Minolta Super Zoom M35Z, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that i...

Page 3: ...n Do not take apart or attempt to service the camera yourself Do not expose the camera to moisture or extreme temperatures Allow the camera to warm up when moving from cold to warm temperatures Do not...

Page 4: ...ns Please keep the batteries out of the reach of children to prevent from swallowing batteries which might cause poisoning Once the battery s color changes or its shape is twisted please stop using it...

Page 5: ...on Control 13 Getting Started 15 Attach the Camera Strap 15 Inserting the Battery 16 Camera Memory 17 Inserting an SD SDHC SDXC Memory Card 18 Charging the Battery by USB 19 Turning the Power On and O...

Page 6: ...gation 59 Viewing Series Photo 59 Viewing Thumbnails 60 Magnify 61 Playing Videos 62 Playing Voice Memo 63 Playback Menu 64 Using the Setup Menu 73 Setting Sounds 73 Setting Power Save 74 Setting Date...

Page 7: ...6 Connecting the Camera to a PC 81 Connecting the Camera to a Printer 82 Setting the Print Mode Menu 82 Appendix 84 About Folder and File Names 84 Troubleshooting 84 Specifications 86...

Page 8: ...HDD space 300MB or above 32bit color display monitor Microsoft DirectX 9 0C USB port and CD ROM drive For Macintosh Mac OS 10 4 10 10 Memory 1 GB or above Q Time player ver 6 0 3 or above USB port an...

Page 9: ...battery x 1 pcs USB adapter The type of plug may vary depending on the country or region USB cable Neck strap Lens cover Lens Strap AC Cord The type of plug may vary depending on the country or regio...

Page 10: ...Views Front View 1 Self timer LED AF Assist Lamp 2 Lens Back View 3 LCD monitor 4 LED indicator light 5 AE AF LOCK button 6 Playback button 7 OK button 4 way navigation control 8 Delete button 9 Menu...

Page 11: ...op View 10 Zoom dial 11 Shutter button 12 Wireless button 13 Movie button 14 Mode dial 15 Power button 16 Microphone 17 Flash Bottom View 18 Speaker 19 Battery Memory card compartment 20 Tripod screw...

Page 12: ...11 Right View 21 Strap ring Left View 22 Flash button 23 Strap ring 24 USB Out...

Page 13: ...ess this button on your camera to delete an image video or audio clip Mode dial There are 8 recording modes can be set Once turning the mode dial it enters the selected mode immediately even in Playba...

Page 14: ...utton 2 Macro Button 3 Self timer Button 4 Flash Button 5 OK Button Button Description OK 1 Confirm a selection when using the OSD menus 2 In Playback Movie mode press to start video playback Flash Ri...

Page 15: ...press to change the EV settings 2 Playing Video file press to Pause Start video playback 3 In Playback photo mode press to rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees by each press of the button This featur...

Page 16: ...to attach the camera strap to the camera Please make sure the camera strap is attached at two places In order to avoid dropping the camera attaching the neck strap before using the camera is recommend...

Page 17: ...tery Information on page 2 before inserting removing batteries 1 Make sure the power is off before open the battery memory card compartment 2 Unlock and open the battery memory card compartment at the...

Page 18: ...orded are automatically stored in the internal memory External storage Your camera supports SD cards of up to 4 GB in size It also supports SDHC cards with a maximum capacity of 32 GB Then also suppor...

Page 19: ...ompartment To remove the SD SDHC SDXC card 5 Unlock and open the battery memory card compartment 6 Gently push the card until it pops out 7 Pull out the card carefully Windows 2000 XP does not support...

Page 20: ...hout the battery inside the LED indicator goes off It s recommended not operating the camera when charging Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions You can also...

Page 21: ...the value for the date and time 3 Press OK to apply 4 If necessary press to close the menu Now you are ready to start taking images and videos Holding down or keys to change the values continuously Mo...

Page 22: ...Layout No Item Description 1 Record Mode Indicates the current mode 2 Flash Indicates flash settings 3 Self timer Indicates Self timer settings 4 Zoom indicator Displays zoom 5 Shots remaining Indica...

Page 23: ...Displays shutter speed settings 16 Aperture value Displays aperture settings 17 Focus area Indicates focus area 18 AE AF Lock Indicates AE AF Lock is enabled 19 EV Compensation Displays exposure comp...

Page 24: ...e Indicates that you can capture screenshot without stopping movie recording 2 Recording status Indicates recording status 3 Recorded time Displays recorded time 4 AE AF lock Indicates AE AF Lock is e...

Page 25: ...mo Indicates voice memo is attached 4 Button intro Indicates the button to press on the camera to play a video file 5 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the s...

Page 26: ...card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording date time Displays the date and time of the video clip 9 Video size Indicates the size of the video cl...

Page 27: ...rred images Setting the Zoom Control Using a combination of 35 times optical zoom and 2 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 70 times magnification While the digital zoom can be a usef...

Page 28: ...bject and the background the contrast is large or when the subject that you wish to capture is very small within the scene Available for still images only Press the EV Up button on your camera to laun...

Page 29: ...flash fires whenever you press the Shutter button regardless of lighting conditions Slow sync The flash fires with a slow shutter speed Forced off The flash is turned off Flash function is only avail...

Page 30: ...nch the Self timer function To select Self timer options press the or keys Press the OK button to save and apply changes Self timer Down button Your camera is equipped with 4 Self timer modes Off Capt...

Page 31: ...hy When Super Macro is set the focus cannot be adjusted until Super Macro is canceled Infinity When Infinity is set the camera focuses on distant objects Using the AE AF LOCK Button Use the AE AF LOCK...

Page 32: ...ars on screen 6 To close the Delete function and go back to the single navigation mode press Menu button To delete a single file 1 After a confirmation selection appears on screen Select Single 2 Pres...

Page 33: ...or keys to mark unmark image video clip for deletion 5 Repeat step 4 until all desired images for deletion are marked 6 Press the OK button A confirmation selection appears 7 Select Yes to confirm 8...

Page 34: ...when the recording time is over 29 minutes or the file size is over 4 GB When the temperature of CMOS Sensor is over 63 C the camera will display the warning message When the temperature of CMOS Senso...

Page 35: ...her scene mode See Setting the Scene Mode on page 36 for more details Panorama Use this feature to create a panoramic photo by panning or tilting the camera Art Effect This feature applies different a...

Page 36: ...and selects the ideal settings Intelligent scene icon After the camera detects the shooting conditions this icon changes to show the detected scene mode The camera changed to Landscape mode automatic...

Page 37: ...the background to focus on the subject Landscape This feature is used to emphasize wide scenic views Sunset This feature enhances the red hue for recording sunset images Dawn This feature makes the sk...

Page 38: ...ke pictures with background defocus See Using Background Defocus on page 40 for more details Love Portrait This feature uses face tracking to auto detect faces to capture portraits images without the...

Page 39: ...raph They tend to be highly animated and can be a real challenge to make them pay attention for more than just a second or two To capture a great moment for your kids just keep the camera in kid mode...

Page 40: ...bottom of Preview Screen will display OK 855mm indicator Press OK button to zoom in to tele end directly A black frame will show on the center of Preview Screen if the zoom position is not at the tele...

Page 41: ...nized an error message will be shown while half pressing the Shutter button Preview screen Focus on the object Defocused the background Error message This feature does not apply to video recording PIV...

Page 42: ...phing brightly light outdoor scenery through a door window or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day With this feature the adjustment of contrast is accomplished in camera and requires no a...

Page 43: ...re If all shots have been taken these JPGs will be combined into a GIF and will be played in loop immediately then a confirm box shows up Select Save to save the file or select Cancel to erase the gen...

Page 44: ...utter button to take a continuous shooting until 5 photos or the memory card is full Please note that ONLY the sharpest photo of the series will be saved and others should be erased automatically Usin...

Page 45: ...on to start shooting When shooting starts a white cross locates on the center and a yellow line displays horizontally or vertically through the screen In addition a shooting bar displays to present th...

Page 46: ...halo around the photographed object to achieve the effect of soft focus Vivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold colors Fisheye Lens This feature...

Page 47: ...or Accent Blue Retains blue tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Color Accent Purple Retains purple tone while the rest of the scene becomes black and white Using Manual Exposure W...

Page 48: ...ority 2 Press OK button to enter Adjust mode then use Up Down button to select the aperture value in loop 3 Press the Shutter button to capture the image Displays the aperture value Using Shutter Prio...

Page 49: ...ge modes and setup other capture settings To go to Record Menu Turn on the camera by pressing Power button Press to launch the Record Menu Use the or keys to move through the menu To select an item pr...

Page 50: ...92 HDTV 2048 x 1536 4 x 6 1920 x 1080 HDTV 640 x 480 E mail 2992 x 2992 Square Composition Quality The Quality sets the quality compression at which the image is captured The quality determines the am...

Page 51: ...hite Balance The camera automatically adjusts the white balance Daylight Ideally used for bright sunny conditions Cloudy Ideally used for cloudy conditions Tungsten Ideally used for indoor images with...

Page 52: ...allows the camera to adjust the ISO Auto from ISO 100 to the value set in Maximum sensitivity according to light conditions Available options are 200 400 800 1600 Metering This sets the metering meth...

Page 53: ...enu select AF Area 2 Use the or keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available AF area settings Icon Item Description Face Trackin...

Page 54: ...selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Setting the AE L AF L This feature allows locking exposure or focus or both of them by pressing AE AF LOCK button You can define the AE AF LOC...

Page 55: ...on 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Digital Zoom settings Icon Item Description On Enlarges all image sizes but the image quality deteriorates Off Us...

Page 56: ...ackground Defocus HDR Time Lapse GIF Capture Panorama and Continuous Shooting In vertical or rotated images the date and time on your images still appear horizontally To set Date Stamp 1 From the Reco...

Page 57: ...dicate focus is set 3 Press the Shutter button to capture the image and automatically save the Image 4 If the camera detects subject blinked eye a Save image or Cancel option appears on the screen 5 S...

Page 58: ...r higher speed class card is inserted Due to limits from the FAT format the maximum recording size is approximately 4 GB Setting Prerecord You can catch the first three seconds of action you would hav...

Page 59: ...function unless an additional memory card is inserted to the camera Setting Wind Cut This feature reduces wind noise during movie recording Continuous AF This function allows you to record video with...

Page 60: ...w next previous image video 4 To play a video clip press the OK button See Playing Videos on page 62 for more details When playing videos under playback mode lens will retract after 15 seconds but the...

Page 61: ...through the items 4 Press the OK button to select the image and view it normally Scroll bar If scroll bars appear it indicates that the screen can be scrolled It can be displayed 9 images 3x3 or 36 i...

Page 62: ...images may contain icons These icons indicate the type of file or recording Icon Type Description File Error Indicates an error file Video Displays a indicate videos by roll film pattern Magnify The z...

Page 63: ...l volume Spin clockwise right to increase volume Spin counterclockwise left to decrease volume 6 Press the key to pause playback Press the key again to resume When paused the play info will remain on...

Page 64: ...top center of the LCD monitor See picture on the right 3 Press the OK button to play the voice recording 4 During playback use the Zoom dial to control volume Spin clockwise right to increase volume S...

Page 65: ...der one image at a time To view Slide Show 1 From the Playback menu select Slide Show The Slide Show menu appears 2 Set the slide show settings 3 Select Start then press the OK button to start the sli...

Page 66: ...rotect submenu the images are displayed on the LCD monitor in single navigation mode 2 Use or keys to scroll the display 3 When the desired file is displayed on the LCD monitor press the OK button to...

Page 67: ...conds of audio can be recorded as a memo for captured still images To record voice memo 1 Press the Playback button on the camera 2 Press the or keys to scroll and select an image to attach voice memo...

Page 68: ...one Toy Cam This feature darkens the edges and applies the image with an altered hue Soft Focus Image is applied with soft focus effect Vivid Image is applied with more contrast and saturation emphasi...

Page 69: ...ck menu 4 Select Trimming The Trim screen layout is displayed on the LCD monitor 5 Use the Zoom dial to change the trimming frame as zoom in out No Description 1 Enlarged image 2 4 way indicator 3 Tri...

Page 70: ...ancel changes 8 The resized image is saved as a new photo Resize function is only applicable to aspect ratio 4 3 photos The original photos can be resized more than once However each resized photo can...

Page 71: ...ayback button on the camera 2 Press Menu button to launch the Playback Menu 3 Select DPOF The submenu appears Available settings are as follows Select Images Mark images in the memory card Reset Reset...

Page 72: ...Select images to the storage device you prefer All images Copy all images to the storage device you prefer To copy selected images 1 Select Selected images on the Copy submenu 2 Use the or keys to sc...

Page 73: ...roll and the or keys to mark unmark the second video 6 Press the OK button and select Yes to merge it to the end of the original video and overwrite it The total length of the combined video cannot be...

Page 74: ...Change the submenu settings using the 4 way navigation control 6 Press the OK button to save and apply settings Setting Sounds Use the Sound menu functions to control the sounds produced by the camer...

Page 75: ...g a Slide Show video file Using the USB connector AE AF has been locked During Movie Paste During interval time on Time Lapse During Wi Fi operation Setting Date Time Use the Date Time function to set...

Page 76: ...n LCD monitor for both Record mode and Playback mode Available settings are On Detailed Info Off If set Display Mode to Off the mode icon and remaining shots will display for 2 seconds in following si...

Page 77: ...ked card has been inserted the option would be gray Reset All Use this function to reset the camera to its factory settings However the following settings are exceptions and not affected by Reset Date...

Page 78: ...efault password of hotspot 12345678 for the first time Then return to Link123 Plus App select OK to complete the connection you can start using Wireless function now On the Smart devices App Menu Item...

Page 79: ...Display basic information of smart device such as cell signal battery status etc It may be different between iOS and Android 2 Delete key Tap this key to clear the recorded GPS data The icon will be...

Page 80: ...y way to enter Camera Mode is tap the camera icon from App Menu In Camera Mode tap the arrow icon or press the Return key from smart devices will back to the App Menu Camera Mode will end ONLY when th...

Page 81: ...Shooting or GIF capture These shootings will also be stored in camera but disallow sending them to smart device Quick Send If the App is set to Camera Mode and the camera is set to Single Navigation...

Page 82: ...rs Connecting 5 The LCD monitor will be turned off after the connection is established 6 Access the files in the camera by your PC The camera s internal memory and memory card would display as removab...

Page 83: ...Setting the Print Mode Menu Setting the Print Mode Menu Print Mode menu appears on the screen after the connection between a printer and your camera is established Print Mode includes three major set...

Page 84: ...nd info by the or keys Available setting Paper size Default A4 4 x6 Quality Default Fine Normal Capture Date Yes No Capture Info Yes No 3 Select Print on the screen for printing Or Cancel to go back P...

Page 85: ...bleshooting Problem Cause and or Action Camera does not turn on The batteries may be exhausted Charge or replace the batteries Camera turns off automatically Power Saving may have activated Turn power...

Page 86: ...t error or Memory card is damaged The card may be damaged You can either change the card or wipe to clean the connected points LCD monitor displays Copy error The memory card is protected Remove the c...

Page 87: ...Tele 150 cm infinity Macro Wide 1 cm 50 cm Tele 1 5 m 3 m Super Macro 1 cm 20 cm Aperture Wide F3 0 Tele F5 9 Shutter Shutter Speed Auto 1 1 2 000 sec Night 1 15 1 2 000 sec Fireworks 4 sec File Forma...

Page 88: ...t Scene Scene Mode Panorama ART Effect Manual Exposure Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Program ISO Equivalent Auto ISO 125 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO 6400 Maximum ISO Auto ISO 20...

Page 89: ...f Low 25 15 Low Exhausted 10 10 USB adapter Rated input voltage AC 100 V 240 V 160 mA 50 60 Hz Rated output voltage DC 5 V 1 A Operating temperature 0 C 40 C Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C Operating H...

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