Minolta 2330 - Manuals

8 TABLE OF CONTENTS SPECIFYING THE PLAYBACK MODETHE PLAYBACK MODE MENU...........................................................................94 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU (LCD Monitor) ...........................................94THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTINGS ................94 SPEC...

10 NAMES OF PARTS * Do not touch. Shutter-release button Function dial Data panel Viewfinder window* Self-timer lamp Terminal cover Flash* Lens* Flash sensor* CAMERA BODY

11 NAMES OF PARTS Flash lamp (orange) Focus lamp (green) Power switch Viewfinder* MENU button ENTER button Display button Card-slot door Four-way key LCD monitor* Strap eyelet

12 NAMES OF PARTS INSIDE THE TERMINAL COVER BOTTOM OF BODY DC terminal Video-out terminal Battery-chamber door Tripod socket USB connector

13 NAMES OF PARTS DATA PANEL The following diagram shows all items displayed to aid the explanation. * Refer to the number of recordable remaining frame as a guide. The number changes according to the scene or subject you record. Number display of recordableremaining* frame/No-card indicator Self-ti...

14 NAMES OF PARTS VIEWFINDER Focus lamp (green) Flash lamp (orange) Close-framing guide Close-framing guide When you shoot a subject which is closer than 1m through the viewfinder, onlythe part under the close-framing guide is recorded. So, use the LCD monitor tocheck the image composition when you ...

16 QUICK REFERENCES Insert the batteries (see page 24). 1 Insert the CF card (see page 28). 2 Rotate the function dial to . 1 Slide the power switch to turn on the cam-era. 2 GETTING STARTED TAKING PICTURES See page 32 for details.

18 QUICK REFERENCES Rotate the function dial to . 1 Slide the power switch to turn on thecamera. • The latest image (which was recorded last) is displayed on the LCD monitor. 2 When the or key is pressed, the image changes to the next or previousone respectively. 3 MONITORING THE CAPTURED IMAGES See...

19 QUICK REFERENCES Display the image to be deleted on theLCD monitor by performing from step[1] to [3] of “MONITORING THE CAP-TURED IMAGES” described on theprevious page. 1 Press the MENU button. • The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 2 After confirming that [DELETE] ishighlighte...

20 QUICK REFERENCES • The image to be deleted is displayed on the LCD monitor and the display to confirmwhether you delete the image or notappears as shown in the figure. Press the key so that [YES] is highlighted and press the ENTER but-ton. • The image displayed on the LCD monitor in step [1] is d...

23 ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP Insert the smaller loop of the handstrap through the strap eyelet. 1 Insert the other end of the hand strapthrough the small loop. 2

24 INSERTING THE BATTERIES This camera uses four AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. • When using AA-size Ni-MH batteries, fully recharge them with a vendor-endorsed battery charger. When replacing the batteries, slide thepower switch to turn off the camera. • You may skip this step when inserting ...

26 INSERTING THE BATTERIES • When nothing is displayed on the data panel, check that the batteries are installed with a correctpolarity (+/–). When nothing is displayed eventhough the batteries are installed correctly, replacethe batteries with new ones. CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER When the batteries...

27 INSERTING THE BATTERIES AUTO POWER OFF To save the battery power, this camera will turned off automatically if it is notoperated more than 3 minutes. (Auto Power Off function)To operate the camera, slide the power switch to turn on the camera again. * When using the batteries, the time for the au...

28 INSERTING/REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH (CF) CARD Be sure to turn off the power of the camera when inserting or removing the CF card into or from the camera. Otherwise, the data in the card may be lostor the card may be damaged.If you insert or remove the CF card when the camera is turned on, re-for...

29 INSERTING/REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH (CF) CARD Fold the card-release lever down asshown in the figure. • Be sure to fold the lever. Otherwise, the card-slot door cannot be closed. 3 Close the card-slot door until it clicks. 4 Confirm that the power of the camerais turned off. 1 Open the card-slot...

32 BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE Rotate the function dial to . 1 Slide the power switch to turn on thecamera. • The power switch returns to the initial position. 2 Determine the image compositionwhile looking into either LCD monitoror viewfinder. • When holding the camera, be sure not to cover the lens ...

34 BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE THE RECORDING MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR Live view (The camera settings are displayed) Live view (The camera settings are not displayed) The LCD monitor is turned off Live view Live view The LCD monitor is turned off STD FULL HARD MANUAL +1.0 20 Each time the displa...

35 BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE THE DISPLAY OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS (For details, see the pages in parentheses) Live view STD FULL HARD MANUAL +1.0 20 Image size (See page 63) Image quality (See page 60) White balance (See page 65) Flash mode (See page 41) Drive mode (See page 45) Focus mode(See page 39...

36 ADJUSTING THE FOCUS FOCUS LAMP When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, this camera adjusts thefocus automatically and the focus lamp (green) shows the focus status (when thefocus mode is set to the autofocus mode.) FOCUS DISTANCE IN THE AUTOFOCUS MODE (Minimum Focus Distance) The focu...

37 ADJUSTING THE FOCUS THE SUBJECT THAT IS DIFFICULT TO FOCUS IN THE AUTOFOCUSMODE The autofocus mode uses the image contrast (the difference of light and darkparts) on the CCD (Charge Coupled Device) to focus on. Therefore, with the aut-ofocus mode, the focus may not be adjusted correctly on the fo...

39 ADJUSTING THE FOCUS ADJUSTING THE FOCUS MANUALLY (Manual Focus Mode) Adjust the focus with the or key while looking into the LCD monitor. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 1 Press the or key so that [FOCUS] is highlig...

41 FLASH With this camera, the following 5 flash modes are available. You can select themaccording to your purpose or condition. AUTOFLASH The flash fires automatically when the lightlevel is low or the subject is backlit. FILL-FLASH The flash fires every time a picture is takenregardless of the lig...

42 FLASH SELECTING THE FLASH MODE AUTOFLASH FILL-FLASH FLASH CANCEL AUTOFLASH WITH RED-EYEREDUCTION FILL-FLASH WITH RED-EYEREDUCTION Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 1 After confirming that [FLASH] is high-lighted, pres...

43 FLASH Press the key. 4 FLASH +/- 0 FOCUS AF DRIVE MODEQUALITY STD IMAZE SIZE FULL WB AUTO SHAPENESS NORMAL Press the MENU button. • The selected flash mode is displayed with the icon shown on the previous page on theupper right side of the LCD monitor (seepage 35). However, when “AUTOFLASH” issel...

45 BURST IMAGE CAPTURE This digital camera will continuously take pictures while the shutter-release but-ton is held down.The maximum number of images that can be captured at a time is follows: * See page 60 for the image quality and page 63 for the image size (FULL or HALF size). * The number of th...

47 BURST IMAGE CAPTURE Determine the image compositionwhile looking into LCD monitor orviewfinder and adjust the imagerange and size with the or key. • When the key is pressed, the image size becomes large (Telephoto mode). • When the key is pressed, the image range becomes wide (Wide-angle mode). 6...

51 DIGITAL ZOOM The digital zoom function can increase the maximum magnification (about 24mm) of the optical zoom lens (about 114 mm converting in the 35 mm film) up to2.5 times. STD FULL In the recording mode, press the key in the recording mode so that theimage is zoomed to the maximum. 1 Press an...

53 CLOSE UP The close up function allows you to take a picture close to the subject up to 4 cmfilling the frame with the subject in about 6 cm x 4 cm. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 1 Press the or key so that [FOCUS] ...

55 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION This function makes the image brighter or darker by adjusting the exposure com-pensation value for CCD. The bigger the exposure compensation value is, thebrighter the image is and the smaller the exposure compensation value is, thedarker the image is. Rotate the function dia...

58 SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE (Autoflash with red-eyereduction)* FLASH (For the Flash mode,see page 41) (Autoflash) (Fill-flash) (Flash cancel) (Fill-flash with red-eyereduction) +/- (For the Exposure com-pensation, see page55) +2.0+1.5+1.0+0.50*-0.5-1.0-1.5-2.0 FOCUS (For the Focus mode,see page...

60 SPECIFYING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE This camera has 3 image quality modes; “FINE” (fine), “STD.” (standard) and“ECON.” (economy). The image quality is related to the compression rate of the image. The compres-sion rate is higher in the order of “FINE” “STD.” “ECON.”. The higher the compression rate...

63 SPECIFYING THE IMAGE SIZE MODE Before taking pictures, select the image size. Changing the image size affects thenumber of the image which can be recorded in the CF card. The “FULL” or“HALF” size can be selected. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is ...

Auto white balance This adjusts the white balance according to the light sourceincident on the CCD. Normally select this mode. Outdoor mode Select this mode when taking the picture of the subject illuminatedby a sunlight. Fluorescent mode Select this mode when taking the picture of the subject illum...

68 SPECIFYING THE SHARPNESS MODE This camera has three sharpness modes as described below. HARD This enhances the sharpness of image. NORMAL No effect of sharpness. SOFT This reduces the sharpness of image andmakes an image soft. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The recording...

72 THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR 8 4 6 3 9 2 5 7 Single-frame play (with the image information) Single-frame play (with no image information) Index play (9 frames) 2000/08/30 15:49 9/37 1 THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR Each time the display button ispressed, the display ...

73 THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR 2000/08/30 15:49 9/37 8 4 6 3 9 2 5 7 1 Frame number of the image/Totalframe number recorded in the CF card Recorded date and time of the image When the camera enters the index play mode, the frame number of the imagedisplayed last in the single-frame ...

This mode allows you to display 9 frames at a time on the LCD monitor. It is con-venient when you search the desired image quickly. 74 INDEX PLAY 2000/08/30 15:49 9/37 8 4 6 3 9 2 5 7 1 When the camera is set to the single-frame play mode, press the displaybutton once or twice (see page 72). • When ...

75 INDEX PLAY 17 13 15 12 18 11 14 16 10 8 4 6 3 9 2 5 7 1 key key Press or key to select the desired image. • When the key is pressed, the following image is selected and the frame number ofthe image is highlighted. When the key is pressed, the preceding image is selectedand the frame number of the...

77 ZOOM PLAY This mode allows you to increase the magnification of image around the center2.5 times and display it on the LCD monitor. It is convenient when checking thedetails of the image. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monit...

79 SLIDE SHOW TO START THE SLIDE SHOW The images can be played back continuously on the LCD monitor like an auto-matic slide show. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 1 Press the or key so that [SLIDE SHOW] is highlighted. ...

80 SLIDE SHOW Press the or key so that [START] is highlighted. • “ENTER TO START” is displayed on the lower side of the LCD monitor. 4 Press the ENTER button. • The slide show starts according to the settings in the slide show mode menu (thesettings of “INTERVAL” and “DIRECTION”). 5 EXIT START INTER...

81 SLIDE SHOW TO STOP THE SLIDE SHOW Press one of the following buttons orkeys while the slide show is per-formed. The slide show stops tem-porarily. - Shutter-release button - One of the , , and keys - Display button - MENU button - ENTER button 1 • When the ENTER button is pressed while the slide ...

82 SLIDE SHOW THE SETTING IN THE SLIDE SHOW MODE MENU Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. 1 Press the or key so that [SLIDE SHOW] is highlighted. • “ENTER TO SET” is displayed on the lower side of the LCD monitor. 2 Press the ENTER button. • The slide show mode menu is displayed o...

87 DELETING AN IMAGE Press the MENU button. • The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. 4 After confirming that [DELETE] ishighlighted, press the key. 5 DELETE SELECT ZOOMSLIDE SHOWPRINT STD. FOLDER 100MLT02 ENTER TO SELECT After confirming that [SELECT] ishighlighted, press the ENTER ...

90 DELETING ALL IMAGES All images recorded in the CF card can be deleted. CAUTION As the deleted image cannot be recovered, be careful when deleting allimages. Rotate the function dial to . • The function dial can be rotated even when the camera is turned on. 1 When the camera is not turned on,slide...

94 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU EXIT 3 ~ 60 SEC FORWARDREVERSERANDOM INTERVALDIRECTION START THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU (LCD Monitor) DELETE SELECT ZOOMSLIDE SHOWPRINT STD. FOLDER 100MLT02 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING DELETE (For deleting images,see page 86) ZOOM (For the zoom playmode, see p...

95 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU * For “DELETE” (deleting images), see page 86. For “ZOOM” (zoom play), see page 77. For “SLIDE SHOW” (auto play), see page 79. Only the 2 items of “PRINT” (Specifying the print setting with DPOF), “FOLDER” (Foldername) are described on the following pages. YESNO YESNO PRINT...

96 SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF This camera supports the DPOF™ (Digital Print Order Format) Version 1.00 sothat you can specify the images and the number of copies to be printed and theprint type. So, the specified images can be printed at the specified number onlyby handing the CF ca...

100 SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF SPECIFYING THE INDEX PRINT SETTING This setting allows you to print all images recorded in the CF card on one sheetas an index print. The illustration of index print asan image. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The playback mode...

102 SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF TO CANCEL THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF All print settings with the DPOF described on pages 96 to 99 can be cancelled.The index print setting (see page 100) is also cancelled. Rotate the function dial to and press the MENU button. • The playback mod...

104 FOLDER NAME The folder in the CF card is conformed with DCF (Design rule for Camera Filesystem) format. When taking a picture with this camera, the “Dcim” folder is made in the directoryof the CF card and the “100mlt02” folder is made in the “Dcim” folder. The firstcaptured image is recorded wit...

106 DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is the image format establishedby JEIDA as the standard format of digital camera. Through this format, the image files can be used between the digital equip-ment conformed to DCF. The following operation can be available between the digital equipment con-...

108 THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY LCD BRIGHT 5 POWER SAVE 10 MIN. FORMATDATE 2000/08/30 TIME 17:33 BEEP ON VIDEO OUT NTSC LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEFAULT LCD BRIGHT (For adjusting the brightnessof the LCD monitor, seepage 110) 9 (bright)87654321 (dark) POWER SAVE (For the time for the autopower off function,...

110 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONITOR This allows you to adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor according to theangle at which you watch it or the brightness around the monitor so that the dis-play on the LCD monitor can be seen clearly. Rotate the function dial to and slide the power sw...

114 FORMATTING THE CF CARD This allows you to format the CF card. CAUTION As all the images recorded in the CF card are deleted and cannot be recov-ered, be careful when formatting the CF card. Rotate the function dial to and slide the power switch to turn on thecamera. • The power switch returns to...

116 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME When taking a picture, the date and time are recorded as the part of the imageinformation. If the built -in clock of this camera is not set correctly, the wrong dateand time are recorded. Set the date and time correctly by performing the proce-dure below. Rotate the fun...

117 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Press the or key so that [DATE] is highlighted and press the ENTERbutton. • The display to set the date and time appears as shown in the figure. • When you specify only the time, press the or key so that [TIME] is highlighted and press the ENTER button and go tostep [7]...

120 SETTING THE BEEP SOUND The beep sounds each time you operate this camera with the buttons or functiondial and you can turn off or on the beep. The beep is turned on unless youchange the setting after you purchase this camera.When you use this camera in the situation you cannot make noise such as...

122 SWITCHING THE VIDEO SIGNAL FROM THE VIDEOOUTPUT TERMINAL As this camera has the video-out terminal, you can watch the captured imageson TV by connecting this camera to your TV with the supplied video cable.The video output signal can be switched between NTSC and PAL. What is an NTSC system and a...

125 SWITCHING THE LANGUAGE DISPLAYED ON THELCD MONITOR Select [JAPANESE] or [ENGLISH] withthe or key. • The language changes in the following order. 4 LCD BRIGHT 7 POWER SAVE 10 MIN. FORMATDATE 2000/09/30 TIME 17:33 BEEP ON VIDEO OUT NTSC LANGUAGE JAPANESE DEFAULT Press the key. • The language on di...

126 RESETTING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS This allows you to reset all the settings of this camera to the default at a time. The camera settings The default settings Flash mode (see page 41) Autoflash with red-eyereduction Exposure compensation value (see page 55) 0 Focus mode (see page 36) AF (Autofocu...

129 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER This camera can be connected to the personal computer by the USB interface. The CF card in this camera can be detected as a removable disk (removablemedia) by connecting this camera to the personal computer with the suppliedUSB cable. According to the OS (Oper...

130 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Before connecting this camera to the computer, check the system of your com-puter referring to the followings. For IBM-PC/AT and the compatible unit CPU The IBM-PC/AT and the compatible unitequipped with the USB connector. * Only the CPU which is pre-installed the following o...

132 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER Turn on the power of the computer tobe connected and start up the operat-ing system (Windows ® /Mac OS). 1 Confirm that the CF card is inserted inthe camera. 2 Rotate the function dial to “PC”. • Be sure to rotate the function dial to PCbefore turning on the c...

133 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER Open the terminal cover and connectone side of the supplied USB cable tothe USB connector of this camera. • As the both sides of USB connector are the same shape, you can connect either side ofthe USB connector. • Connect the USB connector securely. Otherwise,...

134 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER When “Add New Hardware Wizard”dialog box appears, click [Next>]. 1 When the dialog box as shown onthe left appears, select “Search forthe best driver for your device.(Recommended)” and click [Next>]. 2 When the dialog box as shown onthe left appears, ins...

138 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER On Windows ® , when this camera is connected to the computer correctly (and the driver software is installed correctly if you use the Windows ® 98/98 Second Edition), the CF card in this camera is detected as the removable disk and theicon of “Removable disk” ...

139 CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER By dragging and dropping the data, you can copy the images from the CFcard to the appropriate location of your computer and vice versa in “MyComputer” or “Explorer” on Windows ® or in the finder on Macintosh. * When the icon of the “Removable disk” is not disp...

140 WHEN DISCONNECTING THE USB CABLE When disconnecting the USB cable, perform the procedure as described below. For Windows ® 98/Windows ® 98 Second Edition 1 Confirm that the focus lamp (green) does not light or blink and then disconnect the USB cable. For Windows ® 2000 Professional 1 Click the “...

144 INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTODELUXE To use the supplied image editing application Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 FamilyEdition (Windows ® version) or Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 (Macintosh version), the following systems are required. For the IBM-PC/AT and the compatible unit CPU Intel Pentium II processor of 233 MHz...

145 INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTODELUXE Installing to the IBM-PC/AT and the compatible unit 1 Turn on the computer and start up Windows ® . 2 Insert the Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3 When the setup program starts up automatically (Auto-Run), click [Next>]. After that, follow the ...

147 WATCHING THE CAPTURED IMAGES ON TV By connecting this camera to your TV with the supplied video cable, you canwatch the captured images on TV. Confirm that the video out signal from the video-out terminal is set toNTSC or PAL according to the colour system in your country. (see page122). 1 Turn ...

148 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any trouble with this camera, check the following items. Should thedifficulty persist, contact the Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover ofthis manual. Problem Check Solution Page The focus cannot beadjusted in theautofocus mode (Thefocus lamp (green)blink...

152 NOTES ON THE HANDLING Batteries • Battery performance decreases with lower operating temperatures. In a cold place, we recommend you to prepare new batteries and keep the spare batteries in a warm placesuch as inside your coat. As the performance of Ni-MH battery less decreases, we recommend you...

153 NOTES ON THE HANDLING Operating Temperatures and Conditions • This camera has been designed for use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Never leave the camera exposed to extreme high temperatures, such as in a car parked in the sun, or to extreme humidity. • To prevent condensati...

154 NOTES ON THE HANDLING LCD Monitor Care • The LCD monitor is manufactured using high precision technology. However, there may rarely be a lack of colour or bright points on the LCD monitor. • Do not apply pressure on the surface of the LCD monitor. Permanent damage may occur. • In a cold environm...

155 NOTES ON THE HANDLING Others • Do not subject the camera to shock or impact. • Turn off the power of the camera when transporting. • This camera is neither waterproof nor splashproof. Inserting or removing batteries and the CF card, or operating the camera with wet handsmay damage the camera. Wh...

156 CARE AND STORAGE Cleaning • If the camera or the outside of the lens is dirty, gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dry cloth. If the camera or lens comes in contact with sand, gently blow away loose particles.Wiping may scratch the surface. • To clean the lens surface, first blow away any dust or...

157 TECHNICAL DETAILS Camera Type Removable recording media type digital camera with LCDmonitor, built-in flash CCD Pickup elements: 1/1.75 inch-type inter line CCD, 2,310,000 pixels, with abase colour filter Pickup system: single ISO sensitivity: Equivalent to ISO 100 Number of bit converted to A/D...

158 TECHNICAL DETAILS Autofocus System: AF system by CCDFocus locked when the shutter-release button is pressedhalfway. Focus mode: One shot AF Manual Focus: Available (operated with , , and keys.) Auto Exposure (AE) Control Exposure mode: Programmed AEAE locked when the shutter-release button is pr...

159 TECHNICAL DETAILS Drive Mode Mode: Single shot, sequence shot (approx. 1 frame/sec.), self-timer shot The recordable number of images: Full size Half size FINE Approx. 2 frames Approx. 6 frames STD. (Standard) Approx. 4 frames Approx. 12 frames ECON. (Economy) Approx. 8 frames Approx. 12 frames ...