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E CAMERA INSTR UCTION MANU AL.
- 1 - Thank you f or purchasing the Minolta Dimâge 2300. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so y ou can enjo y all of its f eatures. F or information on installing and operating the included application software , please read the accompanying softw are instruction manual.
FOR PR OPER AND SAFE USE - 2 - Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. W ARNING Batteries may become hot or e xplode due to improper use. • Use only the batteries specified in this instr uction manual. • Do not install the batteries with the polar ity (+/-) re versed.
- 3 - BEFORE Y OU BEGIN Check the pac king list bef ore you begin. If some par ts are missing, contact your camera dealer or a Minolta Service F acility listed on the back co ver of this man ual.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS - 4 - FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE ......................................................................2 BEFORE Y OU BEGIN ......................................................................................3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS .....
T ABLE OF CONTENTS - 5 - BUIL T -IN FLASH ............................................................................................33 FLASH LAMP.........................................................................................33 FLASH RANGE .
T ABLE OF CONTENTS - CONT’D - 6 - PLA YING B A CK IMA GES (PLA Y MODE) PLA Y MODE SCREENS Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Single-frame Pla y ......................65 Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Inde x Play ..................................65 SINGLE-FRAME PLA Y .
T ABLE OF CONTENTS - CONT’D - 7 - SETUP MODE SETUP MODE MENUS SETUP MODE MENUS (LCD MONIT OR) ...........................................101 SETUP MODE MENU ITEMS AND EA CH SETTING .........................101 T o Display the Setup Mode Men us .....
NAMES OF P AR TS - 8 - CAMERA BOD Y * Do not touch. Function dial Self-timer lamp Data panel Viewfinder windo w * Flash sensor * DC terminal Video-out terminal Flash * Lens cov er slide Lens * Remote-.
NAMES OF P ARTS - 9 - Viewfinder * Digital magnification button Exposure-compensation/Lock b utton Flash-mode/Delete button Shutter-release button Strap e yelet Button Button Displa y/ENTER button LCD.
NAMES OF P AR TS - CONT’D - 10 - VIEWFINDER BO TT OM OF BOD Y Batter y/card-chamber door T ripod socket F ocus frame F ocus lamp (green) Glows: F ocus confir med Blinks quickly: Contrast is too low .
NAMES OF P ARTS - CONT’D - 11 - D A T A P ANEL The follo wing diagram sho ws all items display ed to aid the e xplanation. Exposure-compensation indicator Batter y-condition indicator Shar pness ind.
GETTING ST ARTED RIGHT A W A Y - 12 - PREP ARA TION - See pages 18 - 25 for detailed inf ormation Insert the compact flash card. Insert the batteries. RECORDING - See pages 27 - 35 for detailed inf ormation Move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover .
GETTING ST ARTED RIGHT A W A Y - 13 - Press the shutter-release b utton part-way down. • The green f ocus lamp will glow if f ocus is confirmed. • The orange flash lamp will glow if the flash is charged and ready . Frame the image in either the LCD monitor or viewfinder .
GETTING ST ARTED RIGHT A W A Y - CONT’D - 14 - PLA Y - See pages 65 - 70 for detailed inf ormation Press the or button to scroll thr ough the ima ges. T urn the Function dial to . Press and hold the display / ENTER button for about 1 second. Move the lens co ver slide to .
GETTING ST ARTED RIGHT A W A Y - CONT’D - 15 - DELETING IMA GES - See pa ges 78 - 83 for detailed inf ormation Press the or button to highlight “YES”. According to the operations between step 1 and step 4 shown at the left, display the desired ima ge in the LCD monitor .
- 16 - PREP ARA TION.
- 17 - A TT A CHING THE HAND STRAP Put the other end of the strap through the small loop. Insert the smaller loop of the strap through the strap e yelet.
INSER TING B A TTERIES - 18 - Open the battery/card-chamber door by sliding it in the direction indicated, then open the door . When replacing the batteries, move the lens co ver slide to to turn the camera off. • Y ou may skip this step when inserting the batteries for the first time after purchase .
INSERTING B A TTERIES - 19 - Fold the battery/card-chamber door down and slide it slightl y towar d the fr ont of the camera. Then, while using a downward pressure, slide it back to the rear of the camera until it clic ks.
INSER TING B A TTERIES - CONT’D - 20 - Full-Batter y symbol --- Each time the camera is turned on, the batter y- condition indicator will briefly appear in the data panel. indicates the batter y power is full. Low Battery Warning Low battery symbol --- Batter y power is not full, b ut all functions are operational.
INSERTING B A TTERIES - CONT’D - 21 - A uto P ower Off T o sav e battery power , this camer a will shut down if it is not operated f or more than 3 minutes. T o restore power in REC mode , mov e the lens cov er slide to , then re-set to . T o restore power in PLA Y mode, press and hold displa y/Enter b utton f or about 1 sec- ond.
INSER TING B A TTERIES - CONT’D - 22 - Using the A C Adapter (Sold Separatel y) Use of the A C Adapter (optional accessor y) allows the camera to receiv e pow er from an electrical outlet. Use of the A C Adapter is recommended to conserve batteries dur- ing periods of heavy use.
- 23 - COMP A CT FLASH CARD Y our camera requires a compact flash card to be inser ted before capturing images. Alwa ys turn off the camera before inserting or removing the compact flash card into or fr om the camera.
COMP A CT FLASH CARD - CONT’D - 24 - Fold the battery/card-chamber door down and slide it slightl y towar d the fr ont of the camera. Then, while using a downward pressure, slide it back to the rear of the camera until it clic ks. Make sure the camera is off.
COMP ACT FLASH CARD - CONT’D - 25 - Fold the battery/card-chamber door down and slide it slightl y towar d the fr ont of the camera. Then, while using a downward pressure, slide it back to the rear of the camera until it clic ks.
- 26 - T AKING PICTURES.
- 27 - B ASIC RECORDING PR OCEDURE T urn the Function dial to . Press the display / ENTER button to turn on the LCD monitor if desired. Continued on Ne xt P age Center the subject in the LCD monitor or place the viewfinder's focus frame on the subject.
B ASIC RECORDING PR OCEDURE - CONT’D - 28 - Press the shutter-release b utton part-way down. • F ocus and exposure will be determined and lock ed. • The green f ocus lamp will glow if f ocus is determined. Repeat steps 4 and 5 if the f ocus lamp (green) b links.
B ASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE - CONT’D - 29 - REC (Record) Mode Screen (LCD monitor) REC: Single-frame adv ance BURST : Continuous drive TIMER: Self-timer/Remote-control REC +1.5 13 X1.4 F rame counter Exposure-compensation value -2.0 to +2.0, 0.5 step Digital magnification X1.
FOCUS - 30 - This digital camera has a precise, high-speed autof ocusing system. FOCUS LAMP/NO FOCUS INDICA T OR When the shutter-release button is pressed par t-wa y down, the autof ocus system loc ks f ocus at the subject distance. The f ocus lamp (green) will indicate the f ocus status when the shutter-release button is pressed part-way down.
FOCUS - 31 - Continued on Ne xt P age SPECIAL FOCUSING SITU A TIONS Some scenes or subjects are difficult f or the autof ocus system to lock on to . When the f ocus will not lock, FOCUS HOLD on another object the same distance from you as y our main subject, recompose, then press the shutter-release b utton all- the-wa y do wn to take the picture .
FOCUS - CONT’D - 32 - FOCUS HOLD Subjects outside the f ocus frame or LCD monitor center ma y not be in f ocus. Use f ocus hold to ensure accurate f ocusing. Place the focus frame on y our subject or center the subject in the LCD monitor , then press and hold the shutter-release b utton partway down so the green focus lamp glo ws.
- 33 - BUIL T -IN FLASH Continued on Ne xt P age When the camera is turned on, the flash is automatically set to autoflash. The other flash modes can be set by using the flash-mode/delete b utton and or button. A UT OFLASH In autoflash, the flash will fire automatically when the light le vel is lo w or your subject is backlit.
BUIL T -IN FLASH - CONT’D - 34 - FLASH RANGE T o ensure proper e xposure, mak e sure your subject is positioned within the flash range. ISO - Normal setting 0.6m - 2.2m (1.97 ft. - 7.2 ft.) ISO - High setting 0.6m - 4.4m (1.97 ft. - 14.4 ft.) See page 62 f or detail about ISO sensitivity changing.
BUIL T -IN FLASH - CONT’D - 35 - • When you press the b utton, the flash modes will change as f ollows: • When you press the b utton, the flash modes will change in re verse order . • When the LCD monitor is ON, the selected flash mode icons are also displa yed (see page 29).
BURST IMA GE CAPTURE - 36 - Burst image capture is similar to the motor drive or continuous-driv e mode on conv en- tional cameras. This digital camera will continuously take pictures while the shutter- release button is held do wn.
BURST IMA GE CAPTURE - 37 - Frame the picture as instructed in “B ASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE”, steps 4 and 5. • The built-in flash does not oper ate in Burst image capture.
SELF-TIMER / REMO TE CONTR OL - 38 - The self-timer will dela y the release of the shutter for appro ximately 10 seconds after you press the shutter-release b utton. SELF-TIMER T urn the Function dial to . Place the camera on a tripod, then move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover .
SELF-TIMER / REMO TE CONTROL - 39 - Press the shutter-release b utton all-the-way do wn to start the timer . • The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will b link rapidly bef ore the shutter is released. • Do not press the shutter-release button while standing in front of the camera.
SELF-TIMER / REMO TE CONTR OL - CONT’D - 40 - The IR Remote Control RC-3 (optional accessor y) allows remote camera oper ation up to 5m (3.28 ft.) aw a y . REMO TE CONTR OL (SOLD SEP ARA TEL Y) T urn the Function dial to . Place the camera on a tripod, then move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover .
SELF-TIMER / REMO TE CONTROL - CONT’D - 41 - Arrange the camera and subject positions, and compose your picture. P oint the emitter windo w towar d the remote-control receiver on the front of the camera. Press the release button or the delay b utton.
DIGIT AL MA GNIFICA TION [REC MODE] - 42 - In REC mode, press the digital magnification b utton. • When the digital magnification button is pressed, the LCD monitor automatically turns on. • The currently set magnification appears in the upper-right cor ner of the LCD monitor (see page 29).
DIGIT AL MA GNIFICA TION [REC MODE] - 43 - Press the shutter-release b utton all-the-way do wn to take picture. • The digital magnification still remains after the picture is taken. • The digital magnification will return to X1.0 when you turn the camera off and turn it on again.
MA CRO - 44 - The Macro Photograph y function allo ws you to fill the frame with a b usiness-card size object. The minimum f ocus distance in Macro is 0.3m (0.98 ft.). In REC mode, press the flash- mode/delete button. • The currently set flash mode appears on the data panel.
MA CRO - 45 - While looking at the LCD monitor , frame y our picture. • F or best results, steady the camera on a stable surf ace or use a tripod. Press the shutter-release b utton part way down. • If the green f ocus lamp blinks , check that your subject is within the macro f ocus range .
EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION - 46 - In REC mode, press the exposure-compensation/loc k button. • The currently set e xposure compensation value appears in the body data panel. When the LCD monitor is on, the e xposure compensation value also appears in the lower-left corner of the LCD monitor (see page 29).
EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION - 47 - Press the exposure- compensation/lock b utton or press the shutter-release b utton part-way down. • will remain in the data panel as a reminder that e xposure compensation is set. Frame the image, then press the shutter-release b utton all-the-wa y down to take picture.
- 48 - RECORD MODE MENUS.
- 49 - RECORD MODE MENUS The Record Mode Menus allow y ou to change the def ault settings f or image capturing, like Image Quality and Image Siz e settings. RECORD MODE MENU ITEMS AND EA CH SETTING QU ALITY S.FINE (Super Fine) FINE STD . (Standard) ECON.
RECORD MODE MENUS - 50 - T o Displa y the Recor d Mode Men us T urn the Function dial to , , or . Move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover . • The camera will be turned on and be set to REC mode. • Press the displa y/ENTER button to turn the LCD monitor on if desired.
- 51 - SELECTING IMA GE QU ALITY Select the image quality bef ore recording the image. This digital camera supports four image quality modes, super-fine (S .FINE), fine (FINE), standard (STD .), and economy (ECON.). Image quality is related to the rate of compression of the image.
SELECTING IMA GE QU ALITY - 52 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The currently set image quality will be highlighted. Press the or button to highlight desired image quality . • The image quality will change as f ollows: S .FINE FINE STD . ECON.
SELECTING IMA GE QU ALITY - 53 - Image quality ma y be changed while the capacity of compact flash card remains. One compact flash card ma y contain images of various image qualities. The image quality setting is maintained when the camera is turned off.
SELECTING IMA GE SIZE - 54 - Select the image size bef ore recording the image. The image size is a factor in deter- mining how man y images fit onto a compact flash card. There are two image size options; FULL and HALF . Image Size Number of Pixels taken (H x V) FULL 1792 x 1200 HALF 800 x 600 In Record mode, press the MENU button.
SELECTING IMA GE SIZE - 55 - Press the or button to highlight desired image size . • The image quality will change as f ollows: FULL HALF Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The image size y ou hav e highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera.
FILE SIZE - 56 - The file size of the image is determined by the selected Image Quality and Image Size . There are f our Image Quality (Rate of compression) options; Super Fine (1:1), Fine (1:5), Standard (1:13), and Economy (1:26). See page 51. There are two options f or Image Size; FULL (1792 x 1200 pixels) and HALF (800 x 600 pixels) .
- 57 - CARD CAP A CITY The number of images that can fit on a compact flash card is determined by the size of the card (such as 8MB, 16MB , 32MB or 64MB) and the file size of the images . The actual file size will be determined by the scene. Some images will be able to com- press fur ther than others.
SELECTING WHITE B ALANCE - 58 - White Balance is the camera’ s ability to mak e diff erent types of lighting appear neutral. The eff ect is similar to selecting daylight film or tungsten film. The default white balance setting is A UT O . AU T O : The A UT O setting will detect the type of light and adjust the white balance accordingly .
SELECTING WHITE B ALANCE - 59 - Press the or button to highlight the desired white balance setting. • The white-balance will change as f ollows: AU T O Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The white-balance you ha v e highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera.
SELECTING SHARPNESS - 60 - There are three shar pness options; HARD , NORMAL, and SOFT . HARD: This option increases the shar pness of the image to be taken. NORMAL: No additional shar pening will be done. SOFT : This option creates a soft-f ocus eff ect.
SELECTING SHARPNESS - 61 - Press the or button to highlight desired sharpness. • The shar pness will change as f ollows: HARD NORMAL Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The shar pness you ha v e highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera.
CHANGING ISO SENSITIVITY (GAIN UP MODE) - 62 - The CCD used in this camera has a sensitivity of ISO 85 equiv alent when shipped from the f actor y . By setting this camera to the Gain Up mode, it ma y be set to ISO 340 equivalent. This will improv e camera v ersatility by allo wing you use it in dark, indoor locations.
CHANGING ISO SENSITIVITY (GAIN UP MODE) - 63 - Press the or button to highlight the desired ISO sensitivity . • The ISO sensitivity will change as f ollows: HIGH NORMAL Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The ISO sensitivity you ha v e highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera.
- 64 - PLA YING B A CK IMA GES (PLA Y MODE).
- 65 - PLA Y MODE SCREENS Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Single-frame Pla y Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Inde x Play 123 456 789 PLA Y 13 / 25 X3.
SINGLE-FRAME PLA Y - 66 - Press the or button to scroll thr ough the ima ges. • The button scrolls f orw ard, the button scrolls backw ard. Move the lens co ver slide to , then press and hold the display / ENTER button about 1 second. • After a shor t wait, the last image recorded is displa yed on the LCD monitor .
- 67 - INDEX PLA Y In single-frame Play mode, turn the Function dial to . • The LCD monitor changes from single-frame pla y to index pla y . The monitor is divided into a nine-image inde x. • The white border appears around the image displa yed bef ore the function dial is set to .
INDEX PLA Y - CONT’D - 68 - T urn the Function dial to . • The LCD monitor changes from inde x play to single-frame pla y . • The image enclosed in the white border appears on the LCD monitor . 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PLA Y 15 / 25 X1.0 T o T urn Off The Camera in PLA Y Mode Press the display / ENTER button.
- 69 - DIGIT AL MA GNIFICA TION [PLA Y MODE] Continued on Ne xt P age In single-frame Play mode, press the digital magnification b utton. • The currently set magnification appears in the upper-right cor ner of the LCD monitor (see page 65). Press the or button until the desired magnification is display ed in the LCD monitor .
DIGIT AL MA GNIFICA TION [PLA Y MODE] - CONT’D - 70 - Press the digital magnification button. • If you w ant to change the magnification, repeat steps 2 and 3. • The digital magnification will return to X1.0 when you turn the camera off and back on again.
- 71 - A UT O-PLA Y (SLIDE SHO W) The images can be pla yed bac k like an automatic slide sho w . A uto-Play (Slide sho w) Screen (LCD monitor) 4 / 25 In PLA Y mode, turn the Function dial to . Press the MENU button. • The A uto-Play (Slide sho w) menus will appear .
A UT O-PLA Y (SLIDE SHO W) - CONT’D - 72 - Press the or button to highlight “ST ART”. Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A uto-Play will start according to the INTER V AL and the DIRECTION settings in the A uto-Play (Slide sho w) menus .
A UT O-PLA Y (SLIDE SHOW) - CONT’D - 73 - T o Stop A uto-Play (Slide sho w) While performing A uto-Play (Slide show), press the MENU button. • The A uto-Play (Slide sho w) menus will appear . Press the or button to highlight “EXIT”. Press the display/ENTER b utton.
A UT O-PLA Y (SLIDE SHO W) - CONT’D - 74 - T o Change Auto-Pla y (Slide show) Settings Check that the Function dial is set to , press the MENU button. • The A uto-Play (Slide sho w) menus will appear . Press the or button to highlight “INTER V AL ”.
A UT O-PLA Y (SLIDE SHOW) - CONT’D - 75 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The inter val time y ou ha ve highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera. Press the or button to highlight “DIRECTION”. Press the display/ENTER b utton.
A UT O-PLA Y (SLIDE SHO W) - CONT’D - 76 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The direction you ha v e highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera.
- 77 - DELETING IMA GES (PLA Y MODE).
DELETING A SINGLE IMA GE - 78 - Delete a single, unprotected image from the compact flash card in the camera. As a deleted image cannot be recov ered, care is required when deleting images. Impor tant images can be lock ed (write-protected) to prev ent accidental deletion (see page 81).
DELETING A SINGLE IMA GE - 79 - Press the or button until the desired image appears in the LCD monitor . • The button scrolls f orw ard, the button scrolls backw ard. Press the or button to highlight “YES”. • T o cancel the delete operation, select (highlight) “NO”.
DELETING A SINGLE IMA GE - CONT’D - 80 - Repeat to if y ou have other images to be deleted. If you w ant to delete all of the images e xcept the lock ed (write-protected) ones, select “DELETE ALL ” in the Pla y mode menus . See page 86 for details.
- 81 - LOCKING (PR O TECTING) IMA GES Impor tant images can be lock ed (write-protected) to guard them from accidental dele- tion. Locked (protected) images cannot be remo v ed from the CF card in the camera by using the Delete function.
LOCKING (PR O TECTING) IMA GES - CONT’D - 82 - Press the or button until the desired image appears in the LCD monitor . • The button scrolls f orw ard, the button scrolls backw ard. Repeat to for an y other images to be locked (write- protected). Press the exposure- compensation/lock b utton.
LOCKING (PRO TECTING) IMA GES - CONT’D - 83 - UNLOCKING (UNPRO TECTING) IMA GES Display the ima ges for whic h lock (write-pr otect) is to be cleared with steps to on pages 81 - 82. Press the exposure- compensation/lock b utton. • This clears lock (write-protect) f or the displa yed image .
- 84 - PLA Y MODE MENUS.
- 85 - PLA Y MODE MENUS The Pla y Mode Menus allow y ou to lock (write-protect)/unloc k (unprotect) all images, delete all images and select the printing method (DPOF).
DELETING ALL IMA GES - 86 - Delete all recorded images from the compact flash card in the camera. As a deleted image cannot be recov ered, care is required when deleting images. Impor tant images can be lock ed (write-protected) to prev ent accidental deletion (see page 81).
DELETING ALL IMA GES - 87 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A confirmation screen will appear. Press the or button to highlight “YES”. • T o cancel this operation, select (highlight) “NO”. Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The LCD monitor will return to the PLA Y mode menus after the images are deleted.
LOCKING (PR O TECTING) ALL IMA GES - 88 - This function locks (protects) all captured images . Stored images that are locked (pro- tected) using this function cannot be deleted either the single image delete function or the all-image delete function.
LOCKING (PRO TECTING) ALL IMA GES - 89 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A confirmation screen will appear. Press the or button to highlight “YES”.
UNLOCKING (UNPR O TECTING) ALL IMA GES - 90 - This function unlocks (unprotects) all loc ked (write-protected) images. In PLA Y mode, turn the Function dial to , or . Press the MENU button. • The Pla y mode menus will appear . Press the or button to highlight “UNLOCK ALL ”.
UNLOCKING (UNPRO TECTING) ALL IMA GES - 91 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A confirmation screen will appear. Press the or button to highlight “YES”. • T o cancel this operation, select (highlight) “NO”. Press the display/ENTER b utton.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF™) - 92 - This camera suppor ts DPOF™ so that you can select the images you w ant to print and the pr inting mode to be used. The DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is jointly dev eloped b y Eastman K odak Company , Canon Inc.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - 93 - Press the or button to highlight “PRINT”. Press the display/ENTER b utton. Press the or button to highlight the desired print type. • The print type will change as follo ws: INDEX STD Continued on Ne xt P age STD (Standard): Prints the selected images nor mally .
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D - 94 - SELECTING THE IMA GES T O BE PRINTED Select the Print T ype accor ding to the steps to on pages 92 - 93. Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The Print order menu will appear . Press the or button to highlight “SET ORDER” and press the display/ENTER b utton.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D - 95 - Press the or button to move the cur sor under the thumbnail to be printed, then press the display/ENTER b utton. • A border appears around the selected thumbnail. • Pressing the displa y/ENTER button again disappears a border to cancel the selection.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D - 96 - PRINTING ALL IMA GES Select the Print T ype accor ding to the steps to on pages 92 - 93. Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The Print order menu will appear . Press the or button to highlight “PRINT ALL ”.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D - 97 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A confirmation screen will appear. Press the or button to highlight “YES” and press the display/ENTER b utton. • The print order (pr int all images) will be confirmed and the LCD monitor will retur n to the print order menu.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D - 98 - CANCELING ALL IMA GES Select the Print T ype accor ding to the steps to on pages 92 - 93. Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The Print order menu will appear . Press the or button to highlight “CANCEL ALL ”.
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D - 99 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A confirmation screen will appear. Press the or button to highlight “YES” and press the display/ENTER b utton. • The print order cancel will be confir med and the LCD monitor will return to the pr int order menu.
- 100 - SETUP MODE.
- 101 - SETUP MODE MENUS The SETUP Mode Menus allow y ou to initialise a CF card and to set the brightness of the LCD monitor , time that an A uto P o wer Off f eature will activ ate, date, and time .
SETUP MODE MENUS - CONT’D - 102 - T o Displa y the Setup Mode Menus T urn the Function dial to SETUP . Move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover . Or , mo ve the lens cover slide to , then press and hold the display / ENTER button for about 1 second.
- 103 - SETTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONIT OR Set the brightness of the LCD monitor . This setting is applicable f or both REC mode and PLA Y mode. T urn the Function dial to SETUP . Move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover . Or , mo ve the lens cover slide to , then press and hold the display / ENTER button for about 1 second.
SETTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONIT OR - 104 - Press the or button to highlight the desired brightness. • The brightness will change as follo ws: BRIGHT NORMAL D ARK Press the display/ENTER b utton. • The brightness of the LCD monitor you hav e highlighted at the pre vious step will be selected and set to the camera.
- 105 - FORMA TTING A COMP A CT FLASH CARD F or matting a compact flash card remov es all protected and unprotected images from the card. The standard accessor y card is pre-f or matted. Compact flash cards purchased sepa- rately ma y need f ormatting.
FORMA TTING A COMP A CT FLASH CARD - CONT’D - 106 - Press the display/ENTER b utton. • A confirmation screen will appear. Press the or button to highlight “YES”. • T o cancel this operation, select (highlight) “NO”. Press the display/ENTER b utton.
- 107 - SETTING THE A UT O PO WER-OFF TIME Set the A uto power-off time - time that an A uto po wer-off f eature will activate . If no action is taken (no b uttons are pressed) during the period you hav e set, the camera pow er will be turned off automatically .
SETTING THE A UT O PO WER-OFF TIME - CONT’D - 108 - Press the or button to highlight desired time. • The auto power-off time will change as f ollows: 30MIN (30 minutes) 10MIN (10 minutes) 5MIN (5 minutes) Press the display/ENTER b utton.
- 109 - SETTING THE D A TE/TIME This camera records the date and time an image was captured. F or your ref erence , set the date and time accurately . T urn the Function dial to SETUP . Move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover . Or , mo ve the lens cover slide to , then press and hold the display / ENTER button about 1 second.
SETTING THE D A TE/TIME - CONT’D - 110 - Press the or button to highlight the desired style. • The style (the order of year , month, and day) will change as f ollows: YYYY/MM/DD (Y ear - Month - Day) MM/DD/YYYY (Month - Day - Y ear) DD/MM/YYYY (Day - Month - Y ear) <Date and Time setting screen> Press the display/ENTER b utton.
SETTING THE DA TE/TIME - CONT’D - 111 - Press the display/ENTER b utton as many times as required to highlight the value to be changed. • Press the displa y/ENTER button repeatedly to mov e the highlight to Y ear Month Da y Hour Minute. Press the or button to change the value.
SETTING THE D A TE/TIME - CONT’D - 112 - When the Minute v alue has been changed, press the display/ENTER b utton. • The internal clock begins operation and the LCD monitor will return to the Setup mode menus.
SETTING THE DA TE/TIME - CONT’D - 113 - When the D A TE (Y ear , Month, Da y , and their Order) do not need to be changed, highlight “TIME” at the step 3 and press the displa y/ENTER button. The value f or “Hour” will be highlighted. The f ollowing operations are as same as those from step 8.
RETURNING T O THE DEF A UL T SETTINGS - 114 - Default setting Image Quality (P . 51) STD . (Standard) Image Size (P . 54) FULL White Balance (P . 58) AU T O Shar pness (P . 60) NORMAL ISO (P . 62) NORMAL INTER V AL (A uto-Pla y , P . 74) 3 seconds DIRECTION (A uto-Pla y , P .
RETURNING T O THE DEF A UL T SETTINGS - 115 - T urn the Function dial to SETUP . Move the lens co ver slide to to open the lens cover . Or , mo ve the lens cover slide to , then press and hold the display / ENTER button for about 1 second. • The Setup mode menus will appear .
VIDEO OUT - 116 - It is possible to vie w images in the camera on y our tele vision. This camera has a video out terminal which allows you to connect the camera to y our tele vision using the video cable . T urn off the television and the camera. Insert the mini plug end of the video cable into the camera’ s video out terminal.
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TR OUBLESHOO TING - 118 - Prob lem Cause Solution The camera will not tak e a picture. The camera is off . Mov e the lens cov er slide to . When the camera is in PLA Y mode, press the displa y/ENTER button to e xit PLA Y mode, then mov e the lens cov er slide to .
TROUBLESHOO TING - 119 - Prob lem Cause Solution No image appears on the LCD monitor . The camera is not turned on. Mov e the lens cov er slide to , then press and hold the displa y/ENTER button about 1 second. The camera is not in PLA Y mode. The batteries are e xhausted.
TR OUBLESHOO TING - CONT’D - 120 - Prob lem Cause Solution Using flash, the picture is too dark. The subject is bey ond the flash range. Be aw are of the flash range of y our camera, listed on page 34. The flash is not charged. The orange flash lamp blinks when the shutter- release button is pressed par twa y down while the flash is charging.
TROUBLESHOO TING - CONT’D - 121 - Prob lem Cause Solution The camera will not function normally . Remov e the batteries after opening the card slot/batter y- chamber cov er on the bottom plate of the camera body and reinser t them.
CARE AND ST ORA GE - 122 - Operating T emperatures and Conditions • This camer a has been designed for use from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Ne v er leav e the camera where it ma y be subjected to e xtreme temperatures , such as the glov e compar tment of a car .
CARE AND ST ORA GE - 123 - Safety and Handling f or Compact Flash Cards • Read and follo w the instructions that accompanied the compact flash card. • The follo wing may cause data loss or damage: - Improper use of card. - Static electrical discharge near card or electr ic noise.
CARE AND ST ORA GE - CONT’D - 124 - Cleaning • If the camer a or lens is dir ty , gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dr y cloth. If the camera or lens comes in contact with sand, gently blo w aw ay loose particles, wiping ma y scratch the surf ace.
- 125 - TECHNICAL DET AILS Continued on Ne xt P age Camera T ype Fix ed focal length, remo v able recording media type digital camera with LCD monitor , built-in flash CCD 1/1.75 inch-type inter line CCD T otal number of pix els: Approx. 2,300,000 pixels Number of eff ective pix els: Approx.
TECHNICAL DET AILS - CONT’D - 126 - Exposure Control Programmed AE Metering: Center weighted TTL metering by CCD Metering range: EV 5 to 16 Shutter speed: 1/500 sec. - 2 sec., Mechanical shutter control Exposure compensation: Up to ±2EV in 1/2 EV increments ISO sensitivity: approx.
TECHNICAL DET AILS - CONT’D - 127 - Interface USB (Universal Serial Bus) Video output: NTSC or P AL composite video signal P o wer source P o wer: AA-siz ed alkaline battery x 4 (AA-sized Ni-Cd or AA-sized Ni-MH batteries are also av ailab le). External power : AC adapter (a DC terminal is provided on the camera body .
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