Konica Minolta Dimage Z1 - Manual

6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS The basic operation of this camera is covered between pages 12 and 33. This section of the manualcovers the camera parts, preparation of the camera for use, and the basic camera operation forrecording, viewing, and deleting images. Many of the features of this camera are control...

10 N AMES OF PARTS * 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. 109). Names of parts Shutter-release button Lens* Self-timer lamp (p. 47) Flash (p. 26) Strap eyelet ...

12 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND RUNNING Always keep the strap around your wrist in the event that the camera is accidentally dropped. Anoptional leather neck strap, NS-DG1000, is also available from your Minolta dealer. Availability varieswith region. Attaching the strap and lens cap Using...

13 Inserting batteries Insert the batteries as indicated on the diagram on the inside of the bat-tery-chamber door. Confirm the positive and negative battery terminals areoriented correctly. To open the battery-chamber door, slide the lock to the open position (1).Slide the door the the side of the ...

14 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Battery condition indicator Full-battery indicator - the battery is fully charged. This indicator is dis- played for three seconds on the monitor when the camera is turned on. Low-battery indicator - battery power is low. The battery should be replaced as soon as possible....

15 Connecting the optional AC adapter The AC Adapter allows the camera to be powered froman electrical household outlet. The AC Adapter is recom-mended when the camera is interfaced with a computer orduring periods of heavy use. AC Adapter model AC-1L isfor use in North America, Japan, and Taiwan, a...

16 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Changing the memory card An SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard must be inserted for the camera to operate. If a card has notbeen inserted, a no-card warning is displayed on the monitor. For more about memory cards seepage 111. Always turn off the camera and confirm the acces...

17 Turning on the camera and displays Press the main switch to turn the camera on. Pressing the switch again turnsthe camera off. Around the main switch is the mode switch. This switch is used to changebetween the recording and playback modes as well as the selecting the betweenthe monitor and viewf...

LCDbrightnessPower saveInst.PlaybackLens acc.Language 18 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING Setting the date and time After initially inserting a memory card and batteries, 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. Dependi...

19 Use the right key to highlight the third tab at the topof the menu. Use the down key to highlight the date/time-set menuoption. Press the central button to display the date/time set-ting screen. Use the left and right keys to select the item to bechanged. Use the up and down keys to adjust the it...

20 B ASIC RECORDING BASIC RECORDING While using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, grip the camera firmlywith your right hand while supporting the body with your left. Keepyour elbows at your side and your feet shoulder-width apart to holdthe camera steadily. Take care not to cover the lens with your fi...

21 Recording images automatically Turn the exposure-mode dial to the auto-recording position (1); all cameraoperations are now fully automatic. The autofocus, exposure, and imagingsystems will work together to bring beautiful results effortlessly. While many of the camera’s systems in this mode are ...

22 B ASIC RECORDING Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. The example uses auto recording. Except for movie recording, the operation forother exposure modes is the same. Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection isonly active in the auto recording mode. Place the s...

23 Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection Automatic Digital Program Selection chooses between program AE and one of five digital subjectprograms. The digital subject programs optimize camera setting for various conditions and subjects.Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection is only availabl...

B ASIC RECORDING 24 Focus lock prevents the AF system from focusing. This can be used with off-center subjects or whena special focusing situation prevents the camera from focusing (p. 25). Without lifting your finger from the shutter-release button, recom-pose the subject within the image area. Pre...

26 B ASIC RECORDING Autoflash Fill-flash Slow sync. Autoflash with red-eye reduction To use the built-in flash, simply raise it (1). Lower theflash unit to prevent it from firing. To change the flash mode, simply press the flashmode button (2) until the appropriate mode is indicat-ed. Autoflash - th...

28 B ASIC RECORDING The information (i+) button controls the monitor display. The display changes between full display andlive image only. Full display Live image only Information button i + button Adjusting monitor brightness Set LCD brightness :select :enter Low High The monitor image can be made ...

29 Digital subject programs Sports action - used to capture action by maximizing shutter speeds. The AF system con- tinuously focuses; see page 25. When using flash, the subject must be within the flash range(p. 27). A monopod is more flexible and compact than a tripod when shooting events. Sunset -...

Images can be viewed in the Quick View or playbackmodes. This section covers the basic operations in bothmodes. The playback mode has additional functions, seepage 68. To view images from the playback mode, turn the modeswitch to the playback position (1). To view images from the recording mode, pre...

31 The histogram shows the luminance distribution of the image from black (left) to white (right). The256 vertical lines indicates the relative proportion of that light value in the image. The histogram canbe used to evaluate exposure, but displays no color information. Quick View / Delete button In...

33 Enlarged playback Use the four-way keys of the controller to scroll the image. When scrolling, the arrowsin the display will disappear when the edge of the image has been reached. In single-frame playback in Quick View or the playback mode, a still image can be enlarged up to 6Xin 0.2 increments ...

34 A DVANCED RECORDING ADVANCED RECORDING This section cover the advanced recording features of this camera. Read the basic recording sectionbefore moving on to this section. 3. Flash-mode indicator (p. 26) 7. White-balance indicator (p. 58) 8. Camera-sensitivity (ISO) display (p. 62) 12. Metering-m...

35 Super Macro Approximate location of CCD plane Wide-angle position: 17 - 107cm (6.7 - 42.1 in.) Telephoto position: 127 - 257cm (50.0 - 101 in.) Super-macro indicator Super Macro allows the camera to focus as close as 4 cm (1.7in.) from the front of the lens or 11 cm (4,3 in.) from the CCD.Press t...

The aperture controls not only exposure, but also depth of field; the areabetween the closest and the furthest object in focus. The larger the aper-ture value, the greater the depth of field. The smaller the aperture value,the shallower the depth of field. Usually landscape photographs use alarge de...

A message is displayed during the exposure. Noise-reduction processing is applied to the image afterthe exposure. Noise reduction can be canceled in section 3 of the setup menu (p. 91). Time photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode.Exposures up to thirty seconds can be made. The use of a...

Before recording, the frame counter shows the maximum time inseconds that can be recorded on the next movie clip. 40 A DVANCED RECORDING Recording time Frame the picture as described in the basic recording operationsection (p. 22). Press the shutter-release button partway down toset the the focus an...

42 A DVANCED RECORDING Press the shutter-release button partway down or press the centralbutton of the controller to select the area; the other two areas disap-pear. Only when a focus area has been selected, can the controller beused for other camera operations. Take the picture as described in the ...

44 A DVANCED RECORDING Press the central button of the controller to select thehighlighted setting;some options open a selectionscreen. On the P, A, S, and M menu, use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight theappropriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted. The record...

46 A DVANCED RECORDING The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured.The drive mode is set on all menus except the movie menu. Withauto recording and Digital Subject Programs, the drive mode is resetto single-frame advance when the exposure-mode dial is moved toanother position or ...

47 Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately ten sec-onds after the shutter-release button is pressed. The self-timer is set on section 1 of the recordingmenus (p. 44). The self-timer can be used to minimize camera shake with long exposures. When...

48 A DVANCED RECORDING Using the continuous-advance modes The continuous-advance drive modes allow a series ofimages to be captured while holding down the shutter-release button. These drive modes are set in section 1 of therecording menus. Immediately after selecting the continuous option on themen...

49 The number of images that can be captured at one time depend on the image-quality and image-sizesetting. The maximum rate of capture is approximately 1.5 fps. The built-in flash can be used, but therate of capture is reduced because the flash must recharge between frames. Date imprinting (p. 92)a...

Drive mode Image size Key func. Self-timer Single ProgressiveBracketing Quality Continuous 50 A DVANCED RECORDING Using the progressive-capture modes The Progressive-Capture drive modes continuously recordimages while holding down the shutter-release button. Whenthe shutter button is released, the i...

51 Standard Progressive Capture records the last six images saved inthe camera’s buffer memory. When a series is captured, a thumbnailof each image shown in a six frame index display while being saved. The maximum rate of capture is approximately 1.5 fps. The built-inflash can be used, but the rate ...

Drive mode Image size Key func. Self-timer Single ProgressiveBracketing Quality Continuous This mode makes a three-image bracket of a scene.Bracketing is a method of taking a series of images of a stat-ic subject in which each image has a slight variation in expo-sure. The bracketing mode is set in ...

53 Number of frames inbracketing series Frame counter When using exposure compensation (p. 41), the bracketing series will be made in relation to thecompensated exposure. Under extreme conditions, one of the bracketed exposures may be inaccu-rate because it is outside the exposure control range of t...

Changing image size affects the number of pixels in eachimage. The greater the image size, the larger the file size.Choose image size based on the final use of the image -smaller images will be more suitable for web sites whereaslarger sizes will produce higher quality prints. 54 A DVANCED RECORDING...

55 Fine Standard Economy 9 14 22 69 17 27 39 100 32 47 69 150 Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB memory card. Quality Size 2048 X 1764 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Fine Standard Economy 1.1MB 770KB 550KB 160KB 720KB 450KB 310KB 130KB 430KB 280KB 200KB 90KB Approximate file...

56 A DVANCED RECORDING Auto DSP Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection can be temporarily dis-abled in the auto-recording menu. When disabled, the program expo-sure mode is active. If the position of the exposure mode dial ischanged or the camera is turned off, Automatic Digital SubjectProgram ...

57 This camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode must be activated separatelyin the Digital Subject Program and P, A, S, and M exposure-mode menus. The focus mode is activat-ed in section 2 of the P, A, S, and M exposure-mode menu (p. 44). When using Digital SubjectPrograms the ...

Preset white-balance settings must be set before theimage is taken. Once set, the effect is immediately visi-ble on the LCD monitor. Immediately after selecting the preset white-balanceoption on the menu, a selection screen is displayed. Press the left/right keys of the controller to select theprese...

Custom white-balance allows the camera to be calibrated to a specific lighting condition. The settingcan be used repeatedly until reset. Custom white balance is especially useful with mixed-lighting orwhen critical control over color is needed. The object used to make a calibration must be neutral. ...

60 A DVANCED RECORDING Full-time AF With full-time AF active, the autofocus systems continually focuses to keep the monitor image sharp.This also reduces the autofocusing time when taking pictures. When the camera is set to manualfocus, full-time AF is disabled. Turning the full-time AF function off...

61 Flash compensation changes the ratio between the ambient and flash exposures. When using fill-flash to reduce harsh shadows caused by direct sunlight, flash compensation changes the ratiobetween the highlights and shadows. The flash affects the darkness of the shadows without affectingthe area il...

62 A DVANCED RECORDING ISO setting AUTO 50 0.23 - 6.1m (0.75 - 20ft.) Flash range (telephoto) 1.2 - 4.8m (3.9 - 15.7ft.) 0.23 - 3.1m (0.75 - 10.2ft.) 1.2 - 2.4m (3.9 - 7.9ft.) The flash range is measured from the CCD. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not thesame at the lens’ wide-an...

63 Color Mode The color mode controls whether a still image is color or blackand white. This must be set before the image is recorded. Thecolor mode is set in section 3 of the P, A, S, and M menus (p.44). The live image reflects the selected color mode. The colormode has no effect on image file size...

64 A DVANCED RECORDING Sharpness: hard Sharpness: soft S harpness Sharpness accents or softens details in an image in three levels:hard (+), normal, and soft (–). This can be set in section 3 of the P,A, S, and M menus (p. 44). Any changes made are applied to the live image, but may be diffi-cult to...

65 C ustom Key function Drive modeImage size Key func. Drive mode Flash mode Focus mode Color mode Quality White balance White balance The function assigned to the flash mode button can be selectedamong the flash mode, drive mode, white balance, focus mode, andcolor mode. This can be set in section ...

66 A DVANCED RECORDING IMAGE SIZE (MOVIE) Movies can be recorded at three sizes: 640x480, 320x240, and160x120. The larger the image size, the higher the image qualityand the larger the file sizes. Image size is set in the movie menu (p.44). FRAME RATE Movies can be recorded at two frame rates: 15 fp...

Press the controller to pause the movie playback;press the controller again to resume the playback. 68 A DVANCED PLAYBACK Use the left/right keys of the controller to display themovie. Press the center of the controller to play back themovie clip. Playing back movies ADVANCED PLAYBACK Press the disp...

69 Capturing a movie frame A single frame from a movie clip can be copied and saved as a still image. The copiedimage has the same image size as the original movie. Pause Rew Fwd Vol During playback, press the center button of the con-troller to pause the movie playback at the point to cap-ture the ...

70 A DVANCED PLAYBACK Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight theappropriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabsare highlighted. Use the up/down keys to scroll through the menu options. Highlight the opti...

When a marked-frames setting is chosen on a menu, the frame selection screen will appear. Thisscreen allows multiple images to be chosen. The left/right keys of the controller moves the yellowborder to select the image. The up key of the controller selects the frame; whenselected, an indicator appea...

73 Deleting permanently erases the file. Once deleted, a file cannot be recovered. Care should be taken when deleting images. Single, multiple, or all files on the memory card can be deleted insection 1 of the playback menu (p. 70). The delete option has threesettings: Delete The file displayed or h...

The formatting function is used to erase all data on a memory card.Before formatting a memory card, copy the data to a computer orstorage device. Locking images will not protect them from beingdeleted when the card is formatted. Always format the memory cardusing the camera; never use a computer to ...

75 Single, multiple, or all files can be locked. A locked file cannot be deleted by either the playbackmenu functions or the QV/delete button. However, the formatting function (p. 74) will erase all files ona memory card whether locked or not. Important images should be locked. The lock function is ...

76 A DVANCED PLAYBACK Section 2 of the playback menu controls the slide-show function. This function automatically displaysall still images and movie clips on the memory card in order. The menu has the following options: Slide Show Slide show Playback Duration Repeat Enter All frames MarkedFrames 1 ...

78 A DVANCED PLAYBACK The DPOF-set menu option is used to create an order for standard prints from still images on thememory card. Single, multiple, or all images can be printed. Print orders are created in section 3 ofthe playback menu (p. 70). The print menu option has four settings: About DPOF Th...

80 A DVANCED PLAYBACK The copy function makes exact copies of image or movie files andcan store the copied data on another memory card. E-mail Copymakes a standard 640 X 480 (VGA) or 160 X 120 (QVGA) JPEGcopy of an original still image so that it may be easily transmitted bye-mail. E-mail copies can...

Copied to 101MLTEM. OK Before starting the E-mail copy routine, select the image size of the copy in section 3 of the playbackmenu. Two sizes are available: 640 X 480 (VGA) or 160 X 120 (QVGA). To copy captured movieframes, the image size must be equal to or smaller than the frame image size. Copy 8...

82 A DVANCED PLAYBACK Viewing images on a television It is possible to view camera images on your television. The camera has a video-out terminal to makethe connection using the supplied AV cable. The camera is compatible with the NTSC and PAL stan-dards. The video-output setting can be checked and ...

83 The setup menu is used to control the camera’s functions and operation. The navigating the setupmenu section covers the operation of the menu. The section is followed by detailed descriptions ofthe settings. Opening the setup menu SETUP MENU Digital Image QualityAuto D Drive modeImage sizeQuality...

84 S ETUP MENU Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting. Once a settinghas been selected, the cursor will return to the menu options and the new setting will bedisplayed. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight theappropriate menu tab; the menu chan...

86 S ETUP MENU LCD monitor brightness Monitor brightness can be adjusted in 11 levels.Brightness can be set individually for viewfinder anddirect viewing in the recording mode. Turn the modeswitch to the appropriate position before opening thebrightness option in section 1 of the setup menu (p. 84)....

87 Lens accessory This camera is compatible with the optional Wide ConverterKit ZCW-100. This kit contains a 0.75X wide-angle convert-er, which reduces the focal length of the zoom lens’ wide-angle position giving it the equivalent of a 28mm lens on a35mm camera. When the converter is mounted, the l...

88 S ETUP MENU Folder name All recorded images are stored in folders on the memory card. Two folder-name for-mats are available in section 2 of the setup menu, standard and date. Standard folders have an eight character name. The initial folder is named100MLT20. The first three digits are the folder...

89 Shutter FX When the shutter is released, a shutter sound effect gives apositive confirmation a still image is recorded. The soundeffect can be turn off in section 2 of the setup menu (p. 84).Two shutter effects are available. Signal 1 is taken from theDynax/Maxxum 9 SLR and signal 2 is taken from...

91 Date and time setup It is important to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a movie clip is recorded, the date andtime of the recording are saved with the image and are displayed during playback or can be read withthe supplied DiMAGE Viewer software. The date format that is displayed o...

92 S ETUP MENU Date imprinting Every time a still image is recorded, it is stored with an exif tag that contains the date and timeof recording as well as shooting information. This information can be viewed with the camera inthe Quick View or playback mode, or on a computer with the DiMAGE Viewer so...

93 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Read this section carefully before connecting the camera to a computer. Instructions 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 operating systems; please...

94 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Connecting the camera to a computer Confirm the battery has sufficient power before connecting the camera to a computer; the full-batteryindicator should be displayed on the monitor. The use of the AC adapter (sold separately) is recom-mended over the use of the battery. For...

95 When the USB connection is completed, a drive icon, or volume, appears inMy Computer or the desktop; the name varies with memory card. When usingWindows XP or Mac OS X, a window opens requesting instructions on whatto do with the image data; follow the directions in the window. Windows XP Mac OS ...

96 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Choose the recommended search for a suitable driver. Click“Next.” Choose to specify the location of the driver. The browsewindow can be used to indicate the driver location. Thedriver should be located in the CD-ROM drive at:\Win98\USB. When the location is shown in the wind...

98 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Once the camera is connected to the computer, image files can beaccessed by double clicking on icons. Image folders are located inthe DCIM folder. The misc. folder contains DPOF print files (p. 78). Files and folders on the memory card can be deleted using the com-puter. Nev...

100 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Disconnecting the camera Windows Me, 2000 Professional, and XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. Turn off the camera and then disconnect the USB cable. To disconnect the camera, click once on the unplug-or-eject-hardware icon located onthe task bar. A small window wi...

101 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. Turnthe camera off, and then disconnect the USB cable. A confirmation scre...

102 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE USB DIRECT-PRINT allows still images to be printed directly from a compatible Epson printer. Thisfunction prints a single image on one sheet of paper. Index prints cannot be printed with USBDIRECT-PRINT. To print index prints, see page 105. Before each print run, check the ...

104 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE If a minor problem occurs during printing, such as the paper runs out, follow the procedure recom-mended for the printer; no action is required for the camera. If a major printer error occurs, press thecenter of the controller to end the routine. Refer to the printer manual...

105 The USB DIRECT PRINT menu DPOF-print option allows still images and an index print selectedwith the DPOF printing options in section 2 of playback menu to be printed from an Epson USBDIRECT-PRINT compatible printer. See page 78 on how to create a DPOF file. Before each print run, check the print...

106 A PPENDIX Problem Symptom Cause Solution The camerawill not work. Nothing dis-played on themonitors. The batteries are dead. AA Ni-MH batteries areinserted incorrectly. The AC adapter is notconnected properly. Replace batteries (p. 13). Reinsert the batteries takingcare that the negative and pos...

108 A PPENDIX 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...

109 QuickTime system requirements Pentium-based computer Windows 95, 98, 98SE, NT, Me, 2000 Professional, or XP. 32MB or more of RAM Sound Blaster or compatible sound card DirectX 3.0 or later recommended To install QuickTime, follow the instructions inthe installer. Macintosh users can download the...

110 A PPENDIX Storage • Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from dust and chemicals. For long periods of disuse, store the camera in an airtight container with a silica-gel drying agent. • Remove the batteries and memory card from the camera when not in use for extended periods.• Do not ...

112 A PPENDIX 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 powerwhen they warm up. • If batteries have been exhausted when used in the camera, do not r...

114 A PPENDIX CCD: 1/2.7-type interline primary-color CCD Number of effective pixels: 3.2 million Total number of pixels: 3.3 million Camera sensitivity (ISO): Auto and 50, 100, 200, 400 ISO equivalents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 8 elements in 7 groups Maximum aperture: f/2.8 (wide-angle ...

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