Konica Minolta DiMAGE S414 manual

9222-2799-11 PR-A212/ME0302 INSTRUCTION MANU AL E[...]

2 BEFORE 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. Chec k the packing list before using this product. If an y items are missing, immediately contact your camera dealer . Minolta DiMAGE S414 digital camer a AA [...]

3 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak har mful solutions, ov erheat, or explode which ma y damage proper ty or cause personal injur y . Do not ignore the follo wing warnings. • Only use the batteries specified in this instruction manual.[...]

4 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Store this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children not to harm them with the product or par ts. • Do not fire the flash directly into the ey es. It ma y damage eyesight. • Do not fire the flash at vehicle oper ators. It may cause a distr action or temporary blindness which may lead to an a[...]

5 This mark on your camera certifies that this camera meets the requirements of the EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations. CE stands for Conf ormité Européenne (European Conformity). Digital Camera: Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. [...]

6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS The basic operation of this camera is co vered between pages 15 and 42. This section of the manual cov ers the camera par ts, preparation of the camera f or use, and the basic camer a operation for recording, viewing, and deleting images . The basic and advanced auto-recording mode sections co ver all the basic functions of the[...]

7 Basic recording operation ........................................................................................................25 F ocus loc k................................................................................................................................26 F ocus r ange ..........................................................[...]

8 T ABLE OF CONTENTS A shor t guide to photograph y ...............................................................................................................66 Movie recording ....................................................................................................................................68 Notes on movie recording ........[...]

9 Data-transf er mode...............................................................................................................................92 System requirements ...............................................................................................................92 Connecting the camera to a computer .............................[...]

10 NAMES OF P ARTS * 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 . 107). CAMERA BOD Y Data panel (p . 13) Shutter-release button Lens* Self-timer/ Remote-control lamp (p . 33) Flash (p . 30) Digital-subject-program [...]

11 Card-slot door (p . 18) The USB por t and A V -out terminal are located behind the card-slot door . Viewfinder* (p . 12) LCD monitor* (p . 14) Menu button Flash mode/Magnification button (p . 30, 41) DC terminal cover (p . 18) Access lamp QV/ Delete button (p . 38) Tr ipod sock et Card-slot door release Drive-mode button (p . 32) Exposure-compen[...]

12 NAMES OF P ARTS MODE DIAL A uto-recording mode (p . 22, 42) Multi-function recording mode (p . 52) Playbac k mode (p . 38, 70) Movie-recording mode (p . 68) Setup mode (p . 84) Data-transf er mode (p. 92) VIEWFINDER F ocus lamp (g reen) Flash lamp (orange) F ocus fr ame This dial gives direct and easy access to the camera’ s major modes. It al[...]

Fr ame counter (p . 45) Digital-subject-program icons (p . 28) 13 DA T A P A N E L Digital-subject-program indicators (p . 28) Exposure-compensation indicator (p . 50) Camera-sensitivity indicator (p . 62) Spot-metering indicator (p. 63) Battery-condition indicator (p. 17) White-balance indicator (p . 60) Flash-mode indicators (p . 30) Manual-f ocu[...]

14 NAMES OF P ARTS LCD MONIT OR DISPLA Y c. Flash-mode indicator (p . 30) e. Contrast-compensation displa y (p. 65) f. Filter display (p . 65) g. Exposure-compensation display (p . 50) h. White-balance indicator (p . 60) n. Camera-sensitivity (ISO) displa y (p. 62) k. Metering-mode indicator (p. 63) m. Camera-shake w arning (p. 31) j. Shutter-speed[...]

15 Using your thumb and inde x finger , pinch the outside tabs of the lens cap to remov e or attach. Always replace the lens cap when the camera is not in use. Attach the camera strap to the strap e yelets as shown. Make sure the neck strap passes through the loop of the lens-cap strap . Always k eep the camera strap around y our neck in the e vent[...]

16 GETTING UP AND RUNNING CHANGING BA TTERIES Inser t the batteries. Make sure the positive and negativ e battery terminals are or iented as illustrated on the diagram in the battery chamber . This digital camera uses f our AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. Ni-MH batteries are recommended because of longer life . When using Ni-MH batteries, full[...]

17 BA TTER Y CONDITION INDICA TOR Full-battery Icon - the batter ies are fully charged. This icon is display ed f or fiv e seconds on the monitor when the camera is turned on. The icon remains on the data panel. Blinking low-battery icon - when display ed on the data panel with no other icons, pow er is insufficient for camera oper ation. The shutt[...]

18 GETTING UP AND RUNNING EXTERNAL PO WER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEP ARA TEL Y) CHANGING THE COMP A CTFLASH CARD The AC Adapter allo ws the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet. The A C Adapter is recommended when the camera is interf aced with a computer or during per iods of heavy use. AC Adapter model AC-1L is f or use in North Amer [...]

1 2 3 4 19 Slide the card-slot door release down to open the card-slot door (1). To eject a CompactFlash card, press the card-eject lev er (2). The card can now be pulled out. T ake care when removing the card as it becomes hot with use. Inser t the memor y card into the card slot until the card-eject lev er pops out (3). Inser t the card so the f [...]

20 GETTING UP AND RUNNING SETTING THE DA TE AND TIME After initially inser ting a memor y card and batteries, the camera’ s clock and calendar m ust be set. When images are recorded, the image data is sav ed with the date and time of recording. Depending on the region, the menu language ma y also hav e to be set. T o change the language, see the [...]

Setup Basic Custom1 Custom2 Reset default Date/Time set Date format Video output – – MM/DD/YYYY NTSC 21 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 center of the controller to display the date/time setting screen. Use the left and right keys to s[...]

22 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERA TION AU T O-RECORDING MODE BASIC OPERA TION This section cov ers the basic operation of this camera. Thoroughly f amiliarize yourself with the operations in this section bef ore moving on to the other sections in the manual. The sophisticated technology employ ed in the auto-recording mode frees the photograph[...]

23 SETTING THE CAMERA T O RECORD IMA GES A UT OMA TICALL Y Tu rn the mode dial to automatic recording (1); all camera operations are now fully automatic. The autofocus, e xposure, 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’ s operati[...]

24 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERA TION USING THE ZOOM LENS This camera is equipped with a 7.15 to 28.6mm optical zoom. This is equivalent to a 35 - 140mm z oom lens on a 35mm camera. In 35mm photography , focal lengths belo w 50mm are referred to as wide-angle; the angle of view is larger than that of the human ey e. Abov e 50mm is referred to[...]

25 BASIC RECORDING OPERA TION Press the shutter-release button partway do wn (1) to lock the f ocus and exposure . • When the focus is set, an AF sensor will briefly appear on the liv e image to indicate the point of focus . • The focus signals (p . 27 ) on the monitor will confir m the focus . If the f ocus signal is red, the camer a was unabl[...]

26 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERA TION FOCUS LOCK The focus-loc k function is used when the subject is off-center and outside the focus fr ame. Focus lock ma y also be used when a special focusing situation pre v ents the camera from focusing on the subject. This function is controlled with the shutter-release button. Place the subject within [...]

27 FOCUS SIGNALS SPECIAL FOCUSING SITU A TIONS This digital camera has a quick, accur ate autofocusing system. The focus icon in the lower right corner of the LCD monitor and the green f ocus lamp next to the vie wfinder indicate the focus status . The camera ma y not be able to f ocus in cer tain situations. If the autofocus system cannot f ocus o[...]

The digital-subject-program b utton (1) optimizes the camera’ s e xposure, white-balance, and image-processing systems for v arious conditions and subjects. Pressing the subject-program b utton cycles through the modes: macro, por trait, landscape, night portrait, text, macro & te xt, and the original exposure mode. A pointer will indicate th[...]

29 TEXT - for the crisp reproduction of b lack te xt or line ar t on white backgrounds . The flash mode is set to flash cancel (p . 30). Fill-flash can be used. Use a tripod to eliminate camera shake and ensure the sharpest images. NIGHT PORTRAIT - for deep , subtle night scenes. When used with fill- flash, the subject and background e xposures are[...]

30 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 w ar ning may appear when flash cancel is selected (p . 31). Red-eye reduction - the flash fires twice bef ore the main flash burst to red[...]

31 If the shutter speed falls belo w the point where the camera can be saf ely hand held, the camera- shake w ar ning will appear on the LCD monitor and the orange f ocus lamp will blink slowly . Camera shake is slight b lurring caused by subtle hand motion and is more pronounced at the telephoto setting of the lens than at the wide-angle setting. [...]

The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. Icons indicating the selected drive mode appear on the data panel and LCD monitor . To change the drive mode, simply press the drive-mode b utton (1) on the back of the camera until the desired mode is displa yed. 32 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERA TION DRIVE MODES Single-frame ad[...]

33 Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will dela y the release of the shutter for appro ximately ten seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. The self-timer is set with the dr ive-mode b utton (p . 32). With the camera on a tripod, compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p . 25). Focus lock ( 26) c[...]

34 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERA TION REMO TE CONTR OL (SOLD SEP ARA TEL Y) The IR Remote Control RC-3 allows remote camera oper ation up to 5m (16 ft.) awa y . The remote control unit can be used in movie recording (p . 68). Place the camera on a tripod, and set the drive mode to self-timer / remote control (p . 32). Arrange the camera and s[...]

The continuous-adv ance drive mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding down the shutter-release button. Continuous advance acts like a motor driv e on a film camera. 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 r ate of capture is 1.6[...]

Compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p. 25). Press the shutter-release button partway do wn (1) to lock the e xposure and focus f or the series. Press and hold the shutter-release button all the wa y down (2) to mak e the brack et series; three consecutive images will be captured. If the memor y card is filled [...]

37 LCD monitor off The display b utton controls the LCD monitor display . The displa y cycles to the next position each time the button is pressed: standard display , focus fr ame only , real-time histogram, liv e image only , and monitor off. The number of screens and their formats can be changed in the basic section of the setup menu (p . 84) Bat[...]

38 PLA YBA CK - BASIC OPERA TION Images can be viewed in the Quic k View or pla yback modes . This section covers the basic oper ations in both modes. The pla yback mode has additional functions , see page 70. To view images from the pla yback mode, turn the mode dial to the playbac k position. To view images from the auto-recording, multi- functio[...]

39 To view the histogr am of the display ed still image, press the up ke y . The histogram shows the luminance distribution of the image from b lack (left) to white (right). The 224 ver tical lines indicates the relative propor tion of that light value in the image . The histogram can be used to e valuate e xposure, b ut displays no color inf ormat[...]

40 Full display Index pla yback In index pla yback, the left/right k eys of the controller will mov e the yellow border to the ne xt or the previous image . When the image is highlighted with the border , the date of recording, voice memo indicator , the lock and printing status, and the frame n umber of the image are display ed at the bottom of th[...]

41 ENLARGED PLA YBACK In single-frame pla yback, a still image can be enlarged up to 3.5X in 0.2X increments f or closer e xamination. 640 X 480 size images can only be enlarged between 1.2X and 2.0X. The maximum enlargement of 1024 X 768 digital zoom images is 3.2X. TIFF images cannot be enlarged. With the image to be magnified display ed, press t[...]

42 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION NA VIGA TING THE A UT O-RECORDING MODE MENU In auto-recording mode, press the menu b utton (1) to activate the menu. The menu button also turns off the menu after settings are made. The four-wa y ke ys of the controller (2) are used to move the cursor in the menu. Pressing the center of the controller[...]

Settings made with the auto-recording menu will remain in effect until changed or the camer a is reset to its default settings (p . 90). Image size - T o set the pixel resolution of the images. Image size aff ects the size of the image file. Image quality - T o set the rate of compression of the images. Image quality affects the size of the image f[...]

44 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION Changing image size aff ects the number of pixels in each image . The greater the image size, the larger the file siz e. 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. Image quality co[...]

45 TIFF Fine Standard Economy 123 1 3 61 2 1 7 3 4 11 19 26 42 17 27 33 48 Appro ximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB memor y card. Quality Size 2272 X 1704 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 TIFF Fine Standard Economy 12MB 5.7MB 3.7MB 1.0MB 2MB 1.0MB 720KB 320KB 1.2MB 650KB 460KB 240KB 750KB 430KB 330KB 190KB Appro ximate file sizes.[...]

46 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION V oice memo allows a five or fifteen second audio tr ack to be recorded with a still image. The function is activated and the length of the recording time is set on the auto-recording mode men u (p. 42). In m ulti-function recording mode, v oice memo is controlled in the custom 2 section of the multi-[...]

47 The date of recording can be printed directly on the image. The imprinting function must be activated bef ore the image is taken. Once activated, the date will contin ue to be imprinted until the function is reset; a yellow bar is displa yed behind the frame counter on the monitor to indicate date imprinting is active. DA TE IMPRINTING Every tim[...]

2272 X 1704 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 48 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION DIGIT AL ZOOM Assisting the optical zoom is a 2.2X digital zoom. The effect of the digital zoom doub les the power of the telephoto position of the optical zoom giving the equiv alent of a 308mm lens on a 35mm camera. The effect is visib le on the LCD monitor only . [...]

49 INST ANT PLA YBACK Off 2 sec 10 sec Instant pla yback is disabled. The captured image will be displa yed f or two or ten seconds. While dis- pla yed, the image can be deleted bef ore being sav ed. : delete : store A uto Press the controller to delete the image. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight “YES . ” “NO” will can[...]

50 AU T O-RECORDING MODE - ADV ANCED OPERA TION adjust set To adjust the exposure , press the e xposure-compensation b utton (1). The e xposure compensation screen will appear . Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to adjust the exposure-compensation v alue . Change in exposure compensation is visible in the liv e image on the monitor . EX[...]

51 WHA T IS AN EV? WHA T IS A ST OP? Sometimes the camera’ s e xposure meter is deceived b y cer tain conditions. Exposure compen- sation can be used in these situations. For example , a very bright scene, such as a snowy land- scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the picture, adjusting the e xpos[...]

52 MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE AU TO FOCUS AREAS AND CONTROL In the multi-function recording mode, the controller selects the f ocus area used. The wide f ocus area and focus area selection allo w flexibility in a v ariety of situations. Switching between the wide f ocus area and the spot focus areas is simple . Pr[...]

53 The focus area selection controls which spot f ocus area is activ e. This function can be used f or off- center subjects or to single out an individual subject from a group . Once a spot focus area is selected, it will remain activ e e ven after the picture has been taken. Only when one focus area is displa yed, can the controller be used to z o[...]

54 MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE Activate the recording-mode menu with the men u button. The basic tab at the top of the menu will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted. NA VIGA TING THE MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE MENU In multi-function[...]

Custom 55 Refer to the auto-recording mode section f or details on image size (p . 44), image quality (p. 44), voice memo (p . 46), date imprinting (p. 47), digital zoom (p . 49), and instant playbac k (p. 49). Exposure mode Program Aper ture priority Manual 2272 X 1704 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 TIFF Fine Standard Economy Cloudy A uto Image [...]

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed to ensure correct exposure . When aper ture prior ity is selected, the aper ture value on the monitor turns blue and a double arro w icon appears next to it. If the LCD monitor is tur ned off, the aperture value is fixed at the last setting and cannot be changed[...]

Manual e xposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and aper tures. This mode ov errides the exposure system giving the photographer total control o ver the final e xposure. The shutter speeds can be changed in half stop increments between 1/1000 and 4 seconds. As changes are made to the exposure , the effect will be visib le on the[...]

Bulb photographs can be tak en in the manual-exposure mode (M) (p . 57). Exposures up to fifteen seconds can be made by pressing and holding the shutter-release button. The use of a tr ipod is recommended. The camera’ s e xposure system cannot be used to calculate bulb e xposures; a separate light meter is recommended. Set the exposure mode to ma[...]

59 FOCUS MODES This camera has autof ocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p . 54). 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 situati[...]

Preset white-balance settings must be set bef ore the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immediately visible on the LCD monitor . The built-in flash can be used with preset white-balance settings, b ut will create a pinkish or blueish cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings. The flash is da ylight balanced and will produce acceptable r[...]

61 Custom-white-balance function 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 especially useful with mixed-lighting conditions or when critical control ov er color is needed. The object used to make a calibration should be white. A blank piec[...]

62 MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE CAMERA SENSITIVITY - ISO FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY 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 as it is at the telephoto position. Five camer a sensitivity settings can be selected: A uto, 64, 100, 200, and 400[...]

63 The icons indicating the metering modes are display ed on the monitor . The metering mode is set in the custom 1 section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p . 54). METERING MODES FULL-TIME AF With full-time AF active , the autofocus systems continually f ocuses to keep the monitor image sharp . This also reduces the autofocusing time wh[...]

64 MUL TI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE EXPOSURE BRA CKETING INCREMENT In multi-function recording mode, three br acketing steps can be selected: 0.3 Ev , 0.5 Ev , 1.0 Ev . The larger the number , the greater the diff erence in exposure betw een the images in the brack eted series. For inf ormation on the bracketing driv e mode, see page 36. The brac ket[...]

65 Changes in color , sharpness, and contrast can be made using the custom 2 section of the multi- function recording mode menu (p . 54). The shar pness, contrast and filter imaging controls giv e photographers the ability to maximiz e the image information at the scene. Any changes made with these functions are applied to the liv e image on the mo[...]

66 A SHORT GUIDE TO PHO TOGRAPHY Photograph y can be a rew arding 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[...]

67 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 cascading ov er a waterf all. The use of a tripod is recommended with slow shutter speeds. The change in aper ture and shutter[...]

68 MO VIE RECORDING This camera can record up to sixty seconds of digital video with sound. The motion JPEG image is 320 X 240 pixels (QV GA). The effectiv e image area is 284 X 211 pixels; two thin lines will appear to the left and right of the image when play ed back. Under cer tain conditions less than sixty seconds of digital video may be recor[...]

69 The RC-3 remote control (sold separately) can be used to record movie clips up to 5m (16ft) aw ay . Simply point the remote control toward the camera and use the release or dela y button to star t and stop the recording. When using the release button, the self-time lamp (1) will blink once bef ore the camera starts to record; when using the dela[...]

70 PLA YBA CK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION PLA YBA CK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION The basic functions in this mode are described in the basic playbac k section on pages 38 through 41. This section cov ers how to pla y back movie clips and v oice memos as well as the adv anced functions on the playbac k menu. PLA YING BACK V OICE MEMOS V oice memos[...]

Playbac k time is display ed on a bar at the top of the image. The display returns to Quick View or the playbac k mode when the movie clip finishes. Pressing the controller during playbac k pauses the movie clip; pressing the controller again resumes the playback. When the movie clip finishes, the first fr ame is display ed. 71 Play : pause : stop [...]

72 PLA YBA CK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION Play Basic Custom1 Custom2 Delete Lock Index f ormat – – 9 frames Activate the pla yback-mode menu with the men u button. The basic tab at the top of the menu will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are high[...]

73 1 Copying to camer a memor y . Refer to the f ollowing sections f or descriptions of the menu options and their settings. Choosing “Y es” will e xecute the oper- ation, “No” will cancel it. Ye s No F or inf ormation on frame-selection screens, see page 74 . New f older name 2 Change CF card. 3 Copying to CF card. 4 Copying completed. Del[...]

74 PLA YBA CK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION FRAME-SELECTION SCREEN The left/right keys of the controller mov e the y ellow border to select the image. The up ke y of the controller selects the frame; when selected, an icon will appear next to the image . The down ke y will deselect the image removing the icon. Menu button Cancels the screen and any [...]

75 VIEWING IMA GES ON A TELEVISION It is possible to vie w camera images on your tele vision. The camera has a video-out terminal to make the connection using the supplied A V cable. The camera is compatib le with the NTSC and P AL standards. The video-output setting can be chec ked and set in the custom 2 section of the setup menu (p . 84). 2 3 1.[...]

76 PLA YBA CK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION Single, multiple , or all files in a folder can be deleted with the pla yback-mode menu. Before an image file is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear ; choosing “Y es” will e x ecute the operation, “No” will cancel it. T o delete files in other folders , the folder must first be selected in t[...]

77 Single, multiple , or all files in a folder can be loc ked. A lock ed file cannot be deleted by either the playbac k-mode menu functions or the QV/delete button. Impor tant image files should be locked. T o lock files in other f olders, the f older must first be selected in the custom 1 section of the setup menu (p . 84). The lock option has fou[...]

78 PLA YBA CK 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 in a f older in order . SLIDE SHO W Fr ame count- down / total num- ber of images in the presentation. Press the controller to pause and restar t the presentation. To canc[...]

79 To select all the images in the folder to be displa yed in the slide-show presentation. Slide show Menu options Playbac k Duration Settings Enter Repeat All frames Marked Fr ames 1 - 60s. Y es / No To select specific images in the folder to be displa yed in the slide-show presentation. When this setting is chosen, the frame-selection screen will[...]

80 PLA YBA CK MODE - AD V ANCED OPERA TION The print menu option is used to set an order for standard prints from images in a specific f older . Single, multiple , or all images can be printed. If a CompactFlash card has multiple f olders, a printing file must be created f or each folder . Folders are selected in the custom 1 section of the setup m[...]

81 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 controller to set the number of copies desired. If the all-frames setting was used to create a print order , any additional images sa ved afterwards in the [...]

Press the center of the controller to continue or the menu b utton to cancel the copy operation. After the copy-completed message is highlighted, a ne w screen will appear to indicate the name of the new f older containing the copied images; press the controller to retur n to the menu. When the image(s) to be copied are selected, a screen with four[...]

83 If too many images ha ve been selected, a warning will appear and the copy routine will be canceled. Divide the number of images into two or three batches . The copy-unsuccessful message will appear when one or all of the images could not be copied. Check the second CompactFlash card to see which files were copied and then repeat the procedure f[...]

84 SETUP MODE NA VIGA TING THE SETUP MENU To access the menu, simply turn the mode dial to the setup position. The four-wa y ke ys of the controller (1) are used to mov e the cursor in the menu. Pressing the controller will enter a setting. Once a setting has been selected, the cursor will return to the menu options and the new setting will be disp[...]

85 Choosing “Y es” on the confirmation screens will ex ecute the operation, “No” will cancel it. 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 ke ys are used to change the value. Press the central button of the controller to set the calendar[...]

86 SETUP MODE LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the LCD monitor can be set in five le vels from 1 (low) to 5 (high). When this option is selected, the live image is displa yed behind the men u. As each setting is highlighted, the monitor will adjust accordingly; the controller must be pressed to set the highlighted lev el. FORMA TTING COMP [...]

87 LANGU A GE The language used in the menus can be changed. The language is selected in the basic section of the setup menu (p . 84). DISPLA Y MODE Standard display Focus fr ame only Live image only Real-time histogram Scale Grid Setup Basic Custom1 Custom2 LCDbrightness For mat Pow e r save Language Display mode Std. display F ocus frame Histogra[...]

88 SETUP MODE FILE NUMBER (#) MEMOR Y When file number memory is selected, if a new folder is created, the first file stored in the f older will hav e a number one greater than the last file sa ved. If the file number memory is disabled, the image file name will hav e a number one greater than the last image sa ved in the f older . If file number m[...]

89 SELECT FOLDER This option allows the selection of e xisting folders . All images recorded will be placed in the selected f older if the f older-name option is set to standard f or m. In quick view or pla yback mode , only the images in the selected folder can be vie wed or edited. Except for the all-fr ames-C setting in the custom 2 section of t[...]

90 SETUP MODE Image quality RESETTING THE CAMERA This function affects all modes . When selected, a confir mation screen will appear; choosing “Y es” resets the follo wing functions and settings, “No” cancels the oper ation. Default Setting P age Image size Camera sensitivity (ISO) Drive mode Metering mode Flash mode V oice memo Exposure br[...]

91 A udio signals File number memory 1 Off Shutter FX 1 LCD monitor brightness A uto-po wer-sav e period 3 1 minute 86 86 89 89 88 Display mode Standard, focus fr ames only , real-time histogram, liv e image only 87 F older name Standard 88 V olume 2 89 DA TE AND TIME SETTING It is impor tant to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a mo [...]

92 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE DA T A-TRANSFER MODE Read this section carefully before connecting the camer a to a computer . Details on using and installing the DiMAGE Viewer software are f ound in the supplied software man ual. The DiMAGE manuals do not cov er the basic operation of computers or their operating systems; please refer to the manual suppli[...]

93 CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O A COMPUTER Star t up the computer . The computer must be turned on before connecting the camera. Inser t the CompactFlash card into the camera. Confirm that the correct card is in the camera. T o change the CompactFlash while the camera is connected to a computer , see page 102. A fresh set of batteries should be used w[...]

94 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE 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, disconnect the camera and restar[...]

95 The driver needs only to be installed once. If the dr iver cannot be installed automatically , it can be installed manually with the operating system’ s add-new-hardware wizard; see the instructions on the f ollo wing page. During installation, if the operating system requests the Windows 98 CD-ROM, insert it into the CD-ROM drive and f ollow [...]

96 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE 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 driver location. The driver should be located in the CD-ROM drive at :Win98USB . When the location is shown in the window , click “Next. ” Manual Instal[...]

97 The add new hardw are wizard will confir m the location of the driver . 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 letter designating the CD-ROM drive will v ary between computers. The last window will confirm the driver has been installed. Click “[...]

98 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE Once the camera is connected to the computer , image and audio files can be accessed by doub le clicking on icons. Image folders are located in the DCIM folder . T o copying images and audio recordings, simply dr ag and drop the file icon into a location in the computer . Files and folders on the memory card can be deleted u[...]

99 Image and audio file names begin with “PICT” follo wed by a f our-digit file number and a tif , jpg, mov , or thm extension. V oice-memo audio files hav e a wa v extension and the file name corresponds to its image file. The thumbnail images (thm) are produced with TIFF images and movie clips and are only used in camera and DiMA GE Viewer op[...]

100 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER Windows Me , 2000 Prof essional, and XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. T ur n off the camera and then disconnect the USB cable. To disconnect the camera, click once on the unplug-or-eject-hardw are icon located on the task bar . A small window will open indicating the de [...]

101 The hardware de vices to be stopped will be display ed in the unplug-or-eject-hardware window . Highlight the device b y clicking on it then clic k “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[...]

102 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE CHANGING THE COMP ACTFLASH CARD - D A T A-TRANSFER MODE Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Change the CompactFlash card. 3. T urn the mode dial to the data-transfer position to remake the USB connection. Windows ME, 2000 prof essional, and XP Macintosh 1. Stop the USB connection using the unplug-or[...]

103 Q UICKTIME SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM PC / A T Compatible P entium-based computer Windows 95, 98, 98SE, NT , Me, or 2000 Prof essional. 32MB or more of RAM Sound Blaster or compatible sound card DirectX 3.0 or later recommended QuickTime is used f or viewing mo vie clips and playing v oice-memo audio files. T o install QuickTime , follow the instr[...]

Shutter will not release. “000” is dis- pla yed on the frame counter . CompactFlash card is full and unable to store an image at the image-quali- ty or image-size setting on the camera. Inser t a new CompactFlash card (p . 18), delete some images (p . 76), or change the image-quality or image-size setting (p . 44). No-card warn- ing appears on [...]

While using flash, the pic- tures are too dark. The subject is bey ond the flash range (p . 62). Mov e closer to the subject or change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting (p . 62). Problem Symptom Cause Solution Shutter speed and aper ture combination is e xtremely under or over- e xposing the live image. Change the shutter speed or aper tur[...]

106 APPENDIX 1. Inser t a memory 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 “properties” from the drop-down men u. Windows XP: from the star t menu go to the control panel. Click on the perf or m[...]

107 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. Inser ting or removing batteries or the CompactFlash card, or operating the camera with wet hands ma y damage the camera. • When at the beach or near water , take care not to e xpose [...]

108 APPENDIX LCD MONIT OR CARE • Although the LCD monitor is manuf actured using high precision technology , there may occasionally be a lack of color or bright points on the LCD monitor . • Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD monitor; it may be permanently damaged. • In a cold environment, the LCD monitor ma y become temporarily [...]

109 BA TTERIES • Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, we recommend k eeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat. Batteries can recover their po wer when they warm up . As the performance of Ni-MH batteries are less affected by temper ature, their use is recommended when shooting in cold e[...]

110 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Number of eff ective pix els: 4.0 million CCD: 1/1.8-type interline pr imar y-color CCD with a total of 4.1 million pix els. Camera sensitivity (ISO): A uto and 64, 100, 200, and 400 ISO equivalents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups including one AD glas s and two doub le-sided asph[...]

111 Batteries: 4 AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries. Ni-MH batteries are recommended ov er alkaline. Batter y perf or mance (recording): Appro ximately 160 frames. Based on Minolta’ s stan- dard test method: 1,850mAh Ni-MH batter ies, LCD monitor on, full-size images (2272 X 1704), standard image quality , no instant playbac k, no voice memo , flash [...]

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