User manual KONICA MINOLTA TC-1

[. . . ] Minolta DiMAGE E223 digital camera AA alkaline batteries (set of two) Hand strap HS-DG223 Video cable VIC-100 USB cable USB-700 DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM DiMAGE Instruction Manuals CD-ROM Quick Reference Guide (printed) Minolta International Warranty Certificate Because the performance of alkaline batteries with digital cameras is low, the use of Ni-MH batteries or a CR-V3 lithium battery is recommended. Apple, Macintosh, and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System. Pentium is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation. [. . . ] Changes to exposure are visible in the live image. The exposure is locked until picture is taken. If the flash mode is set to autoflash, the flash will not fire. To use the flash, set the flash mode to fill-flash. If the LCD monitor is off, it will turn on automatically when exposure compensation is active, but can be turned off if necessary. 28 AUTO-RECORDING MODE Sometimes the camera's exposure meter is deceived by certain conditions. Exposure compensation can be used in these situations. For example, a very bright scene, such as a snowy landscape or a white sandy beach, can appear too dark in the captured image. Before taking the picture, adjusting the exposure by +1 or +2 EV will result in an image with normal tonal values. Calculated camera exposure ­1. 0Ev ­2. 0Ev In the example above, the dark water caused the camera to overexpose the image making it bright and washed-out. By compensating the exposure, detail is brought out in the leaves, and the stones and water appear richer. What is an Ev?What is a stop? Ev stands for exposure value. The term stop comes from the name of aperture plates used in early lenses. A change of one Ev or one stop will adjust the exposure calculated by the camera by a factor of two. Change in Ev Change in stops Adjustment to exposure +2. 0 Ev +1. 0 Ev 0. 0 Ev ­1. 0 Ev ­2. 0 Ev +2 stops +1 stop 4X as much light 2X as much light Calculated exposure 1/2 as much light ­1 stop 1/4 as much light ­2 stops 29 White balance White balance is the camera's ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The scroll-up button will change the modes in reverse order. Self-timer Macro Night portrait Portrait Landscape Self-timer Used for self-portraits, the self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately ten seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. With the camera on a tripod, compose the picture so the subject is within the focus frames. Press the shutter-release button partway down to lock the exposure and focus (1). Press the shutter-release button all the way down to begin the countdown (2). Because focus and exposure are determined when the shutterrelease button is pressed, do not stand in front of the camera when taking a self-timer image. Always confirm the focus with the red focus frame before beginning the countdown (p. 21). 1 2 32 PROGRAM-RECORDING MODE During the countdown, the self-timer lamp on the front of the camera (3) will start to blink and is accompanied by an audio signal if on. A few seconds before the exposure, the selftimer lamp will blink rapidly. Changing the position of the mode dial or pressing the shutter-release button will stop the countdown. 3 Macro Used for close-up photography between 8 - 60 cm (3. 2 - 24 in. ) at the wideangle zoom position and 40 - 60 cm (16 - 24 in. ) at the telephoto zoom position, from the camera lens. Because of parallax, the LCD monitor or close-framing guide should be used to compose the picture. Use of flash is not recommended. Night portrait The flash and ambient exposures are balanced to reveal the subject and background in low light. [. . . ] Allow the camera to come to room temperature before removing it from the bag. Batteries · Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, we recommend keeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as the inside of a coat. Batteries can recover their power when they warm up. · If batteries have been exhausted when used in the camera, do not reload them even if their charge seems to recover over time. [. . . ]