Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit SD9 du fabricant Sigma
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USER’S MANUAL C21EN0291 E ENGLISH Digit al Single Lens Reflex Camera This manual explain s how to use S IGMA SD9 digital SLR cam era. Please refer to the SIGM A Photo Pro User Guide, which is availa.
Thank you for purchasing the Sigma Digit al Autofocus Camera The Sigma SD9 Digit al SLR camera is a te chnical breakthrough! It is powered by the Fov eon® X3™ image sen sor , the world’s first im age sensor to capture red, green and bl ue light at each and ev er y pix el.
NOTES ON COPYRIG HT This camera is intended only for personal use and should never be used in a way that infringes upon or con travenes international or domestic copy right laws and regulations.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES.......................................................................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................... 5 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS.
AE LOCK ........................................................................................................................ .. 54 EXPOSURE COMPEN SA TION ........................................................................................ 55 AUTO BR ACKETING .
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This symbol denotes w arning or point, w here caution is req uired. Symbol co ntains in formation regardi ng the actions t hat must be av oided. T o avoid causing damage or injur y , please read this i nstruction man ual carefully , before us ing the camer a.
SA FETY PRECAU TIONS The AC adapter is designed for use with this product only . Do not use it with any other appliance. Doing so may cause ov erheating, fire, electric shock or injury . If this adapter is emitting smoke, generating a strange odor or making an abnormal noise, while in use, disconne ct the power plug from the outlet immediately .
SA FETY PRECAU TIONS CA UTION (AC ADA PTER) Do not pull the AC power cord when disc onnecting the AC adapter from th e AC outlet. It co uld cause fire or electric shock due to damag ed cord. Alwa ys take hold of the moul ded AC plug when u nplugging it from the outlet.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS Please read this sectio n before usin g the camera. S t udy and familiarize yourself w ith the functions of y our camera before using it. No compensation or guarantee i s provided for unsatisfactory pictures or lo ss of profit, etc.
HA NDLING PRECAUT IONS HOW TO ST ORE THE C AMERA ■ If you intend to st ore the camera for a l ong time, remo ve the batteries. ■ T o avoid growth of fungus, st ore the camera and l ens in a dry , cool and ventilated place with a dr ying agent such as silica gel.
HA NDLING PRECAUT IONS NOTES ON THE TFT COL OR LCD MONITOR COVER A co ver is pro vided to protect the TFT Color LCD Monitor of the SD9 from dirt and scratches. Before o perating your c amera or taking pictures, p lease remove the T FT Color LCD Monitor c over .
DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7 8 9 10 21 22 23 24 25 15 26 27 28 29 11.
DESCRIPTION OF T HE P ARTS 36 37 38 39 40 41 30 31 32 33 34 35 1. DUST PROTECTOR 2. LENS MOUNT 3. LENS R ELEASE BUTTON 4. BA TTERY CO VER 5. POWER P ACK CONNECTIO N COVER 6. TRIPOD SOCKET 7. DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW BUTT O N 8. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR 9. CONNECTOR COVER 10.
T OP LCD P ANEL VIEWFINDER AUTO FOCUS FRAM E EXPOSURE METER AUTO BR ACKETING APER T URE V ALUE AE LOCK INDICA TOR CENTER AREA METER ING FLASH INDICA TOR FOCUS INDICA TOR SHUTTER SPEED APER T URE V ALU.
CONTROL DIALS D-DIAL DRIVE AREA AUTO BRACKETING MIRROR LOCK-UP SELF-TIMER (2s) SELF-TIMER (10s) CONTINUOUS HOOTING S SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING POWER OFF S-DIAL / MODE SELECTOR 㻃 MANUAL EXPOSUR E SETTI N.
BASIC O PERA TION AND QUICK RE FERENCE The SD9 camera has many adv anced features. This section, describes ba sic camera operation . Y ou can find more details in following section s. Load the batteries (P .19) Be sure the batteries are orie nted correctly .
BASIC OPER A T ION A ND QU ICK REFERENCE Set the language (P .25) Set the d ate and time (P .26) Loading the Com pact-Flas h Card (P .27) Slide the co ver release but ton and ope n the CF card cover . Position the CF card label facing toward you as sho wn in the illustration a nd push the CF card gently all the wa y into the slot.
BASIC OPER A T ION A ND QU ICK REFERENCE Select t he exposure mode （ P. 3 7 ） Set the “Mode”- Selector to P “Program AE” position Focus （ P. 4 3 ） Compose the s ubject on the Focusing Sc reen in the viewfinder , and then press the shutte r button “Half-way” to activate e xposure metering and autofocus.
This sectio n describes necessary preparation s before using the camera. A TT ACHING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the strap end . 2 Thread the Finder C ap onto the strap.
LOADING THE BA TTERIES The SD9 uses tw o set s of batteries. Make sure tha t both set s of batter ies are in place before using the camera. LOADING THE LITHI UM BA T TERIES （ T wo CR123A or two DL123A ; for mechanical operation of the camera ） 1 Be sure that the “D”-dial is set t o the OFF position.
LOADING THE B A TTERIES CR-V3 AA T y pe 2 Insert the batteries a s indicated on the battery compartment. 3 Insert the batter y case into the camera; turn the b attery latch to the opposit e position to lock.
CHECKING THE BA TTER Y ST A TUS When “D”-dial i s set to driv e area (p.14), the battery icon, w hich shows the capaci ty of the battery , is shown on the top LCD p anel. The remain ing battery power of CR123A (DL123A) and CR-V3 (or AA type) is displayed sep arately .
USING A HOME POWER SUPPL Y Y ou can pow er the camera from a w all outlet using the prov ided AC Adapter - (SAC-1). When u s ing y our camera for an ex tended period of time o r reviewing the pictures o r connecting the camera to a computer , we recommend that y ou operate the camera from a hou sehold power outlet.
MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS The SD9 camera use S A type inside and out side bayonet moun t (SA-IB and SA-OB) respec tively . 1 Make sure to turn the “D”- Dial to OFF position (Power Off position) 2 Remove the Camer a’s body cap and the lens’ rear cap.
MOUNTING A N D REMOVING THE LENS 4 T o remove the lens, press the lens l ock button and turn the lens c ounter–clock wise until it stops. Gently remove the l ens from the ca mera body . C A U TION !! · On the mount surface of the lens, t here are a number of electric contacts.
SETTING THE LANGUAGE Camera menus and messages appe aring on the color LCD monitor can be displayed in ei ther English, Jap anese, German or French. Y ou should recei ve the SD9 camera pre-se t to English, how ever , if necessary , you can ch ange the camera language y ourself.
SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The SD9 camera r ecords the dat e and time when each image is ca ptured and sto res this information with t he image. T o e nsure that th e correct infor mation is recorde d.
INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CF CARD The SD9 camera use s CompactFlash™ (CF) card s to store images. The camera support s both T ype I and T ype II CF cards, includi ng Microdrives. TO INSER T THE CF C ARD 1 Set the “D”-Dial to th e OFF position .
INSERTING A N D REMOVING THE CF CARD T O REMOVE THE CF C ARD 1 Set the “D”-Dial to th e OFF position . · M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e C F c a r d bus y light is off before continuing. 2 Slide the cover relea se lever downward u ntil the CF card cover pops open.
FORMA TTI NG THE CF CARD New CF card s must be formatted befo re use. Additionally , cards with corru pt or incomp atible file systems may need to b e formatted before u se. T O FORM A T THE CF C A RD 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MEN U ＞ button on the back of the camera to displa y the Camera Set-up Menu.
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM The images y ou take are automatically assigned file numbers fr om 00001 to 99999. When images are being review ed, the file number o f each image is displayed in the left co rner of the Info S trip (see P. 6 8 ). The file n umber is also incorporated in to the filename of the image.
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM 4 Press ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ OK ＞ to open sub-menu. 5 Use ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controll er to select numbering system. 6 Press ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ OK ＞ to apply the setting or ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to close sub-menu without maki ng any chan ges.
FRAME NUMBER CO UNTER This display show s the number of images that can be r ecorded on the CF-Card. l The number of images that ca n be recorded on the CF card is depending on the settings you choose. For example, in t he illustration on t he left, 32 pictures can be store d on the CF card.
FRAME NUMBER C OUNTER l When the camera is occupied with image processing, the frame numbe r value blinks on th e top LCD panel. A cursor will be in motio n on the frame number value to show the progress. l The shutter will not release when the camera is busy with processing .
DIOPTER ADJUSTME NT Adjust the v iewfinder diopter so that you can see clearly through the v iewfinder . While looking t hrough the viewfinder , slide the Diopter Adjuster to th e left or to the right, until the image appears shar p on the focus scree n.
HOLDING THE CAMERA T o av oid the camera shake , which can result in b lurriness of your photograp h, hold the camera steady . Ɣ Firmly grasp the cam era’s grip with your right hand. Ɣ Hold the camer a stead y with your left hand an d support th e bottom of t he camera and the lens.
SETTING THE ELECTRONIC SOUND This camera will inform y ou with an Electronic Sound “Pi- Pi”, when the camera confirms fo cus. It is possibl e to cancel this electroni c sound, if y ou desire. 1 Press the “ FUNC ” button 2 time s (Press and hold the button at 2 nd time).
SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE The features an d the operation metho ds of four dif ferent exposure modes of the came ra are explained below . P PROGRAM AE T o make picture taking easier , the camera w ill automatically sele ct an appropriate combination of shutter speed and aperture v alue, according to brightness o f the subject.
PR O GR AM AE 㻃 When this mark blinks, shutter speed ma y become slow and picture can be bl urred. In this case, please p erform flash ph otography ( P. 6 1 ) or to prevent blurring, pl ease use a tripod e tc. PROGRAM SHI FT Y ou can ch ange the combinati on of shutter speed a nd aperture value, which were selected by the camera, if you desire.
A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After you set the apertur e value you desire, the camer a will determine th e appropriate shutter speed. If you select smaller aper tures, depth of field will be greater . The larger apertur es tend to blur the background, as depth o f field will be shallower .
S SHUTT ER SPEED PRIORITY AE When y ou set the desired sh utter speed, the camera will select the appropriate aperture v alue for correct ex posure. Y ou can achiev e stop action ef fect s by selecting a fast shutter speed, or express the feeling of motion speed for a moving subject by selecting a slow sh utter speed.
M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shutte r speed and aper ture value acco rding to the indication of the exposure mete r . Y ou can change the exposure, a s you desire. 1 Set the “D”-Dial to th e “Drive-Area” ( P. 1 4 ). 2 Set the “Mode”-Sele ctor to the “ M ” position.
BULB SET TING When long time ex posures are require d (for shooting night scenes or very dark subject s) the use of the “Bulb” setting is recommended. Please use tripod when taking pictures with thi s setting. Bulb photograp hy can be performed only when ISO sensi tivity is set to ISO100.
Adjustment of auto focus and manual focus operation are e xplained below . HOW T O USE A UT OFOCUS It is possib le to use Auto focus function only with AF Lenses. Y our camera is equipped w ith highly preci se AF System and incorporates tw o differe nt aut ofo cus mod es.
HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS In such cases, plea se use one of the followi ng focusing methods. 1. Use the Focus L ock function to focus on anot her subject, which has a simila r focusing distance as your sub ject. 2. Set the lens to MF m ode and focus man ually .
FOCUS LOCK If you w ant to ta ke the picture o f a su bject, which is out of the focu s detecting area, use fo cus lock function. Thi s function can be used only in (single AF mode) 1 Compose the de sired focusing subject in the center of viewfinder an d then press the shutter button “Half-way”.
OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-time r , and oth er functions of th e camera are explained by the following: DRIVE-AREA Some of the import ant operations and settings of the camera can be activate d by the driv e area of the “D”-dial.
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING In this mode, when y ou keep the shutter button fully depressed, the camera w ill take pi ctures continuously . At the time of continuous sh ooting the number of frames per sec. is g iven below . HI MED LOW Burst Rate 1.9fp s f or 6frames 2.
SELF TIMER ■ Y ou will hear the ele ctronic sound d uring “Self-time r” operation , even if y ou set the electronic sound op tion to OFF . ■ If you want to canc el the “Self-timer” opera tion, turn the “D”-dial to another position.
This sectio n explains the application of the more adv anced functions o f your camera, w hen composing the expressions of your pi cture. SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE 䟺 WB 䟻 The color of light reflected by an object can v ary depending on the color of the light source illuminating it.
SETTING THE WHIT E BALANCE WHITE BALANCE O PTIONS OPTION COLOR TEMP. DESCRIPTION Au t o (Default) ̛ Select this setting to allow t he camera to automatically determine the appropriate white balance adjustments. Sunlight Approx. 5400 K Select this setting when taking pictures in full sunlight.
SETTING THE WHIT E BALANCE SETTI NG A CUSTO M WHITE BALA NCE For more precise control of th e white bal ance setting or when photogra phing under unusual lighting conditions, the " Set Custom WB " option ca n be used t o capture a ample of neutral o bject in a scene to be used for color correct ion.
SETTING THE WHIT E BALANCE TI P · When a custom white bala nce setting is successfully capt ured, " Custo m " will automatically becom e the selected item i n the White Balanc e menu.
SETTING THE RESOLUTION T o set the image qu ality , please use the following procedure. Depress RES b utton and tur n the “C”– Dial to set he resolution. t RESOLUTION AND FILE SIZE Mod e Resolution ( Pixel ) File Size ( MB ) HI 2268 x 1512 ( 3.43Million ) 8 MED 1512 x 1008 ( 1.
AE LOCK The camera will fix and memorize the exposure value, w hile you press the “ AE” Lock button. When you wish to lock the ex posure of a subject o ff-cente r , AE lock is very useful . Use of this function w ith Center Area Metering Mode is recommended.
EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If you w ant to intentionally overexpose or underex pose the picture, u se this function. While pressing the Exposure Compe nsation button, turn the “C”-dial to s et the desire d compensation value. Then, release t he Exposure Compensation butt on.
AUT O BR ACKETING This function of the camera let s you take a sequence of picture s of the same subject at three different ex posure levels; Appropriate Ex posure, Under Exposure and Over Exposure. If it i s diffi c ult to determine the proper exposure, please use this fun ction.
A UTO BRA CKETI NG For the first frame, “ ” mark will be displayed contin uously on the LCD panel. For the second fram e, “ ” mark on the LCD panel, will blink sl owly , then it will blink quickly for the t hird frame. 䕋 When you set the self-timer mode, th e camera will a utomatically take three consecutive pictures .
REMOTE CONTROLL ER (RS-1 1 AND RS-21) This ac cessory perm its releasing the camera’ s shut ter from up to 16 feet ( 5m) away from in front of the camer a, or up to 9.8 feet (3m) away if y ou are 30 degrees to ei ther side. (Depending o n the lens, there may be some restricti ons when using it from the left side of the camera.
REMOTE CONTRO LLER (RS-1 1 AND RS-21) 7 After t a king the pictu re, please cancel the remote control mod e following the above procedure from num ber 3 to 4 , and then choo se “- -“ mark to canc el remote control function. The remote con trol mode cann ot be use d together with continuous shooting mod e.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW BUTT ON Normally , the lens’ aperture is alw ays fully opened, except a t the time the picture is ac tually taken , for looking through the v iewfinder under max imum brightness conditio ns.
FLASH PHOT OGRAPHY ELECTRONIC F LASH EF-500 D G SUPER (Sold Separately) ELECTRONIC F LASH EF-500 D G ST (Sold Se p aratel y) Optional Sigma Ele ctronic Flashes EF-500 DG SUPER SA and EF-500 DG ST SA with the STTL system allow you to use fea tures such as Auto Fla sh with the SD9.
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY PC SYNCHRO T ERMINAL ADAPTER ST -1 1 With the PC Synchro T erminal Adapter ST -1 1 (sold sep arately), you can u se flash unit s that sy nchronize w ith a PC-ty pe sync cable. This acce ssory is very convenient for studio photography .
This section ex plains how to rev iew , delete, and modify images af ter they have been ca ptured. TI P · The SD9 ma y not be abl e to displa y images captur ed by ot her cameras, or “SD9” images th at have been renamed o r moved from t he IMAGES folder on th e CF card.
CHANGING THE Q UICK PREVIEW DU RA TION T O CH ANGE PREVIEW DUR A TION 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ ME NU ＞ button on the back of the camera to dis play the Camer a Set-up Menu. (See P . 96 ) 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “ Quick Preview”.
CHANGING THE QUICK PREVI EW STYLE The preview image can be a fu ll-screen image or an Image Info S creen. Use the Camera Set-up Menu to change Quick Preview style. PREVIEW STYLE O PTIONS OPTION DESCRIPTION Image onl y (Default) Full-screen image Info screen Image Info Screen T O CH ANGE PREVIEW STYLE 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on .
QUICK DELETE Undesirable images can be deleted as soon as their pr eview is display ed. T O DELE TE A PREVIEW IM A GE 1 Press ＜ DEL ＞ while t he Quick Pr eview image is displayed.
The pictures captur ed by the SD9 can be review ed in various way s. T o rev iew images captured by the SD9 camera press the ＜ VIEW ＞ button on the back of the camera. The last image recorded on the CF card w ill be display ed on the color LCD monitor in Single-Image Vie w .
VIEWING ONE IMAGE A T A TIME TO SEE IMAGES IN SINGLE-IMAGE VIEW Press ＜ VIEW ＞ button on the ba ck of the camera to see recorde d images in Single-Image View . 䕋 If you are in Jump Mode, Co ntact Sheet View or Zoomed-in View , press ＜ CA NC EL ＞ to return to Single-Ima ge View .
MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) T o v iew image detail or check focus, recorded images can be magnified up to 5 levels, depe nding on the re solution of the image. T O M A GNIFY IMAGE Press ＜ ＞ on the ＋ / − Controller from Single-Image View .
VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEE T VI EW) Images can be v iewed in a "co ntact sheet" of nine thumbnail images. T O GO TO CONT A C T SHEET VIEW Press ＜ ＞ on the ＋ / − Co ntroller from Single-Image View .
VIEWING IMAGES A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mode to browse large sets o f images more qui ckly , or to skip right to the first or last p age of images o n the CF card. TO G O TO J U M P M O D E Press ＜ ＞ on the ＋ / − Contr oller twice from Single-Image View (or once from Contact Sheet View).
VIEWING IMAGE INFORMA TION The Image Info S creen contain s additional in formation about each image. T O DI SPLA Y IMAGE INFO SCREEN Press the ＜ INFO ＞ button from Single-I mage, Contact Sheet, or Zoomed-In View .
IMAGE INFO SCREEN FO R MAGNIFIED IMAGES It is possible to obtain det ailed histo gram information for a p articular se ction of an image by opening the Image In fo Screen from Zoomed-In V iew . · For more informati on on the histogram see next section.
HIST OGRAM The histogram i s a graph depicting the distribution of brightness values in the image for ea ch of the three color channels (Red, Green, and Blue) . The horizont al axis show s the brightness l evel, with darker pixels tow ards the left side and brigh ter pixels tow ard the right.
OVER-EXPOSURE W ARNING Highlight areas of a n image where de tail may be lost due to o ver-exposure will be indicated by a solid red o verlay when Exposure Warning is set to On in the Camera Set-up Menu. T he over-exposure overlay will be visible in t he all views e xcept for Contact Sheet and Jump Mode.
VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV The SD9 camera can be conne cted to a television or a v ideocassette recorder using the provided v ideo cable, allowing the recorded images to be viewed on the telev ision monitor or recorded on videotape .
This sectio n describes how to delete the image( s) recorded on a CF card. Images recorded on the CF card ca n be deleted one at a time or several at once using the Delete Menu .
DELETING A SINGLE IMAGE T O DELETE A SINGLE IM A GE 1 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to select th e image to be deleted in Contact Sheet or Single-Image View . 2 Press ＜ DEL ＞ to displa y the Delete Menu. · “Current image” will be the default select ion.
DELETING MUL TIPLE IMAGES T O DELETE MUL TIPLE IMA GES 1 Press ＜ DEL ＞ to display the Delete Men u. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “ All marked” or “All ”.
RECOVERING A DELETED IMAGE One of the un ique feat ures of t he S D9 came ra is th e abil ity t o recove r accidentally deleted images. C A U TION !! · Image recovery mus t take place immediatel y after images ar e deleted, or they may be permanently lost.
Image modification s, such as locking, marking, and rot ating, as well a s automatic image play back, can be performed from the Modifi cation Menu. The Modification Menu contain s the Lock Menu, Mar k Menu, Rotate Menu, and Slideshow Menu. TO DISPLA Y THE MODIFICA TION MENU Press the ＜ MOD ＞ button on the back of the camera.
LOCKING IMAGES Locking protect s images from being a ccidentally deleted. Locked images must be unlocked befo re they ca n be deleted by the Delete Menu function s. LOCK MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Lock/Unlock Lock the currentl y selected image onl y. If the image is already locked, the menu item chan ges to “Unlock”.
LOCKING IM AGES T O LOCK A SINGLE IM A GE 1 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to select the ima ge to be locked in Contact Sheet or Single-Image V ie w . 2 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way cont roller to select the Lock Menu.
LOCKING IM AGES TO LOCK MU L TIPLE IM AGES 1 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arr ows on t he 4-w ay controller to select t he Lock Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “Lock all marked” o r “Lock all”.
MARKING IMAGES Images can be marked for v arious reason s, such a s to identify fav orites, to select images for a slideshow , or to select images to be deleted w ith the “All marked” menu item in the Delete Menu ( P. 7 9 ). MARK MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Mark/Unmark Mark the curre ntly selected image onl y.
MARKING IM AGES T O M A RK A SINGL E IM AGE 1 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arro ws on the 4-way controller to select the ima ge to be marked in Contact Sheet or Single-Image View . 2 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-wa y controller to select t he Mark Menu.
MARKING IM AGES MARKING ALL IM A GES 1 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to displa y the Modificatio n Menu. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on t he 4-wa y controller to select t he Mark Menu. 3 Use the ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4- way controller to select “ Mark all”.
ROT A TING IMAGES Images t aken with a v ertical (portrait) orientatio n can be r otated fo r more convenient v iewing on the color LCD monitor or on an a ttached telev ision. The images’ new orient ation w ill be used in all v iews as w ell as in the slideshow .
ROT A TING IM AGES 5 Press ＜ OK ＞ to rotate the image an d close the Modification Menu or ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to return to reviewing i mages without rotating. TI P · To rotate an image 1 80 degrees, rotate i t twice in t he same direction. · To get an image back into its original orienta tion, rotate i t in the opposite direction.
USING THE OK BUTT ON SHORTCUT The ＜ OK ＞ button can be used as a shortcut key for locking, marki ng, or rotatin g images. By setting the ＜ OK ＞ button to perform the most commonly used o peration, images can be ea sily locked, marked, or rot ated with a single b utton press.
TO USE THE ＜ OK ＞ SHORTCUT 1 Press ＜ VIEW ＞ to see recorded images. 2 Use the ＜ ／ ／ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to s elect an image . 3 Press ＜ OK ＞ to lock, mark, or rotate the image or toggle exposure warning (depen ding on the shortcut setting) .
SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on the CF card , or only selected images, can be show n in an automatic playback mode u sing the SD9 camera ’s Slid eshow feature.
SHOWING A SLIDESHOW TI P · The ＜ INFO ＞ , ＜ MOD ＞ , ＜ DEL ＞ , and ＋ / − Controller will not work while a slidesho w is in progress . To get addi tional infor mation on an imag e, delete an image, o r modify an image, press ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to stop th e slideshow.
SHOWING A SLIDESHOW T O STOP/P A US E A SLIDESHOW Press ＜ CA NCEL ＞ to stop a slidesho w and return to the previous vie w (Single-Image, Con tact Sheet, etc.). · The image that the slideshow stops on will becom e the currently select ed image. TO RESUME A ST OPPED SLIDESHOW 1 Press ＜ MOD ＞ to display the Modification Menu.
CHANGING SLIDESHOW SETTINGS Y ou can customize slideshow s by setting th e length of ti me that images w ill be displayed and specifying whether or not the slideshow will repeat it self continuously . SETTING OPTIONS DESCRIPTION Duration 2 sec (default) , 5 sec, 10 sec, Manual Set the length of time that each i mage in a slideshow is displa yed.
This section de scribes the various settings in the Camera Set-up Menu. USING THE CAMERA SET -UP MENU The Set-up Menu contains two types of menu items; items followed by an ellipsi s (…) open dialog wi ndows, all other item s open sub-menus listing the setting op tions.
LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS Menu Item Options Description Page Camera Info… [Dialog] Opens the Ca mera Info Pa ge with at-a-glance information about current ca mera settings and CF card status.. 99 White Balance Auto * Sunlight Shade Overcast Incandescent Fluorescent Flash Custom Sets the white balance according to the light source.
LIST OF MENU FUN CTIONS Format CF Card… [Dialog] Formats the CF card. (Formatting will eras e all data on the card.) 29 File Numbering Continuous * Auto reset Sets the file numbering system used when a new CF card is inserted in the came ra. 30 LCD Brightness Dim Normal * Bright Sets the color LCD monitor brightness.
CAMERA INFO P AGE The Camera Info Page can be used to get at-a-glance informa tion about image-capture setti ngs (like ISO, re solution, and w hite balance) and CF card sta tus. T O VIEW THE CA M ER A INFO P AGE 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MENU ＞ button on the back of the camera to display the Camera Set-u p Menu.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES REMOTE CON TROLLER RS-21 Wireless remote control, permi ts releasing the shutter from a place a way from the camera. Time for a shutter releas e can be set up in two st a ges. Moreo ver , a setup of a channel is also p ossible, to avoid int erference with other cameras and remo te controls.
OPTIONAL A C CESSORIES EYEPIECE DIOP TRIC CORRECTI ON LENSES The SD9 has a built-in t ype “Diopter Adj uster” and its range is –3 ~ +1 dpt, if you still cannot see the v iewfinder clearly , th en please purchas e a viewfinder dio pter adjustment eyepie ce.
CLEANING THE IM AGE SENSOR ż If you feel qualifi ed to clean the i mage sensor , pre p are t he following tools: Ƒ Small Phillips-head scre wdriver Ƒ Blower (Do not at tach the brush, as it ca n scratch the im age sensor surface.) 1 Remove the CF-card first.
CLEANING THE IM AGE SENSOR 6 Set the “D”-Dial to and press the RES and buttons together f or 3 seconds. (T he CL icon will be disp layed on the top LCD panel, th e shutter will open and you will be able to s ee the image sensor). 7 Carefully blow a way any dust from the image sensor using the bl ower .
EXPLANA T ION OF TE RMS AE Auto Exposure; by using a built-in exposure meter , cam era determines t he correct exposure value, whic h is combinations of shutter speed and/or apertur e value. AE Lock The camera will fix and memorize the exposure va lu e with AE lock.
EXPLANA TION OF TERMS Color T emperature The numerical expre ssion of the tone of the light, pro duced by a light source. T he standard unit for colo r temperature is d egrees Kelvin ( K).
EXPLANA TION OF TERMS NTSC National T ele vision S tandards Committee (NTSC) video fo rmat is primaril y used in the United S tates, Japan, Canada etc. T he NT SC is a standard for tele vision and videos, which defines a c omposite video signal with a refresh r ate of 60 h alf-frames (interlaced) per seco nd.
AUT O POWER OFF In order to conserve battery power , the SD9 camera goes into a low-power mode if not u sed for a prede termined amount of time. The Auto Power Off timeout can be set using the Camera Set-up Menu to 10 second s, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or Off.
AUTO POWER OFF T O SE T AUT O POWER OF F 1 Make sure the came ra is turned on . 2 Press the ＜ MENU ＞ button on the back of the camera to dis play the Camer a Set-up Menu. (See P. 9 6 ) 3 Use ＜ ／ ＞ arrows on the 4-way controll er to select “Auto Po wer Off”.
W ARNING DISPLA YS T OP L CD P A NEL W A RNING INDI C A TIONS Some p art of battery icon is off Battery is low Ź Have fresh batteri es ready . Battery icon blinks Battery is very l ow and just about e xhausted. Ź Replace batteries with ne w ones. ( P .
W ARNING DISPL A YS COLOR LC D MONITOR MESSAGES 䇵 No CF card in camera 䇶 The camera can not detect a CF card. Ź Please Insert the CF Card. ( P. 2 7 ) 䇵 Incomp atible file sy stem. Format card. 䇶 The CF card is corru pt or not formatted pr operly .
TROUBLESHOOTING If you hav e a problem w ith your camera o r cannot t ake good picture s, consult the list below as you check the camera before requestin g repairs. No indication on the top LCD p anel Batteries are e xhausted. Ź Replace the batter ies.
TROUBLESHOOTIN G Difficul t y seeing the imag es on the co lor LCD moni tor . Dust or dirt has adh ered to the col or LCD monitor . Ź Clean the color LC D monitor with a blo wer or eyeglass clot h.
SPECIFICA TIONS Camera T ype Interch angeable Lens SLR T ype D igital C amera S torage M edia CompactFlas h™ (CF) (T ype Ⅰ / Ⅱ ), IBM MicroDrive™ Image Sens or Size 13.8 x 20.7 mm Lenses Used Sigma SA Mount Le nses Picture Angl e Equi valent to 1.
SPECIFIC A TIO NS Burst Rate HI Mode: 1.9fps for 6 frames, MED Mode: 2.4fps for 14 fram es, LOW Mode: 2. 5fp s f or 30frames External Flash Synchronization Hot shoe (cont act X, with dedicat ed flash linking cont act) LCD Moni tor T ype 1.8”, Col or TFT LCD with appr .
SD9 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE T ested T o Comply W it h FCC S tandards For customers in th e U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission (FC C) Radio Frequenc y Interference Statement This equipment has bee n tested and foun d to co mply with the limits for class B digi tal devices, pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rul es.
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 SD9 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 SD9 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sigma SD9, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sigma SD9 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sigma SD9, 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 SD9.
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 SD9. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sigma SD9 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.
