GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Attaching the strap and lens cap

Always keep the strap around your neck in the event that the camera is accidentally dropped. An optional leather neck strap, NS-DG1000, is also available from your Konica Minolta dealer. Availability varies with region.

Pass one of the small loops of the lens-cap strap through the eyelet on

2the lens cap (1). Pass the other loop through the first loop and tighten

(2).

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Pass the end of the neck strap through the lens-cap strap and strap eyelet on the camera body (3).

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Thread the strap through the inside of the buckle

as shown (4). Repeat with the other end of the

 

strap.

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Using your thumb and index finger, pinch the outside tabs of the lens cap to remove or attach. When the camera is not in use, always replace the lens cap.

12 Getting up and running

Inserting batteries

This digital camera uses four AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. Do not use other types of AA bat- teries. The camera should be off when replacing batteries.

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To open the battery-chamber door, slide the door toward the side of the camera (1) to release the safety catch. Lift the door to open (2).

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Insert the batteries as indicated on the diagram on the inside of the battery -chamber door. Confirm the positive and negative battery terminals are oriented correctly.

Close the battery-chamber door and slide it toward the body (3) to engage the safety catch.

After installing the batteries, the set-time/date message may appear on

3the monitor. The clock and calendar are set in section 2 of the setup menu (p. 18).

Camera notes

After initially inserting a charged battery, do not remove it from the camera for twenty-four hours; the camera can be off during this period. The main batteries are used to charge an internal battery, which protects settings when the camera is turned off.

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