Minolta 7i - Manual

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* 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. 156). 12 NAMES OF PARTS CAMERA BODY Data panel (p. 15) Pro-auto button (p. 41) Control dial Shutter-release button Focus...

15 DATA PANEL Digital-subject-program indicators (p. 42) Camera-sensitivity indicator (p. 65) Exposure-mode indicators (p. 48) Battery-condition indicator (p. 27) White-balance indicators (p. 62) Red-eye reduction indicator (p. 86) Manual-focus indicator (p. 94) Image-quality display (p. 83) Image-s...

7. Color-saturation-compensation display (p. 71) 16 EVF AND LCD MONITOR DISPLAY 2. Flash-mode indicator (p. 86) 5. Flash-compensation display (p. 68) 9. Sharpness display (p. 97) 8. Contrast-compensation display (p. 70) 10. Exposure-compensation display (p. 68) 11. White-balance indicator (p. 62) 17...

If the shutter speed falls below the point where the camera can be hand held safely, the camera-shake warning will appear on the monitors. Camera shake is slight blurring caused by subtle handmotion and is more pronounced at the telephoto setting of the lens than at the wide-angle setting.The warnin...

18 GETTING UP AND RUNNING ATTACHING THE CAMERA STRAP REMOVING THE LENS CAP Using your thumb and index finger,pinch the inside or outside tabs ofthe lens cap to remove. • When the camera is not in use, always replace the lens cap. Attach the camera strap to the strap eyelets as shown. • Always keep t...

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...

22 TAKING PICTURES With the mode dial set to still-image recording, the camerawill be on and the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCDmonitor will activate. The zooming ring can be used to frame the subject. Theeffect of the zoom is immediately displayed in the EVF andon the LCD monitor. Compose the i...

To delete the displayed image, press theQV/delete button. • A confirmation screen will appear. VIEWING AND DELETING PICTURES IN QUICK VIEW Captured images can be viewed in recording mode. Simply press the QV/delete button toaccess the images, and use the controller to scroll through the pictures on ...

25 BASIC OPERATION This section covers the basic operation of the camera. Please thoroughly familiarize yourself with theoperations in this section before moving on to other sections in the manual.

26 CHANGING BATTERIES BASIC OPERATION Open the battery-chamber door by moving the battery-chamber lockto the open position. Insert the batteries. • Make sure the positive and negative battery terminals are orientated as illustrated on the diagram in the battery chamber. This digital camera uses four...

27 BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR Full-battery – the batteries are fully charged. This icon is displayed for five seconds on the monitors when the camera is turned on. The iconremains on the data panel. Blinking low battery warning – displayed on the data panel with no other icons. Power is insufficien...

30 EVF AND LCD MONITOR DISPLAY While holding in the dial release (1), turn the mode dial to still-image recording. Press the pro-auto button (2) to reset the pro-grammed and automatic functions. All camera operations are now fully automatic. The autofocus,exposure, and imaging systems will work toge...

1 2 31 BASIC RECORDING OPERATION Place the subject within the focus frame. • For off-center subjects use the focus-lock function (p. 32 ). • Make sure the subject is within the focus range of the lens: 0.5m – ∞ . For subjects closer than 0.5m, use the macro function (p. 77 ). Press the shutter-relea...

32 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-release button p...

This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus signals in the lower rightcorner of the EVF and LCD monitor indicate the focus status. For more information on autofocusmodes see p. 81. FOCUS SIGNALS SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS Focus confirmed. Focus icon: white Focus icon: r...

34 DISPLAY CONTROLS – RECORDING MODE Auto display – the camera will automatically change between displaying the live 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 image will only be ...

Still images can be viewed in recording mode. Simply press the QV/delete button toaccess the images, and use the controller to scroll through the pictures on theCompactFlash card. Images is displayed with various information: date and time ofcapture, frame number, printing and lock status, and voice...

To delete a displayed image, press the QV/delete button. • A confirmation screen will appear. In quick view, the displayed image can be deleted. When selecting animage for deletion, a confirmation screen will appear before the opera-tion is executed. Pressing the controller will execute the command ...

38 BASIC OPERATION 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...

39 ENLARGED PLAYBACK In single-frame playback, a still image can be enlargedfor closer examination. Images can be magnifiedbetween 1.2X and 4.0X in 0.2X increments. 640 X 480size images can only be magnified between 1.2X and2.0X. RAW and super fine images cannot be enlarged. With the image to be enl...

42 RECORDING MODE DIGITAL-SUBJECT-PROGRAM BUTTON The subject-program button (1) optimizes the camera’s per-formance for various conditions and subjects. Exposure,white-balance, and image-processing systems work in unisonfor beautiful results. Pressing the subject-program button cycles through themod...

43 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. 81). The sportsaction mode uses continuous AF, the other modes use single AF. The digital effects controller can beused to adj...

44 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 the function dial t...

46 RECORDING MODE MEMORY – STORING CAMERA SETTINGS Three 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 settings, a...

47 METERING MODES The icons indicating the metering mode are displayed on the monitors only. Donot confuse these icons with the focus signals (p. 33). The metering mode ischanged with the function dial (p. 44). When center-weighted or spot metering isselected, pressing the shutter-release button par...

48 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 aperture. Shutter priorit...

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets theappropriate shutter speed to ensure correct exposure. When A modeis selected, the aperture value on the monitors turns blue. Turn the control dial (1) to set the desired aperture. Press the shut-ter-release button partway down to activate ...

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...

53 To set the aperture value, turn the digital effects switch to expo-sure compensation (2) position. While pressing the digitaleffects button (3), turn the control dial (1) until the correctaperture is displayed. • The camera’s exposure system cannot be used to calculate bulb exposures. The use of ...

54 RECORDING MODE 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 44. DRIVE MODES Single-frame advance – to take a single image each time t...

Continuous-advance mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding down the shutter-release button. Continuous advance acts like a motor drive on a film camera. The number of imagesthat can be captured at one time depends on the image-quality and image-size setting. The maxi-mum rate of ...

56 RECORDING MODE UHS continuous-advance mode allows a series of 1280 X 960 images to be captured at a rate ofapproximately 7 frames per second. The number of images that can be captured at one timedepends on the image-quality setting: fine – 15 frames, standard – 31 frames, and economy – 39frames. ...

58 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, and filter brackets. O...

59 If the CompactFlash card is filled or the shutter button is released before the series has completed,the camera will reset and the entire bracket must be made again. With super fine and RAW image qualities or when using flash, the bracket will not advance automati-cally; the shutter-release butto...

60 INTERVAL Number of frames in the interval series. Frame counter. RECORDING MODE 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 construction ...

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. For using the custom white-balance setting. 62 WHITE BALANCE No display Fluorescent T...

Custom-white-balance function allows a photographer to calibrate the camera to a specific lightingcondition. The setting can be used repeatedly until reset. Custom white balance is especially usefulwith mixed-lighting conditions or when critical control over color is needed. To calibrate the camera,...

65 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 the function dial s...

66 RECORDING MODE 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....

Adjustments can be made repeatedly and in combination.Adjustments remain in effect until manually reset. When setto any value other than zero, an icon will be displayed onthe monitors as a warning. To adjust flash compensation, the up/down keys of the con-troller are used instead of the control dial...

68 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. 151). The exposure and flashcompensation will remain in effect until it ...

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 optimised for the recording abilityof the camera. Control over the contrast gives photographers ...

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...

74 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 an array of local f...

75 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. 76). With the spot-focus-area cross displayed, use the controller’s four-...

76 RECORDING MODE DIGITAL ZOOM The digital zoom doubles the lens magnification. The digitalzoom cannot be used with RAW image quality or in movierecording. Press the magnification button on the back of thecamera. The effect is immediately displayed. • The live image is enlarged on the LCD monitor an...

77 The macro mode is used for close-up photographs of small objects. The macro 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 ...

1 2 Activate the recording-mode menu with the menu button (1). The “Basic” tab at the top ofthe menu will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight theappropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted. 78 NAVIGATING THE RECORDING-MODE MENU In re...

80 RECORDING MODE 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, sim-ply use the four-way keys of thecontroller to high-light the desiredcharacter and t...

81 AUTOFOCUS MODES • Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons (p. 47).• The shutter can be released even if the camera cannot focus on the subject. Focus icon: red – Cannot focus. The subject is too close or a special situation is preventingthe AF system from focusing. Continuous AF i...

82 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 ...

83 Datapanel IMAGE QUALITY This camera has five image quality settings: raw, super fine, fine, standard, and economy. Alwaysselect the desired setting before taking the picture. See navigating the recording-mode menu on page78. Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the...

84 Because super-fine and RAW data files are so large, the continuous-advance and UHS continuous-advance drive modes cannot be used with these image-quality settings. With the bracketing drivemode, the continuous advance is canceled and the shutter must be released manually for each frameof the brac...

85 IMAGE-FILE SIZE AND COMPACTFLASH CARD CAPACITY Imagequality Image size 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 RAW Super fine Fine Standard Economy 1 – – – 1 2 3 11 5 11 15 27 8 16 21 31 13 22 26 35 Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card. Imagequality Ima...

86 FLASH MODES Data panel EVF & LCD monitor – – Fill-flash Red-eyereduction Rear flashsync Used in low-light conditions and to reduce shadowsunder direct sunlight. To reduce the red-eye effect with flash photographsof people and animals Flash fires at the end of long exposures. The flash mode ca...

87 Red-eye reduction is used when taking photographs of people or animals in low-light conditions. Thered-eye effect is caused by light reflected from the retina of the eye. The camera will fire a pre-flashbefore the main flash to contract the pupils of the subject’s eyes. RED-EYE REDUCTION Rear fla...

88 RECORDING MODE 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 built-...

90 RECORDING MODE WIRELESS/REMOTE CAMERA AND FLASH RANGES Flash-to-subject distance Camera-to-subject distance The camera and flash must be with-in 5m or 16.4 ft of the subject. Minimum camera-to-subject distance Aperture ƒ2.8ƒ4ƒ5.6ƒ8 ISO 100 ISO 200 / AUTO ISO 400 ISO 800 Camera sensitivity setting...

91 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 built-in flash. The wireless/remote system has four channels so that multiple lighting systems c...

92 RECORDING MODE 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. 78). ADI flash metering – Advanced Distance Integration. This mode combines distance information from the autofocusing system with ...

94 RECORDING MODE Manual control over focus is simple. The focusmode button (AF/MF) (1) switches between auto-matic and manual focus. The MF icon is displayedon the data panel and monitors when the camera isin the manual-focus mode. Use the focus ring (2) at the rear of the lens barrelto make a shar...

95 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...

96 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 custom 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p.78). The live image on the monitors will reflect the selected color mode. The color mode ...

97 SHARPNESS The sharpness of the image can be altered. This must be set before the image is recorded.Sharpness is set in the custom 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 78 ). If any setting other than normal is selected, the sharpness icon will be displayed on the monitors withthe degree of sha...

Delete this frame? No Yes INSTANT PLAYBACK After an image is captured, it can be displayed on the monitors for two or ten seconds before beingsaved. When in continuous-advance or bracketing mode, an index display is used. With UHS continu-ous advance, only the last frame of the series is displayed. ...

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 custom 2 section of the recording-modemenu (p. 78). When the function is active, the microphone icon is dis-played on the data panel ...

The lens aperture controls not only exposure, but also depth of field; the area between the closestobject in focus and the furthest object in focus. The larger the aperture value, the greater the depth offield and the longer the shutter speed needed to make the exposure. The smaller the aperture val...

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 MOVIE MODE Recording indicator Countdown in se...

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. The audio option allows a movie to be recorded with orwithout an audio track. The focus mode changes with theaudio setting. If audio is on, the focus is...

105 PLAYBACK MODE VIEWING AND EDITING IMAGES SINGLE-FRAME PLAYBACK AND HISTOGRAM DISPLAY The black area of the histogram shows the luminance distribution of the recorded image from black(left) to white (right). Each one of the 256 vertical lines indicates the relative proportion of that lightvalue i...

106 Simply turn the mode dial to the playback-mode position to access images and audiotracks. Image and audio files can be deleted, locked, and copied in the playback mode. Controller QV/Delete button Use the left/right keys of the controller to scroll through the images on the memory card. VIEWING ...

107 Standard, Night, Time-lapse, and UHS continuous-advance movies can be played back on the cam-era. Movie files are indicated by an 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 play back the ...

109 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 left/right keys o...

1 2 Play Basic Custom1 Custom2 Delete Format Lock Index format – – – 9 frames Activate the playback-mode menu with the menu button (1). The “Basic” tab will be high-lighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab;the menus will change as the tabs are high...

111 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 112. Delete Marked frames 9 frames 4 frames L...

112 PLAYBACK MODE 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. 110). The left/right key...

113 Deleting permanently erases the image. Once deleted, an image cannot be recovered. Care should be taken when using the delete function. 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 “...

114 FORMATTING COMPACTFLASH CARDS When a CompactFlash card is formatted, all data on the card is erased. The formatting function is used to erase all data on a CompactFlash card. Before formatting a card,copy the data to a computer or storage device. Locking files will not protect them from being de...

115 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 custom 1 section of the setup...

The custom 1 section of the playback-mode menu controls the slide-show function. This functionautomatically displays all still images in a folder in order. 116 SLIDE SHOW Image count-down / total num-ber of images inthe presentation. Press the central button of the controller topause and restart the...

118 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 CompactFlash card has multiple folders, a printingfile must be created for each folder. Folders are selected in the custom 1 section of the setu...

119 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 the con-troller to set the number of copies desired. If the all-frames setting was used to create a print order...

120 COPYING IMAGES Image files can be copied from one CompactFlash card to another. Up to 15MB of data can be trans-ferred. 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 copy single...

122 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 ...

124 The “Basic” tab will be highlighted. Use the left/right key of the controller to highlight theappropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted. NAVIGATING THE SETUP MENU To access the menu, simply turn the main dial to the setup position. The four-way keys of the con-troll...

126 SETUP 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 controller must be pressed to set the...

128 SETUP 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 named100MLT11. The first three digits are the folder’s serial number, which will increaseb...

130 SETUP MODE DISPLAY MODE Standard display Focus frame only Live image only Real-time histogram Scale Grid Setup Basic Custom1 Custom2 File # memory Folder name Select folder New folder Display mode Std. display Focus frame Histogram Grid Scale Direct MF Image only The recording mode dis-plays act...

131 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 custom 1 section of the setup menu (p. 124). Directmanual focus is canceled when continuous AF (p. 81) or manual focus (p. 94) is ...

132 SETUP MODE Image quality RESET DEFAULT Unlike the pro-auto button (p. 41), 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” cancels th...

134 SETUP MODE SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 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 DiMAGE Viewer software included on the CD-ROM. The...

136 DATA-TRANSFER MODE CONNECTING TO A COMPUT- ER 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 op...

137 For the camera to be connected directly to the computer and used as a mass-storage device, thecomputer must be equipped with a USB port as a standard interface. The computer and the operat-ing system must be guaranteed by their manufacturers to support USB interface. The following oper-ating sys...

Set the mode dial to the data-transfer position. • The data-transfer menu will be displayed. CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A COMPUTER 138 DATA-TRANSFER MODE Start up the computer. • The computer must be turned on before connecting the camera. Insert the CompactFlash card into the camera. • Confirm that t...

140 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 installation, if the operat...

141 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 located in the CD-ROM drive at :\Win98\USB....

143 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 ...

144 COMPACTFLASH CARD FOLDER ORGANIZATION DATA-TRANSFER MODE 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 drop thefile icon into a loca...

DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FROM THE COMPUTER 146 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 CompactFlash card may permanent...

147 The hardware devices to bestopped will be displayed.Highlight the device by clicking onit then click “Stop.” Confirm that the access lamp is not lit and then drag the mass-storage device icon and drop it intothe trash. A confirmation screen will appear to indicate the devicesto be stopped. Click...

150 A variety of Minolta accessories can be used with this camera to extend its performance. For moredetails on the items listed below and in other sections of this manual, contact your local Minolta deal-er. PC Flash Adapter PCT-100 To allow standard flash units and lighting systems to be connected...

152 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Symptom Cause Solution The camerawill not work. Nothing dis-played on thedata panel orthe monitors. The batteries are dead. The batteries are insertedincorrectly. The AC adapter is notconnected properly. Replace batteries (p. 26). Reinsert the batteries takingcare that th...

153 Pictures arenot sharp. Focus signal isred. Subject is too close. Make sure the subject is withinthe autofocus range (0.5m – ∞ / 1.6 ft – ∞ ) or use the macro mode (p. 77). The camera is in macromode. Cancel the macro mode setting(p. 77). A special situation is pre-venting the autofocussystem fro...

155 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...

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

157 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...

158 CARE 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 is affected less by tem...

159 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...

160 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Number of effective pixels: 4.95 million (2568 X 1928) CCD: 2/3-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of5.24 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. ...

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