User manual ROLLEI D33 COM

[. . . ] Owner`s Manual Rollei d33 com 3. 31-megapixel digital camera (2048x1536 pixels) 3x zoom lens 8-24mm (38-114mm in 35mm terms), Macro down to 0. 08 m Automatic flash unit with five modes Automatic exposure control, single frames, continuous shooting and multishot images Various autofocus and exposure modes Shutter speeds 2 ­ 1/500 s, apertures f/3. 4-3. 6 to f/15 1. 8-inch TFT screen (220 x 280 pixels) Type I CompactFlash` cards as storage medium Professional image management with camera folders Video Out for TV/beamer Power supplied by four size AA alkaline or rechargeable NiCd or NiMH batteries Optional external 6V DC power supply USB image transfer to PC or Macintosh Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de Warnings Before you start. . . Caution ! Be sure to read all hints and warnings carefully. Improper use may cause batteries to heat up or explode. · · · · · · · · Exclusively use the types of battery mentioned in this manual. Be sure to load the batteries with proper orientation of negative and positive poles. [. . . ] If you wish to reset the camera to its defaults, select Yes and press the Right arrow of the control. This is how it looks: Mode dial set to Camera icon This is what it`s for: Mode dial set to Camera icon This is how it works: Default camera settings Upon reset, the shooting modes default to the following settings: Taking pictures This is how it looks: This is what it`s for: The camera offers a multitude of settings for shooting. However, since only some of these are reset when the camera is switched off, the Reset mode is a convenient means of defaulting all of them. This reset within the Camera menu (mode dial on top plate set to red camera icon) affects only the shooting modes and is different from the reset to default values of the general camera modes (Playback, Set and Transfer) that can be selected via the Set menu and the mode dial. Flash Autoflash with red-eye reduction Focus Mode Autofocus Focus Area Center-weighted Drive Mode Single frames Image size Full format (1536x2048 pixels) Quality Medium compression White Balance Automatic Exposure EV Zero exposure compensation Exposure Area Center-weighted metering Sharpness No sharpening Camera TFT screen (LCD) Screen brightness set to a medium 5 44 Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de 45 Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de Taking pictures This is how it works: Selecting screen brightness This is how it looks: Mode dial set to Camera icon This is what it`s for: The brightness of the TFT screen on the camera back can be varied. Press the MENU button on the camera back and use the four-way control to select LCD and Brightness, where values from 0 to 9 can be set on a scale. Confirm by pressing the Right arrow of the control. Your setting will remain effective even when the camera is switched off. Screen brightness can also be set in the Playback menu. Screen dark ­ Camera defective?Before turning the camera in for repairs, check (preferably in a dark room) whether screen brightness might be set to 1 or even 0. These settings are equivalent to extremely low screen brightness, which in daylight may give the impression that the screen is dead. 46 Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de 47 Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de Image playback This is how it works: Displaying individual images This is how it looks: Mode dial set to Playback icon This is what it`s for: Mode dial set to Playback icon This is how it works: Displaying several images (Index Mode) This is how it looks: Image playback This is what it`s for: Turn the mode dial to the Playback icon. The TFT screen will automatically display your last shot, including the frame number, the shooting date and time. Pressing the screen display button again will display the entire image without these data. To navigate through the pictures saved on your memory card, press the Left arrow of the four-way control to go back, the Right arrow to go forward. The possibility of checking all your pictures right after the shot is one of the main advantages of digital photography. Immediately after pressing the shutter release you can see your picture, check framing, exposure and focus ­ and repeat the shot, if necessary. By the way: Your picture is displayed on the screen during saving, though very briefly. If you press the screen display button twice with the mode dial set to Playback , nine images will be displayed in the Index mode. The display will start with the first image on your card, which will be highlighted in color. Using the four-way control, you can shift this frame to select separate images. After the first nine, another nine images will be opened. To open up the selected image to full size, press the ENTER button on the camera back. Go back to Index view pressing the screen display button twice. The Index mode is very convenient, above all, with high-capacity memory cards, for a quick overview of the images saved on the card. With the DPOF mode of the camera (see Image Printout), a similar index can be prepared, saved to memory card and printed out on printers compatible with this mode. 48 Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de 49 Rollei Fototechnic GmbH, Salzdahlumer Strasse 196, D-38126 Braunschweig, Tel 0531-6800-0, Fax 0531-6800-243, eMail info@rollei. de Image playback This is how it works: Zoom-magnifier playback This is how it looks: Mode dial set to Playback icon This is what it`s for: Mode dial set to Playback icon This is how it works: Slide show This is how it looks: Image playback This is what it`s for: Recorded images can also be displayed at 2x magnification. In Playback mode (with the mode dial set to the Playback icon), press the MENU button, then select Zoom using the four-way control. [. . . ] Are you trying to shoot a subject that is less than 40 cm away or ­ in macro mode ­ over 40 cm away?Step back to maintain a 24 distance of, at least, 40 cm. Use macro mode for subjects that are between 8 cm and 40 cm away. Is camera switched on? 32 Are batteries spent? Replace all four batteries or use the AC adapter (sold separately). Reload them with proper polarity. 18 Shutter does not release. Is camera switched off? Turn control dial and switch camera to on. 32 Have batteries been inserted with wrong polarity? 18 Is camera set to Record? [. . . ]