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USER’S MANUAL C21EN0291 E ENGLISH Digit al Single Lens Reflex Camera This manual explain s how to use SIGM A SD9 digital SLR camera. Please refer to the SIGM A Photo Pro User Guide, whic h is availa.
Thank you for purchasing the Sigma Digit al Autofoc us Camera The Sigma SD9 Digit al SLR camera is a te chnical breakthrough! It is powered by the Fov eon® X3™ image sen s or , the w orld’s fir s t im age sensor to capture red, green and bl ue light at each a nd every pixel.
NOTES ON CO PYRIGHT This camera is intended only for personal use and should never be used in a way that infringes upon or con travenes international or domestic copy right laws and regulations.
T ABLE OF CONTE NTS P ACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES.......................................................................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................... 5 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS.
AE LOCK ........................................................................................................................ .. 54 EXPOSURE COMPEN SA TION ........................................................................................ 55 AUTO BR ACKETING .
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This symb ol denotes w arning or point, w here caution is req uired. Symbol co ntains in formation regardi ng the actions t hat must be av oided. T o avoid cau sing damage or in jury , please read t his in struction manual carefully , bef ore using the c amera.
SA FETY PRECA UTIO NS The AC adapter is designed for use with this product only . Do not use it with any other appliance. Doing so may cause ov erh eating, fire, electric shock or injury . If this adapter is emitting smoke, generating a strange odor or making an abnormal noise, whi le in use, disconnect the power plug f rom the outlet immediately .
SA FETY PRECA UTIO NS CA UTION ( A C A DAPT ER) Do not pull the AC power cord when disconnecti ng the AC ad apter from the AC outlet. It co uld cause fir e or electric shock due to d amaged cord. Al ways take hold o f the moulded AC plug when unpluggi ng it from the outlet.
HANDLI NG PRECAUTIONS Please read this sectio n before using the ca mer a. S tudy and familiarize y ourself with th e functions of your camera befor e using it. No compensation or guaran tee i s prov ided for unsatisfactory pictures or lo ss of profit, etc.
HA NDLING PRECAU TI ONS HOW TO STORE THE C A ME RA ■ If you intend to st ore the camera for a long time, rem ove the batterie s. ■ T o avoid growth of fungus, store the c amera and lens in a d ry , cool and ventila ted place with a dr ying agent such as silic a gel.
HA NDLING PRECAU TI ONS NOTES ON THE TFT C OLOR LCD MONI T O R COVER A cover is pro vided to protect the TFT Color LCD Monitor of the SD9 from dirt and scratches. Before o perating your c amera or taking pictures, p lease remove the T FT Color LCD Monitor c over .
DESCRIPTI ON OF THE P ARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7 8 9 10 21 22 23 24 25 15 26 27 28 29 11.
DESCRIPTION OF T HE P A RTS 36 37 38 39 40 41 30 31 32 33 34 35 1. DUST PROTECTOR 2. LENS M OUNT 3. LENS RELEASE BUT T ON 4. BA TTERY COVER 5. POWER P ACK CO NNECTION COVER 6. TRIPOD SOC KET 7. DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREV I EW BUTT ON 8. REMOTE CONTROL SEN SOR 9.
T OP LC D P ANEL VIEWFINDER AUTO FOCUS FRAM E EXPOSURE M ETER AUTO BR ACKETING APER T URE V ALUE AE LOCK INDICA T O R CENTER AR EA ME TERING FLASH INDICA TOR FOCUS INDICA T OR SHUTTER S PEED APER T UR.
CONTROL DIALS D-DIAL DRIVE AREA AUTO BRACKETING MIRROR LOCK-UP SELF-TIMER ( 2s) S ELF-TIMER ( 10s) CONTINUOUS HOOTING S SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING POWER OFF S-DIAL / MODE SELECT OR MANUAL EXP OSURE SE TTIN.
BAS IC OPER A TION AND QUICK REFERENCE The SD9 camera has many advanced features. This section, describes ba sic camera opera tion. Y ou can find more details in following section s. Load the batter ies ( P .19) Be sure the batteri es are oriented correctl y .
BASIC OPER A T ION A ND QU ICK REFERENCE Set the langua ge ( P .25) Set the d ate and time (P .26) Loading the Com pact-Flas h Card (P .27) Slide the co ver releas e button and open the CF card cover . Position the CF card label facing toward you as sho wn in the illustration a nd push the CF card gently al l the way into the slot.
BASIC OPER A T ION A ND QU ICK REFERENCE Select t he exposure mode （ P. 3 7 ） Set the “ Mode”-Selector to P “Program AE” position Focus （ P. 4 3 ） Compose the s ubject on the Focusing Sc reen in the viewfinder , and then press the shutte r button “Half-way” to acti vate exposure meteri ng and autofocus.
This sectio n describes necessary pr ep arations before using the camera. A TT ACH ING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the strap end . 2 Thread the Fi nder Cap onto the s trap.
LOADING THE BA TTERIES The SD9 uses two set s of batteries. Make sure that both set s of batter ies are in place before using the camera. LOADING T HE LITHIUM B A TTERIES （ T w o CR123A or tw o DL123A ; for m echanical operation of the camera ） 1 Be sure that the “D”-dial is set t o the OFF position.
LOADING THE B A TTERIES CR-V3 AA T y p e 2 Insert the batteries as indicated on the batter y compartment. 3 Insert the batter y case into the camera; turn the battery l atch to the opposi te position to lock.
CHECKING THE BA TTER Y ST A TUS When “D”-dial i s set to driv e area (p.14), the battery icon, which shows the cap acity of the battery , is shown on the top LCD panel . The remaining batte ry power of CR123A (DL123A) and CR-V3 (or AA ty pe) is displayed sep arately .
USING A HOME POWER SUPPL Y Y ou can pow er the camera from a w all outlet u s ing the provided AC Adapter - (SAC-1). When u s ing y our camera for an extended period of time or rev iewing the picture s or con necting the camera to a computer , we recommend that y ou operate the camera from a household power outlet.
MOUNTING AND RE MOVING THE LENS The SD9 camera use S A ty pe inside and outsid e bayonet mount ( SA-IB and SA-OB) re spectiv ely . 1 Make sure to turn the “D”- Dial to OFF position (Power Off po sition) 2 Remove the Camer a’s body cap and the lens’ rear cap.
MOUNTING A N D REMOVING THE LENS 4 T o remove the lens, press the lens l ock button and turn the lens c ounter–clock wise until it stops. Gently remove the l ens from t he camera body . C A U TION !! · On the mount surface of the lens , there ar e a number of electric con tacts.
SETTING THE LANGUAGE Camera menus and messages appe aring on the color LCD monitor can be displayed in ei ther English, Jap anese, German or French. Y ou should receiv e the SD9 camera pre-se t to English, how e v er , if ne cessary , you can change the camera languag e yoursel f.
SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The SD9 camera r ecords the dat e and time when each imag e is captured and stores this information with the image. T o ensure that the correct information is re corded with.
INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CF C A RD The SD9 camera use s CompactFla sh™ (CF) cards to s tore image s. The camera sup port s both T ype I and T y pe II CF cards, includ ing Microdrives. T O INSERT THE CF CARD 1 Set the “D”-Dial to th e OFF p osition.
INSERTING A N D REMOVING THE CF CARD T O REMOVE THE CF C A RD 1 Set the “D”-Dial to th e OFF p osition. · M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e C F c a r d busy light is of f before continuing. 2 Sli de th e cover re lease l ever downw ard un til th e CF card cover pop s open.
FORMA TTING THE CF CAR D New CF card s must be formatted before use. Additionally , cards with corrup t or incomp atible file systems may need to be formatted be fore use. T O FORM A T THE CF C A RD 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MEN U ＞ button on the back of the camera to displa y the Camera Set- up Menu.
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM The images y ou take are automatically assigned file nu mbers from 00001 to 99999. When images are being review ed, the file num ber of each image is displayed in the left corner of the Info S trip (see P. 6 8 ). The file n umber is also incorporated in to the filename of the image.
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM 4 Press ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ OK ＞ to open sub-menu. 5 Use ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select num bering system. 6 Press ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ OK ＞ to apply the setting or ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to close sub-menu without making any cha nges.
FRAME NU MBER COUNTE R This display show s the number o f im ages that can be recorded on the CF-Card. l The number of images that can be rec orded on the CF card is depending on the set tings you choose. For example, in t he illustration on t he left, 32 pictures can be store d on the CF card.
FRAME NUM BER COUNTER l When the camera is occupied with image processing, th e frame number value blinks on the top LCD panel. A cursor will be in motion on th e frame number value to show the progress. l T he shutter will not release when the camera is busy with proc essing.
DIOPTER ADJUST MENT Adjust the v iewfinder diopter so that you can see clearly through the v ie wfinder . W hile looking through the viewfinder , slide th e Diopter Adjuster to th e left or to the right, until the image appears shar p on the focus screen.
HOLDING THE CAMERA T o avoid the camer a shake, which can result in b lurriness of y our photograph, hold the camera steady . ● Firmly grasp the cam era’ s gri p with your right han d. ● Hold the camer a stead y with your left hand an d support th e bottom of t he camera and the lens.
SETTING THE ELECTRONIC S OUND This camera will inform y ou with an El ectronic Sound “Pi-Pi”, w hen the camera confirms focus. It is possi ble to cancel this elec tronic sound, if you desire. 1 Press the “ FUNC ” button 2 times (Pre ss and hold the button at 2 nd time).
SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE The features and the operation methods o f four di fferent ex posure modes of the came ra are ex plained below . P PROGRAM AE T o make picture taking easier , the camera w ill automatically select an appropriate combination of shutter speed and aperture v alue, according to brightness o f the su bject.
PR O GR AM AE W hen this mark blinks, s hutter speed may become slow and pi cture can be blurred. In this case, pleas e perform flash photograph y ( P. 6 1 ) or to prevent blurring, please us e a tripod etc . PROGR A M S HIFT Y ou can ch ange the combinati on of shutter speed a nd aperture value, which were selected by the camera, if you desire.
A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After you set the apertur e value you desire, the camera w ill determine the appropriate shutter speed. If you select smaller aper tures, depth of field will be greater . The larger apertur es tend to blur the background, as depth o f field will be shallower .
S SHUTT ER SPEED PRIORITY AE When y ou set the desired sh utter speed, the camera w ill select the appropriate aperture v alue for correct ex posure. Y ou can achieve stop ac tion effe cts by selectin g a fast sh utter speed, or express the feeling o f motion speed for a moving subject by selectin g a slow sh utter speed .
M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shutte r speed and aper ture val ue a ccording to the indi cation of the exposure mete r . Y ou can change the exposure, a s you desire . 1 Set the “D”-Dial to th e “Drive-Area” ( P. 1 4 ). 2 Set the “Mode ”-Selector to the “ M ” position.
BULB SET TING When long time ex posures are require d (for shooting nig ht scenes or v ery dark subject s) the use o f the “Bulb” setting i s recommended. Please use tripod w hen taking pictures wi th this se tting. Bulb p hotography can be performed only w h en ISO se nsitiv ity is set to ISO100.
Adjustment of auto focus and manual focus operation ar e explained below . HOW T O USE AUT O FOCUS It is po ssible to u se Autofocu s function only with AF Lenses. Y our camera is equipped w ith highly preci se AF System and incorporates two di fferent aut ofo cus mo des.
HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS I n such case s , please use one of the following focus i ng methods. 1. Use the Focus L ock function to focus on anot her subject, which has a simila r focusing distance as your subject. 2. Set the lens to MF mode an d focus manu ally .
FOCUS LOCK If you w ant to ta ke the picture of a su bject, which is out of the focu s detecting area, use fo cus lock function. Thi s functio n can be used only in ( single AF mode) 1 Compose the de sired focusing subject in the center of viewfinder and th en press t he shutter button “Half-way”.
OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-timer , and ot her function s of the came ra are explained by the follow ing: DRIVE-AR EA Some of the import ant operations and se ttings of the camera can be a ctivate d by the driv e area of the “D”-dial.
CONTINUOUS SH OOTING In this mode, when y ou keep the shutter button fully depressed, the camera will take pi ctures continuously . At the time of continuous shooting the numbe r of frames per sec. is g iven below . HI MED LOW Burst Rate 1.9fp s f or 6frames 2.
SELF TIMER ■ Y ou will hear the electronic sound during “Self-timer” o peration, even if you set th e electronic sound op tion to O FF . ■ If you want to cancel the “Self -timer” opera tion, turn the “D”-dial to another po sition.
This se ction ex plains the applica tion of the more adv anced functions o f your camera, w hen composing the expressions o f your picture. SETTING THE WHITE BAL AN CE （ WB ） The color o f light re flected by an ob ject can v ary depending on the color of the light source illuminating it.
SETTING THE WHIT E BAL A N CE WHITE BALANCE O PTIONS OPTION COLOR T E MP. DESCRIPTION Au t o (Default) Select this setting t o allow the camera to automatically determine the appropriate white balance adjustments. Sunlight Approx. 5400 K Select this setting when taking pictur es in full sunlight.
SETTING THE WHIT E BALANCE SETTI NG A CUST OM WH ITE BALA NCE For more precise control of th e white bal ance setting or when photogra phing under unusual lighting conditions, the " Set Custom WB " option ca n be used t o capture a ample of neutral o bject in a scene to be used for color correct ion.
SETTING THE WHIT E BAL A N CE TI P · W hen a custom white bala nce setting is successfully capt ured, " Custo m " will automaticall y become the selecte d item in the W hite Balance menu.
SETTING THE RESOLUTION T o set the image qu ality , please us e the following procedure. Depress RES b utton and tur n the “C”– Dial to set he resolution. t RESOLUTION AND FILE SIZ E Mode Resolution ( Pixel ) File Size ( MB ) HI 2268 x 1512 ( 3.
AE LOCK The camera w ill fix and memorize the exposure value, w hile you press the “A E” Lock button. When you wish to lock the ex posure of a subject o ff-center , AE lock is very useful. Use o f this fun c tion w ith Center Area Metering Mode is recommended.
EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If you w ant to intentionally overexpose or underex pose the picture, u se this function. W hile pressing the Exposure Compe nsation button, turn the “C”-dial to s et the desire d compensation value. Then, rele ase the Exposure Compensation butt on.
AUT O BR ACKETING This function of the camera let s you t ake a sequence o f pictures of the sa me subject at three different ex posure levels; Appropria te Exposure , Under Exposure and Over Exposure. If it i s di ffi cult to determine the proper exposure, ple as e use th is f unct ion.
A UTO BRA CKET ING For the first frame, “ ” mark will be displayed contin uously on the LCD p anel. For the second fram e, “ ” mark on the LCD panel, will blink sl owly , then it will blink quickly for the third frame. ■ W hen you set the self-timer mode, th e camera will a utomatically take three consecutive pi ctures.
REMOTE C ON TR OL L ER (RS-1 1 AND RS-21) This ac cessory per mit s relea sing the cam era ’ s shutter from up to 16 feet ( 5m) away from in front of the camer a, or up to 9 . 8 fee t (3m) away if y ou are 30 degrees to ei ther side. (Depending o n the lens, there may be some restricti ons when using it from the left side of the camera.
REMOTE CONTRO LLER (RS-1 1 AND RS-21) 7 After t a king the pictu re, please cancel the remote con trol mode follo wing the abo ve procedure from num ber 3 to 4 , and then choo se “- -“ mark to canc el remote control function. The remote con trol mode cann ot be use d together with continuous shooting mod e.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW BUTT ON Normally , the len s’ aperture is alw ays fully opened, ex cept at the time the picture is a ctually taken, for looking through the v iewfinder under max im um brightness condi tions.
FLASH PHOT OGRAPHY ELECTRONIC F LASH EF-500 D G SUPER (Sold Sep aratel y ) ELECTRONI C F LASH EF-500 D G ST (Sold Se p aratel y ) Optional Sigma Ele ctronic Flashes EF-500 DG SUPER SA and EF-500 DG ST SA w ith the STTL system allow y ou to use feature s such as Auto Flash wi th the SD9.
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY PC SYNCHRO T ERMINAL A D APTER ST -1 1 With the PC Synchro T erminal Adapter ST -1 1 (sold sep arately), you can u s e flash unit s that synchronize with a PC-ty pe sync cable. This accessory is very convenient for studio photography .
This section ex plains how to rev iew , d elete, and modify images af ter they have been ca ptured. TI P · The SD9 ma y not be abl e to displa y images captur ed b y other cameras , or “SD9” images th at have been renamed o r moved from t he IMAGES folder on th e CF card.
CHANGING THE Q UICK PREVIEW DURA TION T O C H A NGE PR EVIEW DUR A TIO N 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MENU ＞ button on the back of the camera to dis play the Camer a Set-up Menu. (See P . 96 ) 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “ Quick Pre view”.
CHANGING THE QUICK P REVIEW STYLE The preview image can be a fu ll-screen image or an Image Info S c reen. Use the Camera Se t-up Menu to change Q uick Prev ie w sty le.
QUICK DELETE Undesirable image s can be dele ted as soon a s their prev i ew is display ed. T O D ELETE A PREVIEW I M AGE 1 Press ＜ DEL ＞ while the Quick Preview image is displayed.
The pictures ca ptured by the SD9 can be rev iewed in various wa ys. T o review images cap t ured by the SD9 camera press th e ＜ VI EW ＞ button on the back of th e camera. The la st image re corded on the CF card w ill be display ed on the color LCD monitor in Single-Image Vie w .
VIEWING ONE IMAGE A T A TIME TO SEE IMAGES IN SINGLE-IMAG E VIEW Press ＜ VIEW ＞ button on the ba ck of the camera to see recorde d images in Single-Image View . ■ If you are in Jump Mode, Co ntact Sheet View or Zoomed-in View , press ＜ CA NC EL ＞ to return to Single-Ima ge View .
MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) T o view image det ail or check focus, r e corded images ca n be magni fied up to 5 levels, depe nding on the re solution o f the image. T O M A GNIFY IMAGE Press ＜ ＞ on the ＋ / − Controller from Single-Image View .
VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SH EET VI EW) Images can be v iewed in a "co ntact sheet" of n ine thumbnail images. T O GO TO CONT ACT SHEET VIE W Press ＜ ＞ on the ＋ / − Controller from Single-Image View .
VIEWING IMAGES A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mode to brow se large set s of images more qui ckly , or to skip right to the first or last page of images o n the CF card. TO G O TO J U M P M O D E Press ＜ ＞ on the ＋ / − Controller twice from Single-Image View (or once from Contact Sheet View).
VIEWING IMAGE INFORMA TION The Image Info Screen contains addi tional informa t ion ab out each image. T O DI SPL A Y IM AGE INFO SC REEN Press the ＜ INFO ＞ button from Singl e-Image, Contact Sheet, or Zoomed-In V iew .
IMAGE INFO SCREEN FOR MAGNIFIE D IMAGES It is possible to obtain det ailed histo gram information for a particular se ction of an image by opening the Image Info Screen from Zoomed-In V iew . · For more informati on on the hist ogram see ne xt section.
HIST OGRAM The histogram i s a graph de picting the di stribution of brightness values in the image for ea ch of the three color channels (Red, Green, and Blue) . The horizont al axis sho ws the bri ghtness lev e l, w ith darker pixels tow ards the lef t side and brighter pix els toward the righ t.
OVER-EXPOSURE W ARNING Highlight areas of a n image where de t ail may be lost d ue to over-exposur e will be indicated by a solid red o verlay when Exposure Warning is set to On in the Camera Set-up Menu. The over-exposure o verlay will be visible in t he all views e xcept for Contact Sheet and Jump Mode.
VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV The SD9 camera can be connected to a television or a videocas sette recorder using the provided video cable, allow ing the record ed images to be view ed on the telev ision monitor or recorded on videotape .
This se ction de scribes how to delete the image( s) recorded on a CF card . Images recorded on the CF card ca n be deleted one at a time or several at once u sing the Delete Menu.
DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE T O DELETE A SINGLE IM A GE 1 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way contr oller to selec t the image to be deleted in Contact Sheet or Single-Image View . 2 Press ＜ DEL ＞ t o display the Delet e Menu. · “Current image” will be the defau lt selection.
DELETING MUL TIPLE IMAGES T O DELET E MUL TIPLE IMA GES 1 Press ＜ DEL ＞ to display the Delete Menu. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “ All marked” or “All ”.
RECOVERI NG A DELETED IMAGE One of the unique feat ure s of the S D9 ca mera is the ab ilit y to rec over accidentally deleted images. C AUTION !! · Image recovery m ust take place immedi ately after images ar e deleted, or they may be permanently lost.
Image modification s, such as locking , marking, and rot ating, as well a s automatic image pl ayback, can be performed from the Modification Menu . The Modification Menu cont ains the L ock Menu, Mark M enu, Rota te Menu, and Slideshow Menu. T O D I SPLA Y THE MOD IFICA TION MENU Press the ＜ MOD ＞ button on the back of the camera.
LOCKING IMAGES Locking protect s images from bei ng ac cident ally deleted. Locked images must be unlocked before they can be deleted by the Delete Me nu functions. LOCK MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Lock/Unlock Lock the currently selected image onl y. If the image is already locked, the menu ite m changes to “Unlock”.
LOCKING IM AGES T O LOCK A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to s elect the image to be locked in Contact Sheet or Single-Image V ie w . 2 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select the Lock Menu.
LOCKING IM AGES T O LOC K MUL TIPLE IM AGES 1 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arr ows on the 4-w ay controller to select t he Lock Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “Lock all marked” o r “Lock all”.
MARKING IMAGES Images can b e marked for various reasons, such a s to iden tify fav orites, to select images for a slideshow , or to sele ct ima ges to be deleted with the “All marked” menu item in the Delete Menu ( P. 7 9 ). MARK MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Mark/Unmark Mark the currentl y selected image only.
MARKING IM AGES T O MARK A SINGLE IMAG E 1 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to select the image to be marked in Contact Sheet or Single-Image View . 2 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select t he Mark Menu.
MARKING IM AGES MARKING ALL I MA GES 1 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to displa y the Modificatio n Menu. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select t he Mark Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “ Mark all”.
ROT A TING IMAGES Images t aken with a v ertical (portrai t) orien tatio n can be rotated fo r more convenient v iewing on the color LCD monitor or on an a ttached television. T he images’ new orient ation will be used in all view s as well as in the slideshow .
ROT A TING IM AGES 5 Press ＜ OK ＞ to rotate the image an d close the Modification Menu or ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to return to reviewing i mages without rotating. TI P · To rotate an im age 180 degr ees, rotate it twice in the same dir ection. · To get an im age back into its original orienta tion, rotate i t in the opposite direction.
USING THE OK BUTT ON SHO RTCUT The ＜ OK ＞ butto n can be u sed as a shortcut key for locking, marki ng, or rotatin g images. By setting the ＜ OK ＞ button to p erform the most commonly used o peration, images can be easily locked, marked, or rot ated with a single b utton press.
T O USE THE ＜ OK ＞ SHORTCUT 1 Press ＜ VIEW ＞ to see recorded images . 2 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to s elect an image . 3 Press ＜ OK ＞ to lock, mark, or rotate the image or toggle exposure warning (depen ding on the shortcut s etting).
SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on the CF card, or on ly selected images, can be shown in an automatic playback mode u s ing the SD 9 camera’ s Slideshow feature.
SHOWING A S LIDESHOW TI P · The ＜ INFO ＞ , ＜ MOD ＞ , ＜ DEL ＞ , and ＋ / − Controller will not work while a slidesho w is in progress . To g et additional infor mation on an image, delete an image, o r modify an image, press ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to stop th e slideshow.
SHOWING A S LIDESHOW T O STOP/P A U SE A SLIDESHOW Press ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to stop a slidesho w and return to the previous vie w (Single-Image, Contact Sheet, etc.). · The image that the slideshow sto ps on will become the curren tly selected im age. TO RESUME A ST OPPED SLIDESHO W 1 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu.
CHANGING SLIDESHOW SETTINGS Y ou can customize slide shows by setting the leng th of time that image s will be displayed and specifying w hether or not the slideshow will repeat it self continuously . SETTING OPTIONS DESCRI PTION Duration 2 sec (default) , 5 sec, 10 sec, Manual Set the length of time that each i mage in a slideshow is displa yed.
This sectio n describes the various se tt ings in the Camera Set-up Menu. USING THE CAMER A SET -UP M ENU The Set-up Menu contain s two ty pes of menu items; items follow ed by an ellip sis (…) open d ialog windows, all other items open sub-menus listing the setting op tions.
LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS Menu Item Options Description Page Camera Info… [Dialog] Opens the Ca mera Info Pa ge with at-a-glance information about current ca mera settings and CF card status.. 99 White Balance Auto * Sunlight Shade Overcast Incandescent Fluorescent Flash Custom Sets the white balance according to the light source.
LIST OF MENU FUN CTIONS Format CF Card… [Dialog] Formats the CF card. (Formatting will eras e all data on the card.) 29 File Numbering Continu ous * Auto reset Sets the file numbering syst em used when a new CF card is inserted in the came ra. 30 LCD Brightness Dim Normal * Bright Sets the color LCD monitor brightness.
CAMERA INFO P AGE The Camera Info Page can be used to get at-a-glance information a bout image-capture setti ngs (like ISO, re solution, and w hite balance) and CF card sta tus. T O VIEW THE CAMER A IN FO P A GE 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MENU ＞ button on the b ack of the camera to display the Camera Set-u p Menu.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES REMOTE CON TROLLER RS-21 W ireless remote control, permits releasing the shutter from a place a way from the camera. Time for a shutter release can b e set up in t wo stages. Moreo ver , a setup of a channel is also p ossible, to avoid int erference with other cameras and remo te controls.
OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES EYEPIECE DI O PTRIC CORR ECTION LEN SES The SD9 has a built- in type “Diopter Adjuster” a nd its range is –3 ~ +1 d pt, if you st ill cannot see the viewfinder clearl y , then please p urchase a viewfind er diopter adjustment eyepie ce.
CLEANING THE IM AGE SENSOR ○ If you feel qualifi ed to clean the i mage sensor , pre p are t he following tools: □ Small Phillips-head scre wdriver □ Blower (Do n ot attach the brush, as it c an scratch the i mage sensor surface .) 1 Remove the CF-card first.
CLEANING THE IM AGE SENSOR 6 Set the “D”-Dial to and press th e RES and button s together fo r 3 seconds. (The CL icon will be disp layed on the top LCD panel, th e shutter will open and you will be able to s ee the image sensor). 7 Carefully blow a way any dust from the image sensor using the bl ower .
EXPLANA TION OF TERMS AE Auto Exposure; by using a bu ilt-in exposure m eter , camera determin es the corr ect exposure value, which is com binations of shutter speed and/ or aperture value. AE Lock The camera will fix and memorize the exposure value with A E lock.
EXPLANA TION OF TERMS Color T emper ature The numerical expre ssion of the tone of the light, produced by a light source. T he standard unit for colo r temperature is d egrees Kel vin (K).
EXPLANA TION OF TERMS NTSC National T ele vision S tandards Committee (NTSC) video format is primarily used in the United S tates, Japan, Canada etc. The N TSC is a standard fo r television and videos, which defines a composite video sign al with a refr esh rate o f 60 half-fra mes (interlaced) per seco nd.
AUT O POWER OFF In order to conserve battery power , the SD9 camera goes into a low-pow er mode if no t used for a prede termined amount of time. The Auto Power Off timeout can be set using the Camera Set- up Menu to 10 seconds, 30 se conds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or Off.
AUTO POWER OFF TO S E T AU TO P O WE R O F F 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MENU ＞ button on the back of the camera to dis play the Camer a Set-up Menu. (See P. 9 6 ) 3 Use ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controll er to select “Auto Po wer Off”.
W ARNING DISPLA YS T OP LCD P A NEL W A RNING INDICA TIONS Some p art of battery icon is off Battery is lo w ► Have fresh batteri es ready . Battery icon blinks Battery is very low and just about exhausted. ► Replace batteries with new ones . ( P .
W ARNING DISPL A Y S COLOR LC D MONITOR MESSA G ES “ No CF card in camera ” The camera c an not detect a CF card. ► Please Insert the CF Card. ( P. 2 7 ) “ Incomp atible file sy stem. Format card. ” The CF card is corru pt or not formatted properl y .
TROUBLESHOOTING If you hav e a problem w ith your camera o r cannot t ake good picture s , con sult the list below as you check the camera before requestin g repairs. No indication on t he top LCD p a nel Batteries are e xhausted. ► Replace the batter ies.
TROUBLESHOOTIN G Difficul t y seeing the imag es on the co lor LCD mon itor . Dust or dirt has adh ered to the col or LCD monitor . ► Clean the color LC D monitor with a blo wer or eyeglass clot h.
SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T y pe Interchang eable Lens SLR T ype Dig ital Ca mera S torage M edia Comp actFlash™ (CF) (T ype Ⅰ / Ⅱ ), IBM MicroDri ve™ Image Sens or Size 13.8 x 20.7mm Lenses Us ed Sigma SA Mount Le nses Picture Ang le Equiv alent to 1.
SPECIFIC A TIO NS Burst Rat e HI Mode: 1.9fps for 6 fram es, MED Mode: 2.4fps for 14 frames, LOW Mode: 2.5fp s f or 30frames External Flash Synchronization Hot shoe (con tact X, w ith dedicat ed flash linki ng contact) LCD Moni tor T y pe 1.8”, Col or TFT LCD wi th appr .
SD9 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE T ested T o Com ply W i th FCC S tandards For customers in th e U.S. A . Federal Communications Commission (FC C) Ra dio Frequenc y Interference Statement This equi pment has been test ed and found to co mply with the limits for class B dig ital devic es, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FC C Rules.
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