SigmaメーカーDigital SLR Camera SD14の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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123 This manual e xplains how to use SIGMA SD14 digital SLR camera. Please refer to the SIGMA Photo Pro User Guid e, which is available in the PDF format of the su pplied CD-ROM, to get info rmation a.
1 Thank you for purchasing the Sigma Digit al Autofocus Camera The Sigma SD14 Digital SLR camera is a technical breakthrough ! It is powered b y the Foveon ® X3™ image se nsor , the world’s first image sens or to capture re d, green and blu e light at each and ev ery pixel.
2 NOTES ON C OPYRIG HT This camera is in tended onl y for personal use and should nev er be used in a w ay that infring es upon or contravene s internatio nal or domesti c copyright laws and regu lations.
3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKAGE C ONTENTS / AC CESSORIES .... ................................................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUT IONS ................................................................................. 6 HAND LING PREC AUTION S .........
4 FUNCT ION SETTIN G OF FLASH ................. ................................................. 45 FOCUSING ............ .................... .......... .......... .......... .............. .................. 46 HOW TO U SE AUTOFOCUS ...............
5 VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEET VIEW) .................. 79 VIEWING IMAGES A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE ) ................................. 80 VIEWING IMAGE INFOR MA TION ........................................... ..................
6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING (BA T T ERY , BA T TE RY CH ARGE R AN D AC AD AP TE R ) Keep batteries in a safe place out of children’s reach. If a battery is swallowed, call for eme rgency medical aid immedia tely . Do not use a ny battery other tha n the de signated battery types .
7 SAFETY PRECA UTIONS W ARNING (CAM ERA) Never use your camera in an environmen t where flammable or burnable, gas, liquids or chemicals, such a s P ropane, Gasoline, etc., are presen t. Keep the came ra in a safe place that children canno t reach. Playing wi th the came ra strap around o ne’s neck can cause strangulation.
8 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTIO N (CAME RA) Do not aim your lens or c amer a & lens combinations toward the sun; ligh t entering through the lens cou ld cause damage to eyes o r fire. Please do not carry your came ra while a tripod is attached, as th is could result in inj u ry or a fa ll.
9 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ENVIRON MENT ■ Y our came ra is a precisio n instrumen t. Do not dro p it or subject it to physical shock. ■ This camera is n ot waterpro of, and cannot be used underwa ter . Wipe off any wate r droplet s with a dry cloth as s oon as possible.
10 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS HOW T O ST ORE THE CAMERA ■ If you inte nd to store the ca mera for a long ti me, remove the b atter y . ■ T o avoid growth of fungus, store the camera and len s in a dry , cool and ventilated place, with a dry ing agent suc h as silica gel.
11 DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS.
12 1. AF AUXILIARY LIGHT 2. DUST PROTEC TOR 3. LENS MOUNT 4. LENS LOCK BUTT ON 5. BA TTERY COMP ARTMENT COVER 6. BA TTERY COMP ARTMEN T COVER LA TCH 7. TRIPOD SOCKET 8. FLASH EXPOSURE COMPERT ME NT BUTT ON 9. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR 10. PC SYNCHRO T ERMINAL 11.
13 T OP LCD P ANEL VIEWFINDER CENTER AREA MET ERING FLASH INDICA TOR FOCUS INDICA TOR SHUTTER SPEE D AUTO FO CUS FRAME EXPOSU RE METER AUTO BRACKETING APER T URE V ALUE AE LOCK INDICA TOR APERTURE V A.
14 CONTROL DIALS MODE DIAL D-DIAL A UTO BR ACKETING MIRROR LOCK-UP SE LF-TIM ER (2 s) SE LF-TIM ER (10 s) CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SINGLE F RAME SH OOTING POWER OF F DRIVE AREA PROGRAM AE A PER TURE PRIORI.
15 BASIC OPERA TION AND QUICK REFERENCE The SD14 camera has many adva nced features. T his section, describes basic camera operation. Y o u can find more details in later sections. Charging the battery (P .19) Charge the supplied lithium io n battery with the provide d battery charger .
16 Set the language (P .26) Set the date and time (P .27) Loading the Com pact-Fla sh Card (P .28) Posi tion th e CF card label fac ing tow ard the CF card cover as sho wn in the illustration, and push the CF card gen tly , all the way in to th e slot.
17 Select the exposure mode （ P. 3 7 ） Set the “Mode”-Selector to P “Program AE” position Foc us （ P. 4 6 ） Determine the composition throu gh the finder , and then press the shutter butto n “Half-way” to activate exposure me tering and autofocus.
18 PREP ARA TION This section describ es necessary preparations befo re using the ca mera. A TT ACHING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the stra p end. 2 Thread the F inder Cap onto the strap.
19 LOADING THE BA TTER Y A lithium ion batte ry BP-21 is provided with the SD14 camera. Charge th e battery , before using the camera firs t time. Please charge the batter y by the su pplied battery cha rger BC-21 , when no ch arge remains. T o Charge the battery 1 Connect the po wer cable to the cha rger and insert the plug into the wall o utlet.
20 LOADING THE BA TTER Y 1 Confirm that th e D dial is in the position, and open the cover b y sliding the batte ry compartment cover latch in the direction of the arr o w , as sh own i n the ins truction . 2 Insert the battery in accorda nce with diagra m ins ide the cov er .
21 T O REMOVE THE BA TTER Y 1 T urn the “D”- dial t o the position, and open the batte ry compartment cover b y sliding battery co mpartment cover latch in the dire ction as show n by the arrow . 2 Eject the battery b y slidin g the batter y compartment cover la tch in the d irection o f the arrow , as shown in the illustration.
22 CHECKING THE BA TTER Y ST A TUS When “D”-dial is set to dri ve area ( p.1 4 ), the batte ry icon, which shows the capacity of the batter y , is shown on th e top LCD panel. Explanations of the sym bols are gi ven a s foll ows. POWER SA VING T o conserve the battery , the camera has several po wer-saving features.
23 USING A HOME POWER SUPPL Y (Sold Sep arat ely) Y ou can p ower the camera from a wall ou tlet using the provided AC Adapter - (SAC-2). Wh en using your camera for an extended period of time, review.
24 MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS 1 Make su re to tu rn the “D”-Di al to position (Power Off positi on) 2 Remove the ca mera bod y cap and th e rear cap of t he lens ’. 3 Align the red mark on the came ra’s mount with the red do t on th e lens.
25 4 T o remov e the lens, press the lens lock butt on and turn th e lens counte r–clockwise until i t stop s. Gen tly remove t he lens from t he camer a body . CAUTION !! • On the mount surface of the lens, there are a number of electri cal contac ts.
26 SETTING THE LANGUAGE Camera menus and messag es that appear on the color LCD monito r can be displayed in either English, Ja panese, German or French and other languag es. Y ou should rece ive the SD14 camera pre-set to English, however , if necessary , you can c hange the came ra language yourself.
27 SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The SD14 camera records th e date and time when each image is captured and stores th is information with the image. T o ensure that the correct informa tion is recorded w.
28 INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CF CARD The SD14 camera uses CompactFlash™ (CF) cards to store i mages. The camera su pports both T ype I and T ype II CF cards, includ ing Microdrives . TO INSERT THE CF CARD 1 Set the “D”-Dial to the position. 2 Open the CF card cover , as shown in the illus trat ion.
29 TO REMOVE THE CF CARD 1 Set the “ D”-Dial to the position. • Make sure that the CF card busy light is off, before contin uing. 2 Slide the CF Card C over until it po ps open.
30 FORMA TTING THE CF CARD New CF car ds must be form atted be fore use. In ad diti on, cards wit h corrupt or incompatible file systems ma y need to b e format ted before use. T O FORMA T THE CF CARD 1 Make sure the camera i s turn ed on. 2 Press the button on the ba ck of the camera t o displa y the Came ra Set-up Men u.
31 FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM The images you take are automatically assigne d file numbers fro m 0001 to 9999. When images are being re viewed, t he file num ber o f each image is display ed in the left corner of the In fo S trip (see P. 7 7 ). T he file number is also incorp orated into t he file name of the image.
32 5 Use arrows on the 4-way controller to sel e ct numb ering sy stem. 6 Press arrow o r to apply the settin g or arrow or to close the su b-menu without making any chan ges. FOLDER MANAGER Y ou can create and choose folders in which p hotographs will b e stored .
33 NOTE • The images will be receorded in the lates t created fo lder. • In the case of F ile number being set to Continuous, the number of recording image will be consecutive number. In t he case of File number being set t o Auto reset, the nu mber will st art fr om 0001.
34 z If a CF-c ard is not insert ed into the cam e ra, “ 0 ” appears on the LC D panel. z When the camera is turne d on and o ccupied with the imag e proc essing, t he frame nu mber valu e blinks on the top LCD panel. A curso r will be in motion on the frame number value to show th e progress .
35 T OP LCD ILLUMINA T ION Pressing the “T op LCD Illumination Button” act ivat es the ora n ge c olor LCD ill uminator , allowing the T op LCD display to be read in the dark. NOTE • The top LCD illumination will not fu nction if the camera is in Power Saving Mode ( P.
36 SHUTTER BUTT ON The shutter butto n of the SD14 came ras has two positions. Whe n you pres s the shutter bu tton “halfway down”, the came ra’s autofocus and Exposure Syste ms activate . When you press the button “all -the-way down ”, and the shutter will release to take a pic ture.
37 BASIC OPERA TION SELECTING THE EXPOS URE MODE The features and the ope ration metho ds of the four d iff erent exposu re modes of the camera are explain ed below .
38 When this symbol blinks, shutter spee d may be too sl ow and pic ture may be bl urred. In this case, please use a flash ( P. 4 3 ) or use a tripod to preven t blurring. PROGRAM SH IFT Y ou can change the combina tion of shutter speed and ape rture value, wh ich were aut omaticall y selecte d by the ca mera.
39 A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After you set the apertu re, the came ra will determine the ap propriate shu tter speed. If you select sm aller apertures, depth of field will be gr eater . Larger apertures tend to blur the backgrou nd, as depth of field will be shallo wer .
40 S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE When you set the desired shutter speed, the camera will select the appropriate aper tur e value f or cor rect ex posure. Y ou can ac hieve stop ac tion e ffec ts by selecting a fast shutter spe ed, or give t he fe eling of motion to a mo ving subject by sele cting a slow s hutt er speed.
41 M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shu tter speed and apertu re value a ccordin g to the ind ication of the exposure me ter . Y ou can change th e exposure, as you desire . 1 Set the “D”-Dial to the “Drive-Area” ( P. 1 4 ). 2 Set the “Mode”-Di al to the “ M ” position.
42 BULB SETTING When long time exposures are required (for shooting night scenes or very dark subjects) the use of the “Bulb” setti ng is recommended. Please u se a tripod, when taking pictures with this settin g. Bulb photography can be performed onl y when ISO sens itivity is s et to ISO100 an d 200.
43 USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH The cameras ha ve built-in flash for taking pictures at night o r in low lig ht, which is ve ry convenient. USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH P mode, use this mode for au tomatic photograph y . T he flash s ync speed a nd aperture are set auto matically .
44 EXPOSURE MODE AND BUIL T -IN FLASH P mode Dependin g on the brightness of the subject, the most appro priate shutter sp eed (between 1/60 ～ 1/18 0 sec) and ape rture will be selected .
45 FUNCTION SETTING OF FLASH In addition to reg ular flash photo graph y , the built-in flash also incorporate s redeye redu ction function. Further it is also poss ible to use it d urin g the w ireless TTL flash mod e if you purchase an optional exte rnal flash unit (DG SU PER SA-STTL only).
46 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofo cus and manual focus operation are explain ed below . HOW T O USE AUT OFOCUS It is possible to use Autofocus function only wi th AF Lenses. Y o ur camera is equipped with highly precise AF System and incorpora tes two different autofocus modes.
47 SELECTING THE AUTO FOCUS MODE Pres s the FUNC button twice (ho lding the button down th e second time) and turn the “C”-di al to se lect either (Single AF Mode) or (Continuous Mo de) icon on the LC D panel. SINGLE AF MOD E Depress and hold the shut te r button “Half-way” to activate the aut ofocus function.
48 AF POINT SELECTION The SD14 is equipped with 5 focusing points. Selecting the AF point can be done automatically or manuall y by the photo grapher . Press button and select the desi red AF point b y rot ating the “C ”-dial displayed in th e viewfinder .
49 AF AUXILIAR Y LIGHT The built-in A F Auxiliary Light of the SD14 enable s focusing in low ligh t conditions. ■ The AF Auxiliary Light can be u sed with (Single AF mode) and automatic or center focus AF point selection only . ■ The AF Auxiliary Light is effective with the center focus of the auto matic AF selection only .
50 FOCUS LOCK This photo graphy method is use ful if a photographic su bject is not position ed wit hin the cent ral AF frame. 1 Choose the AF point according to th e " AF POINT SELECTION ” instructions on page 48 . 2 Position the ph otographic subject in to the selected AF fra me, and fo cus by pressing the sh utter button h alf-way .
51 OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-timer , and other functions o f the camera are explained by the following: DRIVE-AREA Some of th e important operations a nd settings of th e camera can b e activated b y the drive area of the “D”-dial.
52 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING In thi s mode , when you keep the sh utte r button fully d epressed , the ca mera wi ll tak e pictures continuously . At the time of continuous sho oting the nu mber of fram es per sec.
53 After you decide the co mposition of your picture, p ress the shu tter button ”H alf- way” and ad just the fo cu sing. Then, when you press the shutter button th e rest of the wa y , t he display in the vie wfinder will disappear and the self –timer will be act ivated.
54 ADV ANCED OPERA TION This section explains the application of the more advan ced functions of your camera, when co mposing the expressions of your pictu re. SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE （ WB ） The color of light reflected b y an object can vary depending on the color of the light sourc e illumina ting i t.
55 1 Make sur e the camera i s turn ed on. 2 Press the Image Se tting Button ( ) to open the q uick set menu . 3 The desired mode can be cho sen by pressing the ( ) but ton of t he 4-way c ontroller . ------- ------- 4 A photog raph can be t aken when the s hutt er button i s pressed half-way and th is will determine th e white balan ce mode.
56 SETTIN G A CUST OM WHI TE BALANC E For more pre cise control of the whit e balance setting or when photograp hing under unusual ligh ting conditions, the " Set C usto m WB " opt ion can be us ed to capture a sa mple of neutral object in a scene to be used fo r color correc tion.
57 TIP • When a custom white balance setting is successfully captured, " Custom " will automatically become the selected item i n the White Balance me nu. • It is re comm ended th at an aut omatic ex posure mode suc h as P , A , or S be used when cap turing a custom white bala nce setting to ensure proper exp osur e.
58 IMAGE FILE SETTING The file size changes depend ing on resolution mode and recording qualit y selected. RES (Resoluti on mode) Super Hi 4608 × 30 72 HI 2640 × 1760 MED 1776 × 11 8 4 LOW 1296 × 86 4 RA W (RA W ) 13.3MB 6.6MB 3.3MB FINE (JPEG) 7.
59 RECORDING QUALITY SETTING 1 Press the but ton on th e bac k of th e camera to open th e Image Se tting Menu. 2 Use the butto n on t he 4- way c ontroll er to select the desired re cording quality . (The quality can be chang ed; RA W → FINE → NORM → BASIC by pres sing t he button.
60 1 Press the button on the bac k of the camera to ac cess the se tup menu. （ P. 1 0 4 ） 2 Press the button on the 4-wa y controller to select “Adjust Setting”. 3 Press the butto n on t he 4-way cont roller or the button to open the sub menu.
61 SELECTING THE METERING MODE The ca mera has three adva nced meter ing modes. While pressing the button , rotate the “C”-dial to select the desire d metering mode and display it on the LCD pa nel. Releasing the metering butto n sets the selected meterin g mode.
62 AE LOCK The camera will fix and me morize th e exposure value, while you press the “A E” Lock button. When you wish to lo ck the exposu re of a subject off-center , AE lock is very useful. Use o f this fun ction with Center Area Me tering Mode is recommend ed.
63 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If yo u want to inte ntionally overexpo se or under expose t he pictur e, use this function . While pressing button, tu rn the “C”-dial to set the desired compen sation value. Then, release the Exposure Compensation button.
64 FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION It is possible to compensate the fl a sh output level without changing the background’s exposure. While pressing the button, turn the ”C”-dia l to set the compensation amount. ■ The LCD panel will show 0.0 when you init ially pres s the button.
65 AUT O BRACKETING This function of t he cam e ra let s y ou t ake a sequen ce of pictur es of the sam e subject at three different exposure levels; Appropriate Exposure , Under Exposure and O ver Ex posure. If it is dif ficult t o determi ne th e proper ex posure, please us e this fu nction.
66 ■ For the firs t frame, “ ” mark will be displa yed continuously on the LCD panel. Fo r the second frame , “ ” mark on the LCD panel, will blink slowly , then it will blink quickly for the th ird frame. ■ When you set the self-timer mode, the camera will automatically take three cons ecutiv e pict ures.
67 REMO TE CONTROLLER RS -31 This accessor y permits releasing the camera’s shutter from up to 16 feet (5m) away from in front of the camera, or up to 9.8 feet (3m) a way if you are 30 degrees to either side. (Depen ding on t he lens, th ere may be some restrictions when using it from the left side of the camera.
68 ■ The remote con trol mode can not be used to gether with cont inuous shooting mode. If the “D”-dial is set to the co ntinuous shooting mode, the camera will expose on ly one frame for each activ ation b y the remote contro ller .
69 WARNING !! • If you have se t the SD14’s chann el to remote co ntrol mo de, camera’s battery consumption will incr ease. In addition, camera’s ex posure display will disappear and AE Lock will not fu nction. If you are not using Remote Control please cancel the “ “ remote control mode by choosing “ - - “.
70 FLASH PHOT OGRAPHY ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-500 DG SUPER SA-STTL (Sold Sep arately) ELECTRONIC FLAS H EF-500 DG ST S A-STTL (Sold Sep arately) Optional Sig ma Electronic Flashes EF-500 DG SUPER SA-STTL and EF-500 DG ST SA-STTL with t he STTL sy stem al low yo u to use featur es suc h as Auto F lash with the SD14.
71 The SD14 is e quipped with a PC Synchro T erminal, which accepts a cable connection fro external/s tudio flash un it s. CAUTION!! • S-TT L aut o flas h does n ot work, if PC Sy nchro Term inal is used . • Set the camera ’s exposure mode to M and set to flash syn chronized speed Sync (1/180) or a shutter speed of 1/160 or lower.
72 REVIEWING , DELETING AND MODIFYING IMAGES This section e xplains how to revie w , dele te, an d modify images a fter they have been cap tured. TIP • The SD14 may not be able to display images captured by other cameras, or “SD14” images th at have been rena med or moved from the DCIM folder on the CF card .
73 T O CHANGE PREVIEW DURA TION 1 Make su re the ca mera is turned on. 2 Press th e butt on on the bac k of the came ra to displ a y t he Cam era Set-up M enu. (See P . 104 ) 3 Use the arro ws on the 4-w ay contr oller to select “Quick Previe w”. 4 Press th e arrow or to open sub-menu.
74 CHANGING THE QUICK PREVIEW STYLE The preview image can be a full-screen image or an Image Info Screen. Us e the Camera Set-up Menu to change Quick Previe w style. PREVIEW STYLE OPTIONS OPTION DESCRIPTIO N Image o nly (Default) Full-screen imag e Info scr een Image Info Scree n T O CHANGE PREVIEW STYLE 1 Make sure the camera i s turne d on.
75 QUICK DELETE Undesirable images can be deleted as soo n as their pre view is displayed. T O DELETE A PREVIEW IMAGE 1 Press while the Quick Preview image is disp la yed . • The Quick Delete confirmation dialog will open. 2 Press to del ete the image o r to close the confirmation dialog without deleting the image.
76 REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures captu red by the SD 14 can be re viewed in various ways. T o review images captu red by the SD14 camera press the button on the back of t he camera. The last image recorded on the CF card will be display ed on the co lor LC D monito r in S ingle-Ima ge View .
77 VIEWING ONE IMAGE A T A TIME Press button on th e back of the ca mera to see recorded imag es in Single -Image View . While in Single-Image Vie w : • Press arrow on the 4-way controll er to see next image. • Press arr o w o n the 4-way contr oller to see previous imag e.
78 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) T o vie w image detail or check focus, reco rded images can be mag nified up to 5 levels, depen ding on the resolution o f the image. T O MAGNIFY IMAGE Press on the Controller fro m Sing le- Image V iew . While in Zoomed-in V iew : • Press on the Controller to increase magn ification.
79 VIEWING NI NE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEET VIEW) Images can be viewed in a "cont act sheet" of n ine thumbnail imag es. T O GO TO CON T ACT SHEET VIEW Press on the Controller fro m Sing le- Image V iew . While in Cont act Sheet V iew : • Use the arrows o n the 4- way controller to change the i mage selection.
80 VIEWING IMAGES A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mode to browse la rge sets of images more quickly , or to s kip right to the fi rst or la st page of i mages on the CF card. T O GO TO JU MP MODE Press o n the Controller twice from Single-Image View (or once from C ontact Sheet View).
81 VIEWING IMAGE INFORMA TION The Image In fo Screen contains additi onal informa tion about each image. T O DISPLA Y IMAGE INFO SCREEN Press the button from Single-Image, Contact Sheet, or Zoomed-In View . While in Image Info Screen: Press again or to close th e Image Info Screen and return to the previous view .
82 IMAGE INFO SCREEN FOR MAGNIFIED IMA GES It is possible to obtain detailed histogram information for a particular sectio n of an image by op ening the Image Info Scree n from Zoomed-In View . • For more information on the histogram see next section.
83 HIST OGRAM The histogra m is a graph d epicting the di stribution of b rightness values in the image for ea ch of the thre e color channels (Red, Green, a nd Blue). The horiz onta l axis show s the br ightness level, wit h darker pix els toward s the lef t side and brighter pixels to ward the right.
84 OVER-EXPOSURE W ARNING It is possible to indica te the o ver-exposed are as by highlighting them in red. . TO TURN ON OVER-E XPOSURE W ARNING 1 Make sure the came ra is turned o n. 2 Press the b utton on the back of the camera to display the Camera Set-up Menu.
85 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV The SD 14 c amera ca n be conne cted to a tel evision or a v ideocas sette rec ord er using the provided vid eo cable, allowing th e recorded images to be viewed on the television monito r or recorded on videotape.
86 DELETING IMAGES This section describ es how to de lete th e image(s) recorded o n a CF ca rd. Images recorded on the CF card ca n be deleted one at a time or several at on ce using the Delete M enu.
87 DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE T O DELETE A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the arrow s on the 4-w ay contro ller to select the image to be dele ted in Contact Sheet or Singl e-Image V iew . 2 Press to display t he Delete Menu. • “ Current image ” will be the default se lection.
88 DELETING MUL TIPLE IMAGES T O DELETE MUL TIPLE IMAGES 1 Press to displ ay the Delete Menu . 2 Use t he arrows on the 4-way con troller to select “All ma rked” or “All”. • Locked images are no t deleted. Lo cked images mu st be unlocked first b efore th ey can be deleted (P 90).
89 MODIFYING IMAGES Image mo difications, such as lo cking, marking, and rotating, as well as automatic image playback, can be pe rf ormed from the M odificatio n Menu. The Modificatio n Menu contains the Lock Menu, Mark Menu, Rotate Menu, and Slideshow Menu.
90 LOCKING IMAGES Locking protects images fro m being accidentally deleted. Loc ked images must be unlocked before they can be deleted by the Delete Menu fun ctions. LOCK MENU MENU IT EM DESCRIPTION Lock/U nlock Lock the currently selected image only.
91 T O LOCK A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the arrows on the 4 -way controller to select the image to b e locked in Contact Sheet or Si ngle-Im age Vi ew . 2 Press to displ ay th e Modific ation Men u. 3 Use the arrows on the 4-wa y controller to select the Loc k Menu.
92 TO LOCK MUL TIPLE IMAGES 1 Press to display the Modification Me nu. 2 Use the arr ows on the 4-w ay co ntroller to select the L ock Menu . 3 Use the arrows on the 4-wa y controller to select “Lock all marked” or “Lock all”. • If all images are alread y locked, the "Lock all" menu item will not be avail able.
93 MARKING IMAGES Images can be marked for various reasons, such as to identify favorite s, to select images for a slideshow , or to select images to be deleted with the “All marked” menu ite m in th e De lete Menu ( P. 8 8 ). MA RK MEN U MENU IT EM DESCRIPTION Mark/Unmark Mark the curre ntly selected image only.
94 TO M ARK A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the arrow s on the 4-w a y c ontr olle r to sele ct the im age to be mark ed in Conta ct Sheet or Single -Image View . 2 Press to displa y the Modi fication Me nu. 3 Use the arr ows on the 4- way c ontro ller to selec t the Mark Me nu.
95 MARKING A L L IMAGES 1 Press to disp lay the Mod ification Menu. 2 Use the arro ws on the 4-way controller to select the Mark Menu. 3 Use the arrows on the 4-wa y controller to select “Mark all”. • If all images are already marked, the “Mark all” m enu item wil l not be av ailable.
96 ROT A TING IMAGES Images taken with a vertical (po rtrait) orientation can be rotated fo r more convenient viewing on the color LCD moni tor or on an attached television. The images’ ne w orientation will be used in a ll views as well as in the slideshow .
97 5 Press to ro tate th e image and c lose the Modification Menu or to return to reviewing images without rotating. TIP • To rotate an image 180 degre es, rota te it t wice in the same dire ction. • To get an image back into its original orienta tion, rotate it in the opposite direc tion.
98 USING THE OK BUTT ON SHORTCUT The button can be used as a shortcut key for lockin g, marking, or rotating images. By s etting the button to perform the most common ly used operation, imag es can be easil y locked, marked, or rotated with a single button pres s.
99 T O USE TH E OK SHORTCU T 1 Press to se e rec orded images . 2 Use t he arrows on the 4-way controller to select an image . 3 Press to lock , mark , or rotate th e ima ge or toggle exposure warning (d epending on th e shortcu t se tting) .
100 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on th e CF card, or only selected images, can be sho wn in an automatic pla yback mode u sing the SD1 4 camera’s Slideshow fe ature.
101 TIP • The , , , and Controller w ill not work wh ile a s lideshow is in progress. To g et additional information on an image, d elete an image , or modify an ima ge, press to stop th e slideshow. • The Auto Power Off and LCD S leep functions are disabled during slideshow play back.
102 TO ST OP/P AUSE A SLIDESHOW Press to stop a slideshow and re turn to the previous view (Single-Image, Contact Sheet, etc.). • The image that th e slideshow stops on will become the currentl y selected image. TO RESUME A ST OPPED SL IDESHOW 1 Press to dis play the Modific a ti on M enu.
103 CHANGING SLIDESHOW SETTINGS Y ou can custom ize slideshows by sett ing the length of tim e that images w ill be display ed and specifying w hether or not the slideshow w ill repeat itsel f continuou sly .
104 CAMERA SET -UP MENU This section describ es the variou s settings in th e Camera S et-up Menu. USING THE CAMERA SET -UP MENU The Set-up Menu contains two ty pes of me nu items; items followed b y an ellips is (…) open dialog windo ws, all other items open sub-men us listing the setting options.
105 LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS Menu Item Options Description Page Set C ustom WB… [Dialog] Captures the image to be used for the cu stom white bal ance setti ng. 56,57 Adjust Setting Con trast Shar pness Satu rati on Color S pace Sets image parameter and color sp ace.
106 For mat CF Ca rd … [Dialog] Formats the CF card. (Formatting will erase al l data on the card.) 30 File Numbering Continu ous * Auto reset Sets the file numbering s ystem used when a new CF ca rd is inserted in the camera. 31 LCD Brightness Dim Normal * Bri ght Set s the color LC D monitor brightness.
107 CAMERA INFO P AGE The Camera In fo Page can be use d to get at-a-glance informa tion about image- capt ure settings (l ike ISO, resolu tion, and white b alance) and CF card status. T O VIEW TH E CAMERA INFO P AGE 1 Make sure the camera i s turned o n.
108 REFERENCE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES REMOTE CONTROLLER RS-31 Wireless remote c ontrol, permits releasing the shutter from a place away from the camera. Time for a shu tter release can b e set up in two stages. Moreover , a setup of a channe l is also possible , to avoid interferenc e with other c ameras and re mote contro ls.
109 EYEPIECE DIO PTRIC CORRECTION LENSES The SD14 has a built-in type “Diopter Adjuster” and its rang e is –3 ~ +1.5dpt, if you still can not see the viewfin der clearly , then p lease purc hase a viewfinder d iopter adjustme nt eyepiece.
11 0 If yo u feel q ualified to clea n the i mage se nsor , prepare the foll owing t ools: • Dedicated AC adapter “SA C-2” (Cleanin g cannot be done when the came ra is powered by the Lithiu m battery . Please use the AC adapter SAC-2 (sold separately) only as the powe r source when cleaning ).
111 5 T urn the “D”-dial to the posit ion and pres s the and button together . (The CL ic o n will be displayed on the top LCD panel, the shutter will open and you will be able to see th e image senso r). 6 Caref ully blow aw ay any dust f rom the imag e sens or using t he blower .
11 2 EXPLANA TION OF TERMS AE Auto Exp osur e; by usi ng a built -in ex posure m eter , camera determ ines the correct exposure value, which i s combinations o f shutter speed and /or aperture value. AE Lock The camera will fix and memorize the e xpo sure value with AE lock.
11 3 Color T emperatur e The num erica l expr ess ion of the to ne of the li ght, pro duce d by a light sour ce. The standard unit for color temperature is degrees Kelvin (K).
11 4 Micr odrive Developed b y IBM, the Microdrives a re ex tre mely small-sized hard disks that can fit in a Com pactCa rd me mory slot. Th e Microdr ive is built int o a T ype I I CompactFla sh form fa ctor . NTSC National T elevision S t a ndards Committee (NTSC) video format is primarily used in the United S tates, Japan, Canada etc .
11 5 AUT O POWER OFF In order to conserve ba ttery po wer , the SD14 ca mera goes into a lo w-power mode if not used for a prede termined amount of time. Th e Auto Power Off timeout can b e set using the Camera Set-up Menu to 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minu tes, or Off.
11 6 T O SET AUT O POWER OFF 1 Make sure the camera i s turn ed on. 2 Press the but ton on the ba ck of t he camera t o display the Came ra Set-up Menu. (See P. 1 0 4 ) 3 Use arrows on the 4 -way control ler to select “Auto P ower Off”. 4 Press arrow or to open sub-menu.
11 7 W ARNING DISPLA YS TOP LCD P ANEL W ARNIN G INDICA TIONS Som e part of batt er y icon is of f Battery is lo w ► Have fresh batte ry ready . Battery i con blinks Battery is very low and just about e xhausted. ► Replace battery with new one. ( P .
11 8 COLOR LC D MONI T OR MES SAGES “ No CF card in came r a ” The camera can not de tect a CF card. ► Please Insert the CF C ard. ( P. 2 8 ) “ Incomp atible file system. Fo rmat card. ” The CF car d is corrupt or not forma tted pr operly . ► Format CF ca rd.
11 9 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have a proble m with your camera or canno t take good pictures, consult the list below as you check the camera before req uesting repairs. No indicat ion on the top LCD panel Batte ry is ex hauste d. ► Replace the battery .
120 Difficulty seeing the ima ges on the color LC D monitor . Dust or dirt has adhere d to th e color LCD monitor . ► Clean the color LCD monitor with a blower or e yeglass cloth. ( P. 1 0 9 ) The color LC D monitor is worn out. ► Please consult th e retailer from which you purchased the came ra or contact the nearest Sigma Se rvice Center .
121 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T y pe Intercha ngeable L ens SLR T ype Digital Camera S torage Media CompactFlash™ (CF ) (T ype Ⅰ / Ⅱ ), HIT ACHI MicroDriv e™ Image Sensor Size 13.8 x 20.7mm Lenses Used Sigma SA Mount Lenses Picture Angle Equi valent to 1.
122 Burst Rate HI Mode : 3.0fps for 6 frames, MED Mode: 3.0fps for 12 frames, LOW Mode: 3. 0fp s for 24 frames External Flash Synchronization Hot shoe (contact X, wi th dedic ated flash linking contact) LCD Monit or Ty pe 2.5", low-temperat ure pol ysilicon TF T color LCD mo nitor , approx.
124 For customers in the U.S.A. Federal Com municati ons Commission (FCC ) Radio Frequency Interference Sta tement This equipment has b een tested and f ound to comp ly with the limits for class B digital device s, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules.
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