Sigma SD15 manuals
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USERS MANUAL 19 PREPARATION 42 BASIC OPERATION SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE PROGRAM AE 44 A APERTURE PRIORITY AE 45 S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE 46 M MANUAL EXPOSURE 47 BULB SETTING 1 3 4 5 It is not possible to use Bulb photography for more than 30 seconds. The 48 USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH P USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH 1 2 The lens hood may intrude into the light path of the built-in flash unit, resulting To prevent overheating and protect the built-in flash unit after using continous 49 EXPOSURE MODE AND BUILT-IN FLASH50 FUNCTION SETTING OF FLASH FLASH MODE It is possible to select Normal Flash, Red-eye reduction Flash or Wireless TTL Flash Mode. NORMAL FLASH RED-EYE REDUCTION FLASH 51 SLOW SYNC REAR CURTAIN SYNCHRONIZATION (Flash Sync. Mode) 52 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofocus and manual focus operation are explained below. HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS SETTING THE AUTOFOCUS MODE 53 SELECTING THE AUTOFOCUS MODESINGLE AF MODE CONTINUOUS AF MODE 54 AF POINT SELECTION 55 AF AUXILIARY LIGHT The built-in AF Auxiliary Light of the SD15 enables focusing in low light conditions. CAUTION!! The lens hood must be removed when the AF Auxiliary Light is used. The AF If the AF Auxiliary Light is continuously used, it may turn off temporarily in Do not use the AF Auxiliary Light for other purposes (lighting etc.) as 56 FOCUS LOCK MANUAL FOCUS In situations, where autofocus or focus lock is not effective, you can focus manually. 57 OPERATION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-timer, and other functions of the camera are explained by the following: REA DRIVE-AREA SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING 58 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING CAUTION !! When AF mode is set to AF (Single AF mode) mode and the focus When you use the continuous shooting mode with external flash, the camera Images taken in rapid succession, such as during Continuous shooting, are 59 SELF TIMER When you want to include yourself in the picture or avoid camera shake, please use the self-timer. MIRROR LOCK-UP 61 ADVANCED OPERATION SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE (WB) SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE 63 1 2 It is recommended that an automatic exposure mode such as 3 4 5 6 7 When a custom white balance setting is successfully captured, "Custom" will It may be necessary to set the lens to manual focus (P.55) when capturing a 64 SETTING THE SENSITIVITY When Exposure Mode is set to ISO EQUIVALENCY TIP If [ISO Auto] is selected, the ISO value will automatically change to ISO 100 If the Extended Mode in Camera Set-up menu (P.28) is set to On, it is 65 IMAGE FILE SETTINGThe file size changes depending on resolution mode and recording quality selected. Image Quality IMAGE SIZE SETTING IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1 2 3 When the Image Quality is set to RAW, the Image Size cannot be changed 66 COLOR MODE 1 2 67 3 It is possible to make pictures according to your intension by the combination It is possible to select the Color Mode to B&W or Sepia, only when the Image When the Color Mode is set to B&W or Sepia and Image Quaity is changed 68 IMAGE PARAMETER AND COLOR SPACE Sharpness Saturation Color Space 69 SELECTING THE METERING MODE The camera has 4 advanced metering modes. EVALUATIVE METERING CENTER-WEIGHTED AVERAGE METERING CENTER AREA METERING SPOT METERING 70 AE LOCK 72 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION If you want to intentionally overexpose or underexpose the picture, use this function. CAUTION !! Once you set the Exposure Compensation, the camera will continuously hold Exposure compensation function cannot be used with Manual Operation During flash photography, if exposure compensation is performed, 73 FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION WARNING!! Once you set the flash Exposure Compensation, the camera will continuously Combination of Exposure Compensation and Flash Exposure Compensation 74 AUTO BRACKETING 76 REMOTE CONTROLLER RS-31 DESCRIPTION OF PARTS OPERATION 77 3 4 5 6 7 8 When the Remote Control Mode is set to ON, Auto Power Off will not 79 DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW BUTTON 80 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STTL ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-530 DG ST SA-STTL (Sold Separately) EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STTL, EF-530 DG ST SA-STTL WARNING !! SD15 is compatible only with the DG series clip-on type flashguns. Non-DG The SD15s PC Synchro Terminal is compatible with plugs that have a The PC terminal cannot accept flashes that use a voltage of more than 250V. 81 EXTENDED MODE SETTING CAUTION!! When using the extended ISO Sensitivity and Buld time, the image quality 82 AUTO ROTATE It is possible to record the vertical image information to images. WARNING !! If the images are taken while the camera is pointed up or down, the vertical 83 REVIEWING, DELETING AND MODIFYING IMAGES This section explains how to review, delete, and modify images after they have been captured. The SD15 may not be able to display images captured by other cameras, or QUICK PREVIEW CHANGING THE QUICK PREVIEW DURATION 85 REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures captured by the SD15 can be reviewed in various ways. If no new images have been captured in the meantime, the last reviewed 86 VIEWING ONE IMAGE AT A TIME While in Single-Image View: TIP To scroll through images more quickly, press and hold a button on the 4-way The first and last recorded images on the card are linked. Pressing the 87 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) Reviewed images can be magnified, making it possible to check image details and focusing. WHILE IN ZOOMED-IN VIEW: TIP While in Zoomed-In View, the 4-way controller cannot be used to change 88 VIEWING NINE IMAGES AT A TIME Images can be viewed in a "contact sheet" of nine thumbnail images. WHILE IN CONTACT SHEET VIEW: TIP When the last row of images is reached, pressing on the 4-way controller 89 VIEWING IMAGES A PAGE AT A TIME (JUMP MODE) The first and last pages of images are linked. Pressing the arrow on the 90 VIEWING IMAGE INFORMATION The Image Info Screen contains additional information about each image. While in Image Info Screen: CAUTION !! While in Zoomed-in View or Jump Mode, it is not possible to display the 91 MAGNIFIED IMAGES IN IMAGE INFO SCREEN For more information on the histogram see While magnifying the image in the Image Info Screen: CAUTION !! While maginifing the image in the Image Info Screen, the 4-way controller While maginifiing the image in the Image Info Screen, it is not possible to 92 HISTOGRAM 93 OVER-EXPOSURE WARNING 94 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV TO CONNECT THE CAMERA TO A VIDEO DEVICE 1 2 3 Please do not use any video cable other than provided with your Sigma SD15 It is recommended that the camera be powered with the provided AC adapter The default mode for the video signal is NTSC. When connecting the camera 95 DELETING IMAGES This section describes how to delete the image(s) recorded on a card. Images recorded on the card can be deleted one at a time or several at once using the Delete Menu. TO DISPLAY THE DELETE MENU 96 DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE 97 DELETING MULTIPLE IMAGES 1 2 3 4 When [All Marked] or [All] is done, it may take time to finish them depending Marked images that are also locked will not be deleted with the [All Marked] To erase all files from the card, including locked images as well as all 98 OTHER REVIEWING FEATURES TO DISPLAY THE MODIFICATION MENU TIP The Modification Menu can be opened from all views (Single-Image, Contact To make it easier to apply the same modification to a number of images, the 99 LOCKING IMAGES Locking does not prevent images from being erased when the card is Locked images have a read-only status when viewed on a computer. 100 1 2 3 4 5 To unlock a locked image, select the locked image and follow the same steps If the Lock Menu was opened from Jump Mode, the Lock menu item will not 102 MARKING IMAGES Images marked on the camera will retain their marked status when viewed in 1 2 3 4 103 5 To unmark a marked image, select the marked image and follow the same If the Mark Menu was opened from Jump Mode, the [Mark] menu item will not The button can be used as a shortcut key for marking images. (See 1 2 3 4 5 Select [Unmark All] from the Mark Menu to unmark all marked images on the When [Mark All] or [Unmark All] is done, it may take much time to finish 104 ROTATING IMAGES 106 USING THE OK BUTTON SHORTCUT Even if [Rotate] function is allocated to the button, it is not possible to 107 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW 109 DPOF (DIGITAL PRINT ORDER FORMAT) In the case of RAW images (files with X3F extension), DPOF printing is not 1 2 3 Total number of print quantity (the total sum of print quantity for each image) 110 REFERENCE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES REMOTE CONTROLLER RS-31 POWER GRIP PG-21 ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STTL ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-530 DG ST SA-STTL CABLE RELEASE SWITCH CR-21 AC ADAPTER SAC-4 EYEPIECE DIOPTRIC CORRECTION LENSES 111 MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE IMAGE SENSOR 114 LCD OFF AND AUTO POWER OFF LCD Off Auto Power Off TIP WARNING !! [Auto Power Off] setting has priority over the [LCD Off] setting. When you 115 EXPLANATION OF TERMS 117 WARNING DISPLAYS TOP LCD PANEL WARNING INDICATIONS Please insert card. (P.34 ) Some part of battery icon is off Have fresh battery ready. Replace battery with new one. (P.19 - 2 2 ) Take battery out and reload again, then turn on the camera. (P.1 9 - 2 2 ) Choose an exposure value until blinking disappears. (P.4 1 -4 4 ) is displayed on the frame counter. 120 TROUBLESHOOTING 122 SPECIFICATIONS 123 CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER Please use only the USB cable supplied with your camera.
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