E INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
•Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes. It may damage eyesight
•Take the product to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required
CAUTION
•If batteries are leaking, discontinue use of the product
4 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
The following marks may be found on the product:
Tested by the Minolta Corporation
101 Williams Drive, Ramsey, New Jersey 07446, U.S.A
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003du Canada
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Special focusing situations
Flash modes
Flash range - auto-recordingmode
Camera-shakewarning
Drive modes
Notes on movie recording
Recording movies with the IR Remote Control RC-3(sold separately)
Playing back voice memos
Navigating the playback-modemenu
Frame-selectionscreen
Disconnecting the camera from the computer
Windows Me, 2000 Professional, and XP
Changing the CompactFlash card - data-transfermode
Auto power save - data-transfermode
Appendix
CAMERA BODY
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VIEWFINDER
MODE DIAL
DATA PANEL
LCD MONITOR DISPLAY
GETTING UP AND RUNNING
ATTACHING THE NECK STRAP AND LENS CAP
CHANGING BATTERIES
BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR
AUTO POWER SAVE
EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEPARATELY)
CHANGING THE COMPACTFLASH CARD
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SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
Custom 2 section of the setup menu
Use the right key to highlight the custom 2 tab at the top of the menu
Use the down key to highlight the date/time-setmenu option
Press the right key. “Enter” will appear on the right side of the menu
Camera notes
AUTO-RECORDINGMODE
BASIC OPERATION
SETTING THE CAMERA TO RECORD IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY
HANDLING THE CAMERA
USING THE ZOOM LENS
BASIC RECORDING OPERATION
FOCUS LOCK
FOCUS RANGE
FOCUS SIGNALS
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
DIGITAL-SUBJECT-PROGRAMBUTTON
PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE
NIGHT PORTRAIT
TEXT
MACRO & TEXT
FLASH MODES
FLASH RANGE - AUTO-RECORDINGMODE
FLASH SIGNALS
CAMERA-SHAKEWARNING
DRIVE MODES
SELF-TIMER
REMOTE CONTROL (SOLD SEPARATELY)
CONTINUOUS ADVANCE
BRACKETING
DISPLAY BUTTON - RECORDING MODE
PLAYBACK
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ADVANCED OPERATION
NAVIGATING THE AUTO-RECORDINGMODE MENU
Basic
Image size
Image quality
Voice memo
Date imprint
IMAGE SIZE AND IMAGE QUALITY
Approximate file sizes
12MB
5.7MB
3.7MB
1.0MB
VOICE MEMO
DATE IMPRINTING
DIGITAL ZOOM
INSTANT PLAYBACK
To store an image during playback
To delete an image
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
WHAT IS AN EV? WHAT IS A STOP
AUTOFOCUS AREAS AND CONTROL
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NAVIGATING THE MULTI-FUNCTIONRECORDING MODE MENU
Custom
Refer to the auto-recordingmode section for
details on image size (p. 44), image quality (p
44), voice memo (p. 46), date imprinting (p. 47)
digital zoom (p. 49), and instant playback (p
Program
Aperture priority - A
Manual exposure - M
BULB EXPOSURES
FOCUS MODES
WHITE BALANCE
Automatic White Balance
Preset White Balance
Custom White Balance
CAMERA SENSITIVITY - ISO
FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY
0.9m ~ 3.0m (3.0 ft. ~ 9.8 ft.)
FULL-TIMEAF
METERING MODES
EXPOSURE BRACKETING INCREMENT
COLOR MODE
IMAGE CONTROL - SHARPNESS, CONTRAST, & FILTER
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MOVIE RECORDING
NOTES ON MOVIE RECORDING
RECORDING MOVIES WITH THE IR REMOTE CONTROL RC-3
PLAYBACK MODE
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DATA-TRANSFERMODE
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER
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CONNECTING TO WINDOWS 98 AND 98 SECOND EDITION
Automatic Installation
Manual Installation
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COMPACTFLASH CARD FOLDER ORGANIZATION
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DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER
Windows 98 / 98 Second Edition
Windows Me, 2000 Professional, and XP
Macintosh
CHANGING THE COMPACTFLASH CARD - DATA-TRANSFERMODE
Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition
Windows ME, 2000 professional, and XP
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