Konica Minolta xg manual

E INSTRUCTION MANUAL

9222-2798-11 SY-A312/0402

Contents

E INSTRUCTION MANUAL Before you begin 2BEFORE YOU BEGIN NP-200 Lithium-Ionbatteries General warnings and cautions 4FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Page CAUTION 6FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Page Table of contents 8TABLE OF CONTENTS Flash modes Flash range – Automatic operation Digital subject programs Single-frameplayback display Viewing images 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Names of parts 12 NAMES OF PARTS Page GETTING UP AND RUNNING Charging the lithium-ionbattery Battery-conditionindicator Full-battery icon – Half-full-battery Low-battery AC adapter Set (sold separately) Always turn off the camera before changing between power supplies DC adapter DA-100 18 GETTING UP AND RUNNING Attaching the hand strap Installing and removing a memory card Always turn off the camera and confirm the indicator lamp is not orange and blinking before changing the memory card, otherwise the card may be damaged, and data lost 20 GETTING UP AND RUNNING About memory cards Setting the date and time 22 GETTING UP AND RUNNING Camera notes RECORDING MODE – BASIC OPERATION Using the zoom lens Shooting tips LCD monitor display – BASIC Camera-shakewarning 26 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Basic recording operation Never remove a memory card while data is being transferred Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection 28 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Page Focus lock Focus range 30 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Focus signals Focus confirmed – Cannot focus – Special focusing situations Flash modes Autoflash – Red-eye reduction – RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Flash range – Automatic operation Flash signals Display button – recording mode 34 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Digital subject programs Portrait – Sports action – Landscape – Sunset – PLAYBACK – BASIC OPERATION Viewing images Controller Menu button Quick View/Delete button Deleting single images Display button – playback mode Display button – Quick View 38 PLAYBACK – BASIC OPERATION Enlarged playback RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Navigating the recording-modemenu 42 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Drive modes Single-frame advance – Continuous advance – Self-timer Continuous advance Self-timer Multi frame Image size and image quality FINE Fine – high-qualityJPEG image STD. Standard – the default setting. (JPEG) ECON. Economy – the smallest file sizes. (JPEG) 48 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Camera Notes White balance Daylight – Cloudy – Tungsten – Fluorescent – Customizing key functions Camera sensitivity – ISO Flash range and camera sensitivity 52 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Metering modes Multi-segment metering: Spot metering: Compensating exposure with the menu Noise reduction 54 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Auto reset Flash mode (p. 32) Drive mode (p. 44)– Single frame advance White balance (p. 50) Color Mode Voice memo Remaining recording time 56 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Date-imprinting indicator Date imprinting Digital zoom Instant playback Spot AF Recording without a memory card 62 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION MOVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING Audio recording 64 MOVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING Navigating the Movie/audio recording menu Recording mode: Image size: Frame rate: Movie mode: 66 MOVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING Movie file sizes Notes on movie recording PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Playing back movies and audio recordings Navigating the playback-modemenu 70 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Frame-selectionscreen 72 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Deleting image and audio files Deleting permanently erases the file. Once deleted, a file cannot be recovered. Care should be taken when deleting images AUDIO CAPTION 74 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Locking image and audio files image pasting 76 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Cropping frames 78 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Frame capture 80 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Page Movie editor 82 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Page About DPOF Creating a DPOF print order 84 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Date Print/Index Print Index Print E-mailCopy 86 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Page SETUP MODE Navigating the setup menu 90 SETUP MODE LCD monitor brightness Formatting memory cards When a memory card is formatted, all data on the card is erased File number (#) memory Folder name 92 SETUP MODE Language Audio signals Shutter FX Custom FX recording Microphone 94 SETUP MODE Volume Reset default 96 SETUP MODE Recording mode (Movie/audio menu) Standard movie Date print (DPOF) Image size (E-mailcopy) Normal Date and time Date format Transfer mode Data storage – Remote camera – DATA-TRANSFERMODE Connecting the camera to a computer 100 DATA-TRANSFERMODE Page Automatic Installation Manual installation 104 DATA-TRANSFERMODE Auto power off – data-transfermode QuickTime 6 system requirements IBM PC/AT Compatible Memory card folder organization 106 DATA-TRANSFERMODE Page Windows®XP, 2000 Professional, and Me Windows®98/98 Second Edition Windows®98 and 98 Second Edition Selecting print images 112 DATA-TRANSFERMODE Navigating the PictBridge menu Batch print Index print Paper size Sizes Layout Print quality Data print How to use DPOF in this menu Notes on printing errors Remote camera system requirements Installing the remote camera driver DATA-TRANSFERMODE Page Connecting the remote camera 120 DATA-TRANSFERMODE Notes on remote camera operation APPENDIX Problem Symptom About the Lithium-IonBattery Charger Cord 124 APPENDIX Viewfinder Indicator Lamps Color Status Removing the Driver Software – Windows 126 APPENDIX Camera care Cleaning Storage Memory cards Batteries Before important events and journeys Operating temperatures and conditions LCD monitor care Copyright Questions and service Technical Specifications Battery: Konica Minolta NP-200 lithium-ionbattery Battery performance (recording): Approximately 220 frames: based on CIPA’s stan dard: NP-200 lithium-ionbattery, SD memory card