User manual MINOLTA DIMAGE X31

[. . . ] E INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9222-2742-11 NI-A404/0404/109678 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this product. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new digital camera. Check the packing list before using this product. If any items are missing, immediately contact your camera dealer. [. . . ] Folder names come in two formats, standard and date. Folder name format is selected in section 2 of the advanced recording menu (p. Standard folders have an eight character name. The first three digits are the folder's serial number, which will increase by one each time a new folder is created. The next two letters refer to Konica Minolta, and the last three numbers indicate the camera used; 015 indicates a DiMAGE X31. A date folder name also starts with the three digit serial number and is followed by one register for the year, two register for the month, and two registers for the day: 101YMMDD. The folder 10140915 was created in 2004 on September 15th. 100KM015 (Standard) 10140915 (Date) With the date folder format selected, when an image is recorded a new folder with the day's date will be created. All images recorded that day will be placed in that folder. Images recorded on a different day will be placed in a new folder with the corresponding date. If the file number memory function is off, when a new folder is created, the serial number in the image-file name is reset to 0001. If file number memory function is on, the serial number in the image-file will be one greater than the last image saved. For more information on folder organization and file names, see page 94. 58 RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION INSTANT PLAYBACK Still images can be previewed immediately after they have been captured. Simply continue to hold down the shutter-release button after taking a picture to display the image on the monitor. Release the shutter button to end the playback. 59 MOVIE RECORDING This camera can record digital video without audio. Total recording time varies with the image size and the memory card capacity, see the navigating the main movie recording menu section on page 61. In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled, see the notes section on page 62. 1 Slide the recording mode switch to the movie recording position. 2 Image size Before recording, the frame counter shows the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded on the next movie clip. Place the subject in the focus frames and press the shutter-release button partway down to lock focus (1). Press the shutterrelease button all the way down and release to begin recording (2). The camera will continue to record until the recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed again. During recording, focus is locked and the optical zoom is disabled. However, a 4X digital zoom can be adjusted by moving the controller up and down. Recording time Remaining time Recording indicator 60 MOVIE RECORDING NAVIGATING THE MAIN MOVIE RECORDING MENU When the menu button is pressed, the main movie menu appears on the LCD monitor. The following four options are available. [. . . ] · When taking the camera from a cold to a warm environment, place it in a sealed plastic bag to prevent condensation from forming. Allow the camera to come to room temperature before removing it from the bag. LCD monitor care · The LCD monitor is manufactured using high-precision technology and more than 99. 99% of the pixels operate properly. Less than 0. 01% of the monitor pixels are displayed as colour or bright points; this is not a monitor defect and does not affect the recorded image. · Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD monitor; it may be permanently damaged. [. . . ]