User manual KONICA MINOLTA DIMAGE S304

[. . . ] 9224-2770-11 H-A107 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 August, 2001. To obtain compatibility information for products released after this date, contact a Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover of this manual. [. . . ] With "FOCUS" highlighted, use the up/down keys of the controller to focus; the approximate focus distance is displayed at the bottom of the monitor next to the frame counter. All distances are measured from the CCD. When the focus is set to the minimum focusing distance, as the lens is zoomed, the distance will change to match the minimum focusing distance at each focal length. Manual focus is not available when the monitor is turned off. The controller function will automatically switch to the zoom. Press the controller to switch between focus and zoom (1). The active function is highlighted in blue (2). 1 2 Use the up/down keys of the controller to zoom or focus. Focus distance from the CCD. 56 CAMERA SENSITIVITY ­ ISO Five camera sensitivity settings can be selected: Auto, 100, 200, 400, and 800; the numerical values are based on an ISO equivalent. ISO is the standard used to indicate film sensitivity: the higher the number, the more sensitive the film. Camera sensitivity is set in the Basic section of the multifunction recording mode menu (p. The auto setting automatically adjusts the camera sensitivity to the light conditions between ISO 100 and 400. When the flash is activated and camera sensitivity is set to auto, the ISO value is set to 200. When any other setting than auto is used, "ISO" will appear on the data panel, and "ISO" and the set value will be displayed on the monitor. Photographers can select a specific sensitivity setting. As the ISO value doubles, the camera sensitivity doubles. Like grain in silver-halide film that increases with speed, noise increases with sensitivity in digital imaging; an ISO setting of 100 will have the least noise and 800 will have the most noise. High ISO settings (400, 800) will allow the photographer to hand hold the camera in lowlight conditions without the need of a flash. A change in ISO also affects the flash range; see below. FLASH RANGE AND CAMERA SENSITIVITY The flash range is measured from the CCD. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens' wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. ISO setting AUTO 100 200 400 800 Flash range (wide angle) 0. 5m ~ 3. 5m (1. 6 ft. ~ 23 ft. ) Flash range (telephoto) 0. 9m ~ 3. 0m (3. 0 ft. ~ 19. 6 ft. ) 57 MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING FULL-TIME AF With full-time AF active, the autofocus system continually focuses to keep the monitor image sharp. This also reduces the autofocusing time when taking pictures. Full-time AF can be activated in the Custom 1 section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. When the monitor is turned off when the camera is set to manual focus, full-time AF is disabled. [. . . ] Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens' wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. ISO setting Flash range (wide angle) 0. 9m 0. 7m 0. 9m 1. 3m 1. 8m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3. 5m 2. 4m 3. 5m 4. 9m 7. 0m (3. 0 (2. 3 (3. 0 (3. 7 (5. 9 ft. ~ 11. 5 ft. ) 7. 8 ft. ) 11. 5 ft. ) 16 ft. ) 23 ft. ) Flash range (telephoto) 0. 9m 0. 9m 0. 9m 1. 1m 1. 6m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3. 0m 2. 1m 3. 0m 4. 3m 6. 0m (3. 0 (3. 0 (3. 0 (3. 6 (5. 2 ft. ~ 9. 8 ft. ) 6. 9 ft. ) 9. 8 ft. ) 14. 1 ft. ) 19. 6 ft. ) AUTO 100 200 400 800 When using the flash with subjects closer than 1m away (3 ft. ) with the lens in the wide-angle position, vignetting can occur. A slight shadow or shading may be detected at the bottom of a horizontal image. THE OPTICAL VIEWFINDER AND PARALLAX Because the optical viewfinder and the lens is slightly separated, their view is not exactly the same; this is called parallax. [. . . ]