Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20 manual

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2 B EFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this digital camera. Please take the time to r ead through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new camera. Check the packing list befor e using this product. If any items ar e missing, immediately contact your camera dealer . DiMAGE Z20 digital camera Neck strap NS-DG800 Len[...]

4 F OR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Do not fire the flash dir ectly into the eyes. It may damage eyesight. • Do not fire the flash at vehicle operators. It may cause a distraction or temporary blindness which may lead to an accident. • Do not use the monitor while operating a vehicle or walking. It may result in injury or an accident. • Do not use[...]

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 recor ding, viewing, and deleting images. Many of the features of this camera ar e controlled with menus. The menu navigation sections c[...]

8 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Image size (Movie) ...............................................................................................................................64 Frame rate ..................................................................................................................... ..........64 Movie file sizes .....................[...]

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 car e and storage instructions in the back of this manual (p. 116). Names of parts The battery-chamber door (p. 13) and tripod socket are located on the bottom of the body . Flash* (p. 26) AF window* Lens* Shut[...]

12 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND RUNNING Always keep the strap around your neck in the event that the camera is accidentally dr opped. An optional leather neck strap, NS-DG1000, is also available from your Konica Minolta dealer . Availability varies with r egion. Attaching the strap and lens cap Using your thumb and index finger , pinch th[...]

14 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Battery condition indicator This camera is equipped with an automatic battery-condition indicator . When the camera is on, the battery-condition indicator appears on the monitor . If the monitor is blank, the batteries may be exhausted or installed incorrectly . Auto power save Full-battery indicator - the battery is full[...]

16 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Changing the memory card This digital camera is equipped with a internal storage (approximately 14.5MB) so images can be recor ded without a memory card. For increased memory capacity , an SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard can be inserted into the camera. When car d is inserted, the images are recorded on the card. For mor[...]

18 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING 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 and calen- dar . Setting the date and time After initially inserting batteries, the camera’ s clock and cal- endar must be set. When images are r ecorded, the image data is[...]

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 Thi[...]

22 B ASIC RECORDING Press the shutter -release button all the way down to take the pic- ture. The example uses auto recor ding. Except for movie recording, the operation for other exposure modes is the same. Automatic Digital Subject Pr ogram Selection is only available in the auto recor ding mode. Place the subject anywhere within the focus frame.[...]

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

26 B ASIC RECORDING T o change the flash mode, simply press the flash mode button (1) until the appropriate mode is indicat- ed. Autoflash - the flash fires automatically in low-light and backlit conditions. Red-eye reduction - multiple flashes ar e used before the main flash burst to reduce r ed-eye; an effect caused by light reflected fr om the r[...]

28 B ASIC RECORDING Pressing the information (i + ) button changes the monitor display . The display cycles among the stan- dard display , real-time histogram, and live image only . Standard display Live image only Information button i + button Adjusting monitor brightness Set LCD brightness :adjust :enter Low High The monitor image can be made lig[...]

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 r ecording mode, press the Quick View / delete button (2). T o [...]

32 B ASIC PLA YBACK 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 recor ding, the lock and printing status, and the frame number of the image are displayed at the bottom of the scr een. The highlighted image can be delet- ed using the Quick Viiew / d[...]

34 A DV ANCED RECORDING ADV ANCED RECORDING This section cover the advanced recor ding features of this camera. Read the basic recording sec- tion before moving on to this section. 3. Flash-mode indicator (p. 26) 7. White-balance indicator (p. 55) 8. Camera-sensitivity (ISO) display (p. 59) 12. Metering-mode indicator (p. 58) 10. Camera-shake war n[...]

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appr opriate shut- ter speed to ensure the corr ect 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 r eduction, or slow sync. with [...]

Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and aper- tures. This mode overrides the exposur e system giving the photographer total con- trol over the final exposur e. 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 v[...]

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

42 A DV ANCED RECORDING Press the shutter -release button partway down or pr ess the central button of the controller to select the ar ea; the other two areas disap- pear . 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 r ecording section; press the shutt[...]

44 A DV ANCED RECORDING Drive mode Image size Quality Auto DSP Digital zoom Single 2560x1920 Standard On Off Drive mode Image size Quality Focus mode Digital zoom Single 2560x1920 Standard Autofocus Off Drive mode Image size Quality Key func. Single Standard Auto Flash mode Focus mode Full-time AF Flash mode Metering mode Single AF On Autoflash 0 M[...]

46 A DV ANCED RECORDING Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for appr oximately ten sec- onds or two seconds after the shutter -release button is pressed. The self-timer is set in section 1 of the recor ding menus (p. 44). The length of the self-timer delay is set in section 4 of the setup menu (p. 96). The [...]

48 A DV ANCED RECORDING Progr essive-capture mode The Progr essive-Capture drive mode continuously records images while holding down the shutter -release button. When the shutter button is released, the last six images stor ed in the camera’ s buffer memory ar e recorded. This drive mode is set in section 1 of the recor ding menu. When the red lo[...]

50 A DV ANCED RECORDING Number of frames in bracketing series Frame counter When using exposure compensation (p. 41), the bracketing series will be made in r elation to the compensated exposure. Under extr eme conditions, one of the bracketed exposures may be inaccu- rate because it is outside the exposure contr ol range of the camera. The remainin[...]

52 A DV ANCED RECORDING The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be r ecorded with the available memory at the camera’ s image quality and size settings. If the settings are changed, the frame counter adjusts accordingly . Because the counter uses approximate file sizes, the actual image taken may not change the count[...]

54 A DV ANCED RECORDING This camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is selected separately in the Digital Subject Program, movie, and P , A, S, and M exposur e-mode menus. The selected focus mode is not reset when the camera is turned off With the P , A, S, or M exposure modes or movie r ecording, the autofocus mode can be sp[...]

56 A DV ANCED RECORDING Custom white-balance allows the camera to be calibrated to a specific lighting condition. The set- ting can be used repeatedly until r eset. Custom white balance is especially useful with mixed-light- ing or when critical control over color is needed. The object used to make a calibration must be neutral. A blank piece of wh[...]

58 A DV ANCED RECORDING Flash compensation changes the ratio between the ambient and flash exposures. When using fill- flash to reduce harsh shadows caused by dir ect sunlight, flash compensation changes the ratio between the highlights and shadows. The flash affects the darkness of the shadows without af fect- ing the area illuminated by the sun. [...]

60 A DV ANCED RECORDING Color Mode The color mode controls whether a still image is color or black and white. This must be set before the image is r ecorded. The color mode is set in section 3 of the P , A, S, and M menus and section 2 of the movie menu (p. 44). The live image reflects the selected color mode. The color mode has no effect on image [...]

62 A DV ANCED RECORDING Custom Key function Drive mode Image size Key func. Flash mode Quality White balance The function assigned to the flash-mode button can be selected among the flash mode, drive mode, white bal- ance, focus mode, color mode, and sensitivity . This can be set in section 1 of the P , A, S, and M menus (p. 44). The flash mode can[...]

64 A DV ANCED RECORDING Image size (movie) Movies can be recor ded at two sizes: 640x480 and 320x240. The larger the image size, the higher the image quality and the lar ger the file sizes. Image size is set in section 1 of the movie menu (p. 44). Frame rate Movies can be recor ded at two frame rates: 15 fps and 30 fps. 640x480 size image can only [...]

66 A SHORT GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY A SHORT GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY Photography can be a rewar ding pursuit. It is a broad and disciplined field that can take years to master . But the pleasure in making photographs and the joy of capturing a magical moment cannot be compared. The guide is an intr oduction to some basic photographic principles. The lens a[...]

Press the contr oller to pause the movie playback; press the contr oller again to resume the playback. 68 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK Use the left/right keys of the controller to display the movie. Press the center of the contr oller to play back the movie clip. Playing back movies ADV ANCED PLA YBACK Press the display button to view the movie with or wit[...]

70 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK Press the central button of the contr oller to select the highlighted setting. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appr opriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted. Use the up/down keys to scroll thr ough the menu options. Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed. With [...]

When a marked-frames setting is chosen on a menu, the frame selection screen will appear . This screen allows multiple images to be chosen. The left/right keys of the controller moves the yellow border to select the image. The up key of the controller selects the frame; when selected, an indicator appears next to the image. The down key deselects t[...]

The formatting function is used to erase all data on a memory card or in the camera’ s internal memory . T o format the internal memory , remove the memory car d from the camera. Before formatting, copy the data to a computer or storage device. Locking images will not protect them fr om being deleted when the memory is formatted. Always format th[...]

76 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK The copy function in section 1 of the playback menu (p. 71) makes exact copies of image or movie files and can store the copied data on another memory car d or in the internal memory . E-mail Copy in menu section 3 makes a standard 640 X 480 (VGA) JPEG copy of an original still image so that it may be easily transmitted by e[...]

78 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK After the copy-completed message is highlighted, a screen indicates the name of the folder containing the copied images; press the central con- troller button to r etur n to the menu. Copied to 101KM_CP . OK Copy enter Insert memory card. Copying completed. Copying . . . When a memory card is not inserted: When the insert-me[...]

80 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK Section 2 of the playback menu controls the slide-show function. This function automatically dis- plays all still images and movie clips on the memory card or in the camera’ s inter nal memory in order . The menu has the following options: Slide Show Slide show Playback Enter All frames Marked frames T o start the slide-sh[...]

82 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK The DPOF-set menu option is used to create an or der for standard prints from still images on the memory card or in the camera’ s inter nal memory . T o select images in the internal memory , remove the memory card fr om the camera. Print orders are created in section 3 of the playback menu (p. 71). The orders set in this [...]

84 A DV ANCED PLA YBACK Viewing images on a television It is possible to view camera images on your television. The camera has a video-out terminal to make the connection using the supplied Video cable VC-400. The camera is compatible with the NTSC and P AL standards. The video-output setting can be checked and set in section 4 of the setup menu (p[...]

86 S ETUP MENU Press the central button of the contr oller to select the highlighted setting. Once a setting has been selected, the cursor will return to the menu options and the new setting will be displayed. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appr opriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted. Use the up/d[...]

88 S ETUP MENU LCD monitor brightness Monitor brightness can be adjusted in 11 levels. Brightness can be set individually for viewfinder and direct viewing in the r ecording mode. T ur n the mode switch to the appropriate position befor e opening the brightness option in section 1 of the setup menu (p. 87). Also see page 28. Use the left/right keys[...]

90 S ETUP MENU Lens accessory This camera is compatible with the optional Wide-angle Converter ZCW-200. This 0.7X wide-angle converter reduces the focal length of the zoom lens’ wide-angle position giving it the equivalent of a 26mm lens on a 35mm camera. When the converter is mounted, the lens accessory option in sec- tion 1 of the setup menu sh[...]

92 S ETUP MENU Folder name All recor ded images are stored in folders on the memory card or in the camera’ s internal memory . T wo folder -name formats are available in section 2 of the setup menu, standard and date. Standard folders have an eight character name. The initial folder is named 100KM027. The first three digits ar e the folder’ s s[...]

94 S ETUP MENU Reset default This function affects all modes. When selected, a confirmation scr een appears; choosing “Y es” resets the following functions and settings, “No” cancels the operation. Recording mode Focus area Wide frames p. 42 Monitor display Standard p. 28 Flash mode Autoflash (Fill-flash in A, S, M modes) p. 26 Image size 2[...]

96 S ETUP MENU Video output Camera images can be displayed on a television (p. 84). The video output can be changed between NTSC and P AL in section 4 of the setup menu. North America uses the NTSC standard and Eur ope uses the P AL standard. Check which standar d is used in your region to play back images on your television set. Shutter FX When th[...]

98 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Connecting the camera to a computer Confirm the battery has sufficient power befor e connecting the camera to a computer; the full-bat- tery indicator should be displayed on the monitor . The use of the AC adapter (sold separately) is recommended over the use of the battery . For users with Windows 98 or 98 Second Edition, [...]

100 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Choose the recommended sear ch for a suitable driver . Click “Next.” 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 Installa[...]

102 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Once the camera is connected to the computer , image files can be accessed by double clicking on icons. Image folders are located in the DCIM folder . The misc. folder contains DPOF print files (p. 82). Files and folders on the memory card can be deleted using the computer . Files and folders in the camera’ s internal me[...]

104 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Disconnecting the camera Windows Me, 2000 Professional, and XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. T ur n of f the camera and then disconnect the USB cable. T o disconnect the camera, click once on the unplug-or-eject-har dware icon located on the task bar . A small window will open indicating the device to be stopped[...]

106 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Changing the memory card Windows ® 98 and 98 Second Edition 1. T urn off the camera. 2. Remove, insert, or replace the memory card. 3. T urn on the camera to remake the USB connection. Windows ® Me, 2000 Professional, and XP Mac OS 1. Stop the USB connection using the unplug-or -eject-hardwar e routine (p. 104). 2. T urn[...]

Confirm the transfer -mode option in section 4 of the setup menu is set to PictBridge. T o print the images in the camera’ s inter nal memo- ry , remove the memory car d from the camera. Connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer using the camera’ s USB cable. The larger plug on the cable is connected to the printer . Open the USB po[...]

110 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Navigating the PictBridge menu Press the central button of the contr oller to select the highlighted setting. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appr opriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted. Use the up/down keys to scroll thr ough the menu options. Highlight the option whose s[...]

112 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Paper size The paper size of the print can be specified in section 2 of the PictBridge menu. The printer -setup option uses the size set with the printer . Layout The layout of the print can be set in section 2 of the PictBridge menu. The printer -setup option uses the layout parameters of the printer . Borderless printing[...]

114 A PPENDIX The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major pr oblems or damage, or if a problem continues to r eoccur frequently , contact a Konica Minolta service facility . APPENDIX T roubleshooting Problem This camera will not work. Shutter will not release. Nothing dis- played on the monitors. “000” is dis- playe[...]

116 A PPENDIX Read this section in its entirety to get the best r esults from your camera. With proper care, your camera will provide years of service. Camera care • Do not subject the camera to shock or impact. • T urn off the camera when transporting. • This camera is neither waterproof nor splashproof. Inserting or removing batteries or th[...]

118 A PPENDIX Memory cards SD Memory Cards and MultiMediaCar ds are manufactured with precision electr onic components. The following may cause data loss or damage: • Improper use of the card. • Bending, dropping, or subjecting the card to impact. • Heat, moisture, and direct sunlight. • Static electrical discharge or electromagnetic fields[...]

120 A PPENDIX QuickTime system requir ements QuickTime™ is used for playing back movies. T o install QuickTime, follow the instructions in the installer . QuickTime is not supplied with the camera in all sales regions. Users can download the latest version of QuickTime free of char ge from the Apple Computer web site at http://www .apple.com. IBM[...]

122 A PPENDIX CCD: 1/2.5-type interline primary-color CCD Number of effective pixels: 5.0 million T otal number of pixels: 5.2 million Camera sensitivity (ISO): Auto and 50, 100, 200, 320 ISO equivalents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups Maximum aperture: f/3.2 - f/3.4 Focal length: 6 - 48 mm (35mm equivalent: 36 - 290 m[...]