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KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
© 2005 Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc. under the Berne
Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.
9979-2801-50/12984 Printed in Germany
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Thank you for purchasing this product. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual Lithium-ion batteries so you can enjoy all the features of your new digital camera. This camera operates on a small, but powerful lithium-ion battery. Misuse or abuse of the lithium- ion battery can cause damage or injury through fire, electric shock, or chemical leakage. Read and Check the packing list before using this product. If any items are missing, i
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• Do not use these products near inflammable gases or liquids such as gasoline, benzine, or paint GENERAL WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS thinner. Do not use inflammable products such as alcohol, benzine, or paint thinner to clean these Read and understand the following warnings and cautions for safe use of the digital camera and its products. The use of inflammable cleaners and solvents may cause an explosion or fire. accessories. • When unplugging the AC adapter or cradle, do not pull on the power cord
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CAUTION The following marks may be found on the product: • Do not use or store these products in a hot or humid environment such as the glove compartment or trunk of a car. It may damage the camera, cradle, and battery which may result in burns or This mark on your camera certifies that this camera meets the requirements of the injuries caused by heat, fire, explosion, or leaking battery fluid. EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations. CE • If the battery is leak
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Special focusing situations .....................................................................................................27 Flash modes............................................................................................................................28 Flash range - Automatic operation .........................................................................................29 The getting up and running section covers how to prepare the camera for use. It contai
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Date imprinting........................................................................................................................56 Viewing images on a television ...............................................................................................81 Custom key function ...............................................................................................................57 Transfer mode .....................................................................................
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** Appears during operation. NAMES OF PARTS Anti-Shake-on indicator (p. 47)** * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfaces LCD monitor* clean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual (p. 106). Indicator lamp** Zoom lever (p. 24) Mode button (p. 33) Main switch (p. 21) Shutter-release button Flash* (p. 28) Display button (p. 30, 34) Recording-mode switch (p. 23) Microphone Strap eyelet (p. 14) Self-timer lamp (p
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CHARGING THE BATTERY GETTING UP AND RUNNING Before the camera can be used, the lithium-ion battery must be charged. Before charging the bat- ATTACHING THE STRAP tery, read the safety warnings on page 3 of this manual. Battery can be charged with or without the Always keep the strap around your wrist in the event camera; see page 17 for charging the battery in the camera. Only recharge the battery with the sup- 1 plied cradle. The battery should be recharged before each shooting session. See page
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INSERTING THE BATTERY CHARGING THE BATTERY IN THE CAMERA This digital camera uses one NP-1 lithium-ion battery. Before using the battery, read the safety Battery can be charged without removing it from the camera. warnings on page 3 of this manual. When replacing the battery, the camera should be turned off (p. 21). 1. Insert the battery to the camera (p. 16). 2. Plug the power cord into the cradle and a live household outlet (p. 15). 1 3 2 3. Turn the camera off and place it in the cradle with
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BATTERY-CONDITION INDICATOR AC ADAPTER (SOLD SEPARATELY) This camera is equipped with an automatic battery-condition indicator displayed on the LCD moni- tor. The indicator changes from white to red when battery power is low. Always turn off the camera before changing between power supplies. Full-battery indicator - the battery is fully charged. This indicator is displayed The AC adapter AC-4 or AC-5 allows the camera to be powered from a when the camera is on. household outlet. The AC adapter
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INSTALLING AND REMOVING A MEMORY CARD TURNING THE CAMERA ON An SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard must be inserted for the camera to operate. If a card has To turn the camera on, press the main switch. When the camera is not been inserted, a no-card warning is displayed on the monitor. For more about memory cards, initially turned on, the date and time need to be set, see the fol- see page 108. lowing page. Press the main switch again to turn off the camera. Always store Always turn off the camera
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SETTING THE DATE AND TIME RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERATION After initially inserting a memory card and a battery, the This section covers basic recording operation. To prepare the camera for use, read pages 14 camera’s clock and calendar must be set. When images are through 22. recorded, the image data is saved with the date and time of recording. HANDLING THE CAMERA If the clock and calendar have not been set, a message may While using the LCD monitor, grip the camera firmly with your 1 be disp
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LCD MONITOR DISPLAY BASIC RECORDING OPERATION Place the subject anywhere within the focus frame. Make sure the Recording mode Flash modes (p. 28) subject is within the focus range of the lens (p. 26). For very close subjects, use the Super Macro function (p. 31). Image size (p. 44) Image quality (p. 44) Battery-condition indicator (p. 18) Camera-shake warning (p. 30) Anti-Shake indicator (p. 47) Drive mode (p. 40) Press the shutter-release button partway down to lock the focus Frame counter and
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FOCUS LOCK FOCUS SIGNALS The focus-lock function is used when you want to compose the image with the subject off-center This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus signal in the lower right and outside the focus frame. Focus lock may also be used when a special focusing situation pre- corner of the LCD monitor indicates the focus status. The shutter can be released regardless if the vents the camera from focusing on the subject. This function is controlled with the s
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Flash cancel - the flash will not fire. Use flash cancel when flash pho- FLASH MODES tography is prohibited, natural light is desired to illuminate the subject, The flash can be used when taking still images. To or the subject is beyond the flash range. The camera-shake warning select the flash mode, press the flash button (1) on the may appear when flash cancel is selected (p. 30). back of the camera until the desired mode is displayed. The active flash mode is displayed in the top left corner
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DISPLAY BUTTON - RECORDING MODE DIGITAL SUBJECT PROGRAMS The display button controls the LCD monitor display. The display switches between full display and Digital subject programs optimize the camera’s exposure, live image only each time the button is pressed. If auto reset (p. 76) is active, the display resets to white-balance, and image-processing systems for specif- full when the camera is turned off. If the display button is pressed and held, Hibright LCD activates, ic conditions and subjec
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Sunset - optimized to reproduce rich, warm sunsets. When the sun is above the horizon, do not PLAYBACK - BASIC OPERATION point the camera toward the sun for prolonged periods of time. The intensity of the sun could dam- age the CCD. Between exposures, turn off the camera. Images can be viewed in the playback mode. The playback mode has additional functions, see page 61. Playback can also be used with the camera in the cradle, see page 36. Night View - for landscapes at twilight or night. The use
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ROTATING IMAGES ENLARGED PLAYBACK Press the down key of the controller (1) to rotate the dis- In single-frame playback, a still image can be enlarged played image 90° left , 90° right, and horizontally. The by up to 6X. image is displayed in the selected orientation until changed. With the image to be magnified displayed, press the right side of the zoom lever (T) to activate the enlarged playback mode. The degree of magnification is dis- played on the LCD monitor. 1 Press the right side of the
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INDEX PLAYBACK RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION To view the recorded images in a 6-frame index, press the left side of the zoom lever (W). MOVIE RECORDING 1 This camera can record digital video with sound. Simply In index playback, the left/right and up/down keys of the slide the recording-mode switch to the movie/audio controller move the yellow border around the index recording position (1). The frame counter shows the total thumbnails. When the image is highlighted with the bor- recording time
