Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit DiMAGE 7Hi du fabricant Minolta
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INSTR UCTION MANU AL E 9222-2778-11 MM-A208.
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Thank you f or purchasing this Minolta digital camera. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjo y all the f eatures of your new camer a. This manual contains inf ormation regarding products introduced before September , 2002.
Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. Using batteries improper ly can cause them to leak har mful solutions, o v erheat, or e xplode which ma y damage proper ty or cause personal injur y . Do not ignore the f ollowing w arnings.
5 • Use only the specified A C adapter within the voltage r ange indicated on the adapter unit. An inappropriate adapter or current ma y cause damage or injur y through fire or electric shock. • Do not disassemble this product. Electr ic shock ma y cause injur y if a high voltage circuit inside the product is touched.
6 F OR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glo v e compar tment or trunk of a car . It may damage the product and batteries which may result in b urns or injur ies caused by heat, fire , e xplosion, or leaking batter y fluid.
7 Names of par ts ....................................................................................................................................12 Camera body ......................................................................................
8 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Adv anced recording .............................................................................................................................40 Displa y controls – recording mode .............................................
9 Contrast compensation ...............................................................................................76 Color-saturation compensation ...................................................................................77 Filter ......
10 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ordering an index print ........................................................................................................ ..115 Canceling a DPOF pr int order ................................................................
11 Disconnecting the camera from the computer ......................................................................142 Windows 98 / 98 second edition..............................................................................142 Windows ME, 2000 Prof essional, and XP .
* This camera is a sophisticated optical instr ument. Care should be taken to k eep these surf aces clean. Please read the care and storage instructions in the back of this manual (p . 148). 12 N AMES OF P ARTS CAMERA BOD Y Data panel (p . 15) Pro-auto button (p .
13 Accessor y shoe Displa y mode s witch Displa y inf ormation button (p . 40, 36) Electronic viewfinder* (EVF) (p . 31) LCD monitor* (p . 16) Menu b utton Controller DC/A V -out terminal cov er Spot-AE lock b ut- ton (p . 43) Batter y-chamber lock (p .
14 N AMES OF P ARTS Function button Macro release (p . 47) F ocus-mode (AF/MF) button (p . 43) Digital-eff ects s witch Diopter-adjustment dial (p . 31) Tr ipod sock et Memor y (p . 50) Metering modes (p. 51) Exposure modes (p . 52) Drive modes (p . 58) White balance (p .
15 DA T A P A N E L Digital-subject-program indicators (p . 32) Camera-sensitivity indicator (p . 70) Exposure-mode indicators (p . 52) Batter y-condition indicator (p . 21) White-balance indicators (p . 67) Red-ey e reduction indicator (p . 88) Manual-f ocus indicator (p .
7. Color-saturation-compensation displa y (p . 77) 16 N AMES OF P ARTS MONIT OR DISPLA Y – RECORDING MODE 2. Flash-mode indicator (p. 88) 5. Flash-compensation display (p . 74) 9. Shar pness display (p . 99) 8. Contrast-compensation displa y (p . 76) 10.
17 Shutter speed Aper ture value White-balance setting (p . 67) Sensitivity setting (p . 70) Degree of e xposure compensation (p . 74) F older name (p .
18 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING GETTING UP AND R UNNING This section cov ers the preparation of the camer a. This includes the changing of batteries and mem- or y card as well as the use of e xternal power supplies .
19 AT TA CHING THE LENS HOOD To mount the lens hood, align the rectangular dimple on the rim of the hood with the focal-length inde x on the top of the lens barrel (1). Slide the hood onto the end of the lens and tur n it 90° clockwise until it clic ks and the circular dimple is aligned with the f ocal-length inde x (2).
20 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING INST ALLING AND CHANGING BA TTERIES Open the batter y-chamber door by mo ving the batter y-chamber loc k to the open position. Inser t the batter ies. Make sure the positiv e and negative batter y ter minals are orientated as illustrated on the diagram in the bat- ter y chamber .
21 BA TTER Y CONDITION INDICA T OR Full-batter y – the batteries are fully charged. This icon is display ed f or fiv e seconds on the monitors when the camera is turned on. The icon remains on the data panel. Blinking low battery war ning – displa y ed on the data panel with no other icons.
22 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING EXTERNAL PO WER SUPPLIES (SOLD SEP ARA TEL Y) INSER TING AND CHANGING A MEMOR Y CARD The A C Adapter allows the camer a to be pow ered from an electrical household outlet. The AC Adapter is recommended when the camera is interf aced with a computer or during periods of heavy use.
23 Open the card-slot door in the direction indicated (1). To eject a memor y card, lift (2) then press (3) the card-eject lev er . The card can now be pulled out. Ta ke care when removing the card as it becomes hot with use . Inser t a memor y card into the card slot until the card-eject lev er pops out (4).
24 G ETTING UP AND RUNNING SETTING THE D A TE AND TIME After initially inser ting a memor y card and batter y , the camera’ s clock and calendar must be set. When images are recorded, the image data is sav ed with the date and time of recording. Depending on the region, the menu language ma y also ha v e to be set.
25 Use the right controller ke y to highlight the advanced 2 tab at the top of the menu. Use the down k e y to highlight the date/time-set menu option. Press the central b utton to displa y the date/time setting screen. Use the left and right ke ys to select the item to be changed.
1 2 26 B ASIC RECORDING SETTING THE CAMERA T O RECORD IMA GES A UT OMA TICALL Y EVF AND LCD MONIT OR DISPLA Y While holding in the dial release (1), tur n the mode dial to still- image recording; the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor will activ ate.
3 4 27 BASIC RECORDING OPERA TION Place the subject within the f ocus frame . •F or off-center subjects use the focus-loc k function (p . 28). • Make sure the subject is within the f ocus range of the lens: 0.5m (1.6ft) – ∞ .F or subjects closer than 0.
28 B ASIC RECORDING FOCUS LOCK The f ocus-lock function is used when the subject is off-center and outside the f ocus frame. F ocus lock ma y also be used when a special focusing situation pre v ents the camera from f ocusing on the subject. Place the subject within the f ocus frame .
This digital camera has a quic k, accurate autof ocusing system. The focus signals in the lo wer right cor ner of the EVF and LCD monitor indicate the focus status . For more inf ormation on autofocus modes see p . 83. FOCUS SIGNALS SPECIAL FOCUSING SITU A TIONS The camera ma y not be ab le to f ocus in cer tain situations.
30 B ASIC RECORDING USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH FLASH RANGE – A UT OMA TIC OPERA TION To use the flash, simply pull up the unit by the tabs on each side . The flash position must be set manually , and once up , the flash unit will alwa ys fire regardless of the amount of ambient light.
While using the electronic viewfinder (EVF) or LCD monitor , gr ip the camera firmly with your right hand while suppor ting the body with the palm of your left hand. K eep y our elbo ws at your side and y our f eet shoulder-width apar t to hold the camera steadily .
32 B ASIC RECORDING DIGIT AL-SUBJECT -PR OGRAM BUTT ON The digital-subject-program b utton (1) optimiz es the camera’ s perf ormance for v arious conditions and subjects. Exposure, white-balance, and image-processing systems w ork in unison f or beautiful results.
33 While camera perf ormance is optimized f or each shooting condition, some changes can be made to camera settings with subject progr ams. The autofocus mode can be changed (p . 83). The spor ts action mode uses continuous AF , the other modes use single AF .
To view images from the pla ybac k mode , tur n the mode dial to the pla yback position. To view images from the recording or mo vie recording modes, press the Quic k View / delete b utton. 34 B ASIC PLA YBA CK SINGLE-FRAME PLA YBA CK AND HIST OGRAM DISPLA Y Date of capture Fr ame number/ total number of images Lock indicator (p .
35 To retur n to a recording mode from Quick View , press the menu button. Controller QV/Delete button VIEWING IMA GES To delete a displa yed image , press the QV/delete b utton; a confir mation screen will appear . The displa yed image can be deleted.
36 B ASIC PLA YBA CK In the center of the displa y s witch, the displa y-inf ormation button controls the displa y f ormat. Each time the button is pressed, the displa y cycles through to the next f ormat: full display , image only , inde x pla ybac k.
37 ENLARGED PLA YBA CK In single-frame pla ybac k, a still image can be enlarged f or closer e xamination. Images can be mag- nified between 1.2X and 4.0X in 0.2X increments . 640 X 480 size images can only be magnified betw een 1.2X and 2.0X. RA W and super fine images cannot be enlarged.
38 B ASIC PLA YBA CK Standard, Night, time-lapse, and UHS contin uous-advance mo vies can be pla y ed bac k on the cam- era. Movie files are indicated b y a icon at the bottom of the displa y . Standard and Night Movies are also indicated by a thumbnail of the first fr ame.
39 VIEWING IMA GES ON A TELEVISION It is possible to vie w camera images on y our tele vision. The camera has a video-out ter minal which can be used to connect the camera to a tele vision using the supplied A V cable . The camera is com- patible with the NTSC and P AL standards.
40 A DV ANCED RECORDING DISPLA Y CONTROLS – RECORDING MODE A uto displa y – the camera will automatically change betw een displa ying the liv e image in the EVF or on the LCD monitor . The EVF’ s ey e sensors monitor if the EVF is being used and switches the displa y location accordingly .
41 In the center of the displa y s witch, the displa y-inf ormation button controls what inf ormation is display ed with the liv e image. Each time the button is pressed, the displa y cycles to the ne xt f ormat: standard display , focus fr ame, real-time histogram, and liv e image only .
42 A DV ANCED RECORDING Flash mode Color-saturation compensation Exposure mode PR O-A UT O BUTT ON Simply pressing the pro-auto button (1) resets the camer a to pro- gr ammed and automatic functions in the still-image recording mode.
43 The spot-AE lock b utton belo w the main dial on the back of the body loc ks the auto- matic e xposure system. This function allows the e xposure to be set by a specific ele- ment within the scene or a gra y card outside the scene.
44 A DV ANCED RECORDING AU T OFOCUS AREAS AND CONTROL In still-image recording mode, the controller selects the f ocus area used and mo v es the spot-f ocus area within the image. The two focus areas , wide f ocus area and spot f ocus point, allo w fle xibility ov er a v ariety of situations.
45 FLEX FOCUS POINT Once displa yed, the spot f ocus area can be mov ed to any point in the image area. This Flex F ocus P oint is a powerful tool f or off-center subjects .
1280 X 960 Image size setting 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 1280 X 960 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Recorded image size 46 A DV ANCED RECORDING DIGIT AL ZOOM The digital zoom doub les the lens magnification. The digital z oom cannot be used with RA W image quality or in movie recording.
47 The macro mode is used f or close-up photographs of small objects . The marco mode can be used with the digital zoom to increase the close-up eff ect. Subject programs and mo vie recording can be used with the macro setting. The built-in flash cannot be used with macro mode .
48 A DV ANCED RECORDING SETTING THE FUNCTION DIAL The memor y function, metering mode, e xposure mode, driv e 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 f or still photograph y .
49 Dial MEM P ASM DRIVE WB ISO Displa y P A S 100, 200, 400, 800. Setting Memor y registers or the setting function are selected with a spe- cial menu displa y ed on the moni- tors.
50 A DV ANCED RECORDING MEMOR Y – ST ORING CAMERA SETTINGS Fiv e sets of camera settings can be sa v ed. This sav es time under frequently repeating conditions by eliminating the need to set the camer a.
51 METERING MODES The icons indicating the metering mode are display ed on the monitors only . Do not confuse these icons with the f ocus signals (p . 29).
52 A DV ANCED RECORDING P EXPOSURE MODES A S M Program – the camer a controls both the shutter speeds and aper ture. Aper ture pr iority – the photographer selects the aper ture and the camera sets the appro- priate shutter speed. Manual e xposure – the photogr apher selects both the shutter speed and aper ture.
53 PR OGRAM – P The programmed AE e xposure control uses luminance and focal-length inf ormation to ensure perfect e xposures. The sophisticated exposure system allo ws the photographer the freedom to shoot without having to w orr y about the technical details of e xposure settings.
The aper ture values can be changed b y half stop increments between f/2.8 and f/8 at the lens’ wide- angle position and f/3.5 to f/9.5 at the lens’ telephoto position. If the aper ture v alue is bey ond the shutter-speed range , the shutter-speed displa y will blink on the data panel and turn red on the moni- tors.
The photographer selects the shutter speed and the camer a sets the appropriate aper ture to ensure correct e xposure . When S mode is selected, the shutter speed on the monitors tur ns blue . Tu rn the control dial (1) to set the desired shutter speed.
Manual e xposure mode allo ws individual selection of shutter speeds and aper tures. This mode ov errides the e xposure system giving the photographer total control o v er the final e xposure. The shutter speeds and aper ture values can be changed in half stop increments .
Use the control dial (1) to decrease the shutter-speed until “bulb” is displa yed. To set the aper ture value, turn the digital eff ects s witch to e xpo- sure compensation (2) position. While pressing the digital eff ects button (3), turn the control dial (1) until the correct aper- ture is displa yed.
58 A DV ANCED RECORDING The drive modes control the rate and method images are captured. Icons indi- cating the selected drive mode appear on the data panel and LCD monitor and in the EVF . See setting the function dial section on page 48. DRIVE MODES Single-frame adv ance – to tak e a single image each time the shutter-release button is pressed.
Compose the picture as described in the basic recording section (p . 27). Press the shutter-release button par twa y down (1) to loc k the e xposure and f ocus f or the series; if the autofocus mode is set to continuous AF , the lens will continually focus during the series (p.
60 A DV ANCED RECORDING HIGH-SPEED CONTINUOUS AD V ANCE Compose the picture as described in the basic recording section (p . 27). Press the shutter-release button par twa y down (1) to loc k the e xposure and f ocus f or the series. Press and hold the shut- ter-release button all the w a y do wn (2) to begin taking pictures.
61 UHS continuous-adv ance mode allows a series of 1280 X 960 images to be captured at a rate of appro ximately 7 frames per second; image size is changed to 640 X 480 when the digital zoom is used.
62 A DV ANCED RECORDING BRA CKETING This mode makes a three image br ack et of a scene . Brack eting is a method of taking a series of images of a static subject in which each image has a slight v ariation in exposure . The camera is not limited to e xposure brac k ets, b ut can also mak e contrast, saturation, and filter br ack ets .
63 If the memor y card is filled or the shutter button is released bef ore the ser ies has completed, the camera will reset and the entire brac k et must be made again. To make a flash br ack et, set the digital-eff ects s witch to the e xposure position and raise the camera flash.
64 A DV ANCED RECORDING INTER V AL Number of frames in the interval series Fr ame counter The inter val mode mak es a series of still or moving images o v er a period of time. Similar to time- lapse photograph y , a ser ies of images of a slow mo ving e v ent can be tak en: the blossoming of a flow er , the constr uction of a building.
65 Confir m the memor y card has enough storage capacity f or the series by comparing the number of frames in the interval series with the number of recordable images displa yed on the frame counter . When taking still-images, image siz e and quality settings can be changed to increase the number of pictures that can be sav ed on the memory card.
66 A DV ANCED RECORDING Used f or self-por traits, the self-timer will dela y the release of the shutter for appro ximately ten sec- onds after the shutter is released. The self-timer is set with the function dial (p . 48). With the camera on a tripod, compose the picture as described in the basic record- ing section (p .
67 White balance is the camera’ s ability to make diff erent types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is similar to selecting da ylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conv entional photog raph y . Custom setting – f or using the custom white-balance setting.
68 A DV ANCED RECORDING AU T OMA TIC WHITE BALANCE PRESET WHITE BALANCE The automatic white balance compensates f or the color temperature of a scene . In most cases, the AU TO setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, e v en under mix ed-lighting conditions.
To calibrate the camera, press the function b utton and turn the con- trol dial until the custom white-balance icon and “SET” appear on the data panel and red on the monitors. While holding the function b utton (1), use the up/do wn k eys of the controller (2) to select one of the three memor y registers.
70 A DV ANCED RECORDING CAMERA SENSITIVITY – ISO Fiv e settings can be selected f or camera sensitivity: Auto , 100, 200, 400, and 800; the numerical values are based on an ISO equiv alent. ISO is the standard used to indicate film sensitivity: the higher the number , the more sensitive the film.
71 FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY Flash range (wide angle) ISO setting AU TO 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.
To e xtend the v ersatility of the camera, an accessory flash unit (sold separately) can be mounted on the camera. See page 154 f or a list of compatible flash units . Alwa ys remov e the accessor y flash when the camera is not in use , and replace the accessor y-shoe cap to protect the contacts.
Tu rn the digital-eff ect s witch to the image characteristic to be adjusted. Adjustments can be made repeatedly and in combina- tion. Adjustments remain in effect until man ually reset. When set to any v alue other than z ero , an icon will be displa yed on the monitors as a w arning.
74 A DV ANCED RECORDING EXPOSURE AND FLASH COMPENSA TION The ambient light and flash e xposure can be adjusted bef ore the image is captured to make the final picture lighter or dark er . Exposure can be adjust- ed by as m uch as ±2Ev in 1/3 increments (p .
Sometimes the camera’ s exposure meter is deceiv ed by cer tain conditions. Changing the e xposure v alue can compensate f or these situations. F or e xample, a v ery br ight scene, such as a sno wy land- scape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image.
76 A DV ANCED RECORDING The contrast of a scene can be adjusted within se v en le v els (±3) with the digital eff ects controller . If a scene is too contrasty , information will be lost; if a scene is flat, the image inf ormation is not optimized for the recording ability of the camera.
The color saturation of a scene can be adjusted within se v en le v els (±3) with the digital eff ects controller . Colors can be accented or subdued. The color saturation must be set bef ore the image is captured. When chang- ing the color-saturation setting, an icon will appear in the liv e image.
Photograph y can be a rewarding pursuit. It is a broad and disciplined field that can take y ears to master . But the pleasure in making photographs and the jo y of capturing a magical moment cannot be compared. The guide is an introduction to some basic photographic principles.
79 The shutter controls not only e xposure, b ut also the ability to stop motion. F ast shutter speeds are used in spor t photograph y to stop action. Slow shutter speeds can be used to show the flo w of motion such as water cascading o v er a waterf all.
1 2 Activate the recording-mode men u with the menu b utton (1). The “Basic” tab at the top of the menu will be highlighted. Use the left/r ight ke ys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted.
Digital zoom 81 Please ref er to the f ollowing sections f or descriptions of the menu options and their settings. AF mode 2560 X 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 Super fine Extra fine Fine Standard Fill-flash Red-ey e Rear sync. Wireless Image size Quality Flash mode Basic Single Continuous RA W 1 – 4 Wireless Ch.
82 R ECORDING MODE MENU ELECTR ONIC KEYBO ARD The electronic ke yboard is used to enter te xt f or imprinting data or f or naming ne w f olders. The key- board automatically appears when te xt needs to be entered.
83 AU T OFOCUS MODES Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons on page 51. Red f ocus indicator – the subject is too close or a special situation is pre v enting the AF sys- tem from f ocusing. The shutter can be released. Continuous AF indicator – f ocus confirmed.
84 IMA GE SIZE Changing image size aff ects the n umber of pix els in each image. 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 f or web sites whereas larger sizes will produce higher quality prints.
This camera has fiv e image quality settings: raw , super fine, e xtra fine, fine , and standard. Alwa ys select the desired setting bef ore taking the picture. See navigating the recording-mode men u on page 80. Image quality controls the rate of compression, b ut has no eff ect on the number of pix els in the image.
86 Because super-fine and RA W data files are so large, the UHS continuous-adv ance drive mode can- not be used with these image-quality settings. After capturing five RA W or three super fine images successiv ely , there will be a a fe w minutes dela y while the images are being sa v ed to the memor y card.
87 IMA GE-FILE SIZE AND MEMOR Y CARD CAP A CITY RA W Super fine Extra fine Fine Standard 1–– – 124 1 5 27 1 1 36 51 4 2 1 4 8 10 23 33 65 Appro ximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card. Image size 2560 X 1920 1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480 RA W Super fine Extra fine Fine Standard 9.
88 FLASH MODES Data panel EVF & LCD monitor – – Fill-flash Red-ey e reduc- tion Rear flash sync The flash mode can be changed in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p . 80). For the flash to fire , the unit must be manually lifted. The flash will fire in the selected mode regardless of the amount of ambient light.
89 Rear flash sync is used with long e xposures to make tr ailing lights or blurring appear to f ollow r ather than proceed the subject. The eff ect is not apparent if the shutter speed is too f ast and stops the subject’ s motion. When the shutter is released, a pre-flash will fire.
90 R ECORDING MODE MENU WIRELESS/REMO TE FLASH Wireless/Remote flash allows the camer a 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 be placed around the subject to create diff erent lighting eff ects.
91 Press and hold the mounting-f oot-release button (2) to dis- engage the saf ety catch to remov e the flash unit from the camera. P osition the camera and flash around the subject. See the f ollowing page f or the camera-to-subject and flash-to-subject r anges .
92 R ECORDING MODE MENU WIRELESS/REMO TE CAMERA AND FLASH RANGES Flash-to-subject distance Camera-to-subject distance The camera and flash must be within 5m or 16.4 ft of the subject. Aperture ƒ/2.8 ƒ/4 ƒ/5.6 ƒ/8 ISO 100 ISO 200/A UT O ISO 400 ISO 800 Camera sensitivity setting 1.
93 NO TES ON WIRELESS/REMO TE FLASH Wireless/Remote flash perf orms best under subdued light or inter ior lighting. Under bright light sources, the flash ma y not be ab le to detect the control signals from the camera’ s built-in flash.
94 R ECORDING MODE MENU FLASH CONTR OL ADI, pre-flash TTL, and manual flash controls are av ailab le. Flash control is changed in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p .
8 / 26 11 / 36 16 / 52 22 / 72 95 The magnification button can be used to activ ate the digital z oom (p . 46) or enlarge the center of the image by 4X to aid man ual f ocusing. The function of the magnification b utton is selected in the adv anced 1 section of the recording-mode menu (p .
96 R ECORDING MODE MENU When the spot-AE lock b utton is pressed and held, the e xposure is loc k ed. How the spot-AE lock b ut- ton operates and what functions it controls can be changed in the adv anced 1 section of the record- ing-mode menu (p . 80).
97 DA TA IMPRINTING Data can be printed directly on the image. The imprinting function must be activated bef ore the image is taken. Once activ ated, data will continue to be imprinted until the funct.
98 R ECORDING MODE MENU COLOR MODE The color mode controls whether a still image is color or blac k and white . This must be set bef ore the image is recorded. The color mode is set in the adv anced 2 section of the recording-mode menu (p . 80). The liv e image on the monitors will reflect the selected color mode.
99 SHARPNESS The shar pness of the image can be altered. This must be set bef ore the image is recorded. Shar pness is set in the advanced 2 section of the recording-mode men u (p . 80). If any setting other than nor mal is selected, the shar pness icon will be displa y ed on the monitors with the degree of shar pness.
: delete : store Delete this frame? No Ye s INST ANT PLA YBA CK If the central b utton of the controller is pressed during the instant playbac k, the displa y ed image(s) will immediately be sav ed and the pla yback canceled. To delete an image during the instant playbac k, press the QV/delete b utton.
V oice memo allows a fiv e or fifteen second audio trac k to be record- ed with a still image. The function is activated and the length of the recording time is set in the adv anced 2 section of the recording- mode menu (p . 80). When the function is active , the microphone icon is displa yed on the data panel and LCD monitor .
Up to sixty seconds of digital video with or without audio can be recorded. The motion JPEG image is 320 X 240 pix els (QV GA). The effectiv e image area is 308 X 240 pix els; two thin lines will appear to the left and right of the image when play ed bac k.
Function Dial Exposure mode Digital zoom (Electronic magnification) White balance Metering mode Camera Sensitivity (ISO) F ocus mode (p . 81) A utof ocus area Program (fix ed) (p. 53) A uto white balance (fix ed) (p . 68) Center-weighted (fix ed) (p .
Once a setting is made, the cursor returns to the menu options and the new setting is displa yed. T o retur n to the movie mode , press the menu b utton. 104 M O VIE RECORDING Movie mode STD . movie Basic A uto select Night movie A udio On / Off Use the up/down k ey to highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed.
PR O-A UT O BUTT ON Simply pressing the pro-auto button (1) resets the camer a to pro- gr ammed and automatic functions in the movie recording mode . The camera’ s systems work together to br ing prof essional results leaving the operator free to concentrate on aesthetic decisions .
Play Basic Adv .1 Adv .2 Delete For m at Lock Index f ormat – – – 9 frames 1 2 Activate the pla yback-mode menu with the menu b utton (1). The “Basic” tab will be highlighted. Use the left/right keys of the controller (2) to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted.
107 Ref er to the f ollowing sections f or descriptions of the menu options and their settings. Pressing the down k e y of the controller will cancel the slide show pla yback and retur n to the pla ybac k-mode menu. F or inf ormation on frame-selection screens, see page 108.
108 P LA YBA CK MODE MENU FRAME-SELECTION SCREEN When a marked-frames setting is chosen on a men u, the frame selection screen will appear . This screen allows m ultiple files to be selected. The inde x f ormat of the screen can be changed in the basic section of the pla yback-mode men u (p .
109 Single, m ultiple, or all images in a f older can be deleted with the pla ybac k-mode menu. Bef ore an image is deleted, a confir mation screen will appear ; choosing “Y es” will ex ecute the oper ation, “No” will cancel the operation.
110 P LA YBA CK MODE MENU FORMA TTING MEMOR Y CARDS The f ormatting function is used to erase all data on a memor y card. Bef ore f or matting a card, cop y the data to a computer or storage de vice . Locking files will not protect them from being deleted when the card is f ormatted.
111 Single, m ultiple, or all images in a f older can be loc k ed. A lock ed image cannot be deleted by either the pla yback-mode men u functions or the QV/delete b utton. Impor tant images should be loc ked. T o lock images in other f olders, the f older must first be selected in the adv anced 1 section of the setup menu (p .
The adv anced 1 section of the pla yback-mode men u controls the slide-show function. This function automatically displa ys all still images in a f older in order . 112 P LA YBA CK MODE MENU SLIDE SHO W Image count- down / total n um- ber of images in the presentation.
To select all the images in the f older to be displa y ed in the slide-show pre- sentation. 113 Slide show Menu options Pla yback Duration Settings Enter Repeat All frames Marked Fr ames 1 – 60s. Y es/No To select specific images in the f older to be displa y ed in the slide-show pre- sentation.
114 P LA YBA CK MODE MENU The print menu option is used to set an order f or standard prints from images in a specific folder . Single, m ultiple, or all images can be printed. If a memor y card has multiple folders , a printing file m ust be created f or each f older .
115 When the this-frame or all-frames setting is chosen, a screen will appear requesting the n umber of copies of each image; a maximum of nine copies can be ordered.
116 P LA YBA CK MODE MENU COPYING IMA GES Image files can be copied from one memor y card to another . Up to 15MB of data can be transf erred. Ev er y time the cop y function is used, a new f older is automatically created for the image(s). This frame – T o copy the image currently displa yed.
117 OK W ait until the cop y-completed message is highlighted. A new screen will appear to indicate the name of the new f older containing the copied images; press the central b utton of the controller to retur n to the pla y- back men u. The cop y-unsuccessful message will appear when one or all of the files could not be copied.
Setup Basic Adv .1 Adv .2 LCDbrightness EVFbrightness A udio signals Shutter FX V olume 3 3 1 1 2 Language English 118 S ETUP MODE The “Basic” tab will be highlighted. Use the left/r ight ke y of the controll er to highlight the appropr iate menu tab; the menus will change as the tabs are highlighted.
119 Choosing “Y es” will ex ecute the operation, “No” will cancel it. F or more inf ormation about the electronic ke yboard, see page 82. LCD brightness Basic 1 – 5 Deutsch Fr ançais Language English File # memor y Adv anced 1 F older name Select f older Date f orm On / Off Std.
120 S ETUP MODE EVF AND LCD MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the EVF and LCD monitor is set independently of each other . Br ightness is con- trolled in fiv e le v els from 1 (low) to 5 (high).
121 V OLUME The v olume of the audio signals and sound eff ects can be increased or decreased in the basic sec- tion of the setup menu (p . 118). This aff ects the camera’ s audio signals as well as the pla ybac k le v els of an audio trac k. LANGU A GE The language used in the menus can be changed.
122 S ETUP MODE FOLDER NAME All recorded images are stored in f olders on the memor y card. Folder names come in two f ormats: standard and date. Standard f olders hav e an eight character name.
123 NEW FOLDER This allows the creation of ne w f olders . The f older-name option on in the adv anced 1 section of the setup menu must be set to standard f or m in order to use the new-f older function. When selected, the electronic ke yboard (p . 82) automatically appears so the folder name can be entered.
124 S ETUP MODE DISPLA Y MODE Standard displa y F ocus frame only Liv e image only Real-time histogram Scale Grid Setup Fo lder name Select folder New f older Display mode Std. display F ocus fr ame Histogram Grid Scale Direct MF Image only The recording mode dis- pla ys activ ated by the dis- pla y-inf ormation button (p .
125 DIRECT MANU AL FOCUS Direct manual f ocus allo ws manual adjustments to be made after the AF system has loc ked onto the subjects. Direct manual f ocus is activ ated in the adv anced 1 section of the setup menu (p . 118). Direct manual f ocus is canceled when continuous AF (p .
126 S ETUP MODE Image quality RESET DEF A UL T Unlike the pro-auto b utton (p . 42, 105), this function affects not only the recording mode , b ut also the movie , pla ybac k, and setup modes. When selected, a confirmation screen will appear ; choosing “Y es” resets the f ollowing functions and settings , “No” cancels the operation.
EVF auto s witch 127 AE hold Shar pness Color mode Data imprinting Instant pla yback Inde x pla yback f ormat Duration (Slide Show) Repeat (Slide Show) LCD monitor brightness EVF brightness A uto-powe.
128 S ETUP MODE SETTING THE D A TE AND TIME It is impor tant to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a mo vie clip is recorded, the date and time of the recording are sav ed with the image and are displa yed during playbac k or can be read with the DiMA GE Viewer softw are included on the CD-ROM.
129 VIDEO OUTPUT Camera images can be displa y ed on a tele vision (p . 39). The video output can be changed between NTSC and P AL. Nor th America uses the NTSC standard and Europe uses the P AL standard. Chec k which standard is used in your region to pla y back images on your tele vision set.
In manual e xposure mode (p . 56), the shutter speed and aper ture v alue can be changed relative to each other without aff ecting the total e xposure. When this function is activ e, simply press and hold the spot-AE lock b utton and turn the control dial to change the shutter speed and aper ture combination.
131 In the brac keting driv e mode (p . 62), the brac ket can be changed betw een the type indicated by the digital-eff ects s witch and e xposure brac k ets only . T wo settings are av ailab le: DEC control – the camera’ s initial setting as descr ibed on page 62.
132 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE DA T A-TRANSFER MODE Read this section carefully bef ore connecting the camera to a computer . Details on using and installing the DiMA GE Viewer softw are are f ound in the supplied software man ual.
133 CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O A COMPUTER Star t up the computer . The computer must be tur ned on before connecting the camera. Attach the other end of the USB cable to the computer’ s USB por t. Make sure the plug is firmly attached. The camera should be connected directly to the computer’ s USB por t.
134 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE When the camera is properly connected to the computer , a drive icon, or v olume, will appear . When using Windo ws XP or Mac OS X, a window will open requesting instructions on what to do with the image data; f ollow the directions in the window .
135 CHANGING THE MEMOR Y CARD (D A T A-TRANSFER MODE) Care should be taken when changing memory cards while the camera is attached to the computer . Data could be lost or damaged if the camera is not properly disconnected. Alwa ys confirm the access lamp is out before remo ving the memory card.
136 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE CONNECTING T O WINDO WS 98 / 98 SECOND EDITION The driver needs only to be installed once . If the dr iver cannot be installed automatically , it can be installed manually with the operating system’ s add-new-hardware wizard; see the instr uctions on the f ollowing page .
137 Choose the recommended search f or a suitable driver . Clic k “Ne xt. ” Choose to specify the location of the driver . The browse windo w can be used to indicate the dri- v er location. When the location is shown in the window , click “Ne xt.
138 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE The add new hardw are wizard will confirm the location of the driver . One of three drivers ma y be located: MNL VENUM.inf, USBPDR.inf , or USB- STRG.inf . The letter designating the CD-R OM drive will v ary between computers.
139 CONNECTING T O MA C OS 8.6 To download and install this softw are, f ollo w the instruction on the Apple web site. Alwa ys read the attached ter ms and conditions bef ore installing any ne w softw are. To access this camera with a computer with Mac OS 8.
140 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE MEMOR Y CARD FOLDER ORGANIZA TION Once the camera is connected to the computer , image and audio files can be accessed by doub le clic king on icons. Image f olders are located in the DCIM f older . T o copying images and audio recordings , simply drag and drop the file icon into a location in the computer .
141 Image and audio file names begin with “PICT” follo wed b y a f our-digit file n umber and a tif , mrw , jpg, jpe, mo v , or thm extension. V oice-memo files hav e a w av e xtension and the file name corresponds to its image file. The thumbnail images (thm) are used in camera and DiMAGE Viewer softw are opera- tion.
DISCONNECTING THE CAMERA FR OM THE COMPUTER 142 D ATA - TRANSFER MODE WINDO WS ME, 2000 PR OFESSIONAL, AND XP Confir m that the access lamp is not lit. T urn the mode dial to another position and then disconnect the USB cable . Ne v er disconnect the camera when the access lamp is lit – the data or memory card may per manently be damaged.
143 The hardware de vices to be stopped will be dis- pla yed. Highlight the de vice b y clicking on it then clic k “Stop . ” Confir m that the access lamp is not lit and then drag the mass-storage de vice icon and drop it into the trash. Disconnect the USB cable .
144 T R OUBLESHOO TING Prob lem Symptom Cause Solution The camera will not work. Nothing displa yed on the data panel or the monitors. The batteries are dead. The batteries are inser ted incor- rectly . The A C adapter is not connected properly . Replace batteries (p.
145 Pictures are not shar p . F ocus signal is red. Subject is too close. Make sure the subject is within the aut- of ocus range (0.5m – ∞ / 1.6 ft – ∞ ) or use the macro mode (p . 47). The camera is in macro mode. Cancel the macro mode setting (p .
146 T R OUBLESHOO TING If the camera does not function normally , tur n it off , remov e and reinser t the batteries, or unplug and reconnect the A C adapter . Alwa ys turn the camera off using the mode dial otherwise the memor y card ma y be damaged and camera settings reset.
147 1. Inser t a memor y card in the camera and connect it to the computer with the USB cable . Other de vices m ust not be connected to the computer during this procedure. 2. Right click on the My-computer icon. Select “properties” from the drop-do wn menu.
148 C ARE AND ST ORA GE CLEANING • If the camera or the outside of the lens is dir ty , gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dr y cloth. If the camera or lens comes in contact with sand, gently blo w a wa y loose par ticles. Wiping may scratch the surf ace.
149 OPERA TING TEMPERA TURES AND CONDITIONS • This camera has been designed f or use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). •N ev er leav e the camera e xposed to extreme high temperatures , such as in a car parked in the sun, or to e xtreme humidity .
150 C ARE AND ST ORA GE BA TTERIES • Batter y perf ormance decreases with temperature. In cold environments , we recommend k eeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat. Batteries can recover their po wer when the y warm up .
151 LCD MONIT OR CARE • Although the LCD monitor is manuf actured 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 surf ace of the LCD monitor ; it may be permanently damaged.
152 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Number of eff ectiv e pix els: 5.0 million CCD: 2/3-type interline pr imar y-color CCD with a total of 5.2 million pix els . Camera sensitivity (ISO): Auto and 100, 200, 400, and 800 ISO equiv alents. Aspect ratio: 4:3 Lens construction: 16 elements in 13 groups .
153 Specifications are based on the latest inf ormation availab le at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Batteries: 4 AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries Batter y perf or mance (recording): Appro x.
154 A v ariety of Minolta accessor ies can be used with this camera to e xtend its perf ormance. For more details on the items listed below and in other sections of this man ual, contact your local Minolta deal- er . Close-up Diffuser CD-1000 Used directly on the camera with the b uilt-in flash to provide soft lighting f or close-up photograph y .
155 Filter le v els with color images Wa r m Cool Filter settings with b lac k and white images Red Green Magenta Blue F or more on Filter eff ects, see page 77.
© 2002 Minolta Co ., Ltd. under the Ber ne Conv ention and the Univ ersal Cop yright Conv ention. 0-43325-53120-0 Printed in Ger many.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
