User manual MINOLTA DIMAGE 7

[. . . ] 9224-2773-11 H-A106 E INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this Minolta digital camera. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new camera. This manual contains information regarding products introduced before June, 2001. To obtain compatibility information for products released after this date, contact a Minolta Service Facility. Check the packing list before using this product. [. . . ] Pressing and releasing the AF/AEL button will set and lock the exposure only. The setting is cancelled when the AF/AEL button is pressed again. AF/AE toggle AE hold AE toggle · The autofocus and auto exposure settings will not reset after an image has been captured until the AF/AEL button has been released (hold setting) or pressed again (toggle setting). · When the AE hold or AE toggle are used with the flash, the slow-shutter-sync flash mode will be in effect (p. 76). Shooting tips Using the spot-metering mode with the AF/AEL button as an exposure-only lock allows exposure measurements to be made from a different object than the subject. The shutter-release button will continue to control focus, but the exposure can be set from an object that is not at the same distance or at the same position as the subject. This is extremely useful when the colour or tone of the subject is very light or dark. 73 RECORDING MODE METERING MODES Multi-segment Centre weighted Spot An advanced metering system appropriate for almost all photographic situations. Averages luminance values from the entire image area with a bias toward the centre of the image. For precise measurements of a small area displayed on the monitors. The icons indicating the metering mode are displayed on the monitors only. The metering mode is changed in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. When centre-weighted or spot metering is selected, pressing the shutter-release button partway down will activate the exposure system, but will not lock the exposure; the AF/AEL button must be used. Multi-segment metering uses 300 segments (256 segments for the DiMAGE 5) to measure luminance and colour. This data is combined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure. This advanced metering system will give accurate worry-free exposures in almost all situations. Centre-weighted metering is a traditional metering method in silver-halide cameras. The system measures light values over the entire image area with emphasis given to the central region of the scene. Spot metering uses a small area within the image to calculate the exposure. When this mode is selected, a small circle will appear in the middle of the live image indicating the measuring area. The spot allows precise exposure measurements of a particular object without being influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the scene. Spot metering display 74 FLASH METERING Two flash-metering methods are available: ADI and pre-flash TTL. The flash meteringmode can be changed in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. This metering mode combines distance information from the autofocusing system with information from a pre-flash exposure. Unlike conventional TTL flash metering, ADI is not influenced by the reflectance of the subject or background, ensuring optimum flash exposures. [. . . ] Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Do not remove the ferrite cores from the cables. 145 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CCD: 2/3-type interline primary-colour CCD with a total of 5. 24 million pixels. (DiMAGE 7) 1/1. 8-type interline primary-colour CCD with a total of 3. 34 million pixels. (DiMAGE 5) 4. 95 million (2568 X 1928) DiMAGE 7 3. 17 million (2056 X 1544) DiMAGE 5 Auto and 100, 200, 400, and 800 ISO equivalents. [. . . ]