User manual KONICA MINOLTA DIMAGE E323

[. . . ] E INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9222-2729-11 SY-A308 ME-0307 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this Minolta product. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new digital camera. Minolta DiMAGE E323 digital camera AA alkaline batteries (set of two) Hand strap HS-DG120 SD Memory Card Video cable VC-300 USB cable USB-900 DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM DiMAGE Instruction Manuals CD-ROM Quick Reference Guide Minolta International Warranty Certificate Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Mac OS, and the Mac OS logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most cases, the auto setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lighting conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set for the color temperature of the flash. When one of the preset whitebalance settings is selected, an indicator will be displayed on the LCD monitor to indicate the active white-balance setting. The built-in flash can be used with preset white-balance, but will create a pinkish or blueish cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings. The flash is daylight balanced and will produce good results with the daylight and cloudy settings. Incandescent - for incandescent lighting: household filament light bulbs. 45 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION The camera exposure can be adjusted to make the final picture lighter or darker by as much as ±1. 8Ev in 0. 3 increments with all recording modes. The exposure-compensation value will remain in the recording mode you set until it has been reset. The exposure compensation must be set before the image is captured. When you highlight the exposure compensation option, the exposure compensation bar appears. When set to any value other than 0. 0, the value will remain on the LCD monitor and the green indicator lamp next to the viewfinder will blink as a warning. 100 Exposure compensation can also be adjusted with the left/right keys of the controller (1). Press the central button to set (2). 100 1 2 Exposure compensation is canceled in the following cases; when the recording mode is changed/ when the camera is set to the playback mode/ when the camera is connected to the computer/ when the power is turned off. 46 RECORDING MODE Shooting tips Sometimes the camera's exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy landscape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the Calculated camera exposure ­1. 0Ev ­1. 8Ev picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +1. 8 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values. In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it bright and washed-out. By compensating the exposure, detail is 3. 2X as much light +1. 8 Ev brought out in the leaves, and +0. 9 Ev 1. 6X as much light the stones and water appear richer. A change of one Ev will adjust the exposure calculated by the camera by a factor of two. ­0. 9 Ev ­1. 8 Ev 1/1. 6 as much light 1/3. 2 as much light 47 CONTINUOUS ADVANCE RECORDING METHOD In this page, the function and operation of the best select method are described. With the best select method, you can save the best image out of four sequential images. The "BEST" indicator displays on the right side of the LCD monitor. Compose the picture and press the shutter-release button partway down to lock the exposure and focus for the series. The focus signal appears in the top left corner of the LCD monitor when the focus is confirmed. Press the shutter-release button all the way down and release to begin recording. [. . . ] · Touching the electrical contacts of the card with your fingers or metal objects. It is recommended that a copy of the card data be made. Batteries · Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, we recommend keeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat. · If batteries have been exhausted after use in the camera, do not reload them even if their charge seems to recover over time. [. . . ]