SETUP MODE

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

It is important to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a movie clip is record- ed, the date and time of the recording are saved with the image and are displayed dur- ing playback or can be read with the DiMAGE Image Viewer Utility software included on the CD-ROM. The camera’s clock is also used with data imprinting.

DATA-TRANSFER

MODE

When the Date/Time-set option is selected and entered, the date/time screen will be displayed. The left/right keys of the controller are used to select the item to be changed and the up/down keys are used to change the value. From left to right, the screen shows the year, month, day, hour, and minute. When the date and time have been adjusted, set the clock by pressing the cen- ter of the controller.

Setup

Date/Time set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

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7

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20

 

16

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33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

Read this section carefully before connecting the camera to a computer. Details on using and installing the DiMAGE Image Viewer Utility software are found in the sup- plied software manual. The DiMAGE manuals do not cover the basic operation of com- puters or their operating systems; please refer to the manual supplied with your com- puter.

SETTING THE DATE FORMAT

The date format that is displayed or imprinted can be changed: YYYY/MM/DD (year, month, day), MM/DD/YYYY (month, day, year), DD/MM/YYYY (day, month, year). Simply select the format and enter it by pressing the center of the controller; the new format will be displayed on the menu.

VIDEO OUTPUT

Camera images can be displayed on a television (p. 112). The video output can be changed between NTSC and PAL. North America uses the NTSC standard and Europe uses the PAL standard. Check which standard is used in your region to play back images on your television set.

For the camera to be connected directly to the computer and used as a mass storage device, the following requirements must be met:

IBM PC / AT Compatible

Macintosh

Preinstalled Windows Me, 2000, 98, or 98

Preinstalled Mac OS 8.6 ~ 9.1

second edition operating systems

 

 

 

USB port as standard interface

Users with Windows 98 or 98 second edition will need to install the driver software on the included CD-ROM (p. 126). Users with Mac OS 8.6 will need to download and install a USB mass storage device from the Apple web site (p. 129). There have been no reports of compatibility problems with Apple G4 computers with Mac OS 10.0.3 or earlier.

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Minolta dimage7, Dimage 5 instruction manual Setting the Date and Time, Setting the Date Format, Video Output