Konica Minolta S414 - Manual

10 11 N AMES OF PARTS * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep thesesurfaces clean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual(p. 107). CAMERA BODY Data panel (p. 13) Shutter-release button Lens* Card-slot door (p. 18)The USB por...

Frame counter (p. 45) Digital-subject-program icons (p. 28) 12 13 N AMES OF PARTS DATA PANEL MODE DIAL Auto-recording mode (p. 22, 42) Multi-function recording mode (p. 52) Playback mode (p. 38, 70) Movie-recording mode (p. 68) Setup mode (p. 84) Data-transfer mode (p. 92) VIEWFINDER Focus lamp(gree...

14 15 N AMES OF PARTS Using your thumb and indexfinger, pinch the outside tabs ofthe lens cap to remove or attach.Always replace the lens capwhen the camera is not in use. Attach the camera strap to the strapeyelets as shown. Make sure the neckstrap passes through the loop of the lens-cap strap. Alw...

16 17 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING CHANGING BATTERIES Insert the batteries. Make sure the positive and negativebattery terminals are oriented as illustrated on the diagram inthe battery chamber. This digital camera uses four AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. Ni-MH batteries arerecommended because of l...

1 2 3 4 18 19 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEPARATELY) CHANGING THE COMPACTFLASH CARD The AC Adapter allows the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet.The AC Adapter is recommended when the camera is interfaced with a computer orduring periods of heavy use....

Setup Basic Custom1 Custom2 Reset default Date/Time set Date format Video output – – MM/DD/YYYY NTSC 20 21 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING SETTING THE DATE AND TIME After initially inserting a memory card and batteries, the camera’s clock and calendarmust be set. When images are recorded, the image data is ...

22 23 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERATION AUTO-RECORDING MODE BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE CAMERA TO RECORD IMAGES AUTOMATICALLY Turn the mode dial to automatic recording (1); all cameraoperations are now fully automatic. The autofocus,exposure, and imaging systems will work together tobring bea...

24 25 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERATION BASIC RECORDING OPERATION Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lock thefocus and exposure. • The focus signals (p. 27) on the monitor will confirm the focus. If the focus signal is red, the camera was unable to focus on thesubject. Repea...

26 27 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - BASIC OPERATION FOCUS LOCK FOCUS SIGNALS SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus icon in thelower right corner of the LCD monitor and the green focus lamp next to the viewfinderindicate the focus status. The ...

The digital-subject-program button (1) optimizesthe camera’s exposure, white-balance, and image-processing systems for various conditions andsubjects. Pressing the subject-program buttoncycles through the modes: macro, portrait,landscape, night portrait, text, macro & text, andthe original expos...

30 31 If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be safely hand held, thecamera-shake warning will appear on the LCD monitor and the orange focus lamp willblink slowly. Camera shake is slight blurring caused by subtle hand motion and is morepronounced at the telephoto setting of...

The drive modes control the rate and method images arecaptured. Icons indicating the selected drive mode appear onthe data panel and LCD monitor. To change the drive mode, simply press the drive-modebutton (1) on the back of the camera until the desired modeis displayed. 32 33 A UTO - RECORDING MODE...

The continuous-advance drive mode allows a series of images to be captured whileholding down the shutter-release button. Continuous advance acts like a motor drive ona film camera. The number of images that can be captured at one time and the rate ofcapture depend on the image-quality and image-size...

Compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation section(p. 25). Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lock theexposure and focus for the series. Press and hold the shutter-releasebutton all the way down (2) to make the bracket series; three consecutiveimages will be ...

38 39 P LAYBACK - BASIC OPERATION PLAYBACK - BASIC OPERATION Images can be viewed in the Quick View or playback modes. This section covers thebasic operations in both modes. The playback mode has additional functions, see page70. To view images from the playback mode, turn themode dial to the playba...

40 Full display Index playback In index playback, the left/right keys of the controller will move the yellow border to thenext or the previous image. When the image is highlighted with the border, the date ofrecording, voice memo indicator, the lock and printing status, and the frame number ofthe im...

Settings made with the auto-recording menu willremain in effect until changed or the camera isreset to its default settings (p. 90). Image size - To set the pixel resolution of theimages. Image size affects the size of the imagefile. Image quality - To set the rate of compression ofthe images. Image...

44 45 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION Changing image size affects thenumber of pixels in each image. Thegreater the image size, the larger thefile size. Choose image size based onthe final use of the image - smallerimages will be more suitable for websites whereas larger sizes will produ...

46 47 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION Voice memo allows a five or fifteen second audio track to be recorded with a still image.The function is activated and the length of the recording time is set on the auto-recordingmode menu (p. 42). In multi-function recording mode, voice memo is con...

2272 X 1704 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 48 49 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION INSTANT PLAYBACK Off 2 sec 10 sec Instant playback is disabled. The captured image will be displayed for two or ten seconds. While dis-played, the image can be deleted before being saved. : delete : store Auto Press...

50 51 A UTO - RECORDING MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION adjust set To adjust the exposure, press theexposure-compensation button (1).The exposure compensation screenwill appear. Use the left/right keys of thecontroller (2) to adjust the exposure-compensation value. Change inexposure compensation is visibl...

52 53 M ULTI - FUNCTION RECORDING MODE The focus area selection controls which spot focus area is active. This function can beused for off-center subjects or to single out an individual subject from a group. MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE AUTOFOCUS AREAS AND CONTROL In the multi-function recording mo...

Custom 54 55 M ULTI - FUNCTION RECORDING MODE Activate the recording-mode menu with the menu button. The basic tab at the top ofthe menu will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight theappropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted. NAVIGATING ...

Manual exposure mode allows individual selection ofshutter speeds and apertures. This mode overrides theexposure system giving the photographer total control overthe final exposure. The shutter speeds can be changed inhalf stop increments between 1/1000 and 4 seconds. As changes are made to the expo...

Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposuremode (M) (p. 57). Exposures up to fifteen seconds can bemade by pressing and holding the shutter-release button.The use of a tripod is recommended. The camera’sexposure system cannot be used to calculate bulbexposures; a separate light meter is rec...

Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effectis immediately visible on the LCD monitor. The built-in flash can be used withpreset white-balance settings, but willcreate a pinkish or blueish cast withthe fluorescent and tungsten settings.The flash is daylig...

62 63 M ULTI - FUNCTION RECORDING MODE CAMERA SENSITIVITY - ISO FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY The flash range is measured from the CCD. Because of the optical system, the flashrange is not the same at the lens’ wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. Five camera sensitivity sett...

64 65 M ULTI - FUNCTION RECORDING MODE EXPOSURE BRACKETING INCREMENT In multi-function recording mode, three bracketing steps can be selected: 0.3 Ev, 0.5 Ev,1.0 Ev. The larger the number, the greater the difference in exposure between the imagesin the bracketed series. For information on the bracke...

67 66 A SHORT GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY Photography can be a rewarding pursuit. It is a broad and disciplined field that can takeyears to master. But the pleasure in making photographs and the joy of capturing amagical moment cannot be compared. This guide is an introduction to some basicphotographic pri...

68 69 M OVIE RECORDING The RC-3 remote control (sold separately)can be used to record movie clips up to 5m(16ft) away. Simply point the remote controltoward the camera and use the release ordelay button to start and stop the recording. When using the release button, the self-time lamp (1) will blink...

Playback time is displayed on a bar at the top of theimage. The display returns to Quick View or theplayback mode when the movie clip finishes. Pressing the controller during playback pauses themovie clip; pressing the controller again resumes theplayback. When the movie clip finishes, the firstfram...

72 73 P LAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION Play Basic Custom1 Custom2 Delete Lock Index format – – 9 frames Activate the playback-mode menu with the menu button. The basic tab at the top ofthe menu will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight theappropriate menu tab; th...

74 P LAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION FRAME-SELECTION SCREEN The left/right keysof the controllermove the yellowborder to select theimage. The up key of thecontroller selectsthe frame; whenselected, an iconwill appear next tothe image. Thedown key willdeselect the imageremoving the icon. Menu butto...

76 77 P LAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION Single, multiple, or all files in a folder can be deleted with the playback-mode menu.Before an image file is deleted, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes” willexecute the operation, “No” will cancel it. To delete files in other folders, the fol...

78 79 P LAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION To select all the images in the folder to be displayed in theslide-show presentation. The custom 1 section of the playback-mode menu controls the slide-show function. Thisfunction automatically displays all still images in a folder in order. SLIDE SHOW Slide...

80 81 P LAYBACK MODE - ADVANCED OPERATION The print menu option is used to set an order for standard prints from images in a specificfolder. Single, multiple, or all images can be printed. If a CompactFlash card has multiplefolders, a printing file must be created for each folder. Folders are select...

Press the center of the controller to continue or the menu button to cancel the copyoperation. After the copy-completed message is highlighted, a new screen willappear to indicate the name of the new folder containing the copiedimages; press the controller to return to the menu. When the image(s) to...

84 85 S ETUP MODE NAVIGATING THE SETUP MENU To access the menu, simply turn the mode dial to the setup position. The four-way keysof the controller (1) are used to move the cursor in the menu. Pressing the controller willenter a setting. Once a setting has been selected,the cursor will return to the...

86 87 S ETUP MODE LCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the LCD monitor can be set in five levels from 1 (low) to 5 (high). Whenthis option is selected, the live image is displayed behind the menu. As each setting ishighlighted, the monitor will adjust accordingly; the controller must be pressed ...

88 89 S ETUP MODE FILE NUMBER (#) MEMORY When file number memory is selected, if a new folder is created, the first file stored in thefolder will have a number one greater than the last file saved. If the file number memoryis disabled, the image file name will have a number one greater than the last...

90 91 S ETUP MODE Image quality RESETTING THE CAMERA This function affects all modes. When selected, a confirmation screen will appear;choosing “Yes” resets the following functions and settings, “No” cancels the operation. Default Setting Page Image size Camera sensitivity (ISO) Drive mode Metering ...

92 93 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE DATA-TRANSFER MODE Read this section carefully before connecting the camera to a computer. Details on usingand installing the DiMAGE Viewer software are found in the supplied software manual.The DiMAGE manuals do not cover the basic operation of computers or their operati...

94 95 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE When the camera is properly connected to thecomputer, a drive icon, or volume, will appear. Whenusing Windows XP or Mac OS X, a window will openrequesting instructions on what to do with the imagedata; follow the directions in the window. If thecomputer does not recognize...

96 97 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Choose the recommended search for asuitable driver. Click “Next.” Choose to specify the location of thedriver. The browse window can be used toindicate the driver location. The drivershould be located in the CD-ROM drive at:\Win98\USB. When the location is shownin the win...

98 99 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE Once the camera is connected to the computer, image and audiofiles can be accessed by double clicking on icons. Image folders arelocated in the DCIM folder. To copying images and audiorecordings, simply drag and drop the file icon into a location in thecomputer. Files and...

100 101 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER Windows Me, 2000 Professional, and XP Confirm that the access lamp is not lit. Turn off the camera and then disconnect the USBcable. To disconnect the camera, click once on the unplug-or-eject-hardware iconlocated on the task b...

102 103 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE CHANGING THE COMPACTFLASH CARD - DATA-TRANSFER MODE Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition 1. Turn off the camera.2. Change the CompactFlash card.3. Turn the mode dial to the data-transfer position to remake the USB connection. Windows ME, 2000 professional, and XP Macintosh ...

Shutter willnot release. “000” is dis-played on theframe counter. CompactFlash card is fulland unable to store animage at the image-quali-ty or image-size settingon the camera. Insert a new CompactFlashcard (p. 18), delete someimages (p. 76), or change theimage-quality or image-sizesetting (p. 44). ...

106 107 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 g...

108 109 A PPENDIX 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 environm...

110 111 A PPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Batteries: 4 AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries. Ni-MH batteries arerecommended over alkaline. Battery performance (recording): Approximately 160 frames. Based on Minolta’s stan- dard test method: 1,850mAh Ni-MH batteries, LCDmonitor on, full-size images (2272 ...

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9229-2799-21 PR-A212 English Français Español Deutsch Minolta Co., Ltd. Ni-MH batteries are recommended over alkaline for digital cameras.The recording performance of the DiMAGE S414 with 1,850mAh Ni-MHbatteries is approximately 160 frames when using the camera with theLCD monitor on, or approximate...

Dansk Nederlands Suomi Italiano Svenska Ni-MH-batterier rekommenderas istället för alkaline-batte-rier tilldigitalkameror. Tagnings-/inspelningsprestanda för DiMAGE S414 med1850mAh Ni-MH-batterier är cirka 160 bildrutor när kameran användsmed LCD-bildskär-men påslagen, eller cirka 300 bildrutor när ...