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Main
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
NP-400 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
DANGER
WARNING
GENERAL PRODUCT WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
WARNING
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CAUTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAMERA BODY
NAMES OF PARTS
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DATA PANEL
MONITOR DISPLAY - RECORDING MODE
MONITOR DISPLAY - QUICK VIEW & PLAYBACK MODE
Histogram
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ATTACHING THE LENS HOOD
CHARGING THE BATTERY
INSTALLING AND CHANGING THE BATTERY
BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR
AUTO POWER SAVE
EXTERNAL PO WER SUPPLIES
INSERTING AND CHANGING A MEMORY CARD
1 2 3 4
HANDLING THE CAMERA
TURNING ON THE CAMERA
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SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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SETTING THE CAMERA TO RECORD IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY
EVF AND LCD MONITOR DISPLAY
BASIC RECORDING
BASIC RECORDING OPERATION
FOCUS LOCK
AUTOMATIC MONITOR AMPLIFICATION
FOCUS SIGNALS
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
FLASH RANGE - AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Wide-angle position Telephoto position
ANTI-SHAKE SYSTEM
MOVIE RECORDING
DISPLAY MODE SWITCH
SINGLE-FRAME PLAYBACK AND HISTOGRAM DISPLAY
BASIC PLAYBACK
/
VIEWING IMAGES AND HISTOGRAM
/
DELETING SINGLE IMAGES
CHANGING THE QUICK VIEW & PLAYBACK DISPLAY
ENLARGED PLAYBACK
VIEWING MOVIES
ADVANCED RECORDING
DISPLAY-INFORMATION BUTTON - CHANGING THE DISPLAY
FOCUS-MODE SWITCH
DIGITAL ZOOM
FLEX FOCUS POINT
MACRO MODE
EXPOSURE LOCK
EXPOSURE-MODE DIAL
PROGRAM - P
PROGRAM SHIFT - PS/PA
AUTO RECORDING
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APERTURE PRIORITY - A
SHUTTER PRIORITY - S
MANUAL EXPOSURE - M
BULB EXPOSURES
ATTACHING A REMOTE CORD (SOLD SEPARATELY)
DIGITAL-SUBJECT-PROGRAMS
EXPOSURE AND FLASH COMPENSATION
USING THE FUNCTION DIAL
DRIVE MODES
BRACKETING
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STANDARD AND HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS ADVANCE
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INTERVAL
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SELF-TIMER
METERING MODES
WHITE BALANCE
CUSTOM WHITE-BALANCE CALIBRATION
MEMORY - STORING CAMERA SETTINGS
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CAMERA SENSITIVITY - ISO
FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY
System Accessories
Flash range (wide angle)ISO setting
Flash range (telephoto)
ATTACHING A MINOLTA ACCESSORY FLASH UNIT
USING THE FLASH SYNC TERMINAL
DIGITAL EFFECTS CONTROL
COLOR-SATURATION COMPENSATION
FILTER
CONTRAST COMPENSATION
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RECORDING MENU
NAVIGATING THE RECORDING MENU
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IMAGE SIZE AND IMAGE QUALITY
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ABOUT RAW IMAGE QUALITY
Minolta history
NOTES ON IMAGE SIZE AND RESOLUTION
FLASH MODES
FILL FLASH
RED-EYE REDUCTION
REAR FLASH SYNC
System Accessories
WIRELESS / REMOTE FLASH
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WIRELESS/REMOTE CAMERA AND FLASH RANGES
NOTES ON WIRELESS/REMOTE FLASH
FLASH CONTROL
100 200 400 800
Flash Notes
Menu option
AEL BUTTON
RECORDING MODE RESET
INTERVAL SETUP
BRACKETING SETUP
Soft Normal Hard
SHARPNESS
DATA IMPRINTING
Off YYYY/MM/DD MM/DD/hr:min Text Text + ID#
Menu option
ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD
INSTANT PLAYBACK
/
VOICE MEMO
Recording Tips
COLOR MODE
ABOUT ADOBE RGB
NOISE REDUCTION
MONITOR AMPLIFICATION
MAGNIFICATION BUTTON
FLEX DIGITAL MAGNIFIER
DIGITAL SUBJECT PROGRAM (DSP) SETUP
TRACKING AF
AE LOCK
SPOT AE AREA
DIRECT MANUAL FOCUS
A SHORT GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY
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ABOUT EXPOSURE AND FLASH COMPENSATION
WHAT IS AN EV?
LIGHT SOURCES AND COLOR
NAVIGATING THE MOVIE MENU
MOVIE MENU
MOVIE MODE
MOVIE RESET
NOTES ON MOVIE RECORDING
PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS
ADVANCED PLAYBACK
NAVIGATING THE PLAYBACK MENU
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FRAME-SELECTION SCREEN
DELETE
FORMAT
VIEW FOLDER
INDEX PLAYBACK FORMAT
LOCK
COPY
Minolta History
SLIDE SHOW
Menu options
Settings
ABOUT DPOF
DPOF SETUP
CANCEL PRINT
INDEX PRINT
VIEWING IMAGES ON A TELEVISION
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SETUP MENU
OPENING THE SETUP MENU
NAVIGATING THE SETUP MENU
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LCD BRIGHTNESS
SHORTCUT HELP
DIGITAL ZOOM SELECTED ON THE MENU:
FLEX DIGITAL MAGNIFIER SELECTED ON THE MENU:
TRANSFER MODE
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CUSTOM SETUP
Image size (p. 82) Image quality (p. 82) Flash mode (p. 86)
Flash control (p. 92) Shar pness (p. 97) Color mode (p. 102)
FILE NUMBER (#) MEMORY
FOLDER NAME
100MLT16 10130723
SELECT FOLDER
NEW FOLDER
DATE AND TIME SETUP
RESET DEFAULT
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AUDIO SIGNALS
FOCUS SIGNALS
AUTO POWER SAVE
SHUTTER FX
VOLUME
ANTI-SHAKE
FULL-TIME AF
Grip sensor
CONTROL DIAL SETUP
DELETE CONFIRMATION
CONTROL DIAL SETUP - MANUAL EXPOSURE
DATA-TRANSFER MODE
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER
Initializing USB connection.
CONNECTING TO WINDOWS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION
AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION
MANUAL INSTALLATION
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AUTO POWER SAVE (DATA-TRANSFER MODE)
QUICKTIME SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
IBM PC / AT compatible
MEMORY CARD FOLDER ORGANIZATION
Drive Icon Dcim
102MLTCP
Misc
100MLT16 10130801
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DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER
WINDOWS ME, 2000 PROFESSIONAL, AND XP
WINDOWS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION
MACINTOSH
CHANGING THE MEMORY CARD (DATA-TRANSFER MODE)
WINDOWS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION
WINDOWS ME, 2000 PROFESSIONAL, AND XP MACINTOSH
REMOVING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE - WINDOWS
158 TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING
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WHEN USING FILTERS
ATTACHING THE FERRITE CORE FRC-100
ABOUT THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CHARGER CORD
162 C
CLEANING
CAMERA CARE
STORAGE
CARE AND STORAGE
OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS
MEMORY CARD CARE AND HANDLING
164 C
LCD MONITOR CARE
COPYRIGHT
BATTERIES
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INDEX
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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BATTERY PACK BP-400
Approximate recording performance
Approximate continuous playback performance