User manual KONICA MINOLTA MAXXUM 600SI ,650SI (ALPHA 507SI)

[. . . ] Minolta DiMAGE S414 digital camera AA alkaline batteries (set of four) Neck strap NS-DG304 Lens cap LF-236 CompactFlash card AV cable AVC-100 USB cable USB-600 DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM DiMAGE Viewer instruction manual (PDF) Camera manual (PDF) Quick Reference Guide Minolta International Warranty Certificate Camera Notes Because the performance of alkaline batteries with digital cameras is low, the use of Ni-MH batteries is recommended. Although alkaline batteries are supplied with this product, its performance will be limited; only use alkaline batteries for test photographs or when Ni-MH batteries, the Minolta external battery pack, or the AC adapter are not available. Fully recharge the Ni-MH batteries just before using the camera. 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. [. . . ] As the lens is zoomed, the aperture will automatically shift. If the aperture value is beyond the shutterspeed range, the shutter-speed display will turn red on the monitor. For more on the aperture and image control, see page 66. 1 56 MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE Manual exposure - M Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and apertures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the photographer total control over the final exposure. The shutter speeds can be changed in half stop increments between 1/1000 and 4 seconds. As changes are made to the exposure, the effect will be visible on the monitor. The shutter-speed and aperture display will turn red on the monitor if the image is extremely under or overexposed. If the monitor is black, increase the exposure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitor is white. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the exposure is fixed at the last setting and cannot be changed. When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, the brightness of the live image may change while the camera is focusing. In manual exposure mode, the auto camera-sensitivity setting will fix the ISO value at 100. After setting the camera to the manual focus mode (MF), "ZOOM" and "FOCUS" will appear at the top of the LCD monitor. Press the center of the controller to switch between the two functions; the function highlighted in blue is active. 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 is automatically switched 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. 59 WHITE BALANCE White balance is the camera's ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conventional photography. An indicator is displayed on the monitor if a setting other than auto white-balance is chosen. White balance is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 54). Automatic White Balance The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. [. . . ] Leaking battery fluid may damage the battery-chamber. · Occasionally, when using alkaline batteries, the battery-condition indicator will give a false low-batterypower warning, even though there is enough power capacity. Continue to use the camera; the low-battery indicator will disappear. · If batteries have been exhausted when used in the camera, do not reload them even if their charge seems to recover over time. [. . . ]