Konica Minolta 7Hi - Manual

* This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfacesclean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual (p. 148). 12 N AMES OF PARTS CAMERA BODY Data panel (p. 15) Pro-auto button (p. 42) Control dial Shutter-release button Focu...

15 DATA PANEL Digital-subject-program indicators (p. 32) Camera-sensitivity indicator (p. 70) Exposure-mode indicators (p. 52) Battery-condition indicator (p. 21) White-balance indicators (p. 67) Red-eye reduction indicator (p. 88) Manual-focus indicator (p. 43) Image-quality display (p. 85) Image-s...

7. Color-saturation-compensation display (p. 77) 16 N AMES OF PARTS MONITOR DISPLAY – RECORDING MODE 2. Flash-mode indicator (p. 88) 5. Flash-compensation display (p. 74) 9. Sharpness display (p. 99) 8. Contrast-compensation display (p. 76) 10. Exposure-compensation display (p. 74) 11. White-balance...

17 Shutter speed Aperture value White-balance setting (p. 67)Sensitivity setting (p. 70)Degree of exposure compensation (p. 74)Folder name (p. 140) Folder number – image file number Histogram Image size (p. 84) Image quality (p.85) Date of capture Mode indicator The black area of the histogram shows...

18 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND RUNNING This section covers the preparation of the camera. This includes the changing of batteries and mem-ory card as well as the use of external power supplies. ATTACHING THE CAMERA STRAP REMOVING THE LENS CAP Using your thumb and index finger,pinch the in...

19 ATTACHING THE LENS HOOD To mount the lens hood, align the rectangular dimpleon the rim of the hood with the focal-length index onthe top of the lens barrel (1). Slide the hood onto the end of the lens and turn it90° clockwise until it clicks and the circular dimple isaligned with the focal-length...

20 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING INSTALLING AND CHANGING BATTERIES Open the battery-chamber door by moving the battery-chamber lockto the open position. Insert the batteries. Make sure the positive and negative batteryterminals are orientated as illustrated on the diagram in the bat-tery chamber. This dig...

22 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEPARATELY) INSERTING AND CHANGING A MEMORY CARD The AC Adapter allows the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet. The ACAdapter is recommended when the camera is interfaced with a computer or during periods of heavyuse. AC A...

24 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING SETTING THE DATE AND TIME After initially inserting a memory card and battery, the camera’s clock and calendar must be set.When images are recorded, the image data is saved with the date and time of recording. Dependingon the region, the menu language may also have to be s...

25 Use the right controller key to highlight the advanced2 tab at the top of the menu. Use the down key to highlight the date/time-set menuoption. Press the central button to display the date/time setting screen. Use the left and right keys to select the item to bechanged. Press the central button t...

1 2 26 B ASIC RECORDING SETTING THE CAMERA TO RECORD IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY EVF AND LCD MONITOR DISPLAY While holding in the dial release (1), turn the mode dial to still-image recording; the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitorwill activate. Press the pro-auto button (2) to reset the programme...

3 4 27 BASIC RECORDING OPERATION Place the subject within the focus frame. • For off-center subjects use the focus-lock function (p. 28).• Make sure the subject is within the focus range of the lens: 0.5m (1.6ft) – ∞ . For subjects closer than 0.5m, use the macro function (p. 47). Press the shutter-...

28 B ASIC RECORDING FOCUS LOCK The focus-lock function is used when the subject is off-center and outside the focus frame. Focuslock may also be used when a special focusing situation prevents the camera from focusing on thesubject. Place the subject within the focus frame. Press and hold theshutter...

30 B ASIC RECORDING USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH FLASH RANGE – AUTOMATIC OPERATION To use the flash, simply pull up the unit by the tabs on each side.The flash position must be set manually, and once up, the flash unitwill always fire regardless of the amount of ambient light. The follow-ing indicators ...

33 While camera performance is optimized for each shooting condition, some changes can be made tocamera settings with subject programs. The autofocus mode can be changed (p. 83). The sportsaction mode uses continuous AF, the other modes use single AF. The Digital Effects Controller canbe used to adj...

To view images from the playback mode, turn the modedial to the playback position. To view images from the recording or movie recordingmodes, press the Quick View / delete button. 34 B ASIC PLAYBACK SINGLE-FRAME PLAYBACK AND HISTOGRAM DISPLAY Date of capture Frame number/ total number of images Lock...

35 To return to a recording mode from QuickView, press the menu button. Controller QV/Delete button VIEWING IMAGES To delete a displayed image, press the QV/delete button; aconfirmation screen will appear. The displayed image can be deleted. Once deleted, an image cannot be recovered. Press the cont...

36 B ASIC PLAYBACK In the center of the display switch, the display-information button controls the display format. Eachtime the button is pressed, the display cycles through to the next format: full display, image only,index playback. Full display Image only Index playback In index playback, the le...

37 ENLARGED PLAYBACK In single-frame playback, a still image can beenlarged for closer examination. Images can be mag-nified between 1.2X and 4.0X in 0.2X increments. 640X 480 size images can only be magnified between1.2X and 2.0X. RAW and super fine images cannotbe enlarged. With the image to be en...

38 B ASIC PLAYBACK Standard, Night, time-lapse, and UHS continuous-advance movies can be played back on the cam-era. Movie files are indicated by a icon at the bottom of the display. Standard and Night Movies arealso indicated by a thumbnail of the first frame. Press the center of the controller to ...

39 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TELEVISION It is possible to view camera images on your television. The camera has a video-out terminal whichcan be used to connect the camera to a television using the supplied AV cable. The camera is com-patible with the NTSC and PAL standards. The video-output setting can b...

40 A DVANCED RECORDING DISPLAY CONTROLS – RECORDING MODE Auto display – the camera will automatically change between displaying thelive image in the EVF or on the LCD monitor. The EVF’s eye sensors monitorif the EVF is being used and switches the display location accordingly. EVF display – the live ...

43 The spot-AE lock button below the main dial on the back of the body locks the auto-matic exposure system. This function allows the exposure to be set by a specific ele-ment within the scene or a gray card outside the scene. When the spot-AE lock button is pressed and held, the spot metering circl...

44 A DVANCED RECORDING AUTOFOCUS AREAS AND CONTROL In still-image recording mode, the controller selects the focus area used and moves the spot-focusarea within the image. The two focus areas, wide focus area and spot focus point, allow flexibility overa variety of situations. The wide focus area is...

45 FLEX FOCUS POINT Once displayed, the spot focus area can be moved to any point in the image area. This Flex FocusPoint is a powerful tool for off-center subjects. The Flex Focus Point cannot be used with the digitalzoom (p. 46). With the spot-focus-area cross displayed, use the controller’s four-...

1280 X 960 Image size setting 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 1280 X 960 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Recorded image size 46 A DVANCED RECORDING DIGITAL ZOOM The digital zoom doubles the lens magnification. The digital zoom cannot be used with RAW imagequality or in movie recording. Press the m...

47 The macro mode is used for close-up photographs of small objects. The marco mode can be usedwith the digital zoom to increase the close-up effect. Subject programs and movie recording can beused with the macro setting. The built-in flash cannot be used with macro mode. Align one of the arrows on ...

48 A DVANCED RECORDING SETTING THE FUNCTION DIAL The memory function, metering mode, exposure mode, drive mode, white balance, and camera sen-sitivity are controlled by the function dial. Making changes with the function dial is simple. The func-tion dial can only be used for still photography. Turn...

49 Dial MEM PASM DRIVE WB ISO Display PAS 100, 200, 400, 800. Setting Memory registers or the settingfunction are selected with a spe-cial menu displayed on the moni-tors. Multi-segment Center weighted Spot Program Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual Single-frame advance Continuous advance Sel...

50 A DVANCED RECORDING MEMORY – STORING CAMERA SETTINGS Five sets of camera settings can be saved. This saves time under frequentlyrepeating conditions by eliminating the need to set the camera. Except for thespot AEL button, subject programs, data imprinting, voice memo, and instantplayback setting...

51 METERING MODES The icons indicating the metering mode are displayed on the monitors only. Donot confuse these icons with the focus signals (p. 29). The metering mode ischanged with the function dial (p. 48). When center-weighted or spot metering isselected, pressing the shutter-release button par...

52 A DVANCED RECORDING P EXPOSURE MODES A S M Program – the camera controls both the shutter speeds and aperture. Aperture priority – the photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appro-priate shutter speed. Manual exposure – the photographer selects both the shutter speed and apertu...

53 PROGRAM – P The programmed AE exposure control uses luminance and focal-length information to ensure perfectexposures. The sophisticated exposure system allows the photographer the freedom to shoot withouthaving to worry about the technical details of exposure settings. The shutter speed and aper...

The aperture values can be changed by half stop increments between f/2.8 and f/8 at the lens’ wide-angle position and f/3.5 to f/9.5 at the lens’ telephoto position. If the aperture value is beyond theshutter-speed range, the shutter-speed display will blink on the data panel and turn red on the mon...

The photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera sets theappropriate aperture to ensure correct exposure. When S mode isselected, the shutter speed on the monitors turns blue. Turn the control dial (1) to set the desired shutter speed. Press theshutter-release button partway down to activat...

Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speedsand apertures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving thephotographer total control over the final exposure. The shutterspeeds and aperture values can be changed in half stop increments.The shutter speed range in manual exposu...

58 A DVANCED RECORDING The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. Icons indi-cating the selected drive mode appear on the data panel and LCD monitor andin the EVF. See setting the function dial section on page 48. DRIVE MODES Single-frame advance – to take a single image each t...

Compose the picture as described in the basic recording section(p. 27). Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lockthe exposure and focus for the series; if the autofocus mode isset to continuous AF, the lens will continually focus during theseries (p. 83). Press and hold the shutter-r...

60 A DVANCED RECORDING HIGH-SPEED CONTINUOUS ADVANCE Compose the picture as described in the basic recording section(p. 27). Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lockthe exposure and focus for the series. Press and hold the shut-ter-release button all the way down (2) to begin taking...

62 A DVANCED RECORDING BRACKETING This mode makes a three image bracket of a scene. Bracketing is a method of taking a series ofimages of a static subject in which each image has a slight variation in exposure. The camera is notlimited to exposure brackets, but can also make contrast, saturation, an...

63 If the memory card is filled or the shutter button is released before the series has completed, thecamera will reset and the entire bracket must be made again. To make a flash bracket, set the digital-effects switch to the exposure position and raise the cameraflash. When using flash, the bracket...

64 A DVANCED RECORDING INTERVAL Number of frames in the interval series Frame counter The interval mode makes a series of still or moving images over a period of time. Similar to time-lapse photography, a series of images of a slow moving event can be taken: the blossoming of aflower, the constructi...

67 White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appearneutral. The effect is similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using colorcompensating filters in conventional photography. Custom setting – for using the custom white-balance setting. WHITE BALANCE No disp...

68 A DVANCED RECORDING AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE PRESET WHITE BALANCE The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most cases, theAUTO setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lightingconditions. When the built-in flash is...

70 A DVANCED RECORDING CAMERA SENSITIVITY – ISO Five settings can be selected for camera sensitivity: Auto, 100, 200, 400, and800; the numerical values are based on an ISO equivalent. ISO is the standardused to indicate film sensitivity: the higher the number, the more sensitive thefilm. See setting...

71 FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY Flash range (wide angle) ISO setting AUTO 100 200 400 800 0.5m ~ 3.8m / 1.6 ft. ~ 12.5 ft. Flash range (telephoto) 0.5m ~ 3.0m / 1.6 ft. ~ 9.8 ft. 0.5m ~ 2.7m / 1.6 ft. ~ 8.8 ft. 0.5m ~ 3.8m / 1.6 ft. ~ 12.5 ft. 0.5m ~ 5.4m / 1.6 ft. ~ 17.6 ft. 0.5m ~ 7.6m / 1.6...

To extend the versatility of the camera, an accessory flash unit (sold separately) can be mounted onthe camera. See page 154 for a list of compatible flash units. Always remove the accessory flashwhen the camera is not in use, and replace the accessory-shoe cap to protect the contacts. Slide the acc...

Turn the digital-effect switch to the image characteristic to be adjusted. Adjustments can be made repeatedly and in combina-tion. Adjustments remain in effect until manually reset.When set to any value other than zero, an icon will bedisplayed on the monitors as a warning. To adjust flash compensat...

74 A DVANCED RECORDING EXPOSURE AND FLASH COMPENSATION The ambient light and flash exposure can be adjusted before the image iscaptured to make the final picture lighter or darker. Exposure can be adjust-ed by as much as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments (p. 79). The exposure and flashcompensation will remain ...

76 A DVANCED RECORDING The contrast of a scene can be adjusted within seven levels (±3) with thedigital effects controller. If a scene is too contrasty, information will be lost; ifa scene is flat, the image information is not optimized for the recording abilityof the camera. Control over the contra...

The color saturation of a scene can be adjusted within seven levels (±3) withthe digital effects controller. Colors can be accented or subdued. The color saturation must be set before the image is captured. When chang-ing the color-saturation setting, an icon will appear in the live image. Themonito...

Photography can be a rewarding pursuit. It is a broad and disciplined field that can take years tomaster. But the pleasure in making photographs and the joy of capturing a magical moment cannotbe compared. The guide is an introduction to some basic photographic principles. The lens aperture controls...

1 2 Activate the recording-mode menu with the menu button (1). The “Basic” tab at the top of the menu willbe highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab; themenus will change as the tabs are highlighted. 80 R ECORDING MODE MENU NAVIGATING THE RECO...

82 R ECORDING MODE MENU ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD The electronic keyboard is used to enter text for imprinting data or for naming new folders. The key-board automatically appears when text needs to be entered. To enter text,simply use thefour-way keys ofthe controller tohighlight thedesired characterand t...

83 AUTOFOCUS MODES Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons on page 51. Red focus indicator – the subject is too close or a special situation is preventing the AF sys-tem from focusing. The shutter can be released. Continuous AF indicator – focus confirmed. Single AF indicator – focus...

84 IMAGE SIZE Changing image size affects the number of pixels in each image. The greater the image size, thelarger the file size. Choose image size based on the final use of the image – smaller images will bemore suitable for web sites whereas larger sizes will produce higher quality prints. Image ...

This camera has five image quality settings: raw, super fine, extra fine, fine, and standard. Alwaysselect the desired setting before taking the picture. See navigating the recording-mode menu on page80. Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of pixels in the...

86 Because super-fine and RAW data files are so large, the UHS continuous-advance drive mode can-not be used with these image-quality settings. After capturing five RAW or three super fine imagessuccessively, there will be a a few minutes delay while the images are being saved to the memorycard. The...

87 IMAGE-FILE SIZE AND MEMORY CARD CAPACITY RAW Super fine Extra fine Fine Standard 1 – – – 1 2 4 15 2 7 11 36 5 14 21 48 10 23 33 65 Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card. Image size 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 RAW Super fine Extra fine Fine St...

88 FLASH MODES Data panel EVF & LCDmonitor – – Fill-flash Red-eye reduc-tion Rear flashsync The flash mode can be changed in the basic section ofthe recording-mode menu (p. 80). For the flash to fire,the unit must be manually lifted. The flash will fire in theselected mode regardless of the amou...

89 Rear flash sync is used with long exposures to make trailinglights or blurring appear to follow rather than proceed thesubject. The effect is not apparent if the shutter speed is toofast and stops the subject’s motion. When the shutter is released, a pre-flash will fire. This pre-flash does not e...

90 R ECORDING MODE MENU WIRELESS/REMOTE FLASH Wireless/Remote flash allows the camera to control an off-camera Minolta 5600HS(D) and 3600HS(D) flash unit with-out the need of a cable. Single or multiple flash units can beplaced around the subject to create different lighting effects. The camera’s bu...

92 R ECORDING MODE MENU WIRELESS/REMOTE CAMERA AND FLASH RANGES Flash-to-subjectdistance Camera-to-subjectdistance The camera and flash mustbe within 5m or 16.4 ft ofthe subject. Aperture ƒ/2.8ƒ/4ƒ/5.6ƒ/8 ISO 100 ISO 200/AUTO ISO 400 ISO 800 Camera sensitivity setting 1.4 m / 4.6 ft1.0 m / 3.2 ft0.7...

93 NOTES ON WIRELESS/REMOTE FLASH Wireless/Remote flash performs best under subdued light or interior lighting. Under bright lightsources, the flash may not be able to detect the control signals from the camera’s built-in flash. The wireless/remote system has four channels so that multiple lighting ...

94 R ECORDING MODE MENU FLASH CONTROL ADI, pre-flash TTL, and manual flash controls are available. Flash control is changed in the basicsection of the recording-mode menu (p. 80). ADI flash metering – Advanced Distance Integration. This mode combines distance information fromthe autofocusing system ...

8 / 26 11 / 36 16 / 52 22 / 72 95 The magnification button can be used to activate the digital zoom (p. 46) or enlarge the center of theimage by 4X to aid manual focusing. The function of the magnification button is selected in theadvanced 1 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 80). When electroni...

97 DATA IMPRINTING Data can be printed directly on the image. The imprinting function must be activated before the imageis taken. Once activated, data will continue to be imprinted until the function is reset; a yellow bar isdisplayed behind the distance indicator and frame counter on the monitors t...

98 R ECORDING MODE MENU COLOR MODE The color mode controls whether a still image is color or black and white. This must be set before theimage is recorded. The color mode is set in the advanced 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p.80). The live image on the monitors will reflect the selected colo...

99 SHARPNESS The sharpness of the image can be altered. This must be set before the image is recorded.Sharpness is set in the advanced 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 80). If any setting otherthan normal is selected, the sharpness icon will be displayed on the monitors with the degree ofsha...

: delete : store Delete this frame? No Yes INSTANT PLAYBACK If the central button of the controller is pressed during the instant playback, the displayedimage(s) will immediately be saved and the playback canceled. To delete an image during the instant playback, press the QV/deletebutton. A confirma...

Voice memo allows a five or fifteen second audio track to be record-ed with a still image. The function is activated and the length of therecording time is set in the advanced 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 80). When the function is active, the microphone iconis displayed on the data panel...

Up to sixty seconds of digital video with or without audio can be recorded. The motion JPEG image is320 X 240 pixels (QVGA). The effective image area is 308 X 240 pixels; two thin lines will appear tothe left and right of the image when played back. 102 M OVIE RECORDING MOVIE RECORDING Recording ind...

Once a setting is made, the cursor returns to the menu options and the new setting is displayed. Toreturn to the movie mode, press the menu button. 104 M OVIE RECORDING Movie mode STD. movie Basic Auto select Night movie Audio On / Off Use the up/down key to highlight the option whose setting needst...

Play Basic Adv.1 Adv.2 Delete Format Lock Index format – – – 9 frames 1 2 Activate the playback-mode menu with the menu button (1). The “Basic” tab will be highlighted. Use theleft/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as thetabs are highlighte...

107 Refer to the following sections fordescriptions of the menu optionsand their settings. Pressing the down key of the controller willcancel the slide show playback and return tothe playback-mode menu. For information on frame-selectionscreens, see page 108. Delete Marked frames 9 frames 4 frames L...

108 P LAYBACK MODE MENU FRAME-SELECTION SCREEN When a marked-frames setting is chosen on a menu, the frame selection screen will appear. Thisscreen allows multiple files to be selected. The index format of the screen can be changed in thebasic section of the playback-mode menu (p. 106). The left/rig...

109 Single, multiple, or all images in a folder can be deleted with the playback-mode menu. Before animage is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” will execute the operation, “No”will cancel the operation. To delete images in other folders, the folder must first be selected in ...

110 P LAYBACK MODE MENU FORMATTING MEMORY CARDS The formatting function is used to erase all data on a memory card. Before formatting a card, copythe data to a computer or storage device. Locking files will not protect them from being deleted whenthe card is formatted. Always format the memory card ...

111 Single, multiple, or all images in a folder can be locked. A locked image cannot be deleted by eitherthe playback-mode menu functions or the QV/delete button. Important images should be locked. Tolock images in other folders, the folder must first be selected in the advanced 1 section of the set...

The advanced 1 section of the playback-mode menu controls the slide-show function. This functionautomatically displays all still images in a folder in order. 112 P LAYBACK MODE MENU SLIDE SHOW Image count-down / total num-ber of images inthe presentation. Press the central button of the controller t...

114 P LAYBACK MODE MENU The print menu option is used to set an order for standard prints from images in a specific folder.Single, multiple, or all images can be printed. If a memory card has multiple folders, a printing filemust be created for each folder. Folders are selected in the advanced 1 sec...

116 P LAYBACK MODE MENU COPYING IMAGES Image files can be copied from one memory card to another. Up to 15MB of data can be transferred.Every time the copy function is used, a new folder is automatically created for the image(s). This frame – To copy the image currently displayed. Marked frames – To...

Setup Basic Adv.1 Adv.2 LCDbrightness EVFbrightness Audio signals Shutter FX Volume 3 3 1 1 2 Language English 118 S ETUP MODE The “Basic” tab will be highlighted. Use the left/right key of the controll er to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted. NAVI...

119 Choosing “Yes” will execute theoperation, “No” will cancel it. For more information aboutthe electronic keyboard, seepage 82. LCD brightness Basic 1 – 5 Deutsch Français Language English File # memory Advanced 1 Folder name Select folder Date form On / Off Std. form (folder names) EVF brightness...

120 S ETUP MODE EVF AND LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the EVF and LCD monitor is set independently of each other. Brightness is con-trolled in five levels from 1 (low) to 5 (high). As each setting is highlighted, the monitor will adjustaccordingly; the central button of the controller mus...

122 S ETUP MODE FOLDER NAME All recorded images are stored in folders on the memory card. Folder names comein two formats: standard and date. Standard folders have an eight character name. The initial folder is named100MLT10. The first three digits are the folder’s serial number, which will increase...

124 S ETUP MODE DISPLAY MODE Standard display Focus frame only Live image only Real-time histogram Scale Grid Setup Folder name Select folder New folder Display mode Std. display Focus frame Histogram Grid Scale Direct MF Image only The recording mode dis-plays activated by the dis-play-information ...

125 DIRECT MANUAL FOCUS Direct manual focus allows manual adjustments to be made after the AF system has locked onto thesubjects. Direct manual focus is activated in the advanced 1 section of the setup menu (p. 118).Direct manual focus is canceled when continuous AF (p. 83) or manual focus (p. 43) i...

126 S ETUP MODE Image quality RESET DEFAULT Unlike the pro-auto button (p. 42, 105), this function affects not only the recording mode, but also themovie, playback, and setup modes. When selected, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes”resets the following functions and settings, “No” canc...

In manual exposure mode (p. 56), the shutter speed and aperturevalue can be changed relative to each other without affecting the totalexposure. When this function is active, simply press and hold thespot-AE lock button and turn the control dial to change the shutterspeed and aperture combination. In...

132 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE DATA-TRANSFER MODE Read this section carefully before connecting the camera to a computer. Details on using andinstalling the DiMAGE Viewer software are found in the supplied software manual. The DiMAGE man-uals do not cover the basic operation of computers or their operati...

133 CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER Start up the computer. The computer must be turned on before connecting thecamera. Attach the other end of the USB cable to the computer’sUSB port. Make sure the plug is firmly attached. Thecamera should be connected directly to the computer’sUSB port. Attachi...

136 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE CONNECTING TO WINDOWS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION The driver needs only to be installed once. If the driver cannot be installed automatically, it can beinstalled manually with the operating system’s add-new-hardware wizard; see the instructions on thefollowing page. During insta...

137 Choose the recommended search for a suitabledriver. Click “Next.” Choose to specify the location of the driver. Thebrowse window can be used to indicate the dri-ver location. When the location is shown in thewindow, click “Next.” The driver should be locat-ed in the CD-ROM drive at :\Win98\USB. ...

139 CONNECTING TO MAC OS 8.6 To download and install this software, follow the instruction on the Apple web site. Always read theattached terms and conditions before installing any new software. To access this camera with a computer with Mac OS 8.6, the USB storage support software must beinstalled ...

140 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE MEMORY CARD FOLDER ORGANIZATION Once the camera is connected to the computer, image and audio files canbe accessed by double clicking on icons. Image folders are located in theDCIM folder. To copying images and audio recordings, simply drag and dropthe file icon into a loca...

DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER 142 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE WINDOWS ME, 2000 PROFESSIONAL, AND XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. Turn the mode dial to another position and then disconnectthe USB cable. Never disconnect the camera when the access lamp is lit – the data or memory ca...

143 The hardware devices to be stopped will be dis-played. Highlight the device by clicking on it then click“Stop.” Confirm that the access lamp is not lit and then drag themass-storage device icon and drop it into the trash.Disconnect the USB cable. A confirmation screen will appear to indi-cate th...

144 T ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Symptom Cause Solution The camera willnot work. Nothing displayedon the data panelor the monitors. The batteries are dead. The batteries are inserted incor-rectly. The AC adapter is not connectedproperly. Replace batteries (p. 20). Reinsert the batteries taking care that...

146 T ROUBLESHOOTING If the camera does not function normally, turn it off, remove and reinsert the batteries, or unplug andreconnect the AC adapter. Always turn the camera off using the mode dial otherwise the memorycard may be damaged and camera settings reset. The camera temperature rises with ex...

147 1. Insert a memory card in the camera and connect it to the computer with the USB cable. Other devices must not be connected to the computer during this procedure. 2. Right click on the My-computer icon. Select “properties” from the drop-down menu. Windows XP: from the start menu go to the contr...

148 C ARE 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 ...

149 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. • When taking the camera from a cold to a warm...

150 C ARE AND STORAGE BATTERIES • Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, we recommend keeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat. Batteries can recover their power when they warmup. As the performance of Ni-MH batteries are less affected by t...

151 LCD MONITOR CARE • Although the LCD monitor is manufactured using high precision technology, there may occasionally be a lack of color or bright points on the LCD monitor. • Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD monitor; it may be permanently damaged.• In a cold environment, the LCD mo...

152 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Number of effective pixels: 5.0 million CCD: 2/3-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of5.2 million pixels. Camera sensitivity (ISO): Auto and 100, 200, 400, and 800 ISO equivalents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 16 elements in 13 groups. Maximum apertur...

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