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Digital Camera
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Instruction Manual
Minolta (UK) LTD. Photographie Division
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Tel. 01 908 200 400
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Minolta (IRL) LTD. (Photopak Sales)
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http://www.minolta.com
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© 1997 Minolta Co., Ltd.
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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge V. The Dimâge V is a Please take the time to read through this instruction manual, for it compact, digital still camera equipped with the following features: contains information that is important for the proper and safe use and care of your camera. • 1/3 inch in-line square CCD with RGB filter - produces VGA size, high quality, accurate colour images. For information on installing and operating the included software, please read the instruct
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FOR PROPER AND SAVE USE STANDARD SYMBOLS SAFETY CAUTIONS Various symbols are used in the instruction manual and on the Read and understand all cautions and warnings before using this product to promote proper and safe use of this product. Read and product. understand each caution thoroughly before reading the instruction manual. WARNING Do not touch the flashtube during operation, it may become hot EXAMPLES when the flash fires. The outer triangle is for warning. The symbol inside Do not subject
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE SAFETY CAUTIONS HANDLING CAUTIONS FOR THE DIMÂGE V Battery performance decreases with lower operating temperatures. When photographing in cold weather, we recommend that you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm CAUTION when you are not shooting. Nicad batteries perform better than other types in cold temperatures. Cold batteries will regain some of Do not lift or swing the camera by the cables (serial cable, lens t
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE BEFORE YOU BEGIN SAFETY AND HANDLING CAUTIONS FOR Check the packing list before you begin. If some parts are THE IMAGE MEMORY CARD RM-2S/RM-4S missing, contact you camera dealer or a Minolta Service Facility The SmartMedia image memory card included in the package is a listed at the beginning of this manual. solid-state floppy disk card (SSFDC). Careless handling may result in lost data. Please read and follow the cautions below. Dimâge V Digital Camera Do not subje
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TABLE OF CONTENTS For Proper and Safe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 ADVANCED OPERATION Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Macro Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Self-timer . . . . . . . . .
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QUICK OPERATION Slide the record/play PREPARATION See page 20 and 29 for detailed information. switch to REC. Insert the batteries as shown. Turn the lens unit forward by 90° as shown. Insert the image memory card. Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. RECORDING See pages 30-34 for detailed information. Select the image quality. Turn the camera on. 10 11
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QUICK OPERATION PLAYING See pages 48-54 for detailed information. DELETING IMAGES See pages 58-59 for detailed information. Turn the camera on. Turn the camera on. Slide the record/play Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. switch to PLAY. Scroll through the images Display the image you by pressing the + or – want to delete by pressing button. the + button or – button. Press and hold the delete button for more than 1 second. 12 13
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NAMES OF PARTS BODY Display button Flash mode button Shutter-release * Do not touch Protect button + button button – button Recod/Play swiitch Delete button Lens* LCD monitor Grip Image quality selector Back over Flash* Main switch Self-timer lamp Strap eyelet Lens unit Serial port Back cover - Outside Back cover - Inside DC terminal Lens unit release Zoom lever Image quality selector Self-timer button Date button Card/Battery chamber cover Clear/Format button Flash sensor* 14 15
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NAMES OF PARTS LCD MONITOR Frame Counter Record mode Record Mode - user decides whether the frame counter shows the number of frames remaining or the current frame number Date/time area Frame counter (the number of the frame about to be taken). Warning area Mode area Play Mode - frame counter shows the number of the frame being displayed. Pressing the Display button will allow you to Mode Area turn off the information display or change the LCD Record Mode - displays the current function settin
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ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP Insert the smaller loop of the strap through the strap eyelet. Put the other end of the strap through the small loop as shown. BEFORE RECORDING 18 19
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INSERTING BATTERIES This camera requires 4 AA size batteries. Either Alkaline or Nicad BATTERY-CONDITION INDICATOR batteries can be used. Nicad batteries must be fully charged in the appropriate charger, When the battery power is low, will blink in the LCD monitor. as indicated in the battery instruction manual. Replace all 4 batteries or use AC Adapter AC-V1 (sold separately). Do not mix battery types. The battery power will run out completely without further warning. Open the card/batter
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ADJUSTING THE LCD BRIGHTNESS SETTING DATE/TIME The Dimâge V is equipped with a quick-responding LCD monitor To set the current date or time follow, the procedure below. that has an excellent range of viewing angles. The LCD monitor To change the date/time display format only, follow steps 1, 2, 3 brightness can be adjusted to compensate for varying lighting and 10. conditions and viewing angles. Press the main switch to Press the main switch to turn the camera on. turn the camera on. While pre
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SETTING DATE/TIME Press the protect button ( ) to select either the 12 or 24 hour display. Press the display button to highlight the time information to be changed. The selection will change from left to right. Press the + or – button to correct the time. Press the display button Repeat steps and until the to highlight the date time is correct. information to be changed. The selection will change from left to right. If you don't want to correct the To change AM and PM in the 12 date skip
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SETTING DATE/TIME STANDARD LENS POSITION Once all the settings are Turn the lens unit forward correct, reselect the date by 90° as shown. This format by pressing the position will be referred to protect button ( ) as the "standard lens position" throughout this The formats will appear in the following sequence: manual. YY MM DD Rotate the unit as far as it will go. ↓ The flash will not fire unless the MM DD YY lens is in the standard position. ↓ DD MM YY Frame the image in the ↓ LCD monit
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INSERTING IMAGE MEMORY CARDS Turn the camera off. Always turn off the camera before inserting an image memory card! Data on the card will be lost or damaged if it is inserted while the camera is on. Open the card/battery chamber cover. RECORDING IMAGES Insert the image memory card into the card slot. The SmartMedia™ card included in this package and other Insert the card with the cut corner standard-accessory cards are already formatted and ready at the bottom (lens side) and push for use. it
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SELECTING IMAGE QUALITY BASIC RECORDING Storing uncompressed still-image files normally requires a large Press the main switch to amount of disk space. This usually results in small recording turn the camera on. capacity on the image memory cards. The Dimâge V uses JPEG compression (an international standard) to compress the image data before it is recorded on the image memory card. Capacity Compression Mode (2MB SmartMedia™) Slide the record/play switch to REC. Fine Mode 16 images (aprox.) (Pri
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BASIC RECORDING Place the lens unit in the Frame the image in the standard lens position LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. If the lens unit is not in the standard position, the flash will The image is displayed on the not fire and will blink in monitor and stored on the image the LCD monitor. memory card at the same time. If nothing happens when the shutter-release button is pressed and appears on the monitor, the flash is being recharged. Wait until disappears. While
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FLASH MODES REMOVING IMAGE MEMORY CARDS Turn the camera off. In addition to Auto Flash mode ( ) the Dimâge V has Manual Fill Flash mode ( ) and Flash Cancel mode ( ). Always turn off the camera before removing an image Auto Flash memory card! Data on the card will be lost or damaged if it is The flash will fire in low light or backlit situations. removed while the camera is on. Use this mode for general photographic situations. Manual Fill Flash The flash will fire every time the shutter-release
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CHANGING LCD DATA DISPLAY Change the information displayed on the monitor by pressing the The diagram at left shows the sequence displayed in record mode. display button. The monitor will change as shown in the sequence See page 48 for the sequence displayed in play mode. below. The self-timer mark ( ) will appear on the monitor when the self- timer function is activated, even when "No Data" is selected. To change the date or time format see pages 23-26. Press the display button to confi
