User manual MINOLTA DIMAGE E201

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9224-2775-11 Thank you for purchasing the Minolta DiMAGE E201. 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 May, 2001. To obtain compatibility information for products released after this date, contact a Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover of this manual. This mark on your camera certifies that this camera meets the requirements of the EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations. [. . . ] Select the desired setting by pressing the display/enter button. 1 Slide-show Menu 3 5 2 4 - 56 - Function Settings To stop the slide-show display - while the slide show is running, press the menu button to return to the slide-show menu. Highlight "EXIT" and press the display/enter button to cancel the slide show. EXIT (None) START (None) To begin the slide-show display - highlight "START" on the slide-show menu and press the display/enter button to begin the presentation. INTERVAL 3 ~ 60 sec. To control the length of time each image is displayed - the time can be adjusted between three seconds and one minute in one second increments. DIRECTION FORWARD REVERSE RANDOM To control the order in which the images are displayed - images can be displayed in ascending numerical order (FORWARD), in descending numerical order (REVERSE), or in a random order. · The slide-show display can be cancelled by turning the function dial to another setting. · The interval and direction settings will be reset to three seconds and forward when the camera is turned off. · The auto-power-off function is disabled during slide-show playback. 18 / 25 Frame number of the displayed image/ total number of images - 57 - VIEWING PICTURES MOVIE PLAYBACK To view movie clips, make sure the camera has been turned off. Turn on the LCD monitor by pressing the display/enter button (1), and set the function dial to the movie playback position (2). The LCD monitor displays the first frame of each clip. Press the scroll buttons (3) to select a clip. The counter indicates the clip number displayed and the total number of clips on the CompactFlash card. 2 1 3 LCD Monitor Display (Before playback) MOVIE 2/3 Clip number/ total number of clips - 58 - 4 5 Pressing the shutter release button (4) will start the displayed movie clip. To pause the clip, press the shutter-release button during playback; pressing the shutter-release button again restarts the playback of the clip. When finished, the first frame of the clip will be displayed on the LCD monitor. To cancel the playback of a movie clip, press one of the scroll buttons (5); the first frame of the previous or next clip will be displayed. LCD Monitor Display (During playback) Displayed when clip is paused. PAUSE - 59 - VIEWING PICTURES VIEWING IMAGES ON A TELEVISION It is possible to view camera images on your television. The camera has a video out terminal which can be used to connect the camera to a television using the supplied video cable. The camera is compatible with the NTSC and PAL standards. The videoout setting can be checked and set on the setup menu (p. 71 - 75). Turn off the television and the camera. Insert the mini plug end of the video cable into the camera's video-out terminal. Plug the other end of the video cable into the video-input terminal on the television. Turn the camera's function dial to single-frame playback, index playback, movie playback, or slide show. Press and hold the display/enter button to set the camera in playback mode. · The camera's LCD monitor will not activate when the camera is attached to a television. Listen for the beep that indicates the playback mode has activated. If the beep has been turned off, use the setup menu to turn it on again (p. 72). Change the television to the video channel. · The camera's playback-mode display will be visible on the television screen. View the images as described in the playback section (p. [. . . ] · During long periods of storage, operate the camera occasionally. When taking the camera out of storage, check that the camera is functioning properly before using. BEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS OR JOURNEYS · Check the camera's operation; take test pictures and purchase spare batteries. · Minolta has no responsibility for any damage or loss incurred by equipment malfunction. COPYRIGHT · TV program, films, video tapes, photographs, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorised recording or duplication of such material may be contrary to copyright laws. [. . . ]