MinoltaメーカーDiMAGE 7iの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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INSTRUCTION MANU AL E 9222-2779-11 HA-A205.
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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. This manual contains inf or mation regarding products introduced before Ma y , 2002.
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.
5 •K eep batteries or small par ts that could be swallo wed aw ay from inf ants. Contact a doctor immediately if an object is sw allowed. • Store this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children, not to harm them with the product or par ts.
6 • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glo ve compartment or tr unk of a car . It may damage the product and batteries which ma y result in burns or injuries caused by heat, fire, e xplosion, or leaking battery fluid.
7 Names of par ts .....................................................................................................................................12 Camera body .....................................................................................
8 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Recording mode – advanced oper ation ...............................................................................................40 Spot-AE lock b utton ........................................................................
9 A utof ocus areas and control ....................................................................................................74 Flex F ocus P oint .................................................................................................
10 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Playbac k mode – viewing and editing images ...................................................................................10 5 Single-frame pla yback and histogram displa y .................................................
11 Data-transf er mode.............................................................................................................................136 QuickTime system requirements ......................................................................
* 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 . 156). 12 NAMES OF P AR TS CAMERA BOD Y Data panel (p . 15) Pro-auto button (p .
13 Accessory shoe Display mode s witch Display inf ormation button (p . 34, 109) Electronic viewfinder* (EVF) (p . 73) LCD monitor* (p . 16) Menu button Controller DC/A V -out terminal cover Spot-AE lock b ut- ton (p . 40) Battery-chamber lock (p. 26) Eyepiece sensors* (p .
14 Function button Macro release (p . 77) F ocus-mode (AF/MF) b utton (p . 94) Digital-effects s witch Diopter-adjustment dial (p . 73) Tr ipod sock et Memory (p. 46) Metering modes (p. 47) Exposure modes (p . 48) Drive modes (p . 54) White balance (p .
15 DA T A P A N E L Digital-subject-program indicators (p . 42) Camera-sensitivity indicator (p . 65) Exposure-mode indicators (p . 48) Battery-condition indicator (p. 27) White-balance indicators (p . 62) Red-ey e reduction indicator (p. 86) Manual-f ocus indicator (p.
7. Color-saturation-compensation display (p . 71) 16 EVF AND LCD MONIT OR DISPLA Y 2. Flash-mode indicator (p. 86) 5. Flash-compensation display (p . 68) 9. Shar pness display (p . 97) 8. Contrast-compensation display (p . 70) 10. Exposure-compensation display (p .
If the shutter speed falls belo w the point where the camera can be hand held saf ely , the camera- shake w ar ning will appear on the monitors. 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.
18 GETTING UP AND RUNNING AT TA CHING THE CAMERA STRAP REMO VING THE LENS CAP Using your thumb and inde x finger , pinch the inside or outside tabs of the lens cap to remov e. • When the camera is not in use, alwa ys replace the lens cap. Attach the camera strap to the strap e yelets as sho wn.
19 AT TA CHING THE LENS HOOD To mount the lens hood, align the rectangular dimple on the rim of the hood with the focal-length inde x on the top of the lens barrel (1). Slide the hood onto the end of the lens and turn it 90° clockwise until it clic ks and the circular dimple is aligned with the focal-length inde x (2).
20 Open the battery-chamber door by moving the battery-chamber lock to the open position . INSER TING THE COMP A CTFLASH CARD INSER TING BA TTERIES Inser t the CompactFlash card (2) and fold do wn the card- eject lev er . • Inser t the card so that the face is to ward the front of the camera.
While using the electronic viewfinder (EVF) or LCD monitor , gr ip the camera fir mly with your right hand while suppor ting the body with the palm of your left hand. K eep your elbo ws at your side and your f eet shoulder-width apar t to hold the camera steadily .
22 T AKING PICTURES With the mode dial set to still-image recording, the camera will be on and the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor will activate . The zooming ring can be used to frame the subject. The effect of the z oom is immediately display ed in the EVF and on the LCD monitor .
23 USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH In low-light conditions or indoors, the flash is needed to illuminate the subject and reduce b lurring through camera shake . The flash can also be used as a fill light in direct sunlight to soften harsh shadows. FLASH RANGE – A UTOMA TIC OPERA TION To use the flash, simply pull up the unit by the tabs on each side .
To delete the display ed image, press the QV/delete button. •A confir mation screen will appear . VIEWING AND DELETING PICTURES IN QUICK VIEW Captured images can be viewed in recording mode . Simply press the QV/delete button to access the images, and use the controller to scroll through the pictures on the CompactFlash card.
25 BASIC OPERA TION This section cov ers the basic operation of the camera. Please thoroughly familiarize y ourself with the operations in this section bef ore moving on to other sections in the manual.
26 CHANGING BA TTERIES B ASIC OPERA TION Open the battery-chamber door by moving the battery-chamber lock to the open position. Inser t the batteries. • Make sure the positiv e and negative battery ter minals are orientated as illustrated on the diagram in the battery chamber .
27 BA TTER Y CONDITION INDICA T OR Full-battery – the batteries are fully charged. This icon is displa yed f or five seconds on the monitors when the camer a is tur ned on. The icon remains on the data panel. Blinking low battery warning – displa yed on the data panel with no other icons.
28 EXTERNAL PO WER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEP ARA TEL Y) CHANGING THE COMP ACTFLASH CARD The AC Adapter allo ws the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet. The AC Adapter is recommended when the camera is interf aced with a computer or during per iods of heavy use.
29 Open the card-slot door in the direction indicated (1). Inser t the CompactFlash card into the card slot until the card-eject lev er pops out (4). • Inser t the card so the face is to ward the front of the camera. Alw ays push the card in straight.
30 EVF AND LCD MONIT OR DISPLA Y While holding in the dial release (1), turn the mode dial to still- image recording. Press the pro-auto button (2) to reset the pro- gr ammed and automatic functions.
1 2 31 BASIC RECORDING OPERA TION Place the subject within the focus fr ame. •F or off-center subjects use the focus-loc k function (p. 32 ). • Make sure the subject is within the f ocus range of the lens: 0.5m – ∞ .F or subjects closer than 0.
32 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. Place the subject within the focus fr ame.
This digital camera has a quick, accur ate autofocusing system. The f ocus signals in the lower right corner of the EVF and LCD monitor indicate the f ocus status. For more inf ormation on autofocus modes see p . 81. FOCUS SIGNALS SPECIAL FOCUSING SITU A TIONS F ocus confirmed.
34 DISPLA Y CONTROLS – RECORDING MODE A uto displa y – the camera will automatically change between displa ying the live image in the EVF or on the LCD monitor . The EVF’ s eye sensors monitor if the EVF is being used and s witches the displa y location accordingly .
35 In the center of the display s witch, the displa y-information button controls what information is displa yed with the live image . Each time the button is pressed, the display cycles to the ne xt f or mat: standard display , focus frame, real-time histogram, and liv e image only .
Still images can be viewed in recording mode . Simply press the QV/delete button to access the images, and use the controller to scroll through the pictures on the CompactFlash card. Images is display ed with various information: date and time of capture, frame n umber , printing and lock status, and voice-memo recording.
To delete a display ed image, press the QV/delete b utton. •A confir mation screen will appear . In quick vie w , the display ed image can be deleted. When selecting an image for deletion, a confirmation screen will appear bef ore the opera- tion is ex ecuted.
38 B ASIC OPERA TION In the center of the display s witch, the displa y-information button controls the displa y format. Each time the button is pressed, the displa y cycles through to the next f ormat: full display , image only , index pla yback.
39 ENLARGED PLA YBA CK In single-frame pla yback, a still image can be enlarged f or closer e xamination. Images can be magnified between 1.2X and 4.0X in 0.2X increments. 640 X 480 size images can only be magnified between 1.2X and 2.0X. RA W and super fine images cannot be enlarged.
The spot-AE lock b utton below the main dial on the back of the body loc ks the auto- matic exposure system. This function allows the exposure to be set b y a specific ele- ment within the scene or a gra y card outside the scene.
Flash mode (p . 86) Color-saturation compensation (p . 71) Exposure mode (p . 48) 41 PRO-A UT O BUTT ON Simply pressing the pro-auto button (1) resets the camera to pro- gr ammed and automatic functions in the still-image recording mode.
42 RECORDING MODE DIGIT AL-SUBJECT -PR OGRAM BUTT ON The subject-program b utton (1) optimizes the camera’ s per- for mance for v arious conditions and subjects. Exposure, white-balance, and image-processing systems work in unison f or beautiful results .
43 While camera perf or mance is optimized f or each shooting condition, some changes can be made to camera settings with subject programs . The autofocus mode can be changed (p . 81). The spor ts action mode uses continuous AF , the other modes use single AF .
44 SETTING THE FUNCTION DIAL The memory function, meter ing mode, e xposure mode, drive mode, white balance , and camera sen- sitivity are controlled by the function dial. Making changes with the function dial is simple. The func- tion dial can only be used for still photog raphy .
45 Function Dial MEM PA S M DRIVE WB ISO Displa y P A S M 100, 200, 400, 800. Setting Memory registers or the set- ting function are selected with a special menu dis- play ed on the monitors.
46 RECORDING MODE MEMOR Y – STORING CAMERA SETTINGS Three sets of camera settings can be sav ed. This sav es time under frequently repeating conditions by eliminating the need to set the camera.
47 METERING MODES The icons indicating the metering mode are display ed on the monitors only . Do not confuse these icons with the focus signals (p . 33).
48 P EXPOSURE MODES A S M Program – the camera controls both the shutter speeds and aperture. Aperture priority – the photographer selects the aper ture and the camera sets the appro- priate shutter speed. Manual exposure – the photog rapher selects both the shutter speed and aper ture.
49 PROGRAM – P The programmed AE e xposure control uses luminance and focal-length inf ormation to ensure perfect e xposures . The sophisticated exposure system allows the photog rapher the freedom to shoot without having to worry about the technical details of exposure settings .
The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed to ensure correct exposure. When A mode is selected, the aper ture value on the monitors turns blue.
The photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera sets the appropriate aper ture to ensure correct exposure. When S mode is selected, the shutter speed on the monitors turns blue.
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 and aper ture values can be changed in half stop increments .
53 To set the aper ture value , tur n the digital effects s witch to e xpo- sure compensation (2) position. While pressing the digital effects b utton (3), turn the control dial (1) until the correct aper ture is display ed. • The camera’ s e xposure system cannot be used to calculate b ulb e xposures.
54 RECORDING MODE The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. Icons indi- cating the selected drive mode appear on the data panel and LCD monitor and in the EVF . See setting the function dial section on page 44. DRIVE MODES Single-frame adv ance – to take a single image each time the shutter-release button is pressed.
Continuous-adv ance mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding down the shutter- release button. Continuous adv ance acts like a motor drive on a film camer a. The number of images that can be captured at one time depends on the image-quality and image-size setting.
56 RECORDING MODE UHS continuous-adv ance mode allows a series of 1280 X 960 images to be captured at a rate of approximately 7 fr ames per second. The number of images that can be captured at one time depends on the image-quality setting: fine – 15 frames, standard – 31 frames, and econom y – 39 frames.
Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will dela y the release of the shutter for appro ximately ten sec- onds after the shutter is released. The self-timer is set with the function dial (p. 44). With the camera on a tripod, compose the picture as described in the basic opera- tion section (p .
58 BRA CKETING This mode makes a three image brac ket of a scene . Bracketing is a method of taking a series of images of a static subject in which each image has a slight variation in e xposure. The camera is not limited to exposure br ackets , but can also mak e contrast, saturation, and filter brac kets.
59 If the CompactFlash card is filled or the shutter button is released bef ore the series has completed, the camera will reset and the entire brac ket must be made again.
60 INTER V AL Number of frames in the interval series. Fr ame counter . RECORDING MODE The interval mode makes a series of still or moving images ov er a period of time. Similar to time- lapse photograph y , a series of images of a slow moving e vent can be tak en: the blossoming of a flower , the constr uction of a building.
61 Confirm the CompactFlash card has enough storage capacity for the series by comparing the num- ber of frames in the interval series with the number of recordable images displa yed on the frame counter .
White Balance is the camera’ s ability to make diff erent types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is similar to selecting da ylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conv entional photograph y . F or using the custom white-balance setting.
63 AU T OMA TIC WHITE BALANCE PRESET WHITE BALANCE The automatic white balance compensates for the color temper ature of a scene. In most cases, the AU TO setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, ev en under mix ed-lighting conditions.
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.
65 CAMERA SENSITIVITY – ISO Five settings can be selected f or camera sensitivity: Auto , 100, 200, 400, and 800; the numerical values are based on an ISO equivalent. ISO is the standard used to indicate film sensitivity: the higher the number , the more sensitive the film.
66 RECORDING MODE FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY Flash range (wide angle) ISO setting AU T O 100 200 400 800 0.5m ~ 3.8m / 1.6 ft. ~ 12.5 ft. Flash range (telephoto) 0.5m ~ 3.0m / 1.6 ft. ~ 9.8 ft. 0.5m ~ 2.7m / 1.6 ft. ~ 8.8 ft. 0.5m ~ 3.8m / 1.6 ft.
Adjustments can be made repeatedly and in combination. Adjustments remain in effect until man ually reset. When set to any v alue other than zero , an icon will be display ed on the monitors as a warning. To adjust flash compensation, the up/down k eys of the con- troller are used instead of the control dial.
68 EXPOSURE AND FLASH COMPENSA TION The ambient light and flash exposure can be adjusted bef ore the image is captured to make the final picture lighter or darker . Exposure can be adjust- ed by as much as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments (p . 151). The exposure and flash compensation will remain in effect until it has been reset.
Sometimes the camera’ s e xposure meter is deceived b y cer tain conditions. Changing the e xposure value can compensate f or these situations. F or example, a v ery br ight scene, such as a snowy land- scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image.
The contrast of a scene can be adjusted within se ven le vels (±3) with the digital effects controller . If a scene is too contrasty , information will be lost; if a scene is flat, the image information is not optimised f or the recording ability of the camera.
The color saturation of a scene can be adjusted within se ven le vels (±3) with the digital effects controller . Colors can be accented or subdued. The color saturation must be set bef ore the image is captured. When chang- ing the color-saturation setting, an icon will appear in the liv e image.
72 RECORDING MODE Filter lev els with color images Wa r m Cool Filter settings with b lac k and white images Red Green Magenta Blue.
73 ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER The EVF displays 100% field of vie w . When using the camera outdoors or under strong lighting con- ditions, the vie wfinder image is not affected b y the ambient light and remains bright and clear.
74 AU T OFOCUS AREAS AND CONTROL In still-image recording mode, the controller selects the f ocus area used and mov es the spot-focus area within the image. The two f ocus areas, wide f ocus area and spot focus point, allow fle xibility ov er a variety of situations.
75 FLEX FOCUS POINT Once display ed, the spot focus area can be mo ved to an y point in the image area. This Flex Focus P oint is a powerful tool f or off-center subjects.
76 RECORDING MODE DIGIT AL ZOOM The digital zoom doub les the lens magnification. The digital z oom cannot be used with RA W image quality or in movie recording. Press the magnification button on the bac k of the camera. The effect is immediately displa yed.
77 The macro mode is used for close-up photog raphs of small objects. The macro mode can be used with the digital zoom to increase the close-up eff ect. Subject programs and movie recording can be used with the macro setting. The built-in flash cannot be used with macro mode.
1 2 Activate the recording-mode men u with the menu button (1). The “Basic” tab at the top of the menu will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted.
Digital zoom 79 Please refer to the f ollowing sections f or descrip- tions of the menu options and their settings. AF mode 2560 X 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Super fine Fine Standard Economy Fill-flash Red-ey e Rear sync. Wireless Image size Quality Flash mode Basic Single Continuous RA W 1 – 4 Wireless Ch.
80 RECORDING MODE ELECTRONIC KEYBO ARD The electronic ke yboard is used to enter text f or imprinting data or for naming ne w folders. The key- board automatically appears when text needs to be entered.
81 AU T OFOCUS MODES • Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons (p. 47). • The shutter can be released ev en if the camera cannot f ocus on the subject. F ocus icon: red – Cannot f ocus. The subject is too close or a special situation is prev enting the AF system from focusing.
82 IMA GE SIZE Changing image size aff ects the number of pix els in each image. The greater the image size, the larger the file size. Choose image siz e 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.
83 Data panel IMA GE QU ALITY This camera has fiv e image quality settings: raw , super fine, fine, standard, and econom y . Always select the desired setting before taking the picture . See navigating the recording-mode menu on page 78. Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no eff ect on the number of pix els in the image.
84 Because super-fine and RA W data files are so large, the continuous-adv ance and UHS continuous- advance driv e modes cannot be used with these image-quality settings. With the bracketing driv e mode, the continuous adv ance is canceled and the shutter must be released manually f or each frame of the brack et.
85 IMA GE-FILE SIZE AND COMP A CTFLASH CARD CAP ACITY Image quality Image size 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 RA W Super fine Fine Standard Economy 1 – – – 1 2 3 11 5 11 15 27 8 16 21 31 13 22 26 35 Appro ximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card.
86 FLASH MODES Data panel EVF & LCD monitor – – Fill-flash Red-ey e reduction Rear flash sync Used in low-light conditions and to reduce shadows under direct sunlight. To reduce the red-ey e effect with flash photogr aphs of people and animals Flash fires at the end of long exposures .
87 Red-ey e reduction is used when taking photographs of people or animals in low-light conditions . The red-ey e effect is caused b y light reflected from the retina of the eye . The camera will fire a pre-flash before the main flash to contr act the pupils of the subject’ s eyes .
88 RECORDING MODE WIRELESS / REMO TE FLASH Wireless/Remote flash allows the camera to control an off- camera Minolta 5600HS(D) and 3600HS(D) flash unit with- out the need of a cable . Single or multiple flash units can be placed around the subject to create different lighting eff ects.
89 Press and hold the mounting-foot-release b utton (2) to dis- engage the safety catch to remo ve the flash unit from the camera. P osition the camera and flash around the subject. See the f ollo wing page for the camer a-to-subject and flash-to-subject r anges.
90 RECORDING MODE WIRELESS/REMO TE CAMERA AND FLASH RANGES Flash-to-subject distance Camera-to-subject distance The camera and flash must be with- in 5m or 16.4 ft of the subject. Minimum camera-to-subject distance Aper ture ƒ2.8 ƒ4 ƒ5.6 ƒ8 ISO 100 ISO 200 / A UT O ISO 400 ISO 800 Camera sensitivity setting 1.
91 NO TES ON WIRELESS/REMO TE FLASH Wireless/Remote flash performs best under subdued light or interior lighting. Under br ight light sources, the flash ma y not be able to detect the control signals from the b uilt-in flash.
92 RECORDING MODE FLASH CONTROL ADI, pre-flash TTL, and manual flash controls are av ailable . Flash control is changed in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p . 78). ADI flash metering – Advanced Distance Integ ration. This mode combines distance information from the autofocusing system with inf ormation from a pre-flash exposure.
93 When the spot-AE lock b utton is pressed and held, the exposure is loc ked (p . 40). How the spot but- ton operates and what functions it controls can be changed in the custom-1 section of the recording- mode menu (p .
94 RECORDING MODE Manual control ov er focus is simple . The focus mode button (AF/MF) (1) s witches between auto- matic and manual f ocus. The MF icon is display ed on the data panel and monitors when the camera is in the manual-f ocus mode. Use the focus ring (2) at the rear of the lens barrel to make a sharp image on monitors.
95 DA TA IMPRINTING Data can be printed directly on the image. The imprinting function must be activated bef ore the image is taken. Once activ ated, data will continue to be imprinted until the funct.
96 COLOR MODE The color mode controls whether a still image is color or blac k and white. This must be set before the image is recorded. The color mode is set in the custom 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 78). The live image on the monitors will reflect the selected color mode.
97 SHARPNESS The sharpness of the image can be altered. This must be set bef ore the image is recorded. Sharpness is set in the custom 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 78 ). If any setting other than normal is selected, the shar pness icon will be display ed on the monitors with the degree of sharpness.
Delete this frame? No Ye s INST ANT PLA YBACK After an image is captured, it can be display ed on the monitors for tw o or ten seconds before being sav ed. When in continuous-advance or brac keting mode, an inde x display is used. With UHS continu- ous advance , only the last frame of the series is display ed.
V oice memo allows a five or fifteen second audio tr ack to be record- ed with a still image. The function is activated and the length of the recording time is set in the custom 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p . 78). When the function is activ e, the microphone icon is dis- play ed on the data panel and LCD monitor .
The lens aper ture controls not only exposure , but also depth of field; the area between the closest object in focus and the furthest object in focus . The larger the aper ture value , the greater the depth of field and the longer the shutter speed needed to make the e xposure.
101 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 cas- cading ov er a waterf all.
Up to sixty seconds of digital video with or without audio can be recorded. The motion JPEG image is 320 X 240 pixels (QV GA). The eff ective image area is 308 X 240 pix els; two thin lines will appear to the left and right of the image when play ed back.
Function Dial Exposure mode (p . 48) Digital zoom (Electronic magnification) White balance (p . 62) Metering mode (p. 47) Digital Effects Control (p . 67) Camera Sensitivity (ISO) (p .
Once a setting is made, the cursor returns to the menu options and the new setting is displa yed. T o return to the movie mode, press the menu b utton. The audio option allows a movie to be recorded with or without an audio track. The focus mode changes with the audio setting.
105 PLA YBA CK MODE VIEWING AND EDITING IMA GES SINGLE-FRAME PLA YBA CK AND HIST OGRAM DISPLA Y The blac k area of the histogram shows the luminance distribution of the recorded image from b lack (left) to white (right). Each one of the 256 ver tical lines indicates the relative proportion of that light v alue in the image .
106 Simply turn the mode dial to the playback-mode position to access images and audio tracks . Image and audio files can be deleted, locked, and copied in the pla yback mode . Controller QV/Delete button Use the left/right keys of the controller to scroll through the images on the memory card.
107 Standard, Night, Time-lapse, and UHS continuous-adv ance movies can be pla yed bac k on the cam- era. Movie files are indicated b y an icon at the bottom of the display . Standard and Night Movies are also indicated by a thumbnail of the first frame .
ENLARGED PLA YBA CK In single-frame pla yback, a still image can be enlarged f or closer e xamination. Images can be magnified between 1.2X and 4.0X in 0.2X increments. 640 X 480 size images can only be magnified between 1.2X and 2.0X. RA W and super fine images cannot be enlarged.
109 In the center of the display s witch, the displa y-information button controls the displa y format. Each time the button is pressed, the displa y cycles through to the next f ormat: full display , image only , index pla yback.
1 2 Play Basic Custom1 Custom2 Delete For m a t Lock Index f ormat – – – 9 frames Activate the pla yback-mode men u with the menu button (1). The “Basic” tab will be high- lighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted.
111 Refer to the f ollowing sections f or descriptions of the menu options and their settings. Pressing the down k ey of the controller will cancel the slide show pla yback and return to the pla yback-mode menu. F or information on frame-selection screens, see page 112.
112 PLA YBA CK MODE FRAME-SELECTION SCREEN When a marked-frames setting is chosen on a menu, the fr ame selection screen will appear . This screen allows multiple files to be selected. The index fo r mat of the screen can be changed in the basic section of the playbac k-mode menu (p .
113 Deleting permanently erases the image. Once deleted, an image cannot be recov ered. Care should be taken when using the delete function. Single, multiple , or all images in a folder can be deleted with the pla yback-mode menu.
114 FORMA TTING COMP A CTFLASH CARDS When a CompactFlash card is f or matted, all data on the card is erased. The formatting function is used to erase all data on a CompactFlash card. Bef ore formatting a card, copy the data to a computer or stor age device .
115 Single, multiple , or all images in a folder can be loc ked. A lock ed image cannot be deleted by either the playbac k-mode menu functions or the QV/delete button. Important images should be locked. T o lock images in other f olders, the f older must first be selected in the custom 1 section of the setup menu (p .
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 . 116 SLIDE SHO W Image count- down / total num- ber of images in the presentation. Press the central button of the controller to pause and restar t the presentation.
To select all the images in the folder to be displa yed in the slide-show presentation. 117 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.
118 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 .
119 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.
120 COPYING IMA GES Image files can be copied from one CompactFlash card to another . Up to 15MB of data can be trans- f erred. Ev er y time the copy function is used, a ne w folder is automatically created f or the image(s). This frame – To copy the image currently displa yed.
121 <101ML TCP> OK W ait until the copy-completed message is highlighted. A new screen will appear to indicate the name of the new f older containing the copied images; press the central button of the controller to return to the play- back menu.
122 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 which can be used to connect the camera to a tele vision using the supplied A V cable . The camera is com- patible with the NTSC and P AL standards.
123 This section contains detailed information on controlling the camera’ s functions and operation as w ell as creating and selecting folders . The navigating the setup menu section cov ers the operation of the setup menu. The section is follo wed by detailed descriptions of the settings.
124 The “Basic” tab will be highlighted. Use the left/right key of the controller to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted. NA VIGA TING THE SETUP MENU To access the menu, simply turn the main dial to the setup position.
125 Please refer to the f ollowing sections f or descrip- tions of the menu options and their settings. Choosing “Y es” on the confir- mation screens will e xecute the operation, “No” will can- cel the operation F or more information about the electronic ke yboard, see page 80.
126 SETUP MODE EVF AND LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the EVF and LCD monitor is set independently of each other . Brightness is con- trolled in five le vels from 1 (lo w) to 5 (high). As each setting is highlighted, the monitor will adjust accordingly; the controller must be pressed to set the highlighted lev el.
127 V OLUME The volume of the audio signals and sound eff ects can be increased or decreased in the basic sec- tion of the setup menu (p . 124). This affects the camera’ s audio signals as well as the pla yback le vels of an audio track. LANGU A GE The language used in the menus can be changed.
128 SETUP MODE FOLDER NAME All recorded images are stored in folders on the memory card. Folder names come in two f or mats: standard and date. Standard folders ha ve an eight char acter name.
129 NEW FOLDER This allows the creation of ne w folders. The folder-name option in the custom 1 section of the setup menu must be set to standard f orm in order to use the new-folder function. When selected, the elec- tronic ke yboard (p. 80) automatically appears so the f older name can be entered.
130 SETUP MODE DISPLA Y MODE Standard display Focus fr ame only Live image only Real-time histogram Scale Grid Setup Basic Custom1 Custom2 File # memory Fo lder name Select folder New f older Display mode Std.
131 DIRECT MANU AL FOCUS Direct manual f ocus allows manual adjustments to be made after the AF system has loc ked onto the subjects. Direct manual f ocus is activated in the custom 1 section of the setup menu (p . 124). Direct manual f ocus is canceled when continuous AF (p .
132 SETUP MODE Image quality RESET DEF A UL T Unlike the pro-auto b utton (p. 41), this function aff ects not only the recording mode, but also the movie, pla yback, and setup modes . When selected, a confir mation screen will appear ; choosing “Y es” resets the follo wing functions and settings, “No” cancels the oper ation.
EVF auto switch 133 AE hold Sharpness Color mode Data imprinting Instant playbac k Index pla yback f ormat Duration (Slide Show) Repeat (Slide Show) Index print LCD monitor brightness EVF brightness A.
134 SETUP MODE SETTING THE DA TE AND TIME It is impor tant to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a movie clip is recorded, the date and time of the recording are sav ed with the image and are display ed during playback or can be read with the DiMAGE Viewer software included on the CD-R OM.
135 SETTING THE DA TE FORMA T The date format that is displa yed or imprinted can be changed: YYYY/MM/DD (year , month, day), MM/DD/YYYY (month, day , year), DD/MM/YYYY (da y , month, year). Simply select the f or mat and enter it by pressing the central b utton of the controller; the ne w format will be display ed on the menu.
136 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE CONNECTING T O A COMPUT- ER 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.
137 F or the camer a to be connected directly to the computer and used as a mass-storage device , the computer must be equipped with a USB port as a standard interface. The computer and the operat- ing system must be guaranteed b y their manufacturers to support USB interface .
Set the mode dial to the data-transf er position. • The data-transf er menu will be display ed. CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O A COMPUTER 138 DA T A-TRANSFER MODE Star t up the computer . • The computer must be turned on before connecting the camera. Inser t the CompactFlash card into the camera.
139 When the camera is properly connected to the computer , a drive icon will appear . When using Windows XP , the remov able-disk window will open. If the computer does not recognize the camer a, disconnect the camera and restart the computer. Repeat the connection procedure abov e.
140 CONNECTING T O WINDO WS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION The driver needs only to be installed once. If the driver 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.
141 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 dri- v er location. When the location is shown in the window , click “Ne xt. ” • The driver should be located in the CD-ROM drive at :Win98USB.
142 The add new hardw are wizard will confir m the location of the driver . Click “Next” to install the dri- v er 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.
143 CONNECTING T O MA C OS 8.6 To download and install this software , follo w the instruction on the Apple web site. Alwa ys read the attached terms and conditions before installing any ne w software. To access this camera with a computer with Mac OS 8.
144 COMP ACTFLASH CARD FOLDER ORGANIZA TION 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 f olders are located in the DCIM folder . T o copy images and audio recordings , simply drag and drop the file icon into a location in the computer .
145 Image and audio file names begin with “PICT” follo wed by a f our-digit file number and a tif , mrw , jpg, mov , or thm extension. V oice-memo files hav e a wa v extension and the file name corresponds to its image file. The thumbnail images (thm) are used in camera and DiMA GE Viewer softw are operation.
DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER 146 WINDO WS ME, 2000 PROFESSIONAL, AND XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. T urn the mode dial to another position and then disconnect the USB cable . Ne ver disconnect the camera when the access lamp is lit – the data or CompactFlash card ma y per manently be damaged.
147 The hardware de vices to be stopped will be display ed. Highlight the device b y clicking on it then click “Stop . ” Confirm that the access lamp is not lit and then drag the mass-storage device icon and drop it into the trash. A confirmation screen will appear to indicate the devices to be stopped.
148 CHANGING THE COMP A CTFLASH CARD (D A T A-TRANSFER MODE) Care should be taken when changing CompactFlash cards while the camera is attached to the com- puter . Data could be lost or damaged if the camera is not properly disconnected. WINDO WS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION 1.
149 APPENDIX.
150 A variety of Minolta accessories can be used with this camera to e xtend its performance. For more details on the items listed below and in other sections of this manual, contact y our local Minolta deal- er . PC Flash Adapter PCT -100 To allow standard flash units and lighting systems to be connected to the camera with a PC cord.
151 Close-up Diffuser CD-1000 Used directly on the camera with the built-in flash to pro vide soft lighting for close-up photog raphy . WHA T IS AN EV? WHA T IS A ST OP? Ev stands for e xposure v alue. Stop refers to clic k stops in mechanical cameras.
152 TROUBLESHOO TING Problem Symptom Cause Solution The camera will not work. Nothing dis- pla yed on the data panel or the monitors. The batteries are dead. The batteries are inser ted incorrectly . The A C adapter is not connected properly . Replace batteries (p.
153 Pictures are not shar p . F ocus signal is red. Subject is too close. Make sure the subject is within the autof ocus range (0.5m – ∞ / 1.6 ft – ∞ ) or use the macro mode (p . 77). The camera is in macro mode. Cancel the macro mode setting (p .
154 TROUBLESHOO TING If the camera does not function normally , tur n it off, remo ve and reinsert the batter ies, or unplug and reconnect the AC adapter . Always turn the camera off using the mode dial otherwise the CompactFlash card may be damaged and camer a settings reset.
155 1. Inser t a memor y card in the camera and connect it to the computer with the USB cable . Other devices must not be connected to the computer during this procedure. 2. Right click on the My-computer icon. Select “properties” from the drop-do wn menu.
156 CARE AND ST ORA GE CLEANING • If the camera or the outside of the lens is dirty , gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dr y cloth. If the camera or lens comes in contact with sand, gently blo w awa y loose par ticles. Wiping may scr atch the surface.
157 OPERA TING TEMPERA TURES AND CONDITIONS • This camera has been designed f or use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). •N ev er leav e the camera exposed to e xtreme high temperatures, such as in a car parked in the sun, or to e xtreme humidity .
158 CARE AND ST ORA GE BA TTERIES • Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments , we recommend keeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat.
159 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.
160 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Number of eff ective pix els: 4.95 million (2568 X 1928) CCD: 2/3-type interline pr imar y-color CCD with a total of 5.24 million pix els. Camera sensitivity (ISO): Auto and 100, 200, 400, and 800 ISO equiv alents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 16 elements in 13 groups.
161 Specifications are based on the latest information av ailable at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Batteries: 4 AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries (see page 158) External power source: A C adapter (AC-1L or A C-2L) High-power battery pack (EBP-100) Dimensions: 117.
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