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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Thank you for purchasing this Minolta digital camera. Please take the time to read Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new camera. Check the packing list before using this product. If any items are missing, immediately WARNING contact your camera dealer. Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat, or explode whi
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immediately if an object is swallowed. • The camera temperature rises with extended periods of use. Care should be taken to • Store this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children not to harm avoid burns. them with the product or parts. • Burns may result if the memory card or batteries are removed immediately after extended • Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes. It may damage eyesight. periods of use. Turn the camera off and wait for it to cool. • Do not fire th
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Basic recording operation........................................................................................................25 TABLE OF CONTENTS Focus lock ...............................................................................................................................26 The basic operation of this camera is covered between pages 15 and 42. This section of Focus range...............................................................................................................
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Automatic white balance.............................................................................................60 Shutter FX ...............................................................................................................................89 Preset white balance ..................................................................................................60 Volume ...............................................................................................................
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Flash mode/Magnification button (p. 30, 41) CAMERA BODY * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these Drive-mode button (p. 32) surfaces clean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual Exposure-compensation button (p. 50) (p. 107). Mode dial (main switch) Shutter-release button Viewfinder* (p. 12) Digital-subject-program button (p. 28) Data panel (p. 13) Viewfinder window* Microphone LCD monitor* (p. 14) Controller Speak
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DATA PANEL VIEWFINDER Digital-subject-program indicators (p. 28) White-balance indicator (p. 60) Focus lamp Manual-focus indicator (p. 59) (green) Camera-sensitivity indicator (p. 62) Digital-subject-program icons (p. 28) Spot-metering indicator (p. 63) Flash lamp (orange) Flash-mode indicators (p. 30) Focus frame Image-size display (p. 44) Because the optical viewfinder and the lens are slightly separated, the image seen Image-quality display (p. 44) through one is not exactly the same as the
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LCD MONITOR DISPLAY GETTING UP AND RUNNING ATTACHING THE NECK STRAP AND LENS CAP Attach the small strap to the lens cap by passing one of the 2 small loops through the eyelet on the cap (1) and then passing the other loop through the first loop (2) and 1 tightening. Attach the camera strap to the strap eyelets as shown. Make sure the neck strap passes through the loop of the lens- cap strap. Always keep the camera strap 3 4 around your neck in the event that you drop the camera. a. Voice memo in
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CHANGING BATTERIES BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR This digital camera uses four AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. Ni-MH batteries are This camera is equipped with an automatic battery-condition indicator. When the camera recommended because of longer life. When using Ni-MH batteries, fully recharge them is on, the battery-condition indicator appears on the data panel and monitor. The monitor with a battery charger suitable for complex electronic equipment. Please consult your icon will change fr
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EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEPARATELY) Always turn off the camera and confirm the access lamp is not lit before inserting or removing a CompactFlash card, otherwise the card may be The AC Adapter allows the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet. damaged, and data lost. The AC Adapter is recommended when the camera is interfaced with a computer or during periods of heavy use. AC Adapter model AC-1L is for use in North America, Japan, 1 2 3 and Taiwan; AC-2L is for use in all
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SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Use the right key to highlight the custom 2 tab After initially inserting a memory card and batteries, the camera’s clock and calendar at the top of the menu. Setup must be set. When images are recorded, the image data is saved with the date and time Basic Custom1 Custom2 of recording. Depending on the region, the menu language may also have to be set. To Use the down key to highlight the date/time-set Reset default – change the language, see the camera notes on the fol
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SETTING THE CAMERA TO RECORD IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY AUTO-RECORDING MODE Turn the mode dial to automatic recording (1); all camera operations are now fully automatic. The autofocus, BASIC OPERATION exposure, and imaging systems will work together to bring beautiful results effortlessly. This section covers the basic operation of this camera. Thoroughly familiarize yourself with the operations in this section before moving on to the other sections in the manual. While many of the camera’s systems in
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HANDLING THE CAMERA BASIC RECORDING OPERATION While using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, grip the camera firmly with your right hand while supporting the body with With the mode dial set to auto recording, the camera will be on and the your left hand. Keep your elbows at your side and your feet LCD monitor will activate. shoulder-width apart to hold the camera steadily. Place the subject within the focus frame. When taking vertical pictures, hold the camera so that the • The focus-lock function
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FOCUS LOCK FOCUS SIGNALS The focus-lock function is used when the subject is off-center and outside the focus This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus icon in the frame. Focus lock may also be used when a special focusing situation prevents the lower right corner of the LCD monitor and the green focus lamp next to the viewfinder camera from focusing on the subject. This function is controlled with the shutter-release indicate the focus status. button. Focus icon:
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PORTRAIT - optimized to reproduce soft skin tones and a slight DIGITAL-SUBJECT-PROGRAM BUTTON defocusing of the background. The flash mode can be changed The digital-subject-program button (1) optimizes (p. 30). Most portraits look best at a telephoto setting; longer the camera’s exposure, white-balance, and image- focal lengths do not exaggerate facial features and the shallower processing systems for various conditions and depth of field softens the background. 1 subjects. Pressing the subjec
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FLASH MODES FLASH RANGE - AUTO-RECORDING MODE To set the flash mode, simply press the flash mode The camera will automatically control the flash output. For well-exposed images, the button (1) on the back of the camera until the desired subject must be within the flash range. Because of the optical system, the flash range is mode is displayed. not the same at the lens’ wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. Wide-angle position 0.5m ~ 3.5m (1.6 ft. ~ 11.5 ft.) Autoflash - the fla
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DRIVE MODES SELF-TIMER The drive modes control the rate and method images are Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately captured. Icons indicating the selected drive mode appear on ten seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. The self-timer is set with the the data panel and LCD monitor. drive-mode button (p. 32). 1 To change the drive mode, simply press the drive-mode With the camera on a tripod, compose the picture as described
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REMOTE CONTROL (SOLD SEPARATELY) CONTINUOUS ADVANCE The IR Remote Control RC-3 allows remote camera operation up to 5m (16 ft.) away. The The continuous-advance drive mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding down the shutter-release button. Continuous advance acts like a motor drive on remote control unit can be used in movie recording (p. 68). a film camera. The number of images that can be captured at one time and the rate of capture depend on the image-quality and image-siz
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BRACKETING DISPLAY BUTTON - RECORDING MODE This drive mode makes a three-image bracket of a scene. Bracketing is a method of The display button controls the LCD monitor display. The display cycles to the next taking a series of images of a static subject in which each image has a slight variation in position each time the button is pressed: standard display, focus frame only, real-time exposure. The bracketing mode is set with the drive-mode button (p. 32). Brackets histogram, live image only, a
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To view the histogram of the displayed still image, press the up key. The PLAYBACK - BASIC OPERATION histogram shows the luminance distribution of the image from black (left) to white (right). The 224 vertical lines indicates the relative proportion of that light Images can be viewed in the Quick View or playback modes. This section covers the value in the image. The histogram can be used to evaluate exposure, but basic operations in both modes. The playback mode has additional functions, see pa
