Minolta DIMAGE 7HI - SOFTWARE, Instruction Manual

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Page 3: ...ration The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System Pentium is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation Microdrive is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation QuickTime is a trademark used under license Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Minolta DiMAGE digi...

Page 4: ...ies to fire high temperatures water or moisture Do not attempt to short or disassemble batteries Do not store batteries near or in metallic products Do not mix batteries of different types brands ages or charge levels Do not charge alkaline batteries When recharging rechargeable batteries only use the recommended charger Do not use leaking batteries If fluid from the batteries enters your eye imme...

Page 5: ...ay lead to an accident Do not use the monitor while operating a vehicle or walking It may result in injury or an accident Do not use this product in a humid environment or operate this product with wet hands If liquid enters the product immediately remove the batteries or unplug the AC adapter and discontinue use The continued use of a product exposed to liquids may cause damage or injury through ...

Page 6: ... a large amount of energy which may cause burns Do not apply pressure to the LCD monitor A damaged monitor may cause injury and the liquid from the monitor may cause inflammation If liquid from the monitor makes contact with skin wash the area with fresh water If liquid from the monitor comes in contact with the eyes immediately rinse the eyes with plenty of water and contact a doctor The rim of t...

Page 7: ... 26 Setting the camera to record images automatically 26 EVF and LCD monitor display 26 Basic recording operation 27 Focus lock 28 Automatic monitor amplification 28 Focus signals 29 Special focusing situations 29 Using the built in flash 30 Flash range automatic operation 30 Handling the camera 31 Diopter adjustment 31 Camera shake warning 31 Digital subject program button 32 Basic playback 34 Si...

Page 8: ...sure M 56 Bulb exposures 57 Attaching a remote cord sold separately 57 Drive modes 58 Continuous advance 59 High speed continuous advance 60 UHS continuous advance 61 UHS continuous advance movies 61 Bracketing 62 Notes on bracketing 63 Interval 64 Self timer 66 White balance 67 Automatic white balance 68 Preset white balance 68 Custom white balance 68 Camera sensitivity ISO 70 Flash range and cam...

Page 9: ... Remote flash 90 Wireless Remote camera and flash ranges 92 Notes on wireless remote flash 93 Flash control 94 Magnification button and electronic magnification 95 Spot AF AEL 96 Data imprinting 97 Color mode 98 About Adobe RGB 99 Sharpness 99 Instant playback 100 Voice memo 101 Movie recording 102 Navigating the movie menu 104 Pro auto button 105 Playback mode menu 106 Navigating the playback mod...

Page 10: ...auto display function 128 Setting the date and time 128 Setting the date format 128 Video output 129 Auto power save 129 Memory recall 129 Control dial M 130 Manual shift 130 Bracketing 131 Color profile 131 Delete confirmation 131 Data transfer mode 132 System requirements 132 Connecting the camera to a computer 133 Changing the memory card data transfer mode 135 Connecting to Windows 98 98 secon...

Page 11: ...e requirements of the EU European Union concerning interference causing equipment regulations CE stands for Conformité Européenne European Conformity Digital Camera Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must ...

Page 12: ...43 Focal length index Zooming ring1 Lens Card slot door p 22 The USB port is located behind the card slot door Self timer lamp p 66 Built in flash p 30 Digital subject program button p 32 Strap eyelet p 18 1 The focal length scale on the zooming ring is given in 35mm focal length equivalents The DiMAGE Viewer software supplied with the camera can display the actual focal length used to capture the...

Page 13: ...troller DC AV out terminal cover Spot AE lock but ton p 43 Battery chamber lock p 20 Eyepiece sensors p 40 Magnification button Remote control terminal cover p 57 Access lamp QV Delete button p 34 Dial release Main switch Mode dial Playback mode p 34 Recording mode p 26 Movie mode p 102 Setup mode p 118 Data transfer mode p 132 Speaker ...

Page 14: ... 43 Digital effects switch Diopter adjustment dial p 31 Tripod socket Memory p 50 Metering modes p 51 Exposure modes p 52 Drive modes p 58 White balance p 67 Camera sensitivity p 70 Digital effects button Function dial p 48 Digital effects Controller p 73 Flash sync terminal p 72 ...

Page 15: ... Digital subject program icons p 32 Drive mode indicators p 58 Frame counter p 84 Located on the top of the camera body the data panel shows the status of the camera All icons have been shown for clarity The frame counter cannot exceed 999 When the number of record able images exceeds this 999 will be displayed The frame counter will continue to count down when the number of recordable images fall...

Page 16: ...2 13 Metering mode indicator p 51 14 Shutter speed display 23 Manual focus indicator p 43 18 Macro mode indicator p 47 22 Drive mode indicator p 58 19 Focus signal p 29 21 Frame counter p 84 27 Digital zoom display p 46 26 Image size display p 84 25 Image quality indicator p 85 24 Battery condition indicator p 21 4 Mode indicator 3 Flash signal p 30 A Focus frame B Spot metering area p 51 C AF sen...

Page 17: ...ance distribution of the recorded image from black left to white right Each one of the 256 vertical lines indicates the relative proportion of that light value in the image The histogram can be used to evaluate exposure and contrast but displays no color information MONITOR DISPLAY QUICK VIEW PLAYBACK MODE Date of capture Frame number total number of images Lock indicator p 111 Print indicator p 1...

Page 18: ...ng your thumb and index finger pinch the inside or outside tabs of the lens cap to remove When the camera is not in use always replace the lens cap Attach the camera strap to the strap eyelets as shown Always keep the camera strap around your neck in the event that you drop the camera The neck strap is made with leather Water may stain the strap When the strap is wet or in contact with light color...

Page 19: ...ntation To detach the lens hood turn it 90 counterclockwise and remove The lens hood can be reverse mounted when the camera is not is use With one of the large petals to the top slide the hood onto the end of the lens Turn it 90 clockwise until it it clicks into place The lens hood can be attached or removed with the lens cap on the camera To detach the lens hood turn it 90 counter clockwise and r...

Page 20: ...four AA size nickel metal hydride Ni MH batteries When using new Ni MH batteries fully charge them before their initial use When replacing batteries check that the mode dial is in the off posi tion Close the battery chamber door and slide the lock lever to the close position Although alkaline batteries can be used with this product their performance will be limited Only use alkaline batteries for ...

Page 21: ...POWER SAVE To conserve battery power the camera will turn off displays and unnecessary functions if an opera tion is not made within a certain period The LCD monitor will turn off after thirty seconds and the EVF and data panel turn off after one minute To restore the displays press the shutter release but ton partway down or press the display information button The length of the auto power save p...

Page 22: ...y holder and charger are also available separately Insert the mini plug of the AC adapter or battery pack into the DC terminal 2 Insert the AC adapter plug into an electrical outlet Remove the DC terminal cover from the left 1 The cover is attached to the body to prevent loss A memory card must be inserted for the camera to operate If a card has not been inserted a no card warning will be displaye...

Page 23: ...d slot door If the card not recognized message appears the inserted card in the camera may need to be format ted A memory card used in another camera may have to be formatted before being used If the unable to use card message appears the card is not compatible with the camera and should not be formatted A card can be formatted in the basic section of the playback menu p 106 When a card is formatt...

Page 24: ...anguage see the camera notes on the following page Turn the mode dial on the top of the camera to the setup position The camera will turn on and the setup menu will be displayed The central button of the con troller selects menu options and sets adjustments Setup Basic Adv 1 Adv 2 LCDbrightness EVFbrightness Audio signals Shutter FX Volume 3 3 1 1 2 Language English Cust Navigating the menu is sim...

Page 25: ...ced 2 section Date Time setting screen Use the up and down keys to adjust the item For customers in certain areas the menu language must also be set Highlight the language option in the basic section of the setup menu Press the right key to display the language set tings Using the up down keys highlight the desired language Press the central button to set the highlighted language the setup menu wi...

Page 26: ...t the programmed and automatic functions All camera operations are now fully automatic The autofocus expo sure and imaging systems will work together to bring professional results effortlessly Metering mode indicator p 51 Shutter speed display Aperture display Drive mode indicator p 58 Focus signal p 29 Frame counter p 15 84 Image size display p 84 Image quality indicator p 85 Mode indicator Focus...

Page 27: ...osition 1 Use the zoom ing ring to frame the subject 2 The effect of the zoom is imme diately displayed in the viewfinder EVF and LCD monitor Press the shutter release button partway down 3 to lock the focus and exposure The focus signals p 29 on the monitors will confirm that the image is in focus If the focus signal is red the camera was unable to focus on the subject Repeat the previous steps u...

Page 28: ...ate the point of focus Without lifting your finger from the shutter release button recompose the subject within the image area Press the shut ter release button all the way down to take the picture AUTOMATIC MONITOR AMPLIFICATION In extremely low light conditions when the camera sensitivity gain has reached its limit the automatic monitor amplification function will intensify the EVF and LCD monit...

Page 29: ...the image can be recomposed to take the picture The subject in the focus frame is low in contrast The subject is too dark Two subjects at differ ent distances overlap in the focus frame The subject is near a very bright object or area 29 When the AF system cannot focus the focus is set between 5 m and infinity 16 4 ft and When the flash is in use the focus is set between 3 0 m and 3 8 m 9 8 ft and...

Page 30: ...t the telephoto position Wide angle position Telephoto position 0 5m 3 8m 1 6 ft 12 5 ft 0 5m 3 0m 1 6 ft 9 8 ft Flash warning In backlit situations the icon appears to recommend the use of the flash When pressing the shutter release button partway down the white flash icon indicates the flash is ready to fire When pressing the shutter release button partway down the red flash icon indicates the f...

Page 31: ...it to the position desired Always store the camera with finder down against the body If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be hand held safely the camera shake warning will appear on the monitors the shutter can still be released Camera shake is slight blurring caused by subtle hand motion and is more pronounced at the telephoto setting of the lens than at the wide angle ...

Page 32: ... the original exposure mode A pointer will indicate the active subject program The subject program will remain in effect until it is changed Portrait optimized to reproduce warm soft skin tones and a slight defocusing of the background Sports action used to capture fast action by maximizing shutter speeds and tracking subjects with continuous AF Sunset optimized to reproduce rich warm sunsets Nigh...

Page 33: ... to reduce harsh shadows Sports action When using a flash make sure the subject is within the flash range p 30 The flash range can be extended by changing the camera sensitivity p 71 A monopod is more flexible and compact than a tripod when shooting events Sunset When the sun is above the horizon do not point the camera toward the sun for pro longed periods of time The intensity of the sun could d...

Page 34: ... indicator p 114 Image size p 84 Image quality p 85 Time of capture Mode indicator Voice memo indicator p 101 To view the histogram press the up key Shutter speed Aperture value White balance setting p 67 Sensitivity setting p 70 Degree of exposure compensation p 74 Folder name p 140 Folder number image file number Histogram p 17 Images can be viewed in the Quick View or playback modes This sectio...

Page 35: ...s the controller to execute the command on the confirma tion screen The camera will return to playback mode DELETING SINGLE IMAGES Use the left right keys to highlight Yes No will cancel the operation Confirmation screen Delete this frame No Yes When in the Quick view or playback mode use the left right keys of the controller to scroll through the images on the memory card To view the histogram of...

Page 36: ...the border the date of recording voice memo icon the lock and printing status and the frame number of the image are displayed at the bottom of the screen The highlighted image can be deleted using the QV delete button p 35 or an accompa nying audio track can be played by pressing the central button of the controller When the display information button is pressed again the highlighted image will be...

Page 37: ...yed on the monitors 1 Use the up down keys of the controller to adjust the magnifica tion Press the central button of the controller to switch between the zoom and scroll functions The scroll arrows or magnification dis play will turn blue to indicate the active function When the scroll arrows are blue use the four way key to scroll the image Press and hold the four way key to scroll continuous ly...

Page 38: ...e controller to play back the file To cancel the playback press the down key of the con troller VIEWING MOVIES play pause stop 23s Press the controller to pause the movie pressing the controller again will resume the playback PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS Controller Press the central button of the controller to start the audio playback To cancel the playback press the down key Voice memos p 101 are ind...

Page 39: ...into the video and audio input terminal on the television The yellow plug is for the video output and the white plug is for the monaur al audio output Turn the television on Turn the camera s mode dial to the playback position The camera s monitors will not activate when the camera is attached to a television The playback mode display will be visible on the television screen Change the television ...

Page 40: ... on the LCD moni tor Located on the back of the camera the display mode switch and the display information button con trol on which monitor the image is displayed and what information is included in the display The three position switch allows the choice between automatic display and setting the display to the EVF or LCD monitor If battery power is a concern have the eye sensor activate the EVF wh...

Page 41: ...f screens and their formats can be changed in the advanced 1 section of the setup menu p 118 Standard display Focus frame Live image only Real time histogram The real time histogram shows the approximate luminance distribution of the live image This his togram will not be accurate when the monitor image is amplified p 28 56 or the built in or a com patible Minolta flash unit is used The histogram ...

Page 42: ...n the mode is in use Drive mode White balance Metering mode Exposure compensation Flash compensation Focus mode Autofocus area Program p 53 Single frame advance p 58 Auto white balance p 67 Multi segment metering p 51 0 0 p 74 0 0 p 74 Fill or red eye reduction p 88 Single AF p 83 Wide p 44 The flash mode is reset to whichever of the two modes was set last Digital subject program Canceled p 32 Fla...

Page 43: ...ocus is locked by pressing the shutter release button partway down The operation of the spot button can be customized in the advanced 1 section of the recording mode menu p 96 SPOT AE LOCK BUTTON Manual control over focus is simple The focus mode button AF MF 1 switches between automatic and manual focus The MF icon is displayed on the data panel and monitors when the camera is in the manual focus...

Page 44: ...r quick shooting during fast moving events When the focus is locked in single AF mode one of the AF sensors within the wide focus area will briefly indi cate the point of focus The spot focus point gives critical control over focus It can be used to single out an individual subject from a group Wide focus area AF sensor Spot focus point Switching between the wide focus area to the spot focus point...

Page 45: ...ot focus area cross displayed use the controller s four way keys 1 to move the focus point anywhere within the live image Press the shutter release but ton partway down to focus the cross will turn red to confirm focus Pressing the central button of the controller 2 returns the focus point to the center of the image area To return to the wide focus area mode press and hold the button until the wid...

Page 46: ...d time cancels the digital zoom The live image is enlarged on the LCD monitor and is cropped with a shaded border in the EVF X2 0 is displayed in the monitors when the digital zoom is in effect When using the wide focus area p 44 the AF sensor will not appear to indicate the point of focus When an image is taken with the digital zoom the final image size depends on the image size setting on the ca...

Page 47: ... in from the CCD Telephoto 0 25 0 6m 10 24 in from the CCD The zoom ring will be locked at the wide angle position in macro mode At the telephoto position the zoom ring can move slightly to make fine adjustments to image size To return to normal recording mode slide the macro switch towards the rear of the lens Because of the high image magnification hand holding cameras during close up photograph...

Page 48: ...utton in the center of the function dial turn the control dial near the shutter release button to change the mode 2 Release the function button to set the mode Changes are displayed on the monitors and data panel ISO WB DRIVE PASM MEM Memory to store and recall camera settings p 50 Metering modes changes the metering pattern p 51 Exposure modes changes the method of exposure control p 52 Drive mod...

Page 49: ... timer Interval Bracketing Automatic white balance Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent 1 and 2 Cloudy Custom setting 1 through 3 Custom calibration Automatic gain Preset camera sensitivity in ISO equivalents Page 50 51 53 54 55 56 58 62 60 61 64 68 68 68 70 EVF Monitor Display Menu ISO value is displayed No display when set UHS continuous advance 59 No data panel dis play 66 High speed continuous advanc...

Page 50: ... camera settings turn the function dial to the memory position and press the function button 1 to dis play the memory settings on the monitor Turn the control dial 2 to highlight the store memory option Release the function button to open the store memory screen Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Store memory 1 2 Camera settings are saved with the function dial p 48 Initially each memory location contains...

Page 51: ...thout being influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the scene Multi segment uses 300 segments to measure luminance and color This data is com bined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure This advanced metering system will give accurate worry free exposures in almost all situations Center weighted a traditional metering method in silver halide cameras The system mea ...

Page 52: ...selects the shutter speed and the camera sets the appropriate aperture LCD monitor Data panel The four exposure modes allow extensive control over image making Programmed AE gives carefree operation aperture and shutter priority allow photographers to maximize exposures in different situations and manual expo sure provides complete freedom in controlling the final image See setting the function di...

Page 53: ...ize depth of field in the wide angle range to provide sharp landscape pictures and to maximize shutter speed in the telephoto range to minimize camera shake and blurred images When the shutter speed falls below an acceptable limit for the camera to be hand held the camera shake warning appears in the lower left corner of the monitors p 31 PROGRAM SHIFT Although exposure calculations can be left to...

Page 54: ...the EVF and LCD monitor When the warn ing appears decrease the aperture value until the warning disappears or place the camera on a tri pod Because the shutter speeds can be adjusted in fine steps the same shutter speed maybe displayed when the aperture is changed With the camera sensitivity ISO set to auto the shutter speed may not change when the aperture is adjusted The photographer selects the...

Page 55: ... to f 8 does not seem impressive However because of the CCD size and the actual focal length of the lens the apertures on this digital camera give significantly more depth of field at any given angle of view with any given aperture than a 35mm camera So even with the minimum aperture of f 8 the depth of field will give the coverage needed to create beautiful sharp images Camera Notes The shutter s...

Page 56: ...e if the monitors are white If the monitor image is too dark because of the exposure setting press the func tion button and display information button i at the same time to amplify the image the M on the monitor will turn red The AE system will maintain a bright image on the monitors however the image nor the real time histogram will reflect the final exposure Repeat the procedure to cancel the am...

Page 57: ...he exposure time while noise reduction processing is applied to the image Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual exposure mode M Exposures up to thirty seconds can be made by pressing and holding the shutter release button The use of a tripod and a remote cord is recommended for bulb exposures The camera s exposure system cannot be used to calcu late bulb exposures The use of a separate light...

Page 58: ...of time All icons have been shown for clarity The single frame advance and continuous advance indicators occupy the same area of the data panel All the drive mode icons appear at the same location in the monitors When a large amount of image data is captured in a short span of time the camera s internal buffer memory becomes full Time must be given for this data to be written to the memory card De...

Page 59: ... on the image quality and image size setting The maxi mum rate of capture is 2 fps with full size images with manual focus in manual exposure mode The continuous advance mode is set with the function dial p 48 When the shutter release button is pressed and held the camera will begin recording images until the maximum number has been taken or the shutter button is released The built in flash can be...

Page 60: ...lows a series of images to be captured rapidly The rate of capture is approximately 3 fps with full size images with manual focus in manual exposure mode The rate of capture decreases with images smaller than 2560 X 1920 The continuous advance mode is set with the function dial p 48 When the shutter release button is pressed and held the camera will begin recording images until the maximum number ...

Page 61: ...been taken or the shutter button is released Compose the picture as described in the basic recording section p 27 Press the shut ter release button partway down 1 to lock the exposure and focus for the series Press and hold the shutter release button all the way down 2 to begin taking pictures Very bright light sources in the image may cause streaking A recorded image may show black areas caused b...

Page 62: ...n be adjusted to 0 5Ev or 1 0Ev increments in the advanced 2 section of the recording mode menu p 80 Set the contrast color saturation or filter to the desired level the bracket series is from the Digital Effects Control setting to one unit under to one unit over See the Digital Effects Control section on page 73 to set the contrast color saturation and filter Except for a RAW image if the contras...

Page 63: ... aperture controls the bracket In A and M modes the shutter speed controls the bracket The aperure can be used to control the bracket in M mode by setting the digital effects switch to the exposure position and holding the digital effects button during the exposures Both the aperture and shutter speed can control the bracket in P mode NOTES ON BRACKETING Normal Under Exposure bracket Compose the p...

Page 64: ...lected with the interval mode option Set the drive mode to interval with the function dial p 48 After mounting the camera on a tripod compose the image so that the subject area falls within the focus frames the camera sets the focus exposure and white balance and charges the flash just before each exposure Continuous AF can be used Settings locked with the spot AE lock button are canceled after th...

Page 65: ...turned off to conserve power Int will be displayed on the data panel and the data panel frame counter will countdown the remaining frames in the interval series The access lamp will glow when an image is being recorded The setting sun 10 minute intervals The camera will stop recording images and reset to the first frame when the number of frames set has been taken or when the memory card is full T...

Page 66: ...age Always confirm the focus with the focus signals before beginning the countdown p 29 During the countdown the self timer lamp on the front of the camera will start to blink and is accompanied by an audio signal A few seconds before the exposure the self timer lamp will blink rapidly The lamp will glow steadily just before the shutter fires To stop the countdown press the pro auto button or chan...

Page 67: ...n for incandescent lighting household filament light bulbs Daylight for outdoor and sunlit subjects AUTO AWB to automatically detect the type of light and adjust the white balance accordingly Cloudy for overcast outdoor scenes Custom calibration for manual white balance calibration When setting the white balance Auto data panel and AWB monitors will be displayed to indicate the auto white balance ...

Page 68: ...f neon signs Shooting tips Preset white balance settings must be set before the image is taken Once set the effect is immedi ately visible on the monitors Five settings are available daylight tungsten fluorescent 1 fluorescent 2 and cloudy Fluorescent 1 is for standard fluorescent lighting and fluorescent 2 is for fluorescent lighting with a higher color temperature close to natural daylight The b...

Page 69: ...sed again while pressing the function button turn the control dial until the custom white balance icon is displayed without the SET on the data panel and white on the monitors While holding the function button 1 use the up down keys of the controller 2 to select one of the three memory registers The built in flash can be used with the custom setting However since the flash is daylight balanced it ...

Page 70: ...ave the least noise and 800 will have the most noise A change in ISO also affects the flash range the higher the ISO the greater the range As the ISO value doubles the camera sensitivity doubles changing the ISO between 100 and 200 200 and 400 or 400 and 800 changes the camera sensitivity by one stop or 1 Ev p 79 A change between 100 and 800 changes the camera sensitivity by a factor of 8 or three...

Page 71: ...sensitivity is set to auto the ISO is set between ISO 100 and 200 The flash range is measured from the CCD Because of the optical system the flash range is not the same at the lens wide angle position as it is at the telephoto posi tion The shutter speed range changes with the camera sensitivity A change in ISO only affects the slow est shutter speed it does not change the length of bulb exposures...

Page 72: ...the cover when the terminal is not in use To ensure correct exposures use the manual exposure mode p 56 Set the shutter speed equal to or slower than the flash duration refer to the flash unit s instruction manual If the built in flash is raised when another flash unit is connected to the flash sync terminal both flash units will fire However the camera s automatic flash control systems will not p...

Page 73: ...hutter release button Release the digital effects button to set the adjustment The Digital Effects Controller is a powerful tool As well as being able to make adjustments to expo sure the controller can also change image contrast color and saturation The effect of any change is instantly visible on the monitors before the image is captured Since compensation is applied to the image before it is co...

Page 74: ...anel aperture display and on the monitors After the setting is made the shutter speed and aperture displays will indicate the actual exposure Because the shutter speeds can be adjusted in fine steps the same shutter speed or aperture value may be displayed after the exposure is compensated 2 1 Flash compen sation Exposure com pensation 3 Press and hold the digital effects button 1 in the center of...

Page 75: ...using the fill flash to reduce harsh shadows on the subject s face caused by bright illumina tion or direct sunlight flash compensation can be used to change the ratio between the highlights and shadows The fill flash will affect the darkness of the shadows without affecting the area illumi nated by the main light source By decreasing the flash output with a negative Ev setting the shad ows will r...

Page 76: ...captured When changing the contrast setting an icon will appear in the live image The monitors will indi cate if an increase or decrease in contrast has been made If contrast is set to any other value than zero the icon will remain on the displays as a warning CONTRAST COMPENSATION High contrast scene Flat scene After compensation After compensation Unlike the display on a computer monitor changes...

Page 77: ...les on page 155 The filter must be set before the image is captured When changing the set ting an icon and numeral will indicate the filter controls in effect Any changes are immediately applied to the monitor image If the Filter is set to any other setting than zero the icon will remain on the displays as a warn ing When used with Natural Color Vivid Color or Adobe RGB the Filter can be adjusted ...

Page 78: ...e depth of field and the longer the shutter speed needed to make the exposure The smaller the aperture value the shallower the depth of field and the faster the shutter speed needed to make the exposure Usually landscape photographs use a large depth of field large aperture value to keep the fore ground and background in focus and portraits use a shallow depth of field small aperture value to sepa...

Page 79: ...tographs can be taken and immediately viewed For critical work take a test photograph at the set aperture or shutter speed and view the result in Quick View p 34 The image can be deleted if not acceptable and another test image can be taken at a different setting WHAT IS AN EV WHAT IS A STOP Ev stands for exposure value Stop refers to click stops in mechanical cameras A change of one Ev or one sto...

Page 80: ...er a setting When the desired menu section is displayed use the up down key 2 to scroll through the menu options Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed Press the right controller key to display the settings the current setting is indicated by an arrow To return to the menu options press the left key Use the up down key to highlight the new setting Press the central button of the co...

Page 81: ...TTL Manual Flash control Interval 2 99 frames Still image Movie On Off AF AE toggle AE hold AE toggle Frames Interval mode Advanced 1 1 10 15 20 30 45 60 min AF AE hold UHS movie Spot AF AEL Elec mag Mag button Vivid sRGB Nat sRGB B W Solarization Normal Soft 0 3 0 5 1 0Ev Color mode Advanced 2 Hard Sharpness Exp bracket 10 sec 2 sec Off Instant playback 15 sec 5 sec Off Voice memo Data imprint Of...

Page 82: ...te highlight the enter key and press the controller to enter the text and complete the operation To cancel the operation press the menu button To delete text move the cursor into the text block at the top of the screen Use the cursor to highlight the character to be deleted Press the down key the delete key will be highlighted Press the center of the controller to delete the character To replace a...

Page 83: ...system locks onto the subject in the focus area and will remain locked until the shutter button is released Direct Manual focus p 125 can be used with single AF Continuous AF for moving subjects When the shutter release button is pressed partway down the autofocus system will activate and continue to focus until the exposure is made When using continu ous AF with the wide focus area p 44 the AF se...

Page 84: ...ge size must be reset manually See navigating the recording mode menu on page 80 EVF and LCD monitor 2560 1600 1280 640 Number of pixels hor X vert 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Image size FULL UXGA SXGA VGA The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stored on the memory card at the camera s image quality and size settings If the settings are changed th...

Page 85: ...ard image quality is suffi cient for normal usage File formats vary with the image quality setting Super fine images are saved as a TIFF file The extra fine fine and standard settings are formatted as a JPEG file Super fine extra fine fine and stan dard files are saved as 24 bit color or 8 bit monochrome images RAW creates a high quality file for mat that can only be read with the DiMAGE Viewer so...

Page 86: ...le the DiMAGE Viewer software can convert this data into 24 bit or 48 bit TIFF files A RAW image is stored with a file header that contains white balance information changes made to contrast saturation and color with the Digital Effects Control any image processing applied in a sub ject program setting and changes to sharpness The changes in camera sensitivity are applied to the RAW data ISO value...

Page 87: ... fine Extra fine Fine Standard 9 6MB 14 2MB 5 6MB 3 6MB 1 0MB 4 0MB 1 7MB 1 3MB 530KB 2 1MB 1 0MB 680KB 280KB 1 1MB 620KB 420KB 200KB Approximate file sizes The number of images that can be stored on a memory card is determined by the size of the card and the file size of the images The actual file size is determined by the scene some subjects can be compressed further than others The tables below...

Page 88: ...h s color temperature If preset or custom white balance settings are used priority is given to the active setting s color temperature Fill flash can be used as the main or sup plementary light In low light conditions the flash will act as the main source of illumina tion and overpower the ambient light Under strong sunlight or in backlit situations the fill flash can reduce harsh shadows FILL FLAS...

Page 89: ...erture to balance the ambient and flash illumination When photographing a subject out side at night the ambient light exposure will be balanced to bring out the details in the back ground with the flash exposure for the subject Because shutter speeds can be longer than usual the use of a tripod is recommended 1 Set the camera to the P or A exposure mode p 48 2 Set AE hold or AE toggle in the Spot ...

Page 90: ...local camera dealer about Minolta lighting accessories On camera flash Wireless Remote flash 1 Slide the Minolta 5600HS D or 3600HS D flash on the accessory shoe until the safety lock engages 1 Turn on the camera and flash unit Rec Basic Adv 1 Adv 2 AF mode Image size Quality Flash mode Wireless Ch Fill flash Red eye Rear sync Flash control Wireless Set the camera to the wireless flash mode in the...

Page 91: ...s the shutter release button partway down to charge the built in flash the flash signal will turn white when charged When the 5600HS D and 3600HS D flash is charged the AF illuminator on the front of the unit will blink 3 Take a picture as described in the basic recording section on page 27 The flash units can be test fired by pressing the spot AE lock button on the cam era If the flash does not f...

Page 92: ... m 6 6 ft 2 0 m 6 6 ft 1 4 m 4 6 ft 1 4 m 4 6 ft 1 0 m 3 2 ft 2 8 m 9 2 ft 2 8 m 9 2 ft 3 9 m 12 8 ft ƒ 2 8 ƒ 4 ƒ 5 6 ƒ 8 0 4 m 1 3 ft2 1 0 m 3 2 ft 0 7 m 2 3 ft 0 5 m 1 6 ft1 1 4 m 4 6 ft 1 0 m 3 2 ft 0 7 m 2 3 ft 2 0 m 6 6 ft 2 0 m 6 6 ft 1 4 m 4 6 ft 1 4 m 4 6 ft 1 0 m 3 2 ft 2 8 m 9 2 ft 0 5 m 1 6 ft1 0 7 m 2 3 ft 1 0 m 3 2 ft 1 Maximum flash to subject distance for the 3600HS D for these cond...

Page 93: ...sing off camera flash units always turn off the wireless flash mode in the basic section of the recording mode menu or inaccurate flash exposures will result The 5600HS D and 3600HS D flash units can be reset simultaneously with the camera Simply mount the flash unit in the accessory shoe and change the wireless flash mode setting on the menu to another flash mode This camera does not have a prese...

Page 94: ...y filters Pre flash TTL must be used when a diffuser is attached to the built in flash or an external flash unit The camera will automatically switch from ADI metering to pre flash TTL when a low contrast subject is preventing the autofocus system from focusing If the autofocus system cannot lock on the subject press the AF MF button and manually focus the ADI metering will remain in effect Manual...

Page 95: ... er icon is displayed on the monitors when electronic magnification is in effect Pressing the magnification button a second time cancels the function When the shutter release button is pressed partway down the magni fied display is canceled showing the entire image area MAGNIFICATION BUTTON AND ELECTRONIC MAGNIFICATION The chart lists approximate guide numbers for manual flash calculations The fol...

Page 96: ...E hold AE toggle The camera s default setting While pressing and holding the spot AE lock button the expo sure is set and locked based on the spot metering circle This setting will remain in effect until the spot AE lock button is released Pressing and releasing the spot AE lock button will set and lock the exposure based on the spot metering circle The setting is canceled when the spot button is ...

Page 97: ... image was taken The date and time can be set in the advanced 2 section of the setup menu p 118 Up to 16 characters can be printed on the image When this setting is selected the electronic keyboard will appear p 82 Up to ten characters and a serial number can be printed on the image As each successive image is captured the ID number will increase by one When this setting is selected the elec troni...

Page 98: ...ration of the colors in the scene The increased saturation affects the RAW image data Employs the sRGB color space Adobe RGB like Natural Color this color mode reproduces the colors in the scene faithfully but uses the extended gamut of the Adobe RGB color space Solarization produces a partial reversal of tones in the image The Digital Effects Control s exposure compensation function can be used t...

Page 99: ... the larger the gamut the more colors If the image will be printed out with a high quality printer the use of the Adobe RGB color mode is recommended over the sRGB color modes of Natural and Vivid Color Color matching must be used when opening Adobe RGB image files When using the DiMAGE Viewer the color matching function must be active and the color space set to Original Color Space Adobe RGB in t...

Page 100: ...lete the image When a continuous or bracketed series of images is captured the entire series will be erased 100 Pressing the display information button switches between dis playing the image with and with out the guidance bar RECORDING MODE MENU After an image is captured it can be displayed on the monitors for two or ten seconds before being saved When using the continuous advance HS continuous a...

Page 101: ...when the set time has elapsed To cancel the recording and erase the audio track press the down key of the controller 2 or the shutter release button 3 before the recording has finished Voice memo is attached to the last image of a continuous advance or bracketing series p 58 Voice memo is disabled with the interval drive mode The voice memo can be played back in Quick View and the playback mode p ...

Page 102: ...the shutter release button all the way down and release to start recording 2 The camera will continue to record until the recording time is used or the shutter release button is pressed again When recording the monitor frame counter will countdown the remaining time 1 2 Total recording time for the next movie clip Set the main dial to movie recording 1 position Before recording the data panel and ...

Page 103: ...rded at approximately 297KB per second A 16MB Compactflash card can store about 50 seconds of digital video Actual time depends on the subject and the amount of image and audio data stored on the card Manual focus can be used before or during movie recording The zooming ring can be used during recording but the microphone may pick up the noise of the mechanism The audio can be turned off with the ...

Page 104: ...sic Audio Movie mode On Auto select NAVIGATING THE MOVIE MENU Press the menu button to active the menu The movie mode option selects the type of movie recorded Standard movie produces a color image Night Movie can record under low light levels and produces a black and white movie file Auto select automatically switch between the two movie modes depending on the lighting conditions When recording t...

Page 105: ...ncentrate on aesthetic decisions The pro auto button affects functions in either the recording p 42 or movie modes only when the mode is in use 1 105 Color saturation compensation Movie mode Exposure compensation Auto select p 104 0 0 p 74 Contrast compensation 0 p 76 0 p 77 Filter Normal p 77 The last camera settings before the pro auto but ton is pressed can be reset press and hold the function ...

Page 106: ...r 2 are used to move the cursor in the menu Pressing the controller will enter a setting When the desired menu is displayed use the up down key 2 to scroll through the menu options Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed Press the right controller key to display the settings the current setting is indicated by an arrow To return to the menu options press the left key Use the up down...

Page 107: ...frame Unlock frames Index format 1 60 sec Yes No Playback Advanced 1 Slide show Enter Duration Copy All frames Marked frames This frame All frames Marked frames All frames Repeat Print All frames F Advanced 2 Index print Cancel print Marked frames This frame All frames Yes No All frames C Marked frames This frame 1 Copying to camera memory Choosing Yes will execute the operation No will cancel it ...

Page 108: ...ntroller selects the frame when selected an icon will appear next to the thumbnail The down key will deselect the image removing the icon The menu button cancels the screen and any operation made The garbage can icon indicates the file is selected for deletion The key icon indicates the file is locked or selected to be locked The check icon indicates the file is selected for the slide show or to b...

Page 109: ... the left right keys of the controller to highlight the first image to be deleted Pressing the up key will mark the thumbnail with the garbage can icon To deselect an image for deletion highlight it with the yellow border and press the down key the garbage can icon will disap pear Continue until all the images to be deleted are marked Press the controller to continue the confirmation screen will a...

Page 110: ...ck menu If the card not recognized message appears the inserted card in the camera may need to be format ted A memory card used in another camera may need to be formatted before being used If the unable to use card message appears the card is not compatible with the camera and should not be formatted When a memory card is formatted all data on the card is erased Innovation and creativity has alway...

Page 111: ...yed Use the left right keys of the controller to highlight the image to be locked Pressing the up key will mark the thumbnail with the key icon To unlock an image highlight it with the yellow border and press the down key the key icon will disappear Continue until all the images are marked Press the controller to lock the marked frames or press the menu button to can cel the operation and return t...

Page 112: ...utomatically displays all still images in a folder in order 112 PLAYBACK MODE MENU SLIDE SHOW Image count down total num ber of images in the presentation Press the central button of the controller to pause and restart the presentation To cancel the presentation press the down key of the controller ...

Page 113: ...ow border and press the down key the check icon will disappear Continue until all the images have been edited Press the controller to set the marked frames or press the menu button to cancel the operation and return to the playback menu To select the period each image will be displayed during the slide show To start the slide show presentation Pressing the central button of the con troller will pa...

Page 114: ...o the icon indicates the number of copies of that image will be printed Pressing the up key will increase the number of copies pressing the down key will decrease the number A maximum of nine copies can be ordered To deselect an image for printing press the down key until the the number of copies reaches zero and the printer icon disappears Continue until all the images to be printed are marked Pr...

Page 115: ...firmation screen will appear choosing and entering Yes will execute the operation and cancel the print and index print order After the pictures have been printed the DPOF file will still remain on the memory card and must be canceled manually All frames C To cancel all printing files on the memory card All frames F To cancel the printing file in the folder CANCELING A DPOF PRINT ORDER ORDERING AN ...

Page 116: ...heck icon will disappear Continue until all the images are marked Press the central button of the controller to continue or press the menu button to cancel the opera tion and return to the playback menu If too many images have been selected a warning will appear and the copy routine will be canceled Divide the number of images into two or three batches Play Copy Enter Copying to camera memory 1 2 ...

Page 117: ...tion of the setup menu p 118 On February 20th 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth On board his Friendship 7 spacecraft was a Minolta Hi matic camera to record that historic event The 4 hour 55 minute and 23 second flight orbited the Earth three times at an average speed of 28 000 kph 17 500 mph Mr Glenn visited our Sakai camera factory in Japan on May 24th 1963 to plant a ...

Page 118: ...the cursor in the menu Pressing the controller will enter a setting When the desired menu is displayed use the up down key to scroll through the menu options Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed Press the right controller key to display the settings the current setting is indicated by an arrow To return to the menu options press the left key Use the up down key to highlight the n...

Page 119: ...L DD MM YYYY Date format YYYY MM DD Auto EVF LCD EVF autoSwtch EVF auto on Power save 1 3 5 10 min Audio signals Off 2 1 Volume 2 1 Low 3 High Shutter FX Off 2 1 Std display Image only Display mode Scale Grid Focus frame Histogram Direct MF On Off select enter To set the clock and calendar see page 128 Setup Date Time set Yes No Use the right key to select the display modes p 124 Memory recall Cus...

Page 120: ...shutter sound effect gives pos itive audio confirmation when pictures are being captured The sound effects can be turned off in the basic section of the setup menu p 118 Two shutter effects are available Signal 1 uses the AF signal from the Dynax Maxxum 7 and shutter sound from the Dynax Maxxum 9 SLR Signal 2 uses an electronic AF signal with a mechanical shutter sound taken from the legendary Min...

Page 121: ...last file saved This allows multiple folders to be created to store images by category place or date but the image file numbers will be in the order in which they were shot If the file number memory is disabled the image file name will have a number one greater than the last image saved in the folder If file number memory is active and the memory card is changed the first file saved to the new car...

Page 122: ...th the three digit serial number and is followed by one register for the year two register for the month and two registers for the day 100YMMDD The folder 10120412 was created in 2002 on April 12th With the date folder format selected when an image is recorded a new folder with the day s date will be created All images recorded that day will be placed in that folder Images recorded on a different ...

Page 123: ...ard A five character folder name must be entered after the number only capital letters numbers and the underbar can be used To cancel the electronic keyboard display without creating a new folder press the menu button SELECT FOLDER This option allows the selection of existing folders In quick view or playback mode only the images in the selected folder can be viewed or edited In recording mode the...

Page 124: ...e recording mode dis plays activated by the dis play information button p 41 can be selected in the advanced 1 section of the setup menu The display cycle is the same as the order shown on the menu Display mode settings with a check mark are included in the dis play cycle To change displays used highlight the setting using the controller and then press the right key 1 to check or uncheck the box 1...

Page 125: ...and exposure 1 the shutter speed and aperture display will turn black and the focus signal will turn white DMF will be displayed next to the drive mode indicator The camera can be manually focused until the shutter button is released The approximate focusing distance is displayed next to the frame counter Electronic magnification p 95 can be used by pressing the focus mode button 2 or the display ...

Page 126: ...sensitivity ISO Drive mode Metering mode Flash mode Flash compensation Flash control Exposure bracket 0 0 0 0 Standard 2560 X 1920 Auto Single frame advance Multi segment Fill flash 0 0 ADI metering 0 3 Ev 52 83 44 46 67 74 76 77 85 84 62 70 58 51 88 74 94 Exposure mode Focus mode Focus area Digital zoom White balance Program Single AF Wide focus area Canceled Auto white balance Filter 0 77 Wirele...

Page 127: ...8 Magnification button 2X digital zoom 46 96 Spot AE lock button Movie mode Audio movie mode Auto select On 104 104 Audio signals 1 120 Shutter FX 1 120 Volume 2 121 Folder name Standard 122 Display mode Standard display focus frame only real time histogram image only 124 Direct manual focus Off 125 Default Setting Page Memory recall Control dial M Function dial Shutter speed 129 130 Bracketing DE...

Page 128: ...e have been adjusted set the clock by pressing the central button of the controller SETTING THE DATE FORMAT The date format that is displayed or imprinted can be changed YYYY MM DD year month day MM DD YYYY month day year DD MM YYYY day month year Simply select the format and enter it by pressing the central button of the controller the new format will be displayed on the menu This has no affect o...

Page 129: ...ters are cycled in order The digital subject program indicator shows the select ed register The memory registers can still be selected with the function dial but the digital subject programs cannot be used The function dial must be used to store a new set of camera settings p 50 MEMORY RECALL 1 The camera will turn off the EVF and data panel to conserve battery power if no operation is made within...

Page 130: ... be reversed Two settings are available Shutter speed the camera s initial setting as described on page 56 The control dial changes the shutter speed 1 To change the aperture set the digi tal effects switch to the exposure compensation posi tion 2 and turn the control dial while pressing the digital effects button 3 Aperture the control dial changes the aperture 1 To change the shutter speed set t...

Page 131: ... must be used to open images from this camera When using the Viewer s color matching function with images with embedded color profiles the default color space Original Color Space sRGB in the color preference window will automatically distinguish between the camera s sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces p 99 If the profile is not embedded the color space must be specified manually between Original Colo...

Page 132: ...ica http www minoltausa com Europe http www minoltaeurope com pe digital languages_stage html Users with Windows 98 or 98 second edition will need to install the driver software on the included DiMAGE software CD ROM p 136 Users with Mac OS 8 6 will need to download and install a USB mass storage device from the Apple web site p 139 No special driver software is required for other Windows or Macin...

Page 133: ...camera to a computer 1 4 2 3 2 3 Open the card slot door Attach the smaller plug of the USB cable to the cam era Make sure the plug is firmly attached After using the four way key of the controller to highlight the USB option in the USB section of the data transfer menu press the the right key of the controller Enter should appear on the right side of the screen Press the center of the controller ...

Page 134: ...Mac OS X a window will open requesting instructions on what to do with the image data follow the directions in the window If the computer does not recognize the camera dis connect the camera and restart the computer Repeat the connection procedure above Mac OSX Windows XP Mac OS The volume name varies between memory cards Mac OSX Windows ...

Page 135: ...e the memory card 3 Turn on the camera 4 Use the data transfer menu to remake the USB connection WINDOWS ME 2000 PROFESSIONAL AND XP MACINTOSH 1 Stop the USB connection using the unplug or eject hardware routine p 142 2 Turn off the camera 3 Change the memory card 4 Turn on the camera 5 Use the data transfer menu to remake the USB connection 1 Stop the USB connection by dragging the drive icon int...

Page 136: ...nstructions on the screen No special driver software is required for other Windows operating systems Before connecting the camera to the com puter place the DiMAGE software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive The DiMAGE installer menu should automatically acti vate To automatically install the Windows 98 USB driver click on the starting up the USB device driver installer button A window will appear to conf...

Page 137: ... Next The driver should be locat ed in the CD ROM drive at Win98 USB MANUAL INSTALLATION To install the Windows 98 driver manually follow the instruction in the connecting the camera to a computer section on page 133 When the camera is plugged into the computer the operating system will detect the new device and the add new hardware wizard window will open Place the DiMAGE software CD ROM in the C...

Page 138: ...etter designating the CD ROM drive will vary between computers Click Next to install the driver in the system The last window will confirm the driver has been installed Click Finish to close the add new hardware wizard When the my computer window is opened a new removable disk icon will be displayed Double click on the icon to access the camera s memory card see page 140 ...

Page 139: ...in ten minutes it will shut down to save power When the camera shuts down an unsafe removal of device warning may appear on the com puter monitor Click OK Neither the camera or computer will be damaged in this operation Pressing the shutter release button will reactivate the camera Remake the USB connection with the data transfer menu steps 5 and 6 on page 133 QUICKTIME SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To inst...

Page 140: ...es of data to the card with a computer may cause the camera to malfunction Never format the memory card from the computer always use the camera to format the card PICT0001 THM Drive Icon Dcim PICT0001 TIF PICT0003 JPG Extra fine fine or standard image Misc The misc folder con tains DPOF print files p 114 PICT0004 JPG Extra fine fine or stan dard image with an embedded color profile 100MLT10 101208...

Page 141: ...The file numbers on the image files will not change when an image is deleted When a new image is recorded it will be assigned a number one greater than the largest file number in the folder File numbers can be controlled with the file number memory function in the advanced 1 section of the setup menu p 118 Image files contain exif tag data This data includes the time and date the image was recorde...

Page 142: ...ject hardware icon located on the task bar A small window will open indicating the device to be stopped WINDOWS 98 98 SECOND EDITION When more than one external device are connected to the computer repeat the procedure above except right click on the unplug or eject hardware icon This will open the unplug or eject hardware window after clicking on the small window indicating the unplug or eject ha...

Page 143: ... storage device icon and drop it into the trash Disconnect the USB cable A confirmation screen will appear to indi cate the devices to be stopped Clicking OK will stop the device A third and final screen will appear to indicate the camera can be safely discon nected from the computer click OK Turn the mode dial to another position and then disconnect the USB cable MACINTOSH ...

Page 144: ...sic camera operation For major problems or damage to the camera or charger or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently contact a Minolta service facil ity listed on the back cover of this manual Err displayed on the data panel The camera is hot or it has been left in a very hot environment Turn off the camera and allow it to cool If Err is still displayed on the camera after it cools remove an...

Page 145: ... Slow shutter speeds result in blurred images when the cam era is hand held Use a tripod change the camera sensi tivity to a higher setting p 70 or use the flash p 30 While using flash the pictures are too dark The subject is beyond the flash range p 71 Move closer to the subject or change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting p 70 Shutter will not release No card warning appears on the monit...

Page 146: ...s displayed but live image is entirely black or white Camera set to manual exposure mode M Problem Symptom Cause Solution Live image turns black and white Camera used under low light conditions With still images automatic monitor amplification activates under low light conditions p 28 Although the live image is black and white the recorded still image will be color In movie recording the Night Mov...

Page 147: ...be located in the universal serial bus controller or other devices location of the device manager Click on the locations to display the files The driver should be indicated with the camera name Under certain conditions the driver name may not contain the camera name However the driver will be indicated by either a question mark or exclamation point 5 Click on the driver to select it 6 Windows 2000...

Page 148: ...r removing batteries or the memory card or operating the camera with wet hands may damage the camera When at the beach or near water take care not to expose the camera to water or sand Water sand dust or salt can damage the camera Do not leave the camera under direct sunlight Do not point the lens directly at the sun the CCD may be damaged STORAGE Store in a cool dry well ventilated area away from...

Page 149: ...ar the card 3 Removing the card or interrupting the power supply while the camera or computer is accessing the card reading writing formatting etc 4 The disuse of a card for an extended period 5 Using the card beyond its life The storage capability of the CompactFlash card will diminish with extended use It may be necessary to purchase a new card periodically Minolta has no responsibility for any ...

Page 150: ...exhausted The battery must be replaced at a Minolta service facility The battery life is approximately five years ABOUT NI MH BATTERIES When using Ni MH batteries clean both battery terminals with dry cloth to wipe off any dirt or residue Because of the sophisticated computer system the camera critically monitors power levels If the battery terminals are dirty the camera may give a false low batte...

Page 151: ...ry cloth BEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS OR JOURNEYS Check the camera s operation take test pictures and purchase spare batteries Minolta has no responsibility for any damage or loss incurred by equipment malfunction COPYRIGHT TV program films video tapes photographs and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording or duplication of such material may be contrary to copyright laws Taking pictu...

Page 152: ... 9 8 23 6 in macro mode wide angle Filter diameter 49 mm Autofocusing system Video AF Shutter CCD electronic shutter plus mechanical shutter Built in flash recycling time 7s approx Viewfinder LCD Ferroelectric 4 8 mm reflective liquid crystal microdisplay Monitor LCD 46 mm 1 8 inch TFT low temperature polysilicon display Field of view Approximately 100 A D conversion 12 bits Recording media Type I...

Page 153: ...mage quality EVF on LCD monitor off flash used with 50 of the frames no instant play back no voice memo Battery performance playback Approx continuous playback time 120 min Based on Minolta s standard test method 1850mAh Ni MH batteries LCD monitor on EVF off External power source AC adapter AC 1L or AC 2L High power battery pack EBP 100 Dimensions 117 0 W X 90 5 H X 112 5 D mm 4 61 W X 3 56 H X 4...

Page 154: ...ached to the accessory shoe The use of other flash units is not recommended With the Program Flash units the flash metering mode will automatically switch to pre flash TTL when the bounce flash or wireless remote function is used or the flashes are connected to the camera with an off camera cable Pre flash TTL p 94 automatically activates when using the macro flash units When using the Program Fla...

Page 155: ...155 Filter levels with color images Warm Cool Filter settings with black and white images Red Green Magenta Blue For more on Filter effects see page 77 FILTER ...

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