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WARNING
CAUTION
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
•Minolta Dimâge 2300 camera (x 1)
•AA-sizeAlkaline Batteries (x 4)
Quest
•Video Cable (x 1)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NAMES OF PARTS
BOTTOM OF BODY
VIEWFINDER
GETTING STARTED RIGHT AWAY
CHANGING THE FLASH MODE
SELF-TIMER/REMOTECONTROL
SELF-TIMER
REMOTE CONTROL (SOLD SEPARATELY)
RECORD MODE MENUS
TABLE OF CONTENTS - CONT’D
PLAYING BACK IMAGES (PLAY MODE)
PLAY MODE SCREENS
Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Single-framePlay
Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Index Play
SETUP MODE
SETUP MODE MENUS
SETUP MODE MENUS (LCD MONITOR)
SETUP MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING
To Display the Setup Mode Menus
CAMERA BODY
NAMES OF PARTS
BOTTOM OF BODY
VIEWFINDER
DATA PANEL
PREPARATION - See pages 18 - 25 for detailed information
RECORDING
GETTING STARTED RIGHT AWAY
Frame the image in either the LCD monitor or viewfinder
Press the shutter-releasebutton part-waydown
Press the shutter-releasebutton all the way down to take the picture
PLAY
DELETING IMAGES
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ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP
INSERTING BATTERIES
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INSERTING BATTERIES - CONT’D
INSERTING BATTERIES - CONT’D
Auto Power Off
Using the AC Adapter (Sold Separately)
Inserting the Compact Flash Card
Removing the Compact Flash Card
COMPACT FLASH CARD - CONT’D
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BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE
To Turn Off The Camera in REC Mode
REC (Record) Mode Screen (LCD monitor)
REC:
BURST:
TIMER:
FOCUS LAMP/NO FOCUS INDICATOR
FOCUS RANGE
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
FOCUS HOLD
FLASH LAMP
FLASH RANGE
CHANGING THE FLASH MODE
BUILT-INFLASH - CONT’D
BURST IMAGE CAPTURE
Image Quality
The Maximum Number of Images
S.FINE (Super Fine)
FINE (Fine)
BURST IMAGE CAPTURE
Frame the picture as instructed in “BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE”, steps 4 and
Press and hold the shutter- release button all the way down
SELF-TIMER
SELF-TIMER /REMOTE CONTROL
Press the shutter-releasebutton all-the-waydown to start the timer
REMOTE CONTROL (SOLD SEPARATELY)
SELF-TIMER /REMOTE CONTROL - CONT’D
Press the release button or the delay button
DIGITAL MAGNIFICATION [REC MODE]
In REC mode, press the digital magnification button
Press the or button until
the desired magnification is displayed in the LCD monitor
DIGITAL MAGNIFICATION [REC MODE]
Press the digital magnification button
Press the shutter-releasebutton all-the-waydown to take picture
Magnification
Trimmed area (Displayed area), W X H
MACRO
the is displayed in the data panel
MACRO
While looking at the LCD monitor, frame your picture
Press the shutter-releasebutton part way down
Press the shutter-releasebutton all-the-waydown to take the picture
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
In REC mode, press the exposure-compensation/lockbutton
Press the or button to select the exposure- compensation value
+1.5
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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RECORD MODE MENUS (LCD Monitor)
RECORD MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING
To Display the Record Mode Menus
SELECTING IMAGE QUALITY
Quality Rate of Compression
Super Fine
1 : 1 (No compression)
Fine
S.FINE
FINE
STD
ECON
SELECTING IMAGE QUALITY
SELECTING IMAGE SIZE
Image Size
Number of Pixels taken (H x V)
FULL
HALF
FULL
HALF
Approximate File Sizes
Approximate Card Capacity using 8MB CompactFlash Card
SELECTING WHITE BALANCE
AUTO:
Daylight:
Fluorescent:
Tungsten:
AUTO
SELECTING SHARPNESS
HARD:
NORMAL:
SOFT:
Press the or button to highlight “SHARPNESS”
HARD
SOFT
CHANGING ISO SENSITIVITY (GAIN UP MODE)
HIGH:
Press the or button to highlight “ISO”
HIGH
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PLAY MODE SCREENS
Play Mode Screen (LCD monitor) - Index Play
SINGLE-FRAMEPLAY
INDEX PLAY
In single-framePlay mode, turn
the Function dial to
To Turn Off The Camera in PLAY Mode
DIGITAL MAGNIFICATION [PLAY MODE]
In single-framePlay mode, press the digital magnification button
Not available
AUTO-PLAY(SLIDE SHOW)
Auto-Play(Slide show) Screen (LCD monitor)
In PLAY mode, turn the Function
dial to
Press the or button to highlight “START”
AUTO-PLAY(SLIDE SHOW) - CONT’D
To Stop Auto-Play(Slide show)
While performing Auto-Play(Slide show), press the MENU button
Press the or button to highlight “EXIT”
To Change Auto-Play(Slide show) Settings
Check that the Function dial is
set to , press the MENU button
Press the or button to highlight “INTERVAL”
Press the or button to highlight desired interval time
Press the or button to highlight “DIRECTION”
Press the or button to highlight desired direction
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DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE
DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE
Press the or button until the desired image appears in the LCD monitor
Press the flash-mode /delete button
DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE - CONT’D
Press the or button to highlight “NO”, then press the display / ENTER button
Repeat to if you have other images to be deleted
LOCKING (PROTECTING) IMAGES
LOCKING (PROTECTING) IMAGES
LOCKING (PROTECTING) IMAGES - CONT’D
Press the exposure- compensation/lock button
Repeat to for any other images to be locked (write- protected)
LOCKING (PROTECTING) IMAGES - CONT’D
UNLOCKING (UNPROTECTING) IMAGES
Display the images for which
lock (write-protect)is to be cleared with steps to on pages 81
CAN’T ERASE
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PLAY MODE MENUS (LCD Monitor)
PLAY MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING
DELETING ALL IMAGES
dial to , or
Press the or button to highlight “DELETE ALL”
DELETING ALL IMAGES
LOCKING (PROTECTING) ALL IMAGES
Press the or button to highlight “LOCK ALL”
LOCKING (PROTECTING) ALL IMAGES
UNLOCKING (UNPROTECTING) ALL IMAGES
Press the or button to highlight “UNLOCK ALL”
UNLOCKING (UNPROTECTING) ALL IMAGES
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF™)
SELECTING THE PRINT TYPE
INDEX
STD
SELECTING THE IMAGES TO BE PRINTED
Select the Print Type according to the steps to on pages 92
SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONT’D
Repeat the step until all of the images you want to print have been selected
Press the MENU button again
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Press the or button to highlight “YES” and press the display/ENTER button
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SETUP MODE MENUS (LCD Monitor)
SETUP MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING
To Display the Setup Mode Menus
SETTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONITOR
Press the or button to highlight “LCD BRIGHT”
BRIGHT
DARK
FORMATTING A COMPACT FLASH CARD
Press the or button to highlight “FORMAT”
FORMATTING A COMPACT FLASH CARD - CONT’D
SETTING THE AUTO POWER-OFFTIME
display / ENTER button about 1 second
Press the or button to highlight “POWER SAVE”
30MIN (30 minutes)
10MIN (10 minutes)
5MIN (5 minutes)
3MIN (3 minutes)
SETTING THE DATE/TIME
Press the or button to highlight “DATE”
YYYY/MM/DD
MM/DD/YYYY
DD/MM/YYYY
SETTING THE DATE/TIME - CONT’D
Press the or button to change the value
When the Minute value has been changed, press the display/ENTER button
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FULL
AUTO
FORWARD
STD
RETURNING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
Press the or button to highlight “DEFAULT”
VIDEO OUT
Turn off the television and the camera
Turn the television on
Turn the camera’s Function dial to , , or
Change the television to the video channel
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Cause
Solution
full, No space on card
TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING - CONT’D
TROUBLESHOOTING - CONT’D
Operating Temperatures and Conditions
Handling Care
LCD Monitor Care
Safety and Handling for Compact Flash Cards
Cleaning
Storage
Camera Type
CCD
Lens Unit
Image Storage
Autofocusing
Exposure Control
Built-inFlash
Viewfinder
LCD Monitor
Play Back
Interface
Power source
Operating Ambient Temperature and Humidity Ranges
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Weight (without batteries and recording media)