Konka Group Z1 manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL[...]

2 B EFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this digital camera. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new camera. Check the packing list before using this product. If any items are missing, immediately contact your camera dealer . DiMAGE Z1 digital camera Neck strap NS-DG5000 Lens c[...]

3 Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat, or explode which may damage property or cause personal injury . Do not ignore the following warnings. • Only use the batteries specified in this instruction manual. • Do not install the batter[...]

4 F OR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Keep batteries or small parts that could be swallowed away from infants. Contact a doctor immediately if an object is swallowed. • Store this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children not to harm them with the product or parts. • Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes. It may damage e[...]

5 • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glove compartment or trunk of a car . It may damage the product and batteries which may result in burns or injuries caused by heat, fire, explosion, or leaking battery fluid. • If batteries are leaking, discontinue use of the product. • The lens retracts when the ca[...]

6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS The basic operation of this camera is covered between pages 12 and 33. This section of the manual covers the camera parts, preparation of the camera for use, and the basic camera operation for recording, viewing, and deleting images. Many of the features of this camera are controlled with menus. The menu navigation sections con[...]

7 Deleting single images ............................................................................................................31 i + button ....................................................................................................................................32 Enlarged playback ..................................................[...]

8 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Sharpness................................................................................................................................64 Custom key function ................................................................................................................65 Image size (Movie) ...................................[...]

9 System requirements ...............................................................................................................93 Connecting the camera to a computer ....................................................................................94 Connecting to Windows 98 and 98SE..........................................................[...]

10 N AMES OF P ARTS * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfaces clean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual (p. 109). NAMES OF P AR TS Shutter-release button Lens* Self-timer lamp (p. 47) Flash (p. 26) Strap eyelet (p. 12) The USB port and A V -out terminal are[...]

11 Viewfinder* (p. 17) LCD monitor* Access lamp Exposure-mode dial (p. 21, 29, 36 - 40) Accessory shoe (p. 43) Controller Zoom lever (p. 20) Menu button Quick View / Delete button (p. 30, 31) Information button (p. 28, 32) Mode switch Main switch DC terminal Flash-mode button (p. 26) Macro button (p. 35)[...]

12 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND RUNNING Always keep the strap around your wrist in the event that the camera is accidentally dropped. An optional leather neck strap, NS-DG1000, is also available from your Minolta dealer . Availability varies with region. A TT ACHING THE STRAP AND LENS CAP Using your thumb and index finger , pinch the outs[...]

13 INSERTING BA TTERIES Insert the batteries as indicated on the diagram on the inside of the battery-chamber door . Confirm the positive and negative battery terminals are oriented correctly . T o open the battery-chamber door , slide the lock to the open position (1). Slide the door the the side of the camera (2) to release the safety catch. Lift[...]

14 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING BA TTERY CONDITION INDICA TOR Full-battery indicator - the battery is fully charged. This indicator is displayed for three seconds on the monitor when the camera is turned on. Low-battery indicator - battery power is low . The battery should be replaced as soon as possible. The monitor will turn of f while the flash is ch[...]

15 CONNECTING THE OPTIONAL AC ADAPTER 1 The AC Adapter allows the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet. The AC Adapter is recommended when the camera is interfaced with a computer or during periods of heavy use. AC Adapter model AC-1L is for use in North America, Japan, and T aiwan, and AC-1 1 is for use in all other areas. Inse[...]

16 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING CHANGING THE MEMORY CARD An SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard must be inserted for the camera to operate. If a card has not been inserted, a no-card warning is displayed on the monitor . For more about memory cards see page 1 1 1. Always turn off the camera and confirm the access lamp is not lit before removing a memory ca[...]

17 TURNING ON THE CAMERA AND DISPLA YS Press the main switch to turn the camera on. Pressing the switch again turns the camera off. Around the main switch is the mode switch. This switch is used to change between the recording and playback modes as well as the selecting the between the monitor and viewfinder display . Recording mode (Monitor displa[...]

LCDbrightness Power save Inst.Playback Lens acc. Language 18 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING SETTING THE DA TE AND TIME After initially inserting a memory card and batteries, the camera’s clock and calendar must be set. When images are recorded, the image data is saved with the date and time of recording. Depending on the region, the menu language may al[...]

19 Use the right key to highlight the third tab at the top of the menu. Use the down key to highlight the date/time-set menu option. Press the central button to display the date/time setting screen. Use the left and right keys to select the item to be changed. Use the up and down keys to adjust the item. Press the central button to set the clock an[...]

20 B ASIC RECORDING BASIC RECORDING While using the viewfinder or LCD monitor , grip the camera firmly with your right hand while supporting the body with your left. Keep your elbows at your side and your feet shoulder-width apart to hold the camera steadily . T ake care not to cover the lens with your fingers or the strap. HANDLING THE CAMERA This[...]

21 RECORDING IMAGES AUTOMA TICALL Y T urn the exposure-mode dial to the auto-recording position (1); all camera operations are now fully automatic. The autofocus, exposure, and imaging systems will work together to bring beautiful results effortlessly . While many of the camera’s systems in this mode are automatic. The flash mode (p. 26) and driv[...]

22 B ASIC RECORDING Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. The example uses auto recording. Except for movie recording, the operation for other exposure modes is the same. Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection is only active in the auto recording mode. Place the subject anywhere within the focus frame. Make sur[...]

23 AUTOMA TIC DIGIT AL SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION Automatic Digital Program Selection chooses between program AE and one of five digital subject programs. The digital subject programs optimize camera setting for various conditions and subjects. Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection is only available in auto recording and can be disabled in the[...]

B ASIC RECORDING 24 Focus lock prevents the AF system from focusing. This can be used with of f-center subjects or when a special focusing situation prevents the camera from focusing (p. 25). Without lifting your finger from the shutter-release button, recompose the subject within the image area. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to[...]

25 The focus signal in the lower right corner of the LCD monitor indicates the focus status. The shutter can be released even if the camera cannot focus on the subject. The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations. If the autofocus system cannot focus on a subject, the focus signal will turn red. In this situation, focus-lock on an obj[...]

26 B ASIC RECORDING Autoflash Fill-flash Slow sync. Autoflash with red-eye reduction T o use the built-in flash, simply raise it (1). Lower the flash unit to prevent it from firing. T o change the flash mode, simply press the flash mode button (2) until the appropriate mode is indicated. Autoflash - the flash fires automatically in low- light and b[...]

27 If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be safely hand held, the camera-shake warning appears on the LCD monitor . Camera shake is slight blurring caused by subtle hand motion and is more pronounced at the telephoto position of the lens than at the wide-angle. Although the warning appears, the shutter can still be release[...]

28 B ASIC RECORDING The information (i + ) button controls the monitor display . The display changes between full display and live image only . Full display Live image only Information button i + BUTTON ADJUSTING MONITOR BRIGHTNESS Set LCD brightness :select :enter Low High The monitor image can be made lighter or darker . The brightness level can [...]

29 DIGIT AL SUBJECT PROGRAMS Sports action - used to capture action by maximizing shutter speeds. The AF system continuously focuses; see page 25. When using flash, the subject must be within the flash range (p. 27). A monopod is more flexible and compact than a tripod when shooting events. Sunset - optimized to reproduce rich, warm sunsets. When t[...]

Images can be viewed in the Quick View or playback modes. This section covers the basic operations in both modes. The playback mode has additional functions, see page 68. T o view images from the playback mode, turn the mode switch to the playback position (1). T o view images from the recording mode, press the Quick View / delete button (2). 30 B [...]

31 The histogram shows the luminance distribution of the image from black (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 evaluate exposure, but displays no color information. Quick View / Delete button In Quick View or the playback mode, use the left/r[...]

32 B ASIC PLA YBACK Full display Index playback In index playback, the four-way keys of the controller will move the yellow border . When the image is highlighted with the border , the date of recording, the lock and printing status, and the frame number of the image are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted image can be deleted us[...]

33 ENLARGED PLA YBACK Use the four-way keys of the controller to scroll the image. When scrolling, the arrows in the display will disappear when the edge of the image has been reached. In single-frame playback in Quick View or the playback mode, a still image can be enlarged up to 6X in 0.2 increments for closer examination. T o exit the enlarged p[...]

34 A DV ANCED RECORDING ADV ANCED RECORDING This section cover the advanced recording features of this camera. Read the basic recording section before moving on to this section. 3. Flash-mode indicator (p. 26) 7. White-balance indicator (p. 58) 8. Camera-sensitivity (ISO) display (p. 62) 12. Metering-mode indicator (p. 61) 10. Camera-shake warning [...]

35 SUPER MACRO Approximate location of CCD plane Wide-angle position: 17 - 107cm (6.7 - 42.1 in.) T elephoto position: 127 - 257cm (50.0 - 101 in.) Super-macro indicator Super Macro allows the camera to focus as close as 4 cm (1.7 in.) from the front of the lens or 9 cm (3.5 in.) from the CCD. Press the macro button (1) to activate the function; th[...]

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed to ensure the correct exposure. When aperture priority is selected, the aperture value on the monitor turns blue and a double arrow indicator appears next to it. The flash mode can be set to fill-flash, fill-flash with red-eye reduction, or slow sync. (p. 26). 3[...]

The aperture controls not only exposure, but also depth of field; the area between the closest and the furthest object in focus. The larger the aperture value, the greater the depth of field. The smaller the aperture value, the shallower the depth of field. Usually landscape photographs use a large depth of field (large aperture value) to keep the [...]

Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and apertures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the photographer total control over the final exposure. 38 A DV ANCED RECORDING Use the up/down keys of the controller to change the shutter speed. MANUAL (M) EXPOSURE MODE The changes made to the exposure will be visible[...]

A message is displayed during the exposure. Noise-reduction processing is applied to the image after the exposure. Noise reduction can be canceled in section 3 of the setup menu (p. 91). T ime photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode. Exposures up to thirty seconds can be made. The use of a tripod is recommended. The camera’ s exposur[...]

Before recording, the frame counter shows the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded on the next movie clip. 40 A DV ANCED RECORDING Recording time Frame the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p. 22). Press the shutter-release button partway down to set the the focus and exposure. Press the shutter-release button a[...]

41 T o adjust the exposure, press the left or right controller key; the exposure-compensation screen appears. Use the left/right keys of the controller to adjust the exposure-compensation value. Changes to exposure are visible in the live image. Press the shutter-release button partway down or press the central button of the controller to set the a[...]

42 A DV ANCED RECORDING Press the shutter-release button partway down or press the central button of the controller to select the area; the other two areas disappear . Only when a focus area has been selected, can the controller be used for other camera operations. T ake the picture as described in the basic recording section; press the shutter-rel[...]

43 A TT ACHING A MINOL T A ACCESSOR Y FLASH T o extend the versatility of the camera, an accessory flash unit (sold separately) can be used. Always remove the accessory flash when the camera is not in use, and replace the accessory-shoe cap to protect the contacts. Slide the accessory-shoe cap off as shown. Mount the flash unit on the accessory sho[...]

44 A DV ANCED RECORDING Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting; some options open a selection screen. On the P , A, S, and M menu, use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted. The recording menu displayed varies with the position [...]

45 Drive mode Image size Quality Auto DSP Digital zoom Single 2048x1536 Standard On Off Drive mode Image size Quality Focus mode Digital zoom Single 2048x1536 Standard Auto focus Off Drive mode Image size Quality Key func. Single 2048x1536 Standard Auto Flash mode Focus mode Full-time AF Flash mode Metering mode Autofocus On Autoflash 0 MultiSegmen[...]

46 A DV ANCED RECORDING The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. The drive mode is set on all menus except the movie menu. With auto recording and Digital Subject Programs, the drive mode is reset to single-frame advance when the exposure-mode dial is moved to another position or the camera is turned off. In P , A, S, and M [...]

47 Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately ten seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. The self-timer is set on section 1 of the recording menus (p. 44). The self-timer can be used to minimize camera shake with long exposures. When using the camera on a tripod, photographs of stat[...]

48 A DV ANCED RECORDING USING THE CONTINUOUS-ADV ANCE MODES The continuous-advance drive modes allow a series of images to be captured while holding down the shutter-release button. These drive modes are set in section 1 of the recording menus. Immediately after selecting the continuous option on the menu, a selection screen is displayed to select [...]

49 The number of images that can be captured at one time depend on the image-quality and image-size setting. The maximum rate of capture is approximately 1.5 fps. The built-in flash can be used, but the rate of capture is reduced because the flash must recharge between frames. Date imprinting (p. 92) also reduces the rate of capture. The following [...]

Drive mode Image size Key func. Self-timer Single Progressive Bracketing Quality Continuous 50 A DV ANCED RECORDING USING THE PROGRESSIVE-CAPTURE MODES The Progressive-Capture drive modes continuously record images while holding down the shutter-release button. When the shutter button is released, the images stored in the camera’s buf fer memory [...]

51 Standard Progressive Capture records the last six images saved in the camera’s buf fer memory . When a series is captured, a thumbnail of each image shown in a six frame index display while being saved. The maximum rate of capture is approximately 1.3 fps. The built-in flash can be used, but the rate of capture is reduced because the flash mus[...]

Drive mode Image size Key func. Self-timer Single Progressive Bracketing Quality Continuous This mode makes a three-image bracket 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 exposure. The bracketing mode is set in section 1 of the recording menus. Immediately afte[...]

53 Number of frames in bracketing series Frame counter When using exposure compensation (p. 41), the bracketing series will be made in relation to the compensated exposure. Under extreme conditions, one of the bracketed exposures may be inaccurate because it is outside the exposure control range of the camera. The remaining number of frames in the [...]

Changing image size affects 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 for web sites whereas larger sizes will produce higher quality prints. 54 A DV ANCED RECORDING LCD monitor 2048 1600 1280 640 Number of pix[...]

55 Fine Standard Economy 91 4 2 2 6 9 17 27 39 100 32 47 69 150 Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB memory card. Quality Size 2048 X 1764 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Fine Standard Economy 1.1MB 770KB 550KB 160KB 720KB 450KB 310KB 130KB 430KB 280KB 200KB 90KB Approximate file sizes. The frame counter indicates the approxim[...]

56 A DV ANCED RECORDING AUTO DSP Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection can be temporarily disabled in the auto-recording menu. When disabled, the program exposure mode is active. If the position of the exposure mode dial is changed or the camera is turned off, Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection is activated. Drive mode Image size Qua[...]

57 This camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode must be activated separately in the Digital Subject Program and P , A, S, and M exposure-mode menus. The focus mode is activated in section 2 of the P , A, S, and M exposure-mode menu (p. 44). When using Digital Subject Programs the focus mode is reset when the position of the ex[...]

Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immediately visible on the LCD monitor . Immediately after selecting the preset white- balance option on the menu, a selection screen is displayed. Press the left/right keys of the controller to select the preset white balance. Press the central button of t[...]