User manual MINOLTA Q-M100

[. . . ] Names of main parts/Camera body Flash mode switch Self-timer/Close-up mode switch Image quality mode switch Data display panel (LCD) Shutter release button Viewfinder Grip rubber Objective lens/Lens barrier* Self-timer indicator Flash adjustment sensor Flash tube Video port cover/Video port (inside cover) Power input terminal Serial port I/O terminal cover Lens barrier switch Viewfinder MENU button SET button SELECT buttons LCD monitor Battery cover Green lamp Monitor power switch Card access warning lamp Red lamp CF card cover/CF card ejector button (inside cover) Card cover release button Strap eyelet Tripod socket hole * The lens barrier that shuts and opens by operation of the lens barrier switch protects the objective lens. Don't directly touch both the lens barrier and objective lens. * In the following picture, all indicators of the data display panel are on for explanation. Battery's remaining energy indicator Remaining energy of the battery is indicated in three steps of [ ] (full), [ ] (half) and [ ] (depleted). Card NG indicator This indicator goes on when the inserted CF card is unusable. For example, when a CF card which is unformatted, unconformable to this camera, has broken data and so on is inserted, this indicator goes on. [. . . ] Don't connect/disconnect the video output cord while the card access warning lamp is on, otherwise the CF card or stored data may be damaged. Picture can be double zoomed-in on a TV screen. If the video output cord is connected/disconnected to/from the video port during index playback, the picture that is selected at that time appears without the frame number on the display (LCD monitor or TV set) switched on by connection/disconnection of the video output cord, and the index playback is automatically canceled at the same time. When the video output cord is connected/disconnected to/from the video port during index playback, it takes a considerably long time to switch the display to show the picture. If the video output cord is connected/disconnected to/from the video port during slide show operation, the picture that is selected at that time appears without the frame number on the display (LCD monitor or TV set) switched on by connection/disconnection of the video output cord, and the slide show is automatically canceled at the same time. Some TV sets show playback picture in a frame. Applied operation/Use of preview function The preview function helps you to take well-composed pictures. Open the lens barrier and confirm that the camera is turned on with power supplied from batteries or an AC adaptor. Press the monitor power switch to turn on the LCD monitor. The LCD monitor serves as a viewfinder and you can see the same image as the lens catches. This operation is called "through image display". 2. Press the shutter release button halfway, and the focus and exposure are locked. Press the shutter release button furthermore, and the shutter is opened to record the same image as shown on the LCD monitor. * The image to be recorded is shown through recording. With completion of recording, the monitor returns to the "through image display" status. 3. If the monitor power switch is pressed again, the LCD monitor is turned off and the camera status is restored to the normal shooting mode. * Since use of the LCD monitor considerably consumes the battery power, be careful to turn on/off the LCD monitor frequently or to use an AC adaptor. Therefore, it is recommended to use an AC adaptor for operating the LCD monitor. Compensation of exposure Open the lens barrier and confirm that the camera is turned on with power supplied from batteries or an AC adaptor. Exposure can manually be compensated in the range of ±2 in EV (Exposure Value). Press the monitor power switch to turn on the LCD monitor. A "through image" appears on the LCD monitor. * When no CF card is set in the camera, "through image" appears on the LCD monitor. 2. The "Exposure" icon reversely appears on the screen and the "through image" appearing on the screen becomes a still picture. * If the MENU button is pressed in this status, previous setting is canceled and the display of the LCD monitor returns to the status of the step 1. 3. [. . . ] Turn off the personal computer without fail. Open the camera's I/O terminal cover and connect the camera and a personal computer with each other by means of the connecting cord. * Plug the 8-pin connector of the connecting cord into the camera's serial port jack. To disconnect the connecting cord from the camera's serial port, refer to the instruction manual for Q-M100. [. . . ]