User manual KONICA MINOLTA REVIO KD-310Z

[. . . ] Digital Still Camera User's Guide Thank you for your purchase. For the correct usage of this product, please read this User's Manual and warranty card carefully and keep them in a safe place for future reference. Before accepting the warranty card, please make sure that the date of purchase and the dealer's details have been completed. Getting Started Please be sure to read this manual before use. · Test shooting Be sure to take some test shots before taking important pictures (such as business or weddings) to make sure that the camera is working properly. · Results are not guaranteed In the unlikely event that a problem arises in shooting or reproducing pictures due to the camera or memory card used, please understand that no compensation can be made. · Be aware of Copyright Any pictures that you take of existing images may be used for personal use only. Copyright law prohibits the use of pictures without the permission of the rightful owner. [. . . ] If you wish to stop while the camera is recording, simply press the shutter button again. · The elapsed time is displayed on the upper right of the screen. NOTE: 1) As long as the camera's power is ON, you can continue to take movies, but if you turn the power off, it exits the movie mode. If you turn the power back ON and wish to shoot another movie, reset the camera to the movie mode. 2) Once you have pushed the shutter button, and started taking a movie, you cannot use the optical zoom. 3) The digital zoom is also inoperable. 46 Using the REC Menu (Cont'd) Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor - You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to suit your shooting location. 1 1. The through image mode is entered and on the bottom of the screen the brightness adjustment bar appears. If you press , the cursor moves to the plus side and the screen gets brighter. Pressing produces the opposite result--the cursor moves toward the minus side and the screen darkens. Choose the best brightness setting for you and press the MENU/SET button. You will then return to screen 1. 47 Using the REC Menu (Cont'd) Selecting the Set-up Menu - By setting each item on the set-up menu to your preferences, you can customize your camera to suit you. 1 1. For details, see "Using the Set-up Menu" on page 86. 48 Using the REC Menu (Cont'd) Setting with the REC (DETAILS) Menu - If you set your camera to REC (DETAILS) menu mode in advance, you can make most of the menu settings. - Similarly, to learn how to enter the REC menu screens and how to select menus, refer to "Setting with the REC (BASIC) Menu" on page 42. - In the REC (DETAILS) menu mode, every time you press the or button the menu cycles through the following screens: RESET QUALITY MOVIE EXPOSURE WHITE BALANCE MONITOR DIGITAL ZOOM AE SLOW SHUTTER SEPIA SETUP RETURN ( p. 50) ( p. 51) ( p. 53) ( p. 54) ( p. 55) ( p. 56) ( p. 57) ( p. 58) · When you are on a REC Menu screen, if you press or "RETURN" followed by the MENU/SET button, you will leave the REC Menu mode and return to the through image mode (picture shooting mode). (See · MOVIE · MONITOR · SETUP are explained in the same way under "Setting with the REC the pages below for the appropriate explanation. ) ( p. 45) ( p. 47) ( p. 48) 49 Using the REC Menu (Cont'd) Returning to Default Settings - You can easily change all the settings you made in the REC menu back to their initial settings. 1 1. To change settings back, use or to select "YES" and press the MENU/SET button. The settings are completed and you will return to screen 1. · If you select "NO" and press the MENU/SET button, you will return to screen 1 without any changes to your settings. 50 Using the REC Menu (Cont'd) Selecting a Combination of Image Sizes and Compression Ratios - You can select a combination of three image sizes and two compression ratios. - While using the same card, you can change the picture quality settings for every photo. Every time you change the picture quality, the number of images remaining will change and be displayed on the LCD monitor. - When quality is the priority, select "FINE"; when the number of photos is more important, select "NORMAL". 1 1. Use or to select image size or compressions ratio, then press . 3 3. Select the picture size Use or to select the desired image size, then press either or the MENU/SET button. You will return to screen 2 with your chosen size displayed. · If you press , the setting is invalidated and you will return to screen 2. 51 Using the REC Menu (Cont'd) Selecting the Compression Ratio Use or to select the desired compression ratio, then press either or the MENU/SET button. [. . . ] · The specifications and/or appearance of the product may be altered without notification. 1) DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is a standard by JEITA mainly for the purpose of simplifying the use of image files taken by digital cameras with other related devices. 2) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) specified by Canon, Inc. , Kodak Co. , Ltd. , Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd. , and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. , Ltd. is a standard for recording specified information such as the images or quantity to print from the images taken by a digital camera on a recording medium. 3) Manganese lithium silicon batteries are in use as back-up batteries for calendar system (Refer to p. 25). [. . . ]