PLAYBACK MODE

About DPOF

This camera is supported by DPOF version 1.1. DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) allows direct printing of still images from digital cameras. After the DPOF file is created, the memory card is simply taken to a photofinishing service or inserted into the card slot of DPOF compatible printers. When a DPOF file is created, a misc. folder is automatically made on the memory card to store it (p. 82).

Creating a DPOF print order

The print menu option is used to set an order for standard prints from still images on the memory card. Single, multiple, or all images can be printed. When selecting images, take care not to select an e-mail copy (p. 66) of an original picture as the print quality may be lower. E-mail copies are indicated with an envelope icon.

The print option has four settings:

This-frame- To create a DPOF file for the image displayed or highlighted in playback mode.

All-frames- To create a DPOF file for all still images on the memory card.

Marked frames - To chose a group of images to be printed or when the number of copies for each image varies. When selected, the frame selection screen will appear. Use the left and right keys to highlight an image to be printed. Pressing the zoom lever up will mark the image with the printer icon. The number next to the icon indicates the number of copies of that image will be printed. Pressing the zoom lever up will increase the number of copies, pressing the zoom lever down will decrease the number. A maximum of nine copies can be ordered. To deselect an image for printing, press the zoom lever down until the the number of copies reaches zero and the printer icon disappears. Continue until all the images to be printed are marked. Press the enter button to create the DPOF file, or press the menu button to cancel the operation and return to the playback menu.

Cancel all - To delete the DPOF print files. When selected, a confirmation screen will appear; highlighting and entering “Yes” will cancel the print order.

When the this-frame or all-frames setting is chosen, a screen will appear requesting the number of copies of each image; a maximum of nine copies can be ordered. Use the zoom lever to set the number of copies desired. If the all-frames setting was used to create a print order, any additional images saved afterwards on the memory card will not be included in the order. The print icon is displayed with selected images in playback mode. If more than one copy of the image is ordered, the number of copies will be displayed next to the icon.

After the pictures have been printed, the DPOF file will still remain on the memory card. The DPOF files must be canceled manually. DPOF files cannot be created for images captured with another camera. DPOF data created on other cameras will not be recognized.

Minolta History

Innovation and creativity has always been a driving force behind Minolta products. The Electro-zoom X was purely an exercise in camera design. It was unveiled at Photokina in Germany in 1966.

The Electro-zoom X was an electronically controlled aperture-priority mechanical SLR with a built-in 30 - 120mm f/3.5 zoom lens giving twenty 12 X 17mm images on a roll of 16mm film. The shutter-release button and battery chamber are located in the grip. Only a few prototypes were built making it one of Minolta’s rarest cameras.

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