory card straight out. • To protect the contact area, store the card in its anti-static case and place it in its protective plastic case. Close the card/battery chamber cover and slide it shut until it clicks. Always turn off the ca[...]

CHANGING LCD DATA DISPLAY 36 37 • The diagram at left shows the sequence displayed in record mode. See page 48 for the sequence displayed in play mode. • The self-timer mark ( ) will appear on the monitor when the self- timer function is activated, even when "No Data" is selected. • To change the date or time format see pages 23-26.[...]

39 38 ADVANCED OPERATION Slide the zoom lever to MACRO until it clicks into place. Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. • The focus range is from approximately 5cm - 9.5cm (2 in - 3.7 in). . Set the flash mode to Flash Cancel when shooting in macro mode. The Macro Photography function allows you to fill the f[...]

41 SELF-TIMER EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 40 . After the shutter is released the camera automatically cancels the self-timer mode. . To cancel the self-timer function, press the self-timer button again or turn the camera off. Secure the camera on a tripod. Open the back cover, then press the self- timer button • The self-timer mark ( ) will appear on t[...]

43 PHOTOGRAPHING YOURSELF LENS EXTENSION CABLE 42 Rotate the lens unit 90° backwards until it stops. • The image on the monitor will be right-side-up, but backwards (as if you are looking in a mirror). • If the image appears up-side down on the monitor, the lens unit has not been fully rotated to -90°. Frame yourself in the LCD monitor, then [...]

45 LENS EXTENSION CABLE 44 Push the connector of the lens extension cable down until it clicks. Match-up the three notches on the lens unit with the three notches on the lens extension cable. Gently put them together as shown. Slide the lens unit down until it clicks. The flash can be used with the lens extension cable attached. Turn the cable conn[...]

47 LENS EXTENSION CABLE 46 PLAYBACK OF RECORDED IMAGES DETACHING THE LENS EXTENSION CABLE REATTACHING THE LENS UNIT Slide the release lever on the lens extension cable's connector until it clicks. Next, slide the connector up and then left as shown. Slide the lens unit release in the direction indicated until it clicks. Next, slide the lens un[...]

49 PLAYBACK SINGLE FRAME DISPLAY 48 Press the main switch to turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. • The last image recorded will appear. • If the Index display appears when you switch to PLAY, press the display button to change to Single Frame Display. Use the + or – button to scroll through the images. • The + button g[...]

51 SINGLE FRAME DISPLAY INDEX DISPLAY 50 When the image on the screen is the last-recorded image (last frame) and the + button is pressed, the frame that will appear is the first-recorded image (first frame). When the first frame is on the screen and the – button is pressed the last frame will appear. The LCD can display an index of nine frames. [...]

INDEX DISPLAY 52 53 Press either the + or – button to select an image. • The + button moves the cursor to the next frame. The – moves the cursor to the previous frame. • Press and hold the button to continually scroll the cursor. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 25 24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1[...]

55 INDEX DISPLAY 54 One index display screen holds nine images (one "page"). When changing from Single Image Display to Index Display, the page containing the image that was last viewed will appear. In the example below: Image number 7 is on the monitor when the display button is pressed. The screen changes to the index display and the pa[...]

57 FRAME COUNTER 56 1 234 5 678 9 1 0 1 234 5 67 This section explains how to remove images from the image memory card. There are three types of image removal: DELETE - removes a singe, selected image (page 58). CLEAR - removes all unprotected images on the card (page 60). FORMAT - initializes the card and removes all the images (page 64). Be caref[...]

59 DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE 58 Below is the procedure to delete a single, unprotected image from the SmartMedia™ in the camera (see page 62 for information on protecting images). • To delete the image that was just taken, start at . • To delete an image while viewing in play mode, start at . Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. • The last-r[...]

61 CLEARING UNPROTECTED IMAGES 60 Press the main switch to turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. • The last-recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor. Flip down the back cover and press the clear/format button. • The menu on the monitor will display two options; Clear and Format. Press the + button to select Clear. • T[...]

63 PROTECTING IMAGES 62 Important images can be write-protected to guard them from accidental deleting. Protected images cannot be removed from the image memory card by using the Delete or Clear functions. To cancel the protect function on an image, press the protect button when the image appears during step . CAUTION : Protected images will be rem[...]

65 FORMATTING MEMORY CARDS 64 Insert the image memory card. Follow the procedure on page 29. Turn the camera on. Flip down the back cover and press the clear/format button • The display on the monitor gives two options; Clear and Format. Press the – button to select Format. • The – symbol next to the word "Format" will be highligh[...]

67 FORMATTING MEMORY CARDS 66 If the display on the left appears, the formatting operation has failed. Press the shutter-release button to retry. If the display appears a second time, press the clear/format button to quit the format operation. Then, turn the camera off and contact a Minolta Service Facility listed on the front cover of the manual. [...]

69 WARNING ICONS 68 Various symbols are designed to appear on the monitor when the following situations occur. This section explains what the symbols mean and describes the action to be taken when the symbol appears. The mark represents a blinking icon. Low Battery Battery power is low. + Replace all 4 batteries with new ones as soon as possible (p[...]

71 WARNING ICONS ACCESSORIES 70 Card Error Appears when the camera is turned on: There is no image memory card in the card slot. + Turn the camera off. Insert an image memory card following the instructions on page 29. Card Error Appears while recording, playing, or formatting: An error has occurred. + Follow the steps below. 1. Turn the camera off[...]

73 TROUBLESHOOTING 72 Refer to these pages to determine the cause of a problem you are experiencing with your camera. If the information does not cover the problem which you are experiencing or the condition continues, contact your nearest Minolta Service Facility. • The camera is turned off. - Press the main switch to turn the camera on. • The[...]

75 CARE AND STORAGE 74 CLEANING • If the camera or lens unit is dirty, gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dry cloth. If the camera or lens comes in contact with sand, gently blow away loose particles, wiping may scratch the surface. • To clean the lens surface, first brush away any dust or blow away sand then, if necessary, moisten a lens tissu[...]

77 TECHNICAL DETAILS 76 RECORDING Image Sensor: 1/3 inch CCD, 350,000 pixels (330,000 effective pixels), square pixels, full frame transfer, suited for VGA display Recording Media: SmartMedia™ (SSFDC image memory cards) File Format: EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) Compression: JPEG Storage Capacity: 2MB SmartMedia™ cards (standard accesso[...]