Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit SD15 du fabricant Sigma
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123 This manual explains how to use SIGM A SD15 digital SLR camera. Please refer to the SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide, which is available in the PDF format of the supplied CD-ROM, to g et information abo.
1 Thank you for purchasing the Sigma Digit al Autofocus Camera The Sigma SD15 Dig ital SLR camera is a technical breakt hrough! It is powered b y the Foveon® X3™ ima ge sensor, the world’s first image sensor to cap ture red, green and blue lig ht at each and every pixel.
2 Disposal of Electri c and El ectronic Equi pment in Private Hou seholds Disposal of used El ectrical & Electronic Equipment (Appli cable in the Europe an Union and other Eu ropean coun tries with separate col lection s ystems) This symbol indica tes that this product shall not be treated as house hold waste.
3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKAGE CONTENTS / A CCESSORIES ....................................................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUT IONS ...... ........................................................................... 6 HANDLIN G PRECAUT IONS ...........
4 BULB SETTING ...................................................................... ........................ 46 USING THE BUIL T - IN FLASH 47 USING T HE BU IL T-IN FLASH ........................................................................ 47 EXPOSURE MODE AND BUIL T -IN FLAS H .
5 REVIEWING , DELETING AND MODIFYING IMAGES 82 QUICK PREVIEW 82 CHANGING THE QUICK PREVIEW DURA TION ........................................... 82 REVIEWING IMAGES 84 VIEWING ONE IM AGE A T A TIME .....................................................
6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS T o avoid causing damage or in jury , please read this instruction manual carefully , before using the camera. Please take special note of the following two cautionar y symbols. Wa r n i ng ! ! Caution !! Using the produ ct and disregar ding this warni ng sign ma y cause serious injury or other dangerous results.
7 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The AC Adapter i s designed for use with this product onl y . Do no t use it with any othe r appliance. Doing so may cause overhe ating, fire, electric shock or injury .
8 SAFETY PRECA UT IONS Do not fire the flash close to eyes. Otherwise, the bright light woul d damage the eye. Keep a t least 1m/3feet d istance between face and the camera, when taking a picture with flash. Do not cover the flash with your fing er or hand, it can cause skin b urn.
9 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ENVIRONMEN T ■ Y our camera i s a precision instrument. Do not drop it or subject it to ph ysical shock. ■ This came ra is not wate rproof, and ca nnot be used und erwater . Wip e off any water droplets with a dry cloth as soon as possible.
10 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS NOTE ON THE T FT COLOR LCD MONIT OR ■ A few pix els may always be lit or may never light on th e LCD monitor . This is not a failure or ma lfunction.
11 DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 8 9 11 13 12 10 14 16 15 18 17 19 21 20 22 23 24 25 26 18 27 28 29 30.
12 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 1. AF AUXILIARY LIGH T 23. TOP LCD ILLUMINA TION BUTTON 2. DUST PROTECTOR 24. C-DIAL （ COMMAND DIAL ） 3. LENS MOUNT 25. SHUTTER BUTTON 4. LENS LOCK BUTTON 26. TOP LCD P ANEL 5. BA TTERY COMP ARTMENT COVER 27.
13 TO P LCD P ANEL VIEWFINDER CENTER AREA METERING FLASH INDICA TOR FOCUS INDICA TOR SHUTTER SPEED AUTO FOCUS FRAME EXPOSURE MET ER AUTO BRACKETING APERTURE V AL UE AE LOCK INDICA TOR SHUTTER SPEED A .
14 CONTROL DIALS MODE DIAL D-DIAL A UTO BRACKETING MIRROR LOCK-UP SEL F-TIMER (2s) SEL F-TIMER (10s) CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SINGLE FRA ME SHOO TING POWER OFF DRIVE AREA PROGRAM AE A PERTURE PRIORITY AE S.
15 BASIC OPERA TION AND QUICK REFERENCE The SD15 camera h as many advanc ed featur es. This sec tion, describes basic camera operation. Y ou can find mor e details in late r sections. Charging the battery (P .19) Charge the supplie d lithium ion batte ry with the provided batte ry charger .
16 Set the language (P .26) Set the date and time (P .27) Loading the Card (P .28) T urn the “D ”-dial to the □ (single frame shooting) position.
17 Select the exposure mode (P . 41) Set the “Mode”-Se lector to P “Program AE” position Focus (P .51) Determine the compo sition through the finder , and then press the sh utter button “Half-wa y” to activate e xposure metering and autofocus.
18 PREP ARA TION This section de scribes necessary prep arations before usin g the camera. A TT ACHING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the st rap end. 2 Thread the Finder Cap on to the strap.
19 LOADING THE BA TTER Y A lithium ion ba ttery BP-21 is provided with the SD15 camera. Charge the battery , before using the camera first ti me. Please charge the battery by the supplied battery charge r BC-21, when no charge remains. TO CHARGE THE BA T TER Y 1 Connect the power cable to the charger and insert the plug into the wall outlet.
20 LOADING THE BA TTERY 1 Confirm that the D dial is in the position, and open the co ver by sliding the batter y compartment cover latch in the direction of the arr ow , as shown in the in struction. 2 Insert the battery in acco rdance with diagram inside the cover .
21 TO RE MOVE THE BA TTER Y 1 Turn the “D”- dial to the positi on, and open the batte ry compartment cover by sliding battery compartment cover latch in the direction as shown b y the arrow . 2 Eject t he battery by slidin g the battery compartment cover latch in the direction o f the arrow , as shown in the illustration.
22 CHECKING THE BA TTER Y ST A TUS When “D”-dial is se t to drive area ( P. 1 4 ), the battery icon, which shows the capacity of the battery , is shown on the top LCD p anel. Explanations of the symbols are given as follow s. TOP LCD PA N E L COLOR LCD MONITOR Battery St atus White The batte ry strengt h is sufficient.
23 USING A HOME POWER SUPPL Y (Sold Separately) Y ou can power the camera from a wall outlet us i ng the provided AC Ada pter - (SAC-4). When using your camera for an extended period of time, reviewin.
24 MOUNTING AND REMO VING THE LENS 1 Make sure to turn the “D”-Dial to position (Power Off position) 2 Remove the camera body cap and the rear cap of the lens’.
25 4 T o remove the le ns, press the lens lo ck button and turn the lens counte r–clockwise until it stops. Gently remove the lens from the camera body . CAUTION !! • On the mount su rface of the lens, there are a number of electrical contacts . Keep them clean to e nsure proper conn ection.
26 SETTING THE LANGUAGE Y ou should receive the SD15 camera p re-set to English, however , if necessary , you can change the camera language yourse lf. 1 Make sure the ca mera is turn ed on. 2 Press the butto n on the back of the camera to display the Came ra Set-up Menu.
27 SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The SD15 camer a records the date and time when each image is captured and stores this information with the image. T o ensure that the correct information is recorded wit.
28 CAMERA SET -UP MENU This section describes the various settings in the Camera S et-up Menu. The Set-u p Menu co ntains two typ es of menu i tems; it ems followed by an ellipsis (…) open dialog windows, all other items open sub-menus li sti ng the setting options.
29 LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS * Designates the defa ult option. Some defaults may vary depending on the count ry of purc hase. Menu Item Options Description Pa ge Custom WB — Captures the imag e to be used for th e custom whit e balance setting. 62 Picture Settings Contrast Shar pnes s Saturation Color Sp ace Sets image parameter and color space.
30 Menu Item Options Description Pa ge C-dial : M Shutt er speed* Ape rtu re Sets the allocated function of C-Dial in M mode. 45,46 UP Setting Shutter button* af ter 2 sec af ter 10 sec Set s the exposur e timi ng of Mirror Lock-up photograph y .
31 Menu Item Options Description Page Key Sound Off On * S ets or cancels Key Sound. — LCD Off Of f 10 sec. 30 sec. 1 min. * 3 min. 5 min. 10 min. Sets the delay befor e the backlig ht of the co lor LCD monitor tu rns off automatically if no operation has occurred.
32 FUNCTION DISPLA Y In Function Displa y , it is possible to set an d confirm functions (Flash Mode, AF Mode etc) which are set by the button. It is also possible to confirm the information (Apertu r e value, Shutter S peed, Exposure Mode, frame nu mber etc) .
33 CAMERA INFO P AGE The Camera Info Page can be used to get at-a-glan c e information about image-capture settings (for example: Image Si ze, Image Quality and Pictu re Settings) and card st atus. z By pressi ng the button (excep t when reviewing images), the Ca mera Info P age is displayed.
34 INSERTING AND RE MOVING THE CARD The SD15 camera uses a SD memory c ard, S DHC memor y car d and Multimedia card to store dat a. TO INSERT THE CARD 1 Turn of f th e camera and open the SD Card Cover , as shown in the ill ustration . 2 Insert the card in ac cordance with the instruc tion of the Card cham ber .
35 TO REMOVE THE C ARD 1 Turn of f th e camera and open the SD Card Cover , as shown in the ill ustration . 2 Push the card until it clicks and pull out it. 3 Close the SD Card Cover . Slide the SD Card Cover in the direction shown by the ar row until it clicks and locks.
36 FORMA TTING THE CARD New cards must b e formatte d before us e. In addition, cards with cor rupt or incompatible file systems may need to be formatted before use. 1 Make sure the camera i s turned on. 2 Press the button on the back of the came ra to display the Camera Set-up Menu.
37 FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM S tored data is automatically assigne d file numbers fro m 0001 to 9999. When dat a is being rev iewed, the fi le number of e ach image is displayed in t he right corner on the color LC D monitor (see P .85, 89 ). The file number is also incorporated into the filename of the image.
38 FRAME NUMBER COUNTER This display shows the number of images that can be recorded on the card. z The number o f images that can be recorded on the card depen ds on the settings you choose. For example, in th e illustration on the left, 32 pictures c an be stored on the card.
39 DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT Adjust the viewfind er diopter so that you can see clearly through the view finder . While looking through the vie wfinder , slide the diopter adjuster to the le ft or to the right, until t he image app ears sharp on the focus screen.
40 HOLDING THE CAMERA T o av oid camer a shak e, whic h can caus e blurr ing of y our pho togra ph, hol d the camera steady . ● Firmly grasp the c amera’s grip with your righ t hand. ● Hold the came ra steady with y our left h and and suppor t the bottom of th e camera and the le ns.
41 BASIC OPERA TION SELECTING THE EXPOSU RE MODE The features and the operation methods of the four different exposure mo des of the camera are explain ed below .
42 When this symbol blinks, shutter speed may be too slow and picture may be blurred. In this case, please use a flash ( P .47, 79 ) or use a tripod to prevent blurring. PROGRAM SHIFT Y ou can change the com bination of shutter speed and apertur e value, which were automati cally selected by the camera.
43 A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After you s et the aper ture, t he camer a will de termin e the appr opriat e shut ter speed. If you select smaller apertures, depth of field will be greate r . Larger apertures tend to blur the backgro und, as depth of field will be shallower .
44 S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE When you set the desired shutter sp eed, the camera will select the appropriate aperture value for cor r ect exposure. Y ou can achieve stop action effect s by selecting a fast shutter speed, or give the feeling of motion to a moving subject by selecting a slow shutter speed.
45 M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shu tter speed and aperture value according to the indication of the exposure meter . Y ou can chan ge the exposure, as you desire. 1 Set the “D”-Dial to the “Drive -Area” ( P. 1 4 ). 2 Set the “Mode”-D ial to the “ M ” positio n.
46 It can be set from [ C-Dial : M ] of Camera Se t-up menu ( P. 2 8 ). Shutter Speed (Default) Shutter speed is set b y rotating the C-Dial. Whi le pressing the button, rotate the C-Dial to set the aperture value. Ape rtu re Aperture va lue is se t by rotating the C-Dial.
47 USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH The cameras have b uilt-in flash for taking pi ctures at night or in low light, which is very convenient. USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH P mode, use t his mode f or automa tic photography . T he flash sync speed and aperture are set automatically .
48 EXPOSURE MODE AND BUIL T -IN FLASH P mode Depending on the brightness of the subject and focal length o f lens, the most appropriate shutter speed (between 1/30 - 1/1 80 sec) and aperture will be selected.
49 FUNCTION SETTING OF FLASH The buil t-in fl ash has sev eral f unctions besi des nor mal flash . The flas h functi on setting s are in Funct ion Displ ay . 1 T o display Function Displa y , press the button. 2 Select the desired function by pressing the button and press the button or the button.
50 SLOW SYNC When using the flash with P / A mode, the shutter speed value, which will redu ce camera s hake, is set a utomat ically . The slow synchr o mode cha nges the shut ter speed up to 30 seco nd depending on light condition. This mode is su itable for a portr ait in a nigh tscape.
51 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofocus and manual focus operation are explained b elow . HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS It is possible to use Auto focus function only w ith AF Lenses. Y our camera is equipped with h ighly precise AF System and incorpo rates two different autofocus modes.
52 SELECTING THE AUTO FOCUS MODE 1 Press the button to displa y the Function Display . 2 Use the bu tton to select AF Mode and press the button or the button. 3 Select the desired options b y pressing the button and then press the button or the button.
53 AF POINT SELECTION The SD15 is equi pped with 5 focusi ng points. Sele cting the AF point can be done automat icall y or manu ally by the photographer . Press button and select the d esired AF point by rotating the “C”-d ial displayed in the viewfinder .
54 AF AUXILIAR Y LIGHT The built-in AF Auxiliary Light of the SD15 enables focusing in low light conditions. ■ The AF Auxi liary Light can be us ed with (Singl e AF mode) and automati c or center focus AF point selection onl y . ■ The AF Auxiliary Light is effective with the center focu s of the automatic AF select ion only .
55 FOCUS LOCK This photography meth od is useful if a photogra phic subject is not positioned withi n the central AF frame. 1 Choose the AF point according to the " AF P OINT SELECT ION ” instructions on page 53 . 2 Position the photographic subje ct into the selected AF frame, and fo cus by pressing the shutter butto n half-way .
56 OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-timer , and other functions of the camera are explained by the follow ing: DRIVE-AREA Some of the important operatio ns and settings of the camera can be activate d by the dr ive area of the “D”- dial.
57 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING In this mode, wh en you keep the shutte r button fully depressed, the camera will take pi ctures continuously . At the time of continuous shooting the number of fra mes per s ec.
58 SELF TIMER When you want to include yourself in the picture or avoid camera shake, please use the self-timer . When you set the self-timer to 10s , then the shutter will be released 10seconds aft er you fully press the shutt er button.
59 z It is possible to chan ge the exposure timing of mirror lock-up photography . It is possible to set this [ UP Setti ng ] in the Came ra Set-up me nu ( P. 2 8 ). Shutter button (Default) After the mirror is raised, expo sure will be measure d by pressing the shutte r button again.
60 ADV ANCED OPERA TION This section explai ns the application of the more advance d functions of your ca mera, when composing t he expressions of your picture. SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE (WB) The color of light reflected by an object can vary depending on the color of the light source illuminating it.
61 1 Make sure the ca mera is t urned on. 2 Press the Button to op en the quick set menu. 3 The desired mode can be chosen by pres sing the ( ) button o f the 4-way contr oller. 4 A photograph can be taken when the shutter button is pressed half-wa y and this will determine the white balance mode.
62 SETTING A CU STOM WHITE BA LANCE For mor e precis e contr ol of the whi te bal ance s etting o r when photographing under unusual ligh ting conditions, the [ Custom WB ] option can be used to capture a sample of neutral object in a scene to be used for color correct ion.
63 SETTING THE SENSITIVITY （ ISO EQUIV ALENCY ） The photosensitivity of digita l cameras is described in terms of “ISO equivalent” like silver-halide film cameras. (ISO sensitivity P. 1 1 5 ) While pr essing the butto n, rotate C dial to set the desired ISO sensitivity .
64 IMAGE FILE SETTING The file size changes depe nding on resolution mode and recording qu ality selected. Image Si ze (Resolut ion mode) HI 2640 × 1760 MED 1872 × 1248 LOW 1312 × 880 Image Quality RA W (RA W) 15.4MB FINE (JPEG) 3.3MB 1. 6MB 0.8MB NORM (JPEG) 1.
65 IMAGE QU ALITY SETTING 1 Press the Butto n to open the quick set menu. 2 Use the button on the 4-way controlle r to select the desired Image quality . (The quality can be changed; RA W → FIN E → NORM → BASI C by pressing th e button.) 3 Press the shutter b utton halfway or button to apply the setting.
66 3 Press t he shutter button halfw ay or button to apply the setting. Then you can take the picture. Stan da r d* St andard color mode for va rious situations. Vi vid Saturation and co ntrast are en hanced for making pictu res appear vivid. Neutral Subdued saturatio n and contras t makes images natu ral.
67 IMAGE P ARAMETER AND COLOR SP ACE It is possible to adjust the recording imag e parameter (contrast, sh arpness and saturation) and sele ct the color space. Contrast Contrast can be increased by moving the cursor to + side or decreased, preserving image detail, by moving the cu rsor - side.
68 • Please set color space to sRGB fo r regular usage. If you select Adobe RGB, please be sure to use the supplied Sigma Pho to Pro software or another image processing software supporting DCF 2.0. SELECTING THE METERING MODE The came ra has 4 advanc ed meteri ng modes.
69 AE LOCK The camera will fix and memorize the exposure value whilst the “AE” Lock button is depress ed. When you wish t o lock th e exposur e of a subj ect off-center , AE lock is very useful. Use of this function with S pot Metering Mode is recomm ended.
70 ■ It is possible to continue A E Lock even if the finger is released from the button. It can be set from [ AEL Button Settings ] of Camera Set-up men u ( P. 2 8 ). Lock AE Lo ck will continue until the button is pressed again or the came ra is turne d off.
71 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If you want to intentiona lly overexpose or underexpose the p icture, use this function. While pr essing button, tu rn the “C”- dial to set the desired compensation value. Then, r elease the Expos ure Compensat ion button.
72 FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION It is possible to compensate the flash output level w ithout changing the backgrou nd’s exposur e. While pre ssing the bu tton, turn the ”C”- dial to set the compensation amount. ■ The LCD pane l will show 0.0 when y ou initially press t he button.
73 AUTO BRACKETING This function of the came r a lets you take a sequence of pictures of the same subj ect at thr ee differen t exposur e levels ; Appropr iate Ex posure, Under Exposure and Ove r Exposure. If it is difficult to dete rmine the proper exposure, please use this function.
74 (* Measured value is the difference between the correct exposur e value of the camera and your setting value). ■ The exposure bracketing ca n be used with 4 different modes. P Mode ; Both shutter spee d and aperture value will be chang ed. A Mode ; Onl y shutter speed will be changed.
75 Auto Bracketing mod e can be used in combination with Expo sure Compensation. Y o u can take pictures with Auto Bracketing mode based on a compensated exposure, which you set. T o d o so, please set both the Auto Bracke ting mode and Exposure Compensa tion mode as desired .
76 SETTING OF THE C AMERA 3 Press the button to show the Function Display . 4 Use the buttons to select the Remote Control Mode and pre ss the button or the buttons. 5 Use the button to select the same cha nnel as the remote controller (In the case of th e RS-1 1, p lease select C1 ) and then press the button or the buttons.
77 USING THE MIRROR LOCK- UP WITH REMOTE CO NTROL When using mirror-up mo de with the remote controller , we recommend that after adjustin g the focus, fully depr ess the shutte r button of the camera once, to lock-up the m i rror , and then release the shutter by remote contro l.
78 DEPTH-OF-FIELD PR EVIEW BUTT ON Normally , the lens’ aperture is always fully opened, excep t at the time the picture is actually taken , for looking through the viewfinder under maximum brightness conditions.
79 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTRONI C FLASH EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STTL (Sold Sep arately) ELECTRONI C FLASH EF-530 DG ST SA-STTL (Sold Separately) Optional Sigma Electronic Flashes EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STT L and EF-530 DG ST S A-STTL with th e STTL system allow you to use fea tures such as Auto Flash with the SD15 .
80 The SD15 is equipped w ith a PC Synchro T erminal, which accepts a cable connection fro e xternal/studio fla sh units. CAUTION!! • S-TTL auto flash d oes not work, if PC Synchro Terminal is used. • Set the came ra’s exposure mode to M and set to flash synchronized sp eed Sync (1/180) or a shutter spee d of 1/160 or lo wer.
81 AUTO ROT A TE It is possible to record the vertical im age information to images. Auto Rotate ca n be set in the Came ra Set-up menu ( P. 2 8 ) → [ Auto Rotate ]. Off The vertical image info rmation will not be recorded. On (default) The vertical imag e information will be recorded.
82 REVIEWING , DELETING AND MODIFYING IMAGES This section ex plains how to review , delete, and modify images afte r they have been ca ptured. TIP • The SD15 may not be able to display images captured b y other cameras, or “SD15” images th at have been re named or mo ved from the DCIM folder on the card.
83 1 Make sure the camera i s turned on. 2 Press the button on th e back of the ca mera to displa y the Camera Set-up Menu. (See P. 2 8 ) 3 Use the arrows on the 4-wa y controller to sel ect [ Qu ick Preview ]. 4 Press the arrow or to open s ub-menu. 5 Use the arrow s on the 4-way contr oller to select duration.
84 REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures ca ptured by the SD15 can be review ed in various ways . T o review images captured by th e SD15 camera press the button on the back of the camera. The last image recorded on the card will be displayed on the color LCD monitor in Single-Image View .
85 VIEWING ONE IMAGE A T A TIME Press button on the b ack of the ca mera to see re corded images in Single -Image V iew . While in Sing le-Image V iew: • Press ar row on the 4-w a y contr oller to se e next image. • Press arrow on the 4 -way controller to see previous imag e.
86 TIP • The first and last recorded images o n the card are linked. Pressing th e arrow on the 4-way controlle r while the first image is displayed brings up the last recorded image on the ca rd. Pressing the arro w on the 4-way controller while the last i mage is displayed brings up the first recorded image on the car d.
87 VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEET VIEW ) Images can be view ed in a "contact sheet" o f nine thumbnail images. While reviewing images, press the button. WHILE IN CONT ACT SHEET VIEW: z Press the buttons to change the imag e selection.
88 VIEWING IMAGES A P AG E A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mode to browse large sets of imag es more quick ly , or to sk ip right to the first or last page of images on the card. Press the button twice f rom Single- Image View (or on ce from Cont act Sheet Vie w) .
89 VIEWING IMAGE INFORMA TION The Image Info Screen contai ns additional information about each image. Press the butto n from Single -Image or Contac t Sheet Vie w .
90 While in Image Info Screen: Press a gain or to clos e the Image Info S creen and retur n to the previ ous view . Use arrows on the 4-way controller to change the image selectio n the same way as in Single -Image View . (See next sec tion for the e xception.
91 HIST OGRAM The histogram is a graph depicting the di stribution o f brightness values in the image for each of the three color channels (Red, Green, and Blue) (The histogram displa yed in the Quick Preview is the distribution of tones in the image).
92 OVER-EXPOSURE W ARNING It is poss ible to indicate th e over-exposed areas by highlight ing them in red. TO TURN ON OVER-EXPOSURE W ARNING 1 Make sure the camera i s turned on. 2 Press th e button on the back of the camera to disp lay the Camera Se t-up Menu.
93 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV The SD15 camera can be conne cted to a television or a videocassette recorder using the provided video cable, allowing the reco r ded images to be viewed on the television monitor or recorded on videotape.
94 DELETING IMAGES This section describes h o w to delete the image (s) recorded on a card. Images recorded on the card ca n be deleted one at a time or several at once us ing the Del ete Menu . ● The Delete Menu can be opened fro m all views (Single-Image, Co ntact Sheet, and Zoomed-In), as well as from Jump Mode and the Image Info Scre en.
95 DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the arrow s on the 4-way c ontroller t o select the im age to be dele ted in Conta ct Sheet or Single -Image Vi ew . 2 Press to displa y the Delete Menu. • [ Current File ] wil l be the de fault selection. 3 Press to delete the i mage.
96 DELETING MUL TIPLE IMAGES 1 Press to display the Dele te Menu. 2 Use the arrows on the 4-way c ontroller to se lect [ All Marked ] or [ All ]. • Locked images are not dele ted. Locked ima ges must be unlocked first before they can be de leted ( P98 - 100 ).
97 OTHER REVIEWING FEA TURES Image modifications, s uch as locking, marking, and rotating, as well as automatic imag e playback, can be performed from the Modification Menu. TO DISPLA Y THE MODIFICA TION MENU Press the button on the b ack of the camera.
98 LOCKING IMAGES Locking protect s images from being accidentally de leted. Locked images must be unlocked before they can be deleted by the Delete Menu functions. LOCK MENU Lock/Unlock Lock the currently sele cted image only. If the image is already locked, the menu item changes to “Unlock”.
99 TO LOC K A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the arrows on the 4-way c ontroller to s elect the image t o be locked i n Conta ct Sheet or Single -Image Vi ew . 2 Press to displa y the Modifi cation Men u. 3 Use the a rrows on the 4-way controller to s elect the Lock Me nu ( ).
100 TO LOCK MUL TIPLE IMAGES 1 Press to displa y the Modification Menu. 2 Use the arrow s on the 4-way contr oller to select the Lock Menu ( ). 3 Use the arrows on the 4-wa y controller to sel ect [ Lock Ma rked ] or [ Lock All ]. 4 Press to disp lay the conf irmation dialog.
101 MARKING IMAGES Images can be ma rked for various reasons, such as to identify fa vorites, to select images for a Slideshow , or to select images to be deleted with the “All marked” menu item in the Delete Menu ( P. 9 6 ). MARK MENU Mark/Unmark Mark the currently selec ted image only.
102 5 Press to mark the image. ● A flag icon will appear in the ima ge indicating that the image is marked. TIP • To unmark a marked image, select th e marked image and follow th e same steps as above. • If the Mark Menu was opened from Jump Mode , the [ Mark ] menu i tem will no t be available.
103 TIP • Select [ Unma rk All ] from the Mark Menu to unmark all marked images on the card. WARNING !! • When [ Mark All ] or [ Unm a rk All ] is done, it may take much time to finish them depend ing on the numbe r of files in th e card. ROT A TING IMAGES It is possi ble to rotate the disp layed im age.
104 4 Use the arrow s on the 4-way contr oller to select the rotation direction: [ Rot a te ] or [ Rot ate ]. 5 Press to rotate the i mage and close the Modification Menu or to return t o reviewing images without rotating. TIP • To rotate an image 180 degrees, ro tate it twice in the same dire ction.
105 USING THE OK BUTT ON SHORTCUT The button can be u sed as a shortcut key for loc king, mar king, or rotating images. By setting the button to perform the mos t common ly use d operation, images can b e easily locked, marked, or rotated w ith a si ngle button press.
106 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on the card, or only selected images, can be shown in an automatic playback mode using the SD15 ca mera’s Slideshow feature. SLIDESHOW MENU All Images S tart an automated slideshow of all images on the card. Locked Images S tart an auto mated slideshow o f all locked i mages on the card.
107 WARNING !! • When [ Show locked ] is selected , it ma y take time to start th e Slideshow depending on the number o f files to be displayed. NOTE • When the slideshow is stopped, the last image w ill continue to be displayed.
108 DPOF (DIGIT AL PRINT ORDER FORMA T) When printing images at a photo lab, it is possible to spe cify which photos and quantity to print in advance, using the DPOF menu. This is also available when making p rints using a DPOF compatible printer . WARNING !! • In the case of RAW i mages (files with X3F extension), DPOF printing is not possible.
109 REFERENCE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES REMOTE CONTROLLER RS-31 Wireless remote control, pe rmits releasing the shutter from a pl ace away from the camera. Time for a shutter release can b e set up in two stages. Moreo ver , a setup of a channel is also poss ible, to avoid interference with other cameras a nd remote control s.
11 0 EYEPIECE DIOPTRIC CORRECTION LEN SES The SD15 has a built-in t ype “Diopter Adjuster” and its range is –3 ~ +1.5dpt, if you still cannot see the viewfinder clearly , then pleas e purchase a vie wfinder diopter adjustment e yepiece.
111 WARNING!! • After cleaning the image se nsor, please ensure the dust protector is correctl y attac hed. If the dust protec tor is not prop erly attache d, it may move and damage the image sensor o f the camera o r the lens. • Please do not use the blower wi th the brush for cleaning the image sensor.
11 2 4 T urn the “D”-dial to the position and press the and button togeth er . (The icon will be displayed on the top LCD panel, the shutter w ill open and you will be able to see the image sensor). 5 Caref ully blow aw ay any dust fr om the image sensor using the blower.
11 3 LCD OFF AND AUT O POWER OFF The SD15 has [ LCD Off ] and [ Auto P ower Off ] function s in or der to conserve battery power . If not used for a p redetermined amount of time, the color LCD monitor o r power will be turned o ff automatically .
11 4 EXPLANA TION OF TERMS AE Auto Ex posure; by using a built -in exposure meter , camer a determine s the correct exposure valu e, which is combination s of shutter speed and /or aperture value. AE Lock The camera will fix and memo rize the expo sure value with AE lock.
11 5 Exposure. The amount of light reac hing the image sensor ’s surface. Th e exposure is controlled by the combina tion of aperture and shutter spe ed. EV Exposure V alue (EV) is a numerical value that expre sses the amount of light for a given exposure, and depends on brightn ess of the photographic subject and sensit ivity of the film .
11 6 Shutter Speed The camera’s shutter opens for a length of time to contro l the amount of light that reaches the imagin g element. The length of time that shutter b linds are open allowing light to stri ke the image sensor i s called as shutter spee d.
11 7 Frame counter does not show a number other than Even if it is possible to re cord more than 9999 images on th e Card, the maximum number of frames that ca n be seen on the co unter is 9999. ► The frame counte r changes, if fra me counter is 9998 o r less.
11 8 COLOR LCD MON ITOR MESS AGES “No Memor y Card” ► Please Insert the Card. ( P. 3 4 ) “Card Er ror” ► Format card. I f the error p ersists, replace with new card. ( P. 3 6 ) ► The Card may be damaged. “Card Locked!” ► The w rite protect ion switch of the card is in the ‘LOCK’ position.
11 9 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have a problem with yo ur camera or cannot take good picture s, consult the list below as you check the camera befo re requesting repairs. No indication on t he top LCD panel Battery is exhausted. ► Replace the battery . ( P.
120 Difficulty seeing the image s on the color LCD monitor . Dust or dirt has adhered to the color LCD monitor . ► Clean the color LCD monitor wi th a blower or eyeglass cloth. ( P. 1 1 0 ) The color LCD mon itor is worn out. ► Please consult the retailer from whic h you purchased the camera or contact the nearest Sigma Se rvice Center .
121 SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Interchangeable Le ns SLR T ype Digital Camera S torage Med ia SD Card / Compatible with SDHC, Multi Media Card Image Sensor Siz e 13.8 x 20.7mm Lenses Used Sigma SA Mount L enses Picture A ngle Equivalent t o 1.7x the focal len gth of a lens when used on a 35mm SLR ca mera.
122 Shutter S peeds 1/4000sec to 30se c, Bulb up to 30 (1 20) sec *( ) Extended Mode Flash Sy nchronization a t 1/180sec. Burst Rate 3.0fps for 21 frames External Flash Synchronization Hot shoe (contact X, with dedic ated flash linki ng contact) LCD Monitor T ype Aspect ratio3:2, 3.
124 For customers in the U.S.A. Federal Communica tions Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Stat ement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules.
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 Sigma SD15 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 Sigma SD15 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sigma SD15, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sigma SD15 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sigma SD15, 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 Sigma SD15.
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 Sigma SD15. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sigma SD15 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.
