Sigma DP2s manual

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    11 9 This manual explains how to use th e SIGMA DP2S digital c amera. Please ref er to the SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide, whic h is av ailable in the PD F format of the supplie d CD-ROM, to get informatio n about install ation of SIGMA Photo Pro software to your computer , connection between came ra and compute r and for det ailed ex planation C75EN09[...]

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    1 Thank you for purchasing the Sigma DP2S Digit al Comp act Camera Y ou will get t he greatest perf ormance and en joyment from your n ew DP2S camera’ s features by reading this i nstruction manual carefully be fore operating it. Enjoy your new Sigma c amera! • Plea se keep this inst ruction bo oklet handy for future refe rence. Doing so will a[...]

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    2 Disposal o f Electric and Electr onic Equipment in Pri vate Househol ds Disposal of used Electrical & Elect ronic Equipment (Ap plicable in the European Uni on and other European cou ntries with sep arate colle ction system s) This symbol indic ates that this product shall not be treated as househol d waste. Instead it shall be collect ed sep[...]

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    3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES .............................................. 2 SAFETY P RECAUTIONS ....................................................................... 6 HANDLING PREC AUTIONS ................................................................... 9 DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS ....................................[...]

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    4 FOCUS LOCK ....................................................................................... 49 MANUAL FOCUS .................................................................................. 50 OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE 51 SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING ............................................................... 51 CONTINUOUS SH OOTING .....[...]

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    5 HISTOGRA M ........................................................................................ 84 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV ................................................................. 85 DELETING FILES 86 DELETING A SING LE FILE .................................................................. 87 DELETING MUL TIPLE FILES ................[...]

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    6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING (B A TT ERY , B A T TE RY CH AR G ER AN D AC AD AP TE R) Keep batteries in a safe place out of c hildren’ s reach. If a batter y is swallowed, call for emergency medical aid immediately . Do not use any battery other than the designated batter y types. Doing so may cause battery explosion, battery leakage, camera dam[...]

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    7 SAFE TY PREC AUTIONS W ARNING (CAMERA ) Never use your camera in an environment where flammable o r burnable, gas, liquids or chemicals, su ch as Prop ane, Gasoline, etc., are present. Keep the camera in a safe place that children cannot reac h. Playing with the camera strap around one’s neck can cause strangulation. Do not disassemble the came[...]

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    8 SAFE TY PREC AUTIONS CA UTION (CAMERA) Do not leave the camera without the lens cap in place. Light entering through the lens for long periods of time could cause damage to the camera. Please do not carry your camera while a tripod is att ached, as this could result in injury or a fall. Please do not grasp the camera with wet hand, as it might ca[...]

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    9 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ENVIRONMENT ■ Y our camera is a precision instrume nt. Do not drop it o r subject it to physica l shock. ■ This camera is not w aterproof, an d cannot be used underw ater . Wipe off any water dr oplet s with a dry cloth as s oon as pos sible. If the camera gets re ally wet, prom ptly consu lt your ne arest Sigm a Service [...]

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    10 HANDLING PREC A UTIONS NOTE ON THE T FT COLOR LCD MONIT OR ■ A few pixels may always be lit or may never li ght on the LCD moni tor . This is not a failu re or malfun ction. Images r ecorded with th e camera will not be aff ected. ■ Because of the n ormal physical character istics of the li quid cry stal, the reaction of t he display may bec[...]

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    11 DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS 9 11 13 12 10 14 16 15 18 17 7 19 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 8[...]

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    12 1. MICROPHONE 20. / (AE LOCK / DELETE ) BUTTON 2. BA TTERY / CARD COVER 3. TRIPOD SOCKET 21. (QUICK SET) BUTTON 4. LENS 5. FLASH 22. (MENU) BUTTON 6. LENS CAP MOUNT 7. CAMERA STRAP EYELET 23. 4-WA Y CONTROLLER 8. SPEAKER 9. HOT SHOE COVER 24. (VIEW) BUTTON 10. HOT SHOE 11. FLASH POP-UP LE VER 25. BUTTON BUTTON 12. COLOR LCD MONITOR 13. AUTO FOCU[...]

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    13 COLOR LCD MONITOR INDICA TIO N Explanation of t he icons displayed in st ill image shooting. 1 Battery Level Indicator 15 Contrast * 2 Flash Mode * 16 Sharpness * 3 Drive Mode * 17 Saturation * 4 White Balance * 18 Focusing Frame 5 ISO Sensitivity 19 Focus Mode * 6 Image Size 20 MF Enlarged Display * 7 Image Quality 21 MF Scale Bar * 8 Number of[...]

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    14 This mark shows th at the image is bei ng processed in ca mera after sho oting. While this mark is displayed , it is not possible to operate the camera. This mark sh ows that the camera is sti ll shootin g with a slow shutter speed. BASIC OPERA TION AND QUICK REFERENCE The DP2S camera has many advance d features. This section, describes basic ca[...]

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    15 Set the date and time (P .25) Loading the card (P .37) T A KING THE PICTURE T urn the camera body on. Remove the lens cap and press the Power switch. Select the exposure mode (P .41) Put the ‘Mode’ dial switch in P (Program AE) position[...]

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    16 Focus (P .48) Compose your image with the color LCD monitor and press the shutter button “half-way” to acti vate exposure metering and autofocus. T ake a picture Fully press the shutter button to take the picture. Review the image. ( P . 75) The image is displayed for 2 seconds on the LCD monitor .[...]

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    17 PREP ARA TION This section describes necessary preparations before using the camera. A TT ACHING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the end of the strap. 2 Attac h the ca mera stra p to cam era stra p eyelet on both sides as shown. 3 Reassemble the camera stra p as shown. 3 1 2[...]

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    18 LENS CAP T o preserve the lens, the lens cap is attached. If you do not use the camera, please keep the lens cap att ached. HOW TO REMOVE THE LENS CAP Remove the lens cap as shown. A T T ACHING THE LENS CAP Fit the lens cap keeping the SIGMA logo horizont al. CA UTIO N! ! • If you t urn camera body on with the lens cap, the camera will s top t[...]

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    19 LOADING THE BA TTER Y A lithi u m-ion battery , BP-31, is provided with the DP2 S camera. Charge the battery before using t he camera for the first time. Charge the battery by the supplied battery charger , BC-31, when the battery is empty . TO CHARGE THE BA TTER Y 1 Connect the power cable to the charger and insert the plug into the wall ou t l[...]

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    20 LOADING THE BA TTER Y 1 Open the Battery / C ard Cover in the direct ion of t he arrow , as shown in t he instruction. 2 Insert the battery into the chamber in accordance with the diagram. ● Insert the battery until it locks into place. 3 Close the cover securely . ● Slide the c over until it clicks into t he locked position.[...]

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    21 TO REMOVE THE BA TTER Y 1 Make sure the came ra is turned off and open the Battery / Card Cover in the direction as shown by the arrow . 2 Eject the battery by sliding the battery compartment cover latch in the direction of the ar row , as show n in the illustr ation. WARNING !! • While the Busy Lamp is on, please do not remove the battery. Do[...]

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    22 CHECKING THE BA TTERY ST A TUS The battery icon, which shows the capacity of the battery , is shown on the left corner on the color LCD p anel. Explanations of the symbols are given as follows. Please t ake notice of the battery status before and when in use. Battery St atus White The battery strength is suf ficient. White The battery level is l[...]

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    23 USING A HOME POWER SUPPL Y (Sold Sep arately) Y ou can power the c amera from a w all outlet using the p rovided AC Adapter - (SAC-3). When us ing your camera for an e xtended period of time, review ing the pict ures or conn ecting the camera to a computer or cleaning t he image se nsor , we recomm end that y ou operate th e camera from a h ouse[...]

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    24 SETTING THE LANGUAG E Y ou should receive the DP2S camera pre-set to Eng lish, however , if necessary , you can change the camera language yourself. 1 Set the Mode Dial t o the SET UP position and turn t he camera o n. 2 Use the button to select the [ Language ( 言語 ) ] menu and pre ss the button. 3 When the “ :J ump to Language Setting men[...]

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    25 SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The DP2S c amera records t he date a nd time when each image is capt ured and stores this i nformation with the i mage. T o ensure that the c orrect inform ation is recorded wit h each imag e, set the camera’ s internal cl ock to the correct date and time b efore usin g the camera for the first time or after extended[...]

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    26 CAMERA SET -UP MENU This section describes the various settings in the Camera Set-up menu. It is possible to set the camera functions or “reset settings to default” from the Camera Set-up menu display . The Camera Set-up menu is divided into three group s. Capture Settings This menu relates to settings of still images and movie recording s .[...]

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    27 List Display and Open Display The Camera Set-up menu of the DP2S camera has two display patterns; List Display and Open Display . List Display Menu Items are listed. In [ Capt ure Settings ], t he icon of the c urrent settin g option is displayed on the right. It is possible to select Menu Items by pressing the buttons or the buttons. T o change[...]

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    28 • Settings are laid out as follows. Some setting may be different depending on the functi on. Please ref er to the re levant p age of each fun ction. For example, to adjust the [ Image Size ] setting from [ Captur e Settings ] : 1 Press the button whilst the camera is in a still image exposure mode and [ Capture Sett ings ] will be display ed.[...]

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    29 LIST OF MENU FUNCTI ONS * Designates the default op t ion. Some defaults may vary depending on the country of purchase. See each corre sponding page for more information. Capture Settings Menu Item Mod e Options Description Page White Balance P , A S , M Aut o* Daylight Shade Overcast Incandescent Fluorescen t Flash Custom Select s the White Bal[...]

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    30 Capture Settings Menu Item Mode Options Description Page Interval timer P , A S , M OFF* ON [Inter val] [ Num. of Times ] Sets the condition or cancels the interval tim er . 71,72 Color Mode P , A S , M St andard* Viv id Neutral Portrait Landscape B&W Sepia Selects the des ired Color mode depending on the shooting conditions. 67 Image With S[...]

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    31 Capture Settings Menu Item Mode Options Description Page Key arrangement P , A S , M — Sets the key arrangement for Exposure level and Exposure compensation in each Exposure mode. 74 Auto Bracketing Order P , A S , M 0 → - → +* - → 0 → + + → 0 → - Sets the order of Auto Bracket. 65,66 Load My Sett ings P , A S , M A B C Loads the c[...]

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    32 Playback Menu Menu Item Options Description Page Sound Memo Off * 10sec 30sec Sets or cancels the Sound Memo, which can be recorded to a stored i mage. 97,98 Exp. W arning Off * On Sets whether or not the over - exposure warning is shown on images. 96 OK Shortcut None * Lock/Unloc k Mark/Unmark Exp. W arning Rotate Rotate Sets the function that [...]

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    33 Camera Settings Menu Item Options Description Page LCD Brightness — Sets the color LCD monitor brightness. — LCD Contrast — Sets the color LCD monitor contrast. — LCD Sleep Off 30 sec. 1 min.* 2 min. 5 min. Sets the delay before the color LCD monitor turns off automaticall y if no operation has occurred. 1 13-114 Auto Power Of f Off 10 s[...]

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    34 QUICK SET MEN U It is possible to set the following Menu in [ Capture Setti ngs ] quickly by pressing the button. Qs1 (Quick Set Menu 1) Qs2 (Quick S et Menu 2) ISO Setting White Balance Flash Mode Metering Mode Image Size Color Mode Image Quality Drive Mode When the camera is in the S till Image Mode, the Quick Set Menu will be disp layed by pr[...]

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    35 CHANGING THE COLOR LCD MON I T OR DISPLA Y It is possible to display/ hide icons on the color LCD mon itor as follows by pressing the button. Display Icons Display Icons with the histo gram Hide Icons → → LCD Monitor OFF View Finder Mode → → • • • Each time the butto n is pressed, th e color LCD monitor display will change as follo[...]

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    36 In the View Finder Mode, only Icons will be display ed. This mode is convenient for shooting with the optional V iew F inder . REVIEWING S till Image Display Ico ns → Hide Icons → Display Image Info Screen ( P. 8 2 ) → • • • Movie Display Ico ns → Hide Icons → • • • Vo i c e R ec o r d Display Icon s only GRID SEGMENT DISPL[...]

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    37 INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CARD The DP2S camera uses a SD memory card, SDHC memory card and Multimedia card to store data. TO INSERT THE CARD 1 T urn off the camera and open the Battery/ Card Cover, as show n in the illustr ation. 2 Insert the card in accordance with the instruction of Battery/ Card chamber . Insert the card until it clicks. 3 C[...]

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    38 TO REMO VE THE CARD 1 T urn off the camera and open the Battery / Card Cov er , as shown in t he illust ration. 2 Push the card until it clicks and pull out it. 3 Close the Battery / Card Cover. Slide t he Batt ery / Card Cover in the directi on shown by the arrow until it clic ks and be locked . CAUTION !! • Nev er do any of t he follow ing w[...]

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    39 FORMA TTING THE CARD New cards must be formatted before use. In addition, cards w ith corrupt or incompatible fil e systems may need to be formatted before use. [ Camera Setti ngs ] ( P. 2 6 ) → Selec t [ Format ] and format the card. In [ Format ] menu, Select [ Ye s ] by pressi ng the button an d press t he button. T o cancel formatting, sel[...]

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    40 TIP • Befo re you start to take p ictures, w e recommend that you op erate the camera, to become familiar w ith the “ha lfway dow n” positio n and other features of the camera. RESET T O THE DEF AUL TS It is possible to reset the setti ngs to the default s. It is possible to reset settings to defaults from [ Camera Settings ] ( P. 2 6 ?[...]

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    41 BASIC OPERA TION SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE The features and the operation me thods of the four dif ferent exposure modes of the camera are explained below . WARNING !! • In this section, the instruction is w ritten on the assumption that [ Key arr angemen t ] of [ Shooting Menu ] ( P.26 ) is in the initial setting. If the actual proceeding i[...]

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    42 WARNING !! • When is sho w n on the color LCD monitor, the camera is set slower than 1/25). If this mark is displayed, please use the flash ( P.46, 69 ) or a tripod. • If the subject is too bright or dark, both shutter speed and aperture value indicators will blink and w ill show the limit valu es. If you take a pictur e with th ese sett ing[...]

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    43 A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After you set t he aperture, the camera w ill determine the appropriate shutter speed. If you select smaller apertures, depth of field will be greater . Larger apertur es tend to blur the background, as depth of field will b e shallower . 1 Set the Mode Dial to the A position. (The aperture va lue indicator is illuminated [...]

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    44 S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE When you set the desired shut ter speed, the camera will sel ect the appropriate aperture value for correct exposure. Y ou can achieve stop action ef fects by se lecting a fast shutter speed, or give the feeling of motion to a moving subject by select ing a slow shutter speed. 1 Set the Mode Dial to the S position. (T[...]

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    45 M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shutter speed and aperture value according to the indication of the exposure meter . Y ou can change the exposure, as you desire. 1 Set the Mode Dial to the M position. (The shutter speed value is illuminated in green. The ape rture value is illuminated in orange.) 2 Select the desired shutter speed value by using [...]

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    46 USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH The cameras have built-in flash for t aking pictures at night or in low light, which is very convenient. USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH 1 Eject the f lash by sliding t he Flas h Pop-Up Lever . 2 Make sure that the Flash Mode icon is displayed on the co lor LCD monitor . • While the built-in flash is charging, and Auto Fo[...]

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    47 SETTING THE FLASH MODE It is possible to select other flash modes such as Exposure Compensation mode or Red-Ey e Reduction mode. The Flash Mode can be set in the Quick Set Menu ( P. 3 4 ) or [ Capture Sett ings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Flash Mode ]. Normal Flash * Redeye Slow Sync. Redeye + Slow NORMAL FLASH When you pop-up the built-in flash, y ou ca[...]

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    48 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofocus an d manual focus oper ation are explained belo w . HOW T O USE AUTOFOCUS Position the photographic subje ct within the centre of the composition and press the shutter button “half-way”. • If autof ocus is sel ected, the fo cusing poin t will be illumi nated in gre en. (At the same time, the auto focus l am[...]

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    49 FOCUSING POINT SELECTION The DP2S is equipped with 9 focusing points and it is possible to select the desired focusing point. 1 Press the button. 2 Press the button to select the de sired focusing point, and press the bu tton to apply it. FOCUS LOCK This photographic method is useful if the subject is not positioned within the selected focusing [...]

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    50 MANUAL FOCUS In situations where autofocus or focus lock is not effective, you can focus manually . 1 Set the focus mode to M F mode by pressing button sev eral ti mes. ( MF icon and “the scale bar” will be displayed on the color LCD monitor). 2 T urn the MF Dial on the came ra body until y ou get a c lear sh arp ima ge. FOCUSING WI TH MAGNI[...]

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    51 TIP • It is pos sible to change t he indicato r of the scale b ar. Select m (meter) or ft (feet) from [ Camer a Settings ]( P.26 ) → [ MF Scale Units ]. OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-timer , and other functions of the camera are explained by the following: Operat ion of The Dr ive Mode ca n be set in Quick Set Manu or [ [...]

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    52 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING [Continu ous] In this mode, when you keep the shutter button fully depressed, the camera will ta ke pictures continuously . • When th e camera is in co ntinuous mode, the maximum number of frames is four in JPEG and three in RAW . CA UTIO N !! • Images taken in r apid succes sion, such as during Continuous shooting, are i[...]

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    53 ADV ANCED OPERA TION This section explai ns the application of the more advanc ed functions of your camera, when composing the expressions of your picture. SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE ( WB ) The color o f light reflected by an object can va ry depending on the color of the light source illuminating it. For example, a neutral colored object wil[...]

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    54 WHITE BALANCE OPTIONS OPTION COLOR TEMP. DESCRIPTION ( AW B ) Aut o *  Select this set ting to allow the camera to automat ically determin e the appropria te white balan ce adjust ments. Daylight Approx. 5400 K Select t his setting w hen taking pictures in full su nlight. Shade Approx. 8000 K Select t his setting w hen taking pictures in the [...]

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    55 SETTING A CU ST OM WHITE BALANCE For more precise control of the white balance setting or when photographing under unusual li ghting con ditions, the " Set Custom WB " option can be used to capture a sample of neutral object in a scene to be used for color correction. 1 T o capture a custom w hite balance image, please select [ Ca ptur[...]

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    56 SETTING THE SENSITIVITY ( ISO EQUIV ALENCY ) The photosensitivity of digital cameras is described in terms of “ISO equivalent” like silver-halide film cameras. (ISO sensitivity P. 1 1 2 ) The ISO Sensitivity can be set in Quick Set Menu ( P. 3 4 ) or [ Capture Settings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ ISO Sensiti v it y ]. ISO Au to* ISO 50 ISO 100 [...]

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    57 IMAGE FILE SETTING The file size changes d epending on resolution mode and recording quality selected. Image Size (Res olution mode) HI 2640 × 1760 16:9 2640 × 1485 MED 1872 × 1248 LOW 1312 × 880 Image Quality RA W (RA W ) 15.4MB FINE (JPEG) 3.3MB 2.7MB 1.6MB 0. 8MB NORMAL (JPEG) 1.9MB 1.6MB 0.9MB 0. 5MB BA SIC (JPEG) 1.4MB 1.2MB 0.7MB 0. 3M[...]

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    58 IMAGE QUALITY SETTING Image Quality Settin g can be set in Quick Set Menu( P. 3 4 ), or [ Capture S ettings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Image Quality ]. FINE * (JPEG) NORM A L ( NORM ) (JPEG) BASIC (JPEG) RA W (RAW) WARNING !! • When Image Quality is set to RAW, the Image Size is automatically set to Hi . (The icon of Image Si ze is no t display ed on [...]

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    59 PICTURE SETTINGS It is possible to ad just the recording image p arameter (contrast, sharpness and saturation). Contrast Contrast can be increased by moving the cu rsor to + side, or decreased, preserving ima ge det ail, by moving the cursor to - side. Sharpness It is possible to make the pictures appear sharper , by moving the cursor to + side,[...]

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    60 SELECTING THE METERING MODE The camera has three advanced metering modes. The Metering Mode can be set in Quick Set Menu ( P. 3 4 ) or [ Capture S ettings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Metering Mode ] Evaluativ e * Center W eighted A verage Spot EV ALUA TIVE METERING The camera measures the brig htness of the scene by independently measuring each segment o[...]

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    61 AE LOCK The camera will fix and memorize the exposure value whil st the “AE” Lock button is depressed. Whe n you wish to lock the exposure of a subject off-center , AE lock is very useful. Use of this function with S pot Mete rin g Mode is recommended. 1 Center the subject, for which you wish to lock the exposure, inside the color LCD monito[...]

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    62 [ Center AF Lock ] Ensure th e subje ct is withi n the cent er focusi ng point and press the button to activate and lock the autofocus. Please note, o nly the center focusing point will be us ed when the button is pressed. The exposure will only be locked w hen the shutter button is depressed “half-wa y ”. [ Center AF Lock + AEL ] Ensure th [...]

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    63 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If you want to intentionally ov erex pose or underexpose the picture, use this function. Select the desired comp ensation value by using the buttons. • Exposure compensatio n can be set in 1/3 stop increm ent s from +3.0 to -3.0 stops. CAUTION !! • The exposure compensation will not disable automatically. After taking [...]

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    64 FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION It is possible to compensate the flas h output level without changing the background’s ex posure. 1 Press th e button after ejecting the flash b y using the Flash Pop-up lever . (The Allocate function guide will be disp layed on the bottom of the LCD mo nitor . The icon and the orange compensation va lue will be di[...]

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    65 AUTO BRACKETING This function of the camera let s you take a sequence of pictures of the same subject at three different exposure levels; Appro priate Exposure, Under Exposure and Over Exposure. If it is dif ficult to determine the proper exposure, please use this function. 1 Press the bu tton. ( The bracketi ng amount will cha nge into the Al[...]

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    66 TIP • If the [ Q uick Prev iew ] in t he [ Capture Settings ] menu is set to other than [ Off ] , three images can be v iewed at a time. It is easy to check the ex posure d ifference between th e images. WARNING !! • Once you set the auto br acketing mode, the camera will con t inuously hold that auto bracketing mode until you set the bracke[...]

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    67 COLOR MODE It is possible to select the desired Color mode depending on the shooting conditions. In ad dition to the above settings, it is also possible to select Sepia and Monochrome (B&W) photography modes. The Color Mode can be set in the Quick Set Menu ( P. 3 4 ) or [ Capture Sett ings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Color Mode ] St andard* S tandard[...]

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    68 WARNING !! • [ B&W ] and [ Sepia ] can b e selected w hen the Ima ge Quality is set only to JPEG ( FINE , NORMAL , BA SIC ). IMAGE WITH SOUND It is possible to record sound after t aking a picture. This function is convenient for recordin g shooting information at the time of t aking the photograph. • It is possible to se lect a record t[...]

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    69 WARNING !! • Once Image w ith sound is set, the ca mera will conti nue to hold this setting until [ Off ] is slected in [ Image with Sound ]. TIP • The sound rec ording will be stored as a WAV file. It w ill be stored in the same fol der and have the sa me file name a s the image file. For example, the image file name will be SDIM0010.JPG an[...]

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    70 AUTO ROT A TE It is possible to record the vertical image information to ima ges. The Auto Rot ate can be set by [ Cap ture Settings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Auto Rot ate ]. Of f The vertical image inf ormation will not be recorded. On* The vertical image information will be recorded. The default setting is [ On ]. ● When vertically orientated image[...]

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    71 INTERV AL TIMER It is possible to take pic tures aut omatically at selected int ervals. WARNING !! • The int erval timer shoot ing will be t erminated automatically if the battery is empty. We recommend using the AC adapter “SAC-3” (sold separ etely ). The In terval Timer can b e set from [ Capt ure Sett ings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Interval ti[...]

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    72 ● When the focus mode is se t t o AF , the AF will be locked at the first frame. From the second frame, pictur es will be t aken with the same focus position as the first frame. ● When the focus mode is set to MF , it is possible to change the focus during the interval time r shoot ing by turning the MF Dial. (It is not possible to magnify t[...]

  • Page 74

    73 MY SETTINGS It is possible to customize the Capture Settings. (Up to three patterns can be stored.) The following [ Capture Settings ] ( P. 2 6 ) are available. Image Size Image Quality Flash Mode Drive Mode AE Metering Mode Auto rotate Image with Sound Color Mode Color Sp ace Auto Bracketi ng Order Picture Settings Half Presse d A EL Key arrang[...]

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    74 EXP . KEY ARRANGEMENT The button and the button are used for changing the aperture value, shutter speed and ex posure compensation. It is possible to change the function of them for each Exposure Mode. It is possible to set from [ Capture Settings ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Key arrangem ent ]. Select the desired Exposure Mode by pr essing the bu t ton a[...]

  • Page 76

    75 REVIEWING AND DELETING IMAGES This section explains how to review and delete images af ter they have been captured. TIP • The D P2S may not be able to di splay images c aptured by other cameras, or “DP2S” images that have been r enamed or moved from the DCIM folder on the card. QUICK PREVIEW The DP2S camera can be set to automatically disp[...]

  • Page 77

    76 TIP • To manua lly turn off the Qu ick Preview image , press the shu tter button half-way. • It w ill not be possi ble to zoom in t o the preview image, or chan ge to another image w hile the Quick Prev iew is up. REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures captured by the DP2S can be reviewed in various ways. T o review images captured by the DP2S camera[...]

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    77 VIEWING ONE IMAGE A T A TIME Press the button on the back of the camera to see the recorded images in Single-Image V iew . WHILE IN SINGLE-I MAGE VIEW : z Press t he button to see the next image. z Press t he button to see the previous image. Battery Level Indicator Folder numbering ⁄ File numbering Image Siz e Image Qu ality file number / t o[...]

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    78 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) Reviewed images can be magnif ied, making it possible to check image details and focusi ng. While re viewing i mages, press th e button. The magnification ratio will be changed as follows. Original → X1 .25 → X1 .6 → X2. 0 → X2.5 → X3 .15 → X4 .0 → X5.0 → X6.3 → X8.0 → X10.0 WHILE IN ZOOMED-[...]

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    79 VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEET VIEW) Images can be viewed in a "contact shee t" of nine thumbnail images. While revi ewing ima ges, pres s the bu tton. WHILE IN CONT ACT SHEET VIEW : z Press t he buttons to change the image selection. z Press t he button to return to Single-Image View . z Press t he button to go to Jump[...]

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    80 VIEWING IMAGE S A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mode to browse large sets of images more quickly , or to skip right to the first or last page of images on the card. Press t he button twice from Single-Image View (or once from Contact Sheet View). WHILE IN JUMP MODE: • Press the button to jump to the next page of images. • Press the b[...]

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    81 VIEWING IMAGES WITH SOUND Play sounds that have been recorded with Images ( P. 6 8 ) or play the voice memo function ( P. 9 7 ). 1 When the image with sound is sele cted during image revie w , the Icon and the Contro l Icons a re disp layed on the col or LCD monitor . 2 Press the button to play the recorded sound. Press th e button to stop the s[...]

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    82 VIEWING IMAGE INFORMA TION The Image Info Screen contains addit ional information about each image. Press the button several times from the Single-Image or Zoomed-In View . 1 Battery Level Indicator 15 Exposure Compensation V alue* 2 Image Size 16 Flash Exposu re Compensation Va l u e * / ( Auto Bracke t * ) 3 Image Quality 17 Metering Mode 4 Fo[...]

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    83 WHILE IN IMAGE INFO SCREEN: z Press the button agai n to return t o the origin al Single-Im age V iew . z Different image s can be select ed in Single-Image V iew by pressing . WARNING !! • It is not possible to select dif ferent iamge s while in Zoom ed-In View . Press the button or the button to return to th e original ratio, then it is poss[...]

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    84 HIST OGRAM The histogra m is a graph depicti ng the distribut ion of brightn ess values in the image for ea ch of the three color cha nnels (Red, Gree n, and Blue) (The h istogram display ed in the Sh ooting Mode is t he distributi on of tones in the im age). The horiz ontal ax is shows the brightness le vel, with dark er pixels tow ards the lef[...]

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    85 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV The DP2S camera can be connected to a television or a video device using the provided A V cable, allowing the recorded images to be viewed on the television monitor or recorded on video recording media. TO CONN ECT THE CAMERA TO A VIDEO DEVICE 1 Open the connector cover. 2 Connect the A V cable to the < USB / A V > ter[...]

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    86 DELETING FILES This section describes how to delete the files recorded on a card. Files recorded on the card ca n be deleted one at a time or several at once using the Delete Menu. WARNING !! • This chapter refers to still images, sound and movie files. • Files cannot be deleted in Jump Mode. TO DI SPLA Y THE DELETE MENU Press the butt on wh[...]

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    87 DELETING A SINGLE FILE TO DELETE A SINGLE FILE 1 Use the button to se lect the file to be deleted in Contact S heet or Single-Image View . 2 Press to disp lay the Delete Menu. • [ Current File ] will be the def ault selection. 3 Press the button to delete the file . WARNING !! • If the file is not locked, it will delete the file without aski[...]

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    88 DELETING MUL TIPLE FILES TO DELETE MUL TIPLE FILES 1 Pressing the button will open the delete menu 2 Select [ All Ma rked ] or [ Al l ] by using the b utton. • Locked images will not de lete. T o delete these images, please unlock them before deleting (See P. 8 9 - 9 1 for information). 3 Press the button to dis play t he confir mation dialog [...]

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    89 OTHER REVIEWING FEA TURES This section ex plains how to use Slideshow , Lock, Mark, Rotate and so on. LOCKING FILES Locking protects files from be ing accidenta lly deleted. LOCK MENU Lock Lock the currently selected file. Unlock Unlock the currently selected file. Lock all Lock all marked files on the card. ( See P. 9 2 - 9 4 for information on[...]

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    90 TO LOCK A SI NGLE FILE 1 Use the button t o sele ct the f ile to be locke d in Co ntact Shee t or Single-Image View . 2 Open [ Pla yback Menu ]( P. 2 6 ) b y pressing the butt on and select [ Lock ]. 3 In Open Display , sele ct [ Lo ck ] by pressing the button and press the button. 4 Close [ Playback Menu ] by pressing the button. • A icon wil[...]

  • Page 92

    91 TO LOCK MUL TIPLE FILES 1 Open [ Pla yback Menu ]( P. 2 6 ) b y pressing the butt on and select [ Lock ]. 2 In Open Display , select [ Lock all ] or [ Lock all ] by pressing the button and press the button. 3 When the confirmation me ssage is displayed, select [ Ye s ] by pressing the button and press the button to apply th e setti ng. 4 Close [[...]

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    92 MARKING IMAGES Images can be marked for various reasons, such as to i dentify favorites, to select images for a Slideshow , or to select images to be deleted with the “All marked” menu item in the Delete Menu ( P. 8 8 ). MARK MENU Mark Mark the currentl y selected image. Unmark If the currently selected image is already mar k ed, the imag e [...]

  • Page 94

    93 TO MARK A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the button to select the image to be marked in Contact Sheet or Single-Image View . 2 Open [ Pla yback Menu ]( P. 2 6 ) b y pressing the butt on and select [ Mark ]. 3 In Open Display , select [ Mark ] by pres sing the button and pre ss the button. 4 Close [ Playback Menu ] by pressing the button. • A icon will app[...]

  • Page 95

    94 MARKING ALL IMAGES 1 Open [ Pla yback Menu ]( P. 2 6 ) b y pressing the butt on and select [ Mark ]. 2 In Open Display , select [ Mark all ] by pressing the button and press the button. 3 When the confirmation me ssage is displayed, select [ Ye s ] by pressing the button and press the button to apply th e setti ng. 4 Close [ Playback Menu ] by p[...]

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    95 ROT A TING IMAGES It is possible to rot ate the displayed image. The images’ new orientation will be used in all views as well as in the Slideshow . TIP • Images rotate d on the camera w ill be displayed in their rotated orientation in SIGMA Photo Pro. • Movie cannot be rotated. ROTATE ME NU Rot ate Rotate the currently selected image 90 d[...]

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    96 EXPOSURE W ARNING It is possible to indicate the over-ex posed areas by highlighting them in red. Set to [ On ] from [ Playback Menu ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Expos ure W arning ]. ● The Ex posure W arning is not indic ated in t he Quick Pr eview . T o dismiss th e Exposur e W a r ning, set to [ Off ] from [ Playba ck Menu ] ( P. 2 6 ) → [ Exposure[...]

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    97 RECORDING SOUND MEMO It is possible to record a sound memo for 10 seconds or 30 seconds to a stored image, making it convenient to record the shooting situation by voice. 1 Open [ Pla yback Menu ]( P. 2 6 ) b y pressing the butt on and select [ Sound Memo ]. 2 In Open Display , select the de sired number of seconds by pressing the button and pre[...]

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    98 WARNING !! • The sound memo function will not be disabled if it is not cancelled. Pressing the button will activate it each time and a new sound file will overwrite the exist ing fi le. To prevent this, pl ease press [ Cancel ] after completein g the “recording sound memo” function. TIP • The recorded dat a will be stored as a WAV file. [...]

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    99 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on the card, or only select ed images, can be shown in automatic playback mode using the DP2S camer a’s Slideshow feature. SLIDESHOW MENU Show all S tart an automated slideshow of all images on the card. Show locked S tart an automated slidesho w of all locked images on the card. Show marked S tart an automated s[...]

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    100 NOTE • When the slideshow is stopped, the last image will continue to be display ed. CHAGING SLIDESHO W SETTINGS In Open Disp lay of [ Slideshow ], select the [ Slide sho w Settings ] by pressing the button, then pr ess the bu tt on to jump to the Slideshow Setting menu. SLIDESHOW SETTING MEN U Duration 2 sec.* 5 sec. 10 sec. Set the length o[...]

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    101 RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK MOVIES RECORDING MOVIES It is possible to record movies with sound. ● The image size is QV GA (320X240) (Image area is 320X212, black stripes ar e recorded up and do w n). ● The numb er of shootin g frames pe r second (fr ame rate) is 3 0 frames. ● The movie w ill be store d as an A VI file. (For inst ance, fil[...]

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    102 • When the focus mode is set to MF , the focus will be locked to the position set by the MF Dial when pressing the shutter button. During movie recoding, the focus will r emain locked, even if the MF Di al is rotated. • It is possible to change the white balance se tting ( P .53 - 55 ). The recording capacity of cards is as shown below . 51[...]

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    103 2 Press the button to pl ayback the mov ie. Movie play back screen ・・・ Press th e button to t erminate playback. Press th e button to p ause playback. Keep pressing the button to fast-forward. Keep pressing the bu tton to fast-rewind. When “pause” is selected ・・・ Press th e button to t erminate playback. Press th e button to res[...]

  • Page 105

    104 RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK SOUND RECORDING SOUND (VOICE RECORD MODE) It is possible to use the DP2S as a sound recorder . z A sound file will be stored as a W A V file. (For instance, file number 0023 will be SDIM0023.W A V .) 1 Set the Mode Dial to the position. (The sound re cording screen will be displ ayed ) 2 Press the shutter button to[...]

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    105 The recordi ng cap acity of cards is as shown bel ow . 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 178 min 356 min 712 min 1424 min PLA YING BACK SOUND How to playback sound recorded in the soun d recording mode. 1 When playback of sound is selected, the sound recording screen will be displayed. (The opera tion icons will be displayed on the bott om right of the displa [...]

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    106 PRINTING IMAGES This section explains how t o print image s (JPEG dat a) captur ed by a DP2S, with out the need of a PC. It is not p ossible t o print RA W data (X3F file) direct ly with the PictBri dge S tandards. T o print RA W format images, it is necess ary to change the RA W file (X3F) to JPEG by using image processing softwar e such as ?[...]

  • Page 108

    107 A. Select Images & Quan tity menu Select / Quantity This optio n allows y ou to select i ndividual images an d the number of co pies for printing . Select th e image that you wish to print by pressing the button. Then select th e quantity of prints by pressin g the button. Select All Images This will print all print able still images record[...]

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    108 4 After selecting the images and quantity , press the button to display Printing Setting me nu (t able B. below). Select the desired menu by using th e button and set the details in each Open Display . B. Printing Set ting menu Print Size [ Apply Printer Settings ] or Card / 3.5 x 5 in. / 5 x 7 in. / Hagaki / 4 x 6 in. / A4 can be sele cted. Da[...]

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    109 DPOF (DIGIT AL PRINT ORDER FORMA T) When printing images at a photo lab, it is po ssible to specify which photos and quantity to print in ad vance, using the DPOF menu. This is also availabl e when making prints using a DPOF compatible printer . WARNING !! • In t he case of RAW im ages (fil es with X 3F ex tension), DP OF printin g is not pos[...]

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    11 0 REFERENCE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-140 DG SA-STTL This compact de sign flashgun has a maximum Guide Numb er of 14 (ISO100 / m). Please see P. 6 9 for more information. VIEW FINDER VF-21 This high perfor mance Alba da inversed Gali lean type Fin der mount s on the hot shoe. It of fers a framin g guide for deci ding the compo sit[...]

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    111 EXPLANA TION OF TERMS AE Auto Exposure; by usin g a built-in exposu re meter , the camera determin es the correct ex posure value, which is a com bination of shut ter speed a nd aperture v alue. AE Lock The camera will fix and memorize the exposur e v alue with AE lock. For example, if a photographi c subject is pl aced in the cent er and expos[...]

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    11 2 EV Exposure V alue (EV) is a numerical value that expresses the amount of light for a given exposure, and depends on brightnes s of the photographic subject and sensitivity of the film. If a photographic su bject is bright, then this numerical value will be large, and if the subject is dark then this numerical value will be small. If two-times[...]

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    11 3 FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM S tored data is automatically assigned file numbers from 0001 to 9999. When data is being revie wed, the file number of each image i s displayed in the right corner on the co lor LCD monitor (see P .77, 82 ). The file number is also in corporated into the filena me of the image. T he filename consists of “SDIM ” follo[...]

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    11 4 Auto Power Off If not used for a predetermined amount of time, the camera will be turned off automatica lly . T o take or review pictures aga in, it is necessary to turn the camera back on. LCD Sleep Option Auto Power Off Opt ion Off Off 30 sec. 10 sec. 1 min. * 30 sec. 2 min. 1 min. 5 min. 2 min. * 5m i n . • The LCD Sleep and Auto Power Of[...]

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    11 5 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have a problem with your camera or cannot take good pictures, consult the list below as you check the camera before requesting repairs. Nothing is dis played on the color L CD monitor . Battery is ex hausted. ► Replace the batte ry . ( P .19 - 22 ) Battery is improperly installe d. ► Insert the battery in the prop er[...]

  • Page 117

    11 6 Difficulty seeing th e images on the color LCD monito r . Dust or dirt has adhe red to the c olor LCD moni tor . ► Clean the color LCD monitor w ith a blower or eyegla ss cloth. ( P. 1 1 0 ) The color LCD monitor is w orn out. ► Please consult the retail er from which you purchased the camer a or contac t the near est Sigma Se rvice Cente [...]

  • Page 118

    11 7 SPECIFICA TIONS Image Sensor FOVEON X3® Direct Image Sensor (CMOS) Image Sensor Si ze 20 .7×13.8mm Number of Pixels T otal Pixels 14.06MP (2652×1768×3 layers) Aspect Ratio 3 : 2 Lens 24.2mm (35mm equivalent focal length : 41mm) ) Lens F number F2.8 ~ F14 Lens Construction 6 Groups, 7 Element s Shooting Range 28 cm ~ ∞, 100 cm ~ ∞ ([...]

  • Page 119

    11 8 Flash Mode Forced Flash, Red-Eye Reduction Fl ash, Slow S y nchro Mode External Flash Sync. Hot shoe (X Sync. Contact) Drive Modes Single, Continuous (3 fr ames/R A W ) (4 frames/JPEG ) Self T imer (2sec. /10sec.) LCD Monitor approx. 230,000 pixels, 2.5 inche s TFT color LCD monitor LCD Moni tor Language English / Japanese / German / Chinese ([...]

  • Page 120

    120 For custom ers in the U. S.A. Federal Communica ti ons Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment h as been tested and found t o comply with the limits for class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a reside[...]