Konica Minolta xg - Manual

6 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Do not use or store these products in a hot or humid environment such as the glove compartment or trunk of a car. It may damage the camera, charger, and battery which may result in burns orinjuries caused by heat, fire, explosion, or leaking battery fluid. • If the batter...

8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents Names of parts ....................................................................................................................................12Getting up and running .............................................................................................

12 Names 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. 107). Flash (p. 32) Self-timer lamp (p. 46) Lens* Main switch Microphone USB-port Tripod socket Batter...

14 GETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND RUNNING Inserting the lithium-ion battery This digital camera uses one NP-200 lithium-ion battery. Before using the battery, readthe safety warnings on pages 3 and 4 of this manual. When replacing the battery, thecamera should be turned off. Slide the battery...

15 Charging the lithium-ion battery Before the camera can be used, the lithium-ion battery must be charged. Before charging thebattery, read the safety warnings on pages 3 and 4 of this manual. Only recharge the battery withthe supplied battery charger. The battery should be recharged before each sh...

16 GETTING UP AND RUNNING Battery-condition indicator Full-battery icon – the battery is fully charged. This icon is displayed when the camera is on. Low-battery warning – battery power is very low. The battery should be replaced as soon as possible. This warning automatically appears andremains on ...

Always keep the strap around your wrist in casethe camera is accidentally dropped. Pass the small loop of the hand strap through thestrap eyelet on the camera body (1). Pass the other end of the strap through the smallloop and tighten (2). Attaching the hand strap 19 1 2

20 GETTING UP AND RUNNING Installing and removing a memory card An SD (Secure Digital) Memory card or MultiMediaCard must be inserted for the camera to operate.If a card has not been inserted, a no-card warning will appear on the LCD monitor; the shutter canstill be released and a single image can b...

21 The response time during recording and playback is longer with MultiMediaCards compared withSD Memory Cards. This is not a defect, but rather due to the specifications of the cards. Whenusing large capacity cards, some operations like deletion may take longer. The SD Memory Card has a write-prote...

22 GETTING UP AND RUNNING Setting the date and time When images are recorded, the image data is saved with the date and time of recording. Afterinitially inserting a memory card and charging the battery, the following message will be displayed inthe LCD monitor to prompt the date and time setup. Use...

23 Use the right key to highlight the third tab at thetop of the menu. Use the down key to highlight the Date/Time setmenu option. Press the central button to display the date/timesetting screen. Press the right key. “Enter” will appear on the rightside of the menu. Setup menu: section 3 For custome...

24 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION RECORDING MODE – BASIC OPERATION This section covers basic recording operation. To prepare the camera for use, read pages 14through 23. Handling the camera While using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, grip the camera firmlywith your right hand while supporting the camera...

25 Using the zoom lens This camera is equipped with a unique 5.7 – 17.1mm zoom lens. This is equivalent to a 37 to111mm lens on a 35mm camera. The lens is operated by the controller at the back of the camera.The effect of the optical zoom is visible in both the viewfinder and LCD monitor. To zoom in...

26 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION LCD monitor display – BASIC If the shutter speed falls below the point wherethe camera can be hand held safely, thecamera-shake warning indicator will appear onthe monitor and the viewfinder indicator lampwill turn green and blink slowly. Camera shakeis slight blurring...

27 Basic recording operation Turn the camera on and turn the mode dial to the digital-subject-program mode orrecording-mode position. The operation for both modes is the same. AutomaticDigital Subject Program Selection is only active in the digital-subject-program mode. Place the subject within the ...

28 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take thepicture.• After the shutter releases, the indicator lamp next to the viewfinder will turn orange and blink indicating image data isbeing written to the memory card. Never remove a memory card while data is be...

30 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION Focus lock The focus-lock function is used when you want to compose the image with the subject off-centerand outside the focus frame. Focus lock may also be used when a special focusing situationprevents the camera from focusing on the subject. This function is control...

31 Focus signals Special focusing situations This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus signal in the lower rightcorner of the LCD monitor and the indicator lamp next to the viewfinder indicate the focus status.The shutter can be released regardless of whether the camer...

32 Flash modes The flash can be used when taking still images. Toselect the flash mode, press the flash mode button (1)on the back of the camera until the desired mode isdisplayed. Press the shutter-release button to set themode. The active flash mode is displayed in the topleft corner of the LCD mo...

33 Flash range – Automatic operation The camera automatically controls the flash output. For well-exposed images, the subject must bewithin the flash range. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens’wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. The flash ra...

34 RECORDING – BASIC OPERATION The display button controls the LCD monitor display. The display cycles to the next position eachtime the button is pressed: full display, live image only, and monitor off. If the display button ispressed and held, the LCD-brightness adjustment screen will be displayed...

35 Digital subject programs optimize thecamera’s exposure, white-balance, andimage-processing systems for specificconditions and subjects. Simply pressthe left and right keys of the controllerto select the appropriate subjectprogram; the active subject program isdisplayed at the top of the monitor. ...

36 PLAYBACK – BASIC OPERATION PLAYBACK – BASIC OPERATION Single-frame playback display Images can be viewed in the Quick View or playback modes. This section covers the basicoperation in both modes. The playback mode has additional functions, see page 68. Mode indicator Time of recording Date of rec...

37 To delete a displayed file, press the flash-mode/delete button. Aconfirmation screen will appear. Deleting single images Viewing images In Quick View or the playback mode, usethe left/right keys of the controller toscroll through the images on the memorycard. To return to the recording mode from ...

38 PLAYBACK – BASIC OPERATION In index playback, the left/right and up/down keys of the controller move the yellow border aroundthe index thumbnails. When the image is highlighted with the border, the date of recording, audio-track indicator, the lock and printing status, e-mail copy indicator and t...

39 Enlarged playback With the image to be magnified displayed, press the up key of the controller toactivate the enlarged playback mode. The degree of magnification is displayedon the LCD monitor. Use the left/right and up/down keys of thecontroller to scroll the image. In single-frame playback in b...

40 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION LCD monitor display – advanced Microphone indicator Exposure compensation White balance (p. 50) Digital zoom (p. 59)Image size (p. 48) Image quality (p. 48) Drive mode (p. 44) Frame counter (p. 49) Focus signal (p. 31) Flash modes (p. 32) Spot-metering area (p. 53) ...

42 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Navigating the menu is simple. The menu button turns the menu on and off. The left/right andup/down keys of the controller control the cursor and change settings on the menu. Pressing thecenter button of the controller selects menu options and sets adjustments. Navi...

44 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Drive modes Single-frame advance – to take a single image each time the shutter-release button is pressed. This is the camera’s default setting. Self-timer – to delay the release of the shutter (p. 46). Used for self-portraits. Multi frame – to create a composite im...

The continuous-advance drive mode allows a series of images to be captured whileholding down the shutter-release button. The number of images that can be capturedat one time and the rate of capture depend on the image-quality and image-sizesetting. With the image-size setting of 2048 X 1536, the max...

47 Multi frame The multi-frame drive mode captures a series of nineconsecutive images and lays them out in a singleframe. Multi frame is selected in section 1 of therecording-mode menu (p. 43). Compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p. 27). Press the shutter-relea...

48 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION 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 qual...

49 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 1536 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Fine Standard Economy 1.6MB 990KB 660KB 210KB 820KB 520KB 360KB 130KB 440KB 290KB 210KB 90KB Approximate file...

50 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The effect issimilar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conventionalphotography. One automatic and four preset white-balance setting...

51 Select the key func. option in section 1 of therecording mode menu. Use the up/down keys toselect the function (1). Press the central controllerbutton to set the function (2). The selected functionwill now be activated when the left/right controllerkeys are pressed in the recording mode. Refer to...

Four camera sensitivity settings can be selected with a still image: Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400; thenumerical values are based on an ISO equivalent. ISO is the standard used to indicate filmsensitivity: the higher the number, the more sensitive the film. Sensitivity can be changed in section2 of the re...

53 Spot metering: uses a small area within the image to calculate the exposure. When this mode is selected, the LCD monitor willautomatically activate if off and a small circle will appear in themiddle of the live image indicating the measuring area. Thespot allows precise exposure measurements of a...

56 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Color Mode Black & White Sepia 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 recording mode menu (p. 43)or in section 2 of the movie/audio recordi...

58 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION 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 camerain the Quick View or playback mode, or on a computer with t...

59 Digital zoom The digital zoom is activated in section 3 of the recording-mode menu (p. 43). The digital zoomincreases the magnification of the greatest telephoto setting of the optical zoom by up to 4X in 0.1Xincrements. Although the images recorded with the digital zoom are interpolated to the s...

60 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Instant playback After a still image is captured, it can bedisplayed on the monitor for two secondsbefore being saved. Instant playbackshows the last frame in the series whenused with the continuous-advance drivemode (p. 45). When the LCD monitor isturned off (p. 34...

61 Spot AF The spot AF is used for selective focusing. Both focus and exposure are determined with the spotfocus area. When auto reset (p. 55) is active, the spot AF area will reset to the wide focus framewhen the camera is turned off. The spot focus area can be used with movie recording. When usedw...

62 RECORDING – ADVANCED OPERATION Recording without a memory card If no memory card is installed in the camera, a single still image can be recorded and saved in thecamera’s buffer memory. Only the last image captured is stored; each time an image is captured, itreplaces the image data saved in the ...

63 This camera can record digital video with sound. Total recording time varies with the image size andthe memory card capacity, see the navigating the movie menu section on page 65. In movierecording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled, see the notessection on page 67...

Audio can be recorded without an image. About 30 minutes of audio can be stored on a 16MBmemory card. Audio is recorded at approximately 8KB/s. A maximum of 180 minutes can berecorded at one time; the optional AC adapter set AC-401/501 is required for long recordings. Turn the mode dial to the movie...

65 Navigating the Movie/audio recording menu Navigating the menu is simple. The menu button turns the menu on and off. The left/right andup/down keys of the controller control the cursor and change settings on the menu. Pressing thecenter button of the controller selects menu options and sets adjust...

Speaker 68 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Playing back voice memos and audio captions Voice memos (p. 56) and audio captions (p. 70) can be played back in Quick View andthe playback mode. When one of these audio tracks is attached to a still image, theaudio-track indicator will be displayed at the bo...

69 Press the controller topause the movie oraudio playback; pressthe controller again toresume the playback. Movie clips and audio recordings are played back the same way. Use the left/right keys of thecontroller to display the movie or audio file; audio files are displayed with a blue screen. Press...

70 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Navigating the playback-mode menu Navigating the menu is simple. The menu button turns the menu on and off. The left/right andup/down keys of the controller control the cursor and change settings on the menu. Pressing thecenter button of the controller selects menu o...

72 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Frame-selection screen When a marked-frames setting is chosen on the menu, the frame selection screen will appear. Thisscreen allows multiple image and audio files to be chosen. The left/right keys of the controllermove the yellow border to select theimage. The up ke...

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 in section 1 of the playback-modemenu (p. 71). The delete option has four settings: Before a file or voice-me...

74 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION AUDIO CAPTION A still image can have a fifteen-second audio caption attached to it. This function will also replace avoice-memo audio track recorded with an image. Audio captions cannot be attached to movie clips,nor can they overwrite audio recordings. Display the i...

75 Locking image and audio files Single, multiple, or all files can be locked. A locked file cannot be deleted by either the playback-mode menu functions or the QV/delete button. However, the formatting function (p. 91) will erase allfiles on a memory card whether locked or not. Important images and...

76 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION image pasting Image pasting makes a still image composite by pasting a smallimage into a background image. The composite image has the sameimage size and quality as the background image. The image-pasting option in section 2 of the playback menu offersthe choice of f...

78 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Cropping frames A portion of a still image can be copied and saved. Display the image to be cropped on the LCD monitor. Select thecrop-frame option in section 2 of the playback menu and press thecenter button to start the cropping process. Crop frame Enter Frame capt...

80 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Frame capture A single frame from a movie clip can be copied and save as a still image. The copied image has thesame image size as the original movie. In the playback mode, use the left/right keys of the controller todisplay the movie. Select the frame-capture option...

82 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION Movie editor A section from a movie clip can be copied and saved. The copied image has the same image sizeas the original movie. In the playback mode, use the left/right keys of the controller todisplay the movie. Select the movie-editor option in section 2 of the pl...

84 PLAYBACK – ADVANCED OPERATION 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-mode menu (p. 71). The print menu option has four setting...

85 When the this-frame or all-frames setting is chosen, a screen will appear requesting the number ofcopies of each image; a maximum of nine copies can be ordered. Use the up/down keys of thecontroller to set the required number of copies. If the all-frames setting was used to create a printorder, a...

88 SETUP MODE SETUP MODE The setup menu is opened from the other menus. It can be accessed from any of the recording orplayback menus. Opening the setup menu The setup menu is used to control the camera’s functions and operation. The navigating the setupmenu section covers the operation of the menu....

89 Navigating the menu is simple. The left/right and up/down keys of the controller control the cursorand change settings on the menu. Pressing the center button of the controller selects menu optionsand sets adjustments. Navigating the setup menu When the desired menu section is displayed, use the ...

91 The brightness of the LCD monitor can be set ineleven levels. The brightness setting screen isopened from section 1 of the setup menu (p. 90). Usethe left/right keys of the controller (1) to adjust thebrightness . T he monitor image will change accordingly. Press the central button of the control...

92 SETUP MODE If file number memory is selected, when a new folder is created, the first file stored in the folder willhave a number one greater than the last file saved. If the file number memory is disabled, the imagefile number will be 0001. File number memory is activated in section 1 of the set...

94 SETUP MODE To make a custom recording, select either focus signal or shutterFX from the Cust. FX rec. option on the setup menu. Messageswill appear during the routine. Custom FX recording A personalized sound effect can be recorded for the focus signal and shutter release. The camerauses an audio...

95 Save custom recording? To test the recording select and enter “Yes.” During playback,the up/down controller keys control volume and the menubutton cancels the playback. Select and enter “Next” tocontinue. Test custom recording? To save the shutter sound effect and replace any previousrecording, s...

96 SETUP MODE Reset default This function affects all modes. When selected, a confirmation screen will appear; choosing “Yes”resets the following functions and settings, “No” cancels the operation. Focus area Wide AF focus frames p. 61 Flash mode Autoflash p. 32 Drive mode Single-frame advance p. 44...

98 SETUP MODE Date and time It is important to accurately set the clock. When a recording is made, the date and time of therecording are saved with the file and are displayed in playback mode or with the DiMAGE Viewersoftware included on the CD-ROM. See page 22 for how the set the date and time. Dat...

99 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 DiMAGEmanuals do not cover the basic operation of computers or their operating systems; please refer ...

100 Connecting the camera to a computer A fully charged battery should be used when the camera is connected to a computer. The use of theAC adapter set (sold separately) is recommended over the use of the battery. For users withWindows ® 98 or 98SE, read the section on page 102 on how to install the...

102 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Connecting to Windows 98 and 98SE 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 onthe following page. During installation, if th...

103 Choose the recommended search for a suitabledriver. Click “Next.” Choose to specify the location of the driver. Thebrowse window can be used to indicate thedriver location. The driver should be located inthe CD-ROM drive at :\Win98\USB. When thelocation is shown in the window, click “Next.” Manu...

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 copy images and audio recordings, simply drag and dropthe file icon into a location in the computer. Files and folders on the memory card ca...

108 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Disconnecting the camera from a computer Windows ® XP, 2000 Professional, and Me To disconnect the camera, click once on the unplug-or-eject-hardware icon locatedon the task bar. A small window will open indicating the device to be stopped. When more than one external device i...

110 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Connecting the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer allows still images to be printed directly.To print images with a PictBridge compatible printer, the transfer-mode option in section 3 of thesetup menu must be set to “PictBridge” (p. 98). Before each print run, check th...

111 Connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer using thecamera’s USB cable. The larger plug on the cable is connected tothe printer. Slide open the USB-port cover and insert the smallerplug of the cable into the camera. Turn the camera on; thePictBridge screen will be displayed automatica...

113 Navigating the PictBridge menu Navigating the menu is simple. The menu button turns the menu on and off. The left/right andup/down keys of the controller control the cursor and change settings on the menu. Pressing thecenter button of the controller selects menu options and sets adjustments. To ...

114 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Batch print Index print – – Batch print Batch print in section 1 selects all still images on the memory card for printing. When the all-framesoption is selected, a screen opens so the number of copies of each image can be specified. Thereset option cancels all changes made to ...

116 DATA-TRANSFER MODE How to use DPOF in this menu. DPOF print in section 3 allows still images and an index print selected with the DPOF printingoptions in section 3 of the playback menu to be printed from a DPOF compatible PictBridge printer.Simply select the start option from the menu to begin t...

117 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, pressthe center of the controller to end the routine. Refer to the printer manual for the correct proce...

120 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Connecting the remote camera Before the camera can be connected to a computer, the remote camera driver must be installed,see page 118. A fully charged battery should be used when the camera is connected to a computer.The use of the AC adapter set (sold separately) is recommen...

Refer to the applications instruction manual on how the view the remote feed.With Microsoft Net Meeting, simply click on the play button. The option dialogbox allows remote control over some of the camera’s functions. By clickingon the source button in the video tab, zoom and focus controls can be a...

122 APPENDIX The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major problems or damage, orif a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact our service facility. APPENDIX Troubleshooting Problem Symptom Cause Solution The camerawill not work. Nothing dis-played on themonitor. T...

124 APPENDIX About the Lithium-Ion Battery Charger Cord The included AC cord is designed for the current of the sales region. Only use the cord in the regionit was purchased. Region Product code Continental Europe, China, Korea, Singapore (220-230V) APC-110 Great Britain, Hong Kong (220V-240V) APC-1...

125 The indicator lamp next to the viewfinder can be used to diagnose cameraoperations. The lamp colors change between green, red, and orange, and thelamp can glow steadily or blink at two rates. Viewfinder Indicator Lamps Color Status Indication Green Steady Camera ready to take an image. Blinking ...

126 APPENDIX If the Removable Disk icon does not appear within the MY COMPUTER box use this procedure to remove the driver and let Windows find the camera again as a new device. 1. Insert a memory card in the camera and connect it to the computer with the USB cable. Other devices must not be connect...

127 Read this section in its entirety to get the best results from your camera. With proper care, yourcamera will provide years of service. Camera care • Do not subject the camera to shock or impact.• Turn off the camera when transporting.• This camera is neither waterproof nor splashproof. Insertin...

128 APPENDIX Memory cards SD Memory Cards and MultiMediaCards are manufactured with precision electronic components.The following may cause data loss or damage:• Improper use of the card.• Bending, dropping, or subjecting the card to impact.• Heat, moisture, and direct sunlight.• Static electrical d...

130 APPENDIX Number of effective pixels: 3.2 million CCD: 1/2.7-type interline complementary-color CCD witha total of 3.3 million pixels. Camera sensitivity (ISO): Automatic (between ISO 50 – 160 equivalent),ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 9 elements in 8 groups. Maximum a...