User manual KONICA MINOLTA MAXXUM 500SI, RZ530SI, 550SI (ALPHA 303SI SUPER)

[. . . ] While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of this information, Konica Minolta assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions of this instruction manual. Konica Minolta is a trademark of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. 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. Power PC is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. [. . . ] This information can be viewed with the camera in the playback mode, or on a computer with the DiMAGE Viewer software. 50 Recording - advanced operation DIGITAL ZOOM The digital zoom is activated in section 3 of the recording menu (p. The digital zoom increases the magnification of the greatest telephoto setting of the optical zoom by up to 4. 3X in 0. 1X increments. Although the images recorded with the digital zoom are interpolated to the set image size, the quality of the images may not be equal to images taken without the digital zoom; the greater the power of the digital zoom the lower the image quality. The digital-zoom function is canceled if the LCD monitor is turned off (p. 29). At the maximum telephoto position, continue to press the right side (T) of the zoom lever (1) to engage the digital zoom. The zoom magnification is displayed in the top right corner of the monitor. After zooming, the zoom indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor to show the approximate zoom position. 1 Optical zoom range Digital zoom range 51 RECORDING MODE The recording-mode menu options switches between movie and audio recording. A maximum of 180 minutes can be recorded at one time; the optional AC adapter is required for long recordings. Slide the mode switch to the movie/audio recording position. In section 1 of the menu, change the recording mode to audio, see page 40. Before recording, the approximate recording time available is displayed on the frame counter. The recording stops when the shutter-release button is pressed again or the remaining time has elapsed. The left/right and up/down keys of the controller (2) control the cursor and change settings on the menu. Pressing the center button of the controller selects menu options and sets adjustments. 1 2 Activate the menu with the menu button. Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the appropriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted. Use the up/down keys to scroll through the menu options. Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed. Press the right controller key to displayed the settings with the current setting highlighted. If "Enter" is displayed, press the center button to display the setting screen. Use the up/down keys to highlight the new setting. Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting. Once a setting has been selected, the cursor returns to the menu options and the new setting is displayed. To return to the playback mode, press the menu button. 56 Playback - advanced operation Delete Audio caption Lock Image pasting ­ On Slide show Dissolve Crop frame Frame capture Edit movie ­ On DPOF set Date print Index print E-mail copy ­ Off ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Index to menu functions Audio caption, 59 Crop frame, 63 Date print, 69 Delete, 58 Dissolve, 62 DPOF setup, 68 Edit movie, 66 E-mail copy, 64 Frame capture, 65 Image pasting, 60 Index print, 69 Lock, 60 Slide show, 62 Frame-selection screen When a marked-frames setting is chosen on the menu, the frame-selection screen appears. This screen allows multiple image and audio files to be chosen. The left/right keys of the controller move the yellow border to select the image. The up key of the controller selects the frame; when selected, an indicator appears next to the image. The down key deselects the image removing the indicator. :move :sel. :enter Press the central button of the controller to complete the operation. Indicators may be displayed on the right of each index image to indicate movie, audio, and E-mail copy files. 57 DELETING IMAGE AND AUDIO FILES Deleting permanently erases the file. Single, multiple, or all files on the memory card can be deleted in section 1 of the playback menu (p. The delete option has four settings: This frame Audio track All frames The file displayed or highlighted in playback mode is deleted. [. . . ] · When taking the camera from a cold to a warm environment, place it in a sealed plastic bag to prevent condensation from forming. Allow the camera to come to room temperature before removing it from the bag. LCD monitor care · The LCD monitor is manufactured using high-precision technology and more than 99. 99% of the pixels operate properly. Less than 0. 01% of the monitor pixels are displayed as color or bright points; this is not a monitor defect and does not affect the recorded image. · Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD monitor; it may be permanently damaged. [. . . ]