Konica-minolta DiMAGE E201 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9224-2775-11

NAMES OF PARTS- 10 -CAMERA BODY* This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfaces clean. Please read the

- 11 -Underside of BodyUSB port*LCD monitor*Menu buttonDisplay/Enter buttonScroll-up buttonScroll-down buttonStrapeyeletShutter-release buttonFlash-mo

Flash lamp (orange)Steady: flash charged and ready to fire.Blinking: flash is charging and the shut-ter is locked.- 12 -VIEWFINDERFUNCTION DIALPC mode

- 13 -DATA PANELThe following diagram displays all icons on the panel to aid explanation.* The frame counter will indicate the approximate number of i

- 14 -For long periods of use, or when travelling, batterypower can be conserved by turning off the LCDmonitor and using the viewfinder to take pictur

GETTING UP AND RUNNINGINSERTING THE BATTERIES AND COMPACTFLASH CARDInsert the CompactFlash card.• Insert the card so the face is toward the backof the

- 16 -GETTING UP AND RUNNINGPress the shutter-release button partwaydown.• The green focus lamp will glow to confirm thesubject is in focus.• The oran

GETTING UP AND RUNNING- 17 -VIEWING PICTURES (Playback Mode)Press the scroll ( ) buttons to viewthe images.Turn the function dial to single-frameplay

- 18 -GETTING UP AND RUNNINGDELETING IMAGESPress the scroll ( ) buttons tohighlight “YES.”• “NO” will cancel the operation.By following the operation

- 19 -SETTING UP THE CAMERA• Changing Batteries• Battery-power Indicators• Auto Power Off• Using the AC ADAPTOR• Attaching the Camera Strap• Inserting

- 2 -Thank you for purchasing the Minolta DiMAGE E201. Please take the time to readthrough this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features o

- 20 -SETTING UP THE CAMERAOpen the battery/card chamber door bysliding it in the direction indicated (1), thenopen the door (2).When replacing the ba

- 21 -Full-Battery icon - the battery is fully charged.BATTERY-POWER INDICATORSLow battery icon - the battery is not fully charged, but allfunctions a

- 22 -USING THE AC ADAPTOR (Sold Separately)The AC Adaptor allows the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet.During periods of heavy

- 23 -A CompactFlash card must be inserted for the camera to operate. If a card has notbeen inserted, “CF” will appear on the data panel and a no-card

- 24 -Confirm that the camera is off.REMOVING THE COMPACTFLASH CARDOpen the battery/card chamber door bysliding it in the direction indicated (1), the

- 25 -TAKING PICTURES• Setting the Camera in Recording Mode• LCD Monitor Display• Basic Recording Operation• Focus Lock• Focus Lamp / No Focus Indicat

TAKING PICTURES- 26 -SETTING THE CAMERA IN RECORDING MODESetting the camera to recording mode is simple. Turnthe function dial to single-frame advance

- 27 -TAKING PICTURESPlace the subject in the viewfinder’s focusframe or centre the subject on the LCDmonitor.• Use focus lock for off-centre subjects

- 28 -FOCUS LAMP/NO FOCUS INDICATORThis digital camera has a quick, accurateautofocusing system.When the shutter-releasebutton is pressed partway down

- 29 -FOCUS RANGESPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONSThe camera may not be able to focus in certain situations (see below). If the autofocussystem cannot focus

- 3 -BEFORE YOU BEGINCheck the packing list before using the product. If any parts are missing, contactyour local camera dealer or a Minolta Service F

- 30 -TAKING PICTURESWhen the camera is turned on, the flash mode is automatically set to autoflash. Otherflash modes can be chosen, but when the came

- 31 -CHANGING THE FLASH MODEIn recording mode, press the flash-mode/delete button.• The current flash mode appears alone on thedata panel with no oth

- 32 -TAKING PICTURESFLASH LAMPThe orange flash lamp will indicate the flashstatus when the shutter-release button ispressed partway down.Steady: flas

- 33 -Press the scroll ( ) buttons until themacro-mode icon is displayed on the datapanel.• In macro mode, the LCD monitor cannot beturned off.Press

TAKING PICTURESIn a recording mode, press the exposure-compensation/lock button.• The current exposure compensation valueappears on the data panel and

- 35 -EV stands for exposure value. A change of one EV will adjust the exposure calculatedby the camera by a factor of two.Press the exposure-compensa

SINGLE X1.027- 36 -TAKING PICTURESIn a still-image recording mode, press thedigital-zoom button.• The zoom magnification appears in theupper-right cor

- 37 -TAKING PICTURESMagnification Image Size (horizontal X vertical)X1.4 1280 X 856 pixelsX2.0 896 X 600 pixels• Images recorded with the digital zoo

- 38 -TAKING PICTURESPress the shutter-release button all theway down and release to start recording.• The data panel and LCD monitor will countdown t

- 39 -When in the movie-recording mode, thedata panel will indicate the number of oneminute movie clips that can be recordedon the CompactFlash card;

FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE- 4 -Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product.Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak

- 40 -TAKING PICTURESThe camera can continuously take pictures while the shutter-release button is helddown. The maximum number of images that can be

- 41 -TAKING PICTURESSELF-PORTRAITS (Self-timer)The self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately 10 seconds afterthe shutter-rel

- 42 -TAKING PICTURESThe IR Remote Control RC-3 allows remote camera operation up to 5m (16 ft.) away.IR REMOTE CONTROL (SOLD SEPARATELY)Place the cam

- 43 -RECORDING-MODE MENUControlling the Image• Navigating the Recording-mode Menu• Image Quality• Image Size• Image-file Size• White Balance• Sharpne

- 44 -RECORDING-MODE MENUThe recording-mode menu allows changes to be made to the camera’s default settingsto alter image quality, size, colour, and s

Image size, white balance, and sharpness reset when the camera is turned off. Imagequality and camera sensitivity (ISO) must be reset manually through

- 46 -This digital camera has four image-quality modes: super-fine (S.FINE), fine (FINE),standard (STD.), and economy (ECON.). Always select the desir

- 47 -Image SizeNumber of Pixels (hor. X vert.)Full 1796 X 1200Half 800 X 600Two image sizes can be selected: full and half. Always set the desired im

- 48 -If the daylight, fluorescent, or tungsten setting is selected, the manual white-balanceindicator (MWB) will appear on the data panel. If a manua

If “HARD” or “SOFT” is selected, the sharpness indicator(SHARP) will appear on the data panel. The sharpnesssetting will be reset to “NORMAL” when the

- 5 -• Do not use this product in a humid environment, or operate this product with wet hands. Ifliquid enters the product, immediately remove the bat

- 50 -RECORDING-MODE MENUThe number of images that can fit on a CompactFlash card is determined by the size ofthe card (8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, etc.) a

- 51 -VIEWING PICTURESPlayback Mode• Single-frame Playback• Index Playback• Turning off the Camera in Playback Mode• Enlarged Playback• Slide Show• Na

- 52 -VIEWING PICTURESPress the scroll ( ) buttons toview the images.• The scroll-down ( ) button cyclesthrough the images in ascending order,and th

- 53 -VIEWING PICTURESINDEX PLAYBACKWhile in single-frame playback, turn thefunction dial to to change to the indexplayback mode.• In index playback,

- 54 -TURNING OFF THE CAMERA IN PLAYBACK MODEPress the display/enter button to turn off the LCDmonitor; all the camera’s functions are shutdown.VIEWIN

- 55 -FULLX1.0Digital zoom magnification selected when the image wastakenX1.4 X2.0HALFX1.0/X2.0/X3.0 X1.0/X2.0/X3.0 X1.0/X2.0X1.0/X2.0 Cannot enlarge

VIEWING PICTURES3125Navigating the slide-show menu is quick and simple. With the camera off, activate theLCD monitor and set the function dial to the

- 57 -EXITSTARTINTERVALDIRECTION(None)(None)3 ~ 60 sec.FORWARDREVERSERANDOMFunction SettingsTo stop the slide-show display - while the slideshow is ru

- 58 -VIEWING PICTURESMOVIE PLAYBACKTo view movie clips, make sure the camera has been turned off. Turn on the LCDmonitor by pressing the display/ente

Displayed whenclip is paused.- 59 -54Pressing the shutter release button (4) will start the displayed movie clip. To pause theclip, press the shutter-

TABLE OF CONTENTS- 6 -NAMES OF PARTSCAMERA BODY ...10VIEWFINDER ...

- 60 -It is possible to view camera images on your television. The camera has a video outterminal which can be used to connect the camera to a televis

- 61 -EDITING IMAGESEditing Images with the Camera Controls• Displaying Images to be Deleted, Locked, or Unlocked• Deleting Single Images• Locking and

- 62 -EDITING IMAGESDISPLAYING IMAGES TO BE DELETED, LOCKED, OR UNLOCKEDWith the camera off and the LCD monitor activated, set thefunction dial to sin

To unlock an image or movie clip, simply repeat the step above by first displaying orhighlighting the image to be unlocked. The lock icon will disappe

- 64 -EDITING IMAGES312Press the menu button to activate the playback menu.Use the scroll buttons to highlight the setting desired.To select the highl

- 65 -DELETE ALLLOCK ALLUNLOCK ALLPRINTINDEXSTDNOYESConfirmation screenPlayback menuPrint-order menuSET ORDERPRINT ALLCANCEL ALL0* IMAGESNOYESConfirma

- 66 -EDITING IMAGESDELETE ALLLOCK ALLUNLOCK ALLThe delete-all function will erase all unlocked images from the CompactFlash card.Once deleted the ima

When creating a print order, one index print and one set ofstandard prints can be made. Once the format hasbeen selected on the playback menu,operatio

PRINT-ORDER MENUEDITING IMAGESOnce the printing format has been chosen on the playback menu and entered, theprint-order menu will be displayed. The me

- 69 -PRINT ALLChoosing the print-all function on the print-order menu will select all the images on theCompactFlash card for printing. When this is s

- 7 -SETTING UP THE CAMERA...19CHANGING BATTERIES...

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- 71 -SETUP MODE• Navigating the Setup Menu• LCD Monitor Brightness• Formatting a CompactFlash Card• Setting the Auto-power-off Period• Setting the Da

- 72 -SETUP MODEThe setup menu allows changes to the camera’s default settings to alter monitorbrightness, the auto-power-off period, the date and tim

- 73 -Setup MenuLCD BRIGHTBRIGHTNORMALDARKFORMATPOWER OFFDATETIMENEXTBACKBEEPVIDEO OUTDEFAULT30 MIN10 MIN5 MIN3 MINONOFFNTSCPA LNOYESNOYESConfirmation

- 74 -SETUP MODELCD MONITOR BRIGHTNESSSETTING AUTO-POWER-OFF PERIODFORMATTING A COMPACTFLASH CARDSETTING THE DATE AND TIMEThe brightness of the LCD mo

- 75 -BEEPSETTING THE VIDEO-OUT SIGNALThe camera has an audio signal which indicates when a button has been pressed. Thistone can be turned off or on.

- 76 -CONNECTING TOA COMPUTERRead this section in its entirety before connecting the camera to a computer. Ifa error is made, the camera, CompactFlash

- 77 -16MB or more of RAMSOFTWARE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSQuick Time 4.1IBM PC / AT CompatibleMacintoshPentium 90MHz or faster Power MacintoshWindows 98, 9

The camera should be connected directly to the computer’s rear USB port. Attachingthe camera to a USB hub may prevent the camera from operating proper

The last window will confirm thedriver has been installed. Click“Finish” to close the add newhardware wizard.When the my-computer window isopened, a n

TABLE OF CONTENTS- 8 -RECORDING MODE MENU (Controlling the Image)...43NAVIGATING THE RECORDING-MODE MENU...

- 80 -CONNECTING TO A COMPUTERWhen the camera is plugged intothe computer, the operating systemwill detect the new device and theadd-new-hardware-wiza

On the next screen, the driver on theCD-ROM should be displayed; thebrowse window can be used to findthe driver. When the driverlocation is shown in t

- 82 -CONNECTING TO A COMPUTERCONNECTING TO WINDOWS 98When the camera is plugged intothe computer, the operating systemwill detect the new device and

- 83 -The last window will confirm thedriver has been installed. Click“Finish” to close the add newhardware wizard.When the my-computer window is open

- 84 -CONNECTING TO A COMPUTERCOMPACTFLASH CARD FOLDER ORGANISATION100MLT06Dcimpict0001.jpgpict0002.jpg100CLP06MLTMclip0001.aviclip0002.aviStill image

- 85 -CONNECTING TO A COMPUTERDiMAGE E201 EXIF UTILITYInstalling the DiMAGE E201 Exif Utility software is simple. Drag thesoftware icon from the CD-RO

For Windows METo disconnect the camera, double click on the unplug-or-eject-hardwareicon located on the task bar (Bottom Right Corner of Screen) The u

- 87 -For Macintosh1 Confirm that the green focus lamp is not lit or blinking and then drag the mass-storage device icon and drop it into the trash.•

- 88 -Appendix• Troubleshooting• Care and Storage• Technical Specifications

- 89 -TROUBLESHOOTING - Recording ModeTo record images, the camera must be on. Use the lens cover slide to open the lenscover and turn on the camera.

- 9 -SETUP MODE ...71NAVIGATING THE SETUP MENU...

- 90 -Problem Symptom Cause SolutionShutter will notrelease.Function dial setto setup or PC.Camera not in a recordingmode.Set the function dial to the

- 91 -To play images back, the camera must be turned off and the LCD monitor activated. Toactivate the LCD monitor, press and hold the display/enter b

- 92 -CARE AND STORAGEOPERATING TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS• This camera has been designed for use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to104°F).• N

- 93 -BATTERIES• Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, werecommend keeping spare batteries in a warm place, such as th

- 94 -CARE AND STORAGECOPYRIGHT• TV program, films, video tapes, photographs, and other materials may becopyrighted. Unauthorised recording or duplica

- 95 -TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSSpecifications are based on the latest information available at the time of printing andare subject to change without no

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